Current mood:

satisfied

Concerts!

Went to 2 shows this week, both of which were great for many reasons . . .

First show was Anberlin, Mae, and Motion City Soundtrack.  Mae was not so exciting, but it was my first time hearing MCS, so that was a lotta fun.  Kinda missed most of Anberlin's set because we were late, which sucks, seeing as they're the reason I went, but it was still good to hang out with Lauren and get to know her a little better.  It was at the Marquee, which is pretty much THE concert venue for my style of music, apparently.  That's where I saw Rise Against a while back.

Seeing Fair to Midland at The Brickhouse last night was absolutely fantastic.  Their opening band bored the life out of me, but the second set was a new, unsigned group called Resident Hero, and they were surprisingly good.  Only 3 guys, the main vocalist and guitarist, the other guitarist and backup vocalist, and then the drummer.  Their drummer was my favourite guy up there last night—hilarious and entertaining, as was the entire band.  They're still too new at this to know they're not supposed to waste time cracking jokes, and that was perfect.  Fair to Midland was just surreal, which is the best way to describe any of their music.  The singer was such a powerhouse of crazy energy and just weirdness—in between songs, he sometimes fell down on his hands and knees on the stage and looked like he was in serious pain, and after swishing some water around his mouth, I saw him drooling.  He was just tearing around the stage and showing off his range like it was no effort, then just collapsing.  It was just an amazing night all around.

Well, I'm off to enjoy the rest of my weekend.  Cheers!