I made it to both the Danielson and Starflyer 59 shows last night. As the Famile played their last note, I rushed across the city to see the very first note of the Starflyer show. It was great to see the Famile all together, especially Rachel from the West Coast, and the set was a good mix of the old favorites and a few new things. I was thinking that it was 9 years ago that we had a Valentine’s Day cd release party/dance for Tell Another Joke on the Chopping Block at my university in Philadelphia. Starflyer sounded really good in the small confines of the Khyber and it was great to see the guys again. Man, Yann Tiersen and Shannon Wright, who knew it could sound so good? Unbelieveable. :::scott:::
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All hope is not lost: Danielson/Deerhoof at the First Unitarian Church and, later, Starflyer 59 at the Khyber. Tonight. :::scott:::
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. Nicole and I took on Montclair, NJ with her roommate Sal and friend Neil on Friday night. Our new band will soon be ready for gigs. John Darnielle, know that Sweden and Nothing for Juice made it onto the turntable during the party down. What is it with NJ state pride? We saw some guy with a shirt that had the NJ state icon on it with swords around it. Do other states do this? I’ve never seen it if they do. I think you’re over compensating for NJ. I never had a shirt with Indiana and swords or PA and swords. I think those states just don’t care. Saturday, I made it to the Cy Twombly exhibit at the Whitney which was entirely works that I hadn’t seen, just in time, too, the exhibition closed on Sunday. Twombly is one of my favorite artists and my favorite museum is the Cy Twombly museum (designed by Renzo Piano) that is part of the Menil Collection in Houston, TX. His bursts of color, scrawling scribbles, and uncommon materials are captivating. I met up with Matt Doty and Mary and then we wandered over to the Knitting Factory…