Denison Witmer will be opening up for Cat Power at the Trocadero in Philadelphia next Friday, 17 October, doors at 7pm. See you there. Wednesday night, The Six Parts Seven played The Fire as part of their autumn U.S. tour. I brought the covers for the one-sided LPs to the show and am hoping to have the vinyl to fill them sent shortly. Attitudes of Collapse is some of The Six Parts Seven finest material and one of the best releases to be on Burnt Toast Vinyl, so be sure to get it as soon as it’s available. Thursday night, a van load of us went up to Allentown to relive the metal years and see Stryper rock it live. Needless to say, heavy metal is keeping it real in the PA countryside. It’s interesting to see a band back on the road after quite a few years and there is something completely funny about it all that seems to be lost on the band. They were good at what they were doing, so I guess that’s admirable in some way, it at least entertained us. Tonight, my friend Dave and I saw Tarantino’s Kill Bill. It was flashy, well-filmed,…
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Cubs and Red Sox both advancing? The end of civilization must be eminent. Growing up in the midwest, being a Cubs fan was a badge of honor, like rooting for Charlie Brown’s team to win a game or him to actually kick the football in the fall. I wasn’t ever a Cubs fan, but have fond memories of going to Wrigley Field, which for me is the best stadium in all of baseball. So, deep down, there is a bit of the cheering the underdog mentality and I have to be hoping for the Cubs to beat the Marlins. And Red Sox vs. Yankees? You have to have no soul to actually hope the Yankess win, or at least be a New Yorker, and I guess in that case it’s forgiveable. Keyes, the Clintons, and I saw School of Rock last night and it was everything I hoped it would be and maybe more. Jack Black has the overdone rock star moves down and is completely hilarious. It’s no movie for plot analysis, but sitting back and letting it take me on its ride was definitely pure brain candy entertainment. The Six Parts Seven are in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Their…
A busy night last night…went to Lost in Translation with Willis and Lauren then on to see The Trouble with Sweeney. Lost in Translation is an amazing portrayal of the disconnected feeling you can get from traveling. I felt very connected to this theme and thought it was very well executed. Bill Murray was completely amazing in his role. The soundtrack was also very interesting, scored by Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. I definitely recommend this. Afterwards, Denison met us in the lobby to go with me to TTWS and our friends Ethan and Courtney were in the lobby to see the next showing of the movie. Interesting coincidence. Ethan has finished the LP layout for Aspera’s one-sided LP, Back When Love. The Trouble with Sweeney show was completely mobbed and sold out because of their rock prowess (and because Pete Yorn was added as a last minute headliner, but I refuse to believe this). The Sweeney’s debuted with their new drummer Charlie, fresh to Philadelphia from San Francisco and also a member of Tommy Guerrero’s band. It has been far too long for me to see TTWS play and it was great, as always. I stopped by the…