I made it to the Scientific/Seldom/Pedro the Lion show on Friday at the Trocadero in Philadelphia. The sound was a little more big and rock than I was used to experiencing, not often going to the Troc to see shows. It was great to see Scientific live for the first time in more than a year. Christian and Janie added the guys from Seldom (KC, Casey, and Yuuki) and Dave Bazaan to fill out the new songs. The recordings I’d heard have been very technical and angular, but live, the sounds had a warmer, more floating feel, recalling their debut s/t cd at times, but also continuing to progress in a new direction. Seldom was as good as I’d seen in the past, but didn’t seem to play any new songs, really. It’s always fun to see Pedro and with Christian playing some super noisy guitar, the songs sounded quite a bit different than previous shows. It was great being able to see everyone again, especially Christian and Janie. After the show, a few of us went to our friend Courtney’s house for a Halloween party. Courtney was dressed up as a dead Laura Palmer and Ethan was Joey Ramone.…
Year: 2002
I updated a bunch of dates on the shows page, be sure to check them out. As always, Denison Witmer’s site has more details about his shows, street addresses, phone numbers, websites, so check that out for specific details about him coming to your area. He will be there if he hasn’t been there, unless you unfortunately live outside of the continental US or in, say, Montana or Idaho, or Maine. 7 December is Burnt Toast Vinyl night at The Fire. Bring your friends to party down and see Denison with The Trouble with Sweeney, Reels of White Softly Flow, and Tracy Shedd who has a full-length on Teenbeat Records. I went to Brooklyn last night and Nicole, Jamie, Matthew, and I went to Warsaw for the Jade Tree CMJ showcase. We arrived in the middle of the Owls’ set, but got to catch a few songs. I’m a long standing Joan of Arc fan who can appreciate the Owls. Willis is jealous, I am sure. I caught Milemarker later in the evening and they rocked their synths hard. Pedro the Lion ended the evening and this was another reason why I was there. Christian (of Scientific) is now Pedro’s…
Matthew came to visit from Mississippi and is helping Jamie move out of her apartment back to Mississippi. So, last night, I went into the city to visit them and shoot the breeze. There is lots of schedule drama for the Ester Drang recording that we’re all trying to sort out. Studio arrangements have been cancelled on at least three different occassions for a wide variety of reasons, but we’re hoping to have this settled soon. Unwed Sailor have finished their tour with Toboggan. Matt should be home in the US now, but I haven’t heard from him. Nic is now in London and Johnathon is lazing around Switzerland. They will be finishing songs for their split 7″ with At The Close of Every Day for Jonathon Whiskey records in the UK. Jamie Hunt is progressing on artwork for The Marionnette and the Music Box. Plans are starting to be made for US and European tours in March and April of 2003. Denison is still cruising the country. I just added a confirmed date on 10 November in Reno, NV. It’s a bit last minute, but hopefully you can make it if you’re in that part of the country. I…