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asimplechordSo, possibly you've heard that Against Me! are touring again?
They were in Houston tonight. At Warehouse Live's Studio, which I love b/c it's so small and intimate and awesome.
Oh my goddddd, Tom Gabel. Ngh. I feel sort of shitty, with a headache and sore throat, so I made the strategic decision to bail on the mosh pit for the quieter area near the bar. But still. Tonight's show ranks with November's Dresden Dolls/Girl In A Coma set for the best show I've seen in the last twelve months. I've probably seen this band a dozen times in the last three years, and they have NEVER disappointed. They were at Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza this year, plus they opened for the Silversun Pickups, but this show was SO MUCH better, because it was their fans, and the crowd was so into them. (SSPU fans... not so much. I'm not sure who planned that lineup, but it was weirdly incompatible, even if it exposed AM! to a wider audience.)
Random thought, discussed with A on the drive home: how many people in the audience know who they're singing about in High Pressure Low, when they mention McNamara? I only ask b/c we have some younger friends who seem appallingly ignorant of American history between WWII and the mid-90s. It's like the 60s-80s were lost, historically or educationally speaking.
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pjvilar's squatterpunk!AU, Our Year Out of Time, so I'm going to go re-read that while I wait for the show-high to dissipate and the Nadal/Ferrer match (Vamos, Armada!) to air.
Fuck, tomorrow (today) at work is going to suck. But it was worth it.
They were in Houston tonight. At Warehouse Live's Studio, which I love b/c it's so small and intimate and awesome.
Oh my goddddd, Tom Gabel. Ngh. I feel sort of shitty, with a headache and sore throat, so I made the strategic decision to bail on the mosh pit for the quieter area near the bar. But still. Tonight's show ranks with November's Dresden Dolls/Girl In A Coma set for the best show I've seen in the last twelve months. I've probably seen this band a dozen times in the last three years, and they have NEVER disappointed. They were at Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza this year, plus they opened for the Silversun Pickups, but this show was SO MUCH better, because it was their fans, and the crowd was so into them. (SSPU fans... not so much. I'm not sure who planned that lineup, but it was weirdly incompatible, even if it exposed AM! to a wider audience.)
Random thought, discussed with A on the drive home: how many people in the audience know who they're singing about in High Pressure Low, when they mention McNamara? I only ask b/c we have some younger friends who seem appallingly ignorant of American history between WWII and the mid-90s. It's like the 60s-80s were lost, historically or educationally speaking.
In my mind, I Was A Teenage Anarchist and White People For Peace are now inextricably tied to
pjvilar's squatterpunk!AU, Our Year Out of Time, so I'm going to go re-read that while I wait for the show-high to dissipate and the Nadal/Ferrer match (Vamos, Armada!) to air. Fuck, tomorrow (today) at work is going to suck. But it was worth it.
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Date: 2011-01-27 03:16 am (UTC)2. McNamara who? (just kidding. but I was in AP History, in regular they skipped like the entire 1900s. No lie. It was like the only thing we touched after the Civil War was the Black Rights Movement.)
3. I love the squatterpunk!AU fic!
4. You ready for this weekend? I hear it might be cold in NYC...
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Date: 2011-01-27 01:29 pm (UTC)♥
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Date: 2011-01-29 02:55 am (UTC)And btw, I'm planning on getting Against Me! tix for when they're in town.
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Date: 2011-01-29 04:13 am (UTC)I hope you have an awesome time. I think this headlining tour is winding down, but the next tour they're doing is with the Dropkick Murphys, which should be pretty rocking.