Looks like this will be the first message I'll be sending to this new mailing list, which is really for those of you interested in following my new music exploits and for sharing recommendations...<br><br>This was Great show...yet another of a long list of them over the past few months. And some firsts, which I'll mention.<br>
<br>I just added a few more releases to my growing Captured Tracks collection...<br><br>But
holy jeez, the Melted Toys Washed and Dried record on Underwater
Peoples, which I felt compelled to buy after seeing them play, is just
amazing! And they're another group from San Francisco. Did somebody
spike our water or something, what's going on?<br>
<br>Tom and I arrived about 5-10 minutes late and saw Melted Toys
already playing, we missed out on what we decided was our favorite song
by them (Come On). So our recordings will only have a portion of the
song. Hopefully somebody else was documenting and I can do some blend
magic. It was three guys and an Apple iDevice of some sort (probably an
iPhone) on drum machine, which was a first for me...<br>
<br>The best vibe for me was Craft Spells' set. Justin Paul Vallesteros
and company were really, really good. "After The Moment" is probably
my favorite of theirs. Talked to both Justin and Dustin of Beach
Fossils (whom I've embarrassingly called "Justin", super confusing,
probably amuses them to no end) after the show, and told them what we
were up to in terms of recording the point...Justin of Craft Spells gave
me the group email address, so will try to get something to him at some
point...<br>
<br>Beach Fossils...heard that their Echoplex show was just amazing...<br><br>...should have done my research, apparently I'm <a href="http://www.bestnewbands.com/shows/item/1496-surf-rock-riot-with-beach-fossils-at-music-hall-of-williamsburg" target="_blank">not the first person to be shocked</a>
when a PIT formed for the last few songs...it grew to encompass nearly
all the front. Tom was really annoyed by it, since it seemed to
indicate a bit of a bad element, since it seemed to be a bunch of drunk
asshole idiots just wanting to inflict damage for the hell of it because
they read this is what goes on at one of their shows... I iPhoned a
couple of tracks the encore and recorded the chaos for posterity, but
I'm sure others have before....I found myself drawn to gaping at new
androgyne guitarist Tom Gardner, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theowlmag/5692807198/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank">wearing the stunningly incongruous combination of Black Sabbath shirt, pressed pants, and pink cap</a>.... (found a photo on Fickr, not the greatest one to see it, follow the link to see it)<br>
<br>Also, seems that <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/07/the_beach_fossi.php" target="_blank">bassist John Pena has a history of jettisoning his instrument</a>, his apparently-defective bass, instead of being chucked into the East River and <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/07/beach_fossils_t_2.html" target="_blank">causing quite a commontion on the lame-ass Brooklyn Vegan site</a>
(I'm sure they've got their yucks calling Payseur "Poseur") was given
away to a female fan near the front, lucky ducky! Giving away your
instrument...is a first for me.<br>
<br>Spinning CT67 (their s/t CD) currently...<br><br>--Sam<br>