Oh hey, I'm back. So my monitor broke for like a week and I had to buy (more accurately, my father had to buy) a new one. So I'm back. The two big things of the moment are as such: Tilly and the Wall at the church March 19th, 2008 and the new Death Cab for Cutie song.

I first saw Tilly and the Wall at the ballroom in like 2004 opening for Rilo Kiley (or it may have been late 2003). They remain the first and only band I've ever immediately bought the CD of after seeing them perform. They rocked my world. So I went to see them again after all this time and I'm happy to say they continue to rock my world. Tilly and the Wall is a band made up of pure fun. Girls dancing, people clapping, tap shoes, catchy songs. It was a blast. It was also a show where I kinda wondered what the fuck I was doing there until they came on. It was pretty awesome.

I also got the new Death Cab song and felt a resounding, "Eh," when I heard it. It's decent, but not amazing. I like the lyrics but am reserving opinion for when the album comes out.

Cheers.

There's so many good shows coming up I just may explode from a lack of money and overwhelming sense of "Egads!" Among the shows I'm interested in going to:

3/7 - Jukebox the Ghost @ The Khyber
3/19 - Tilly & The Wall @ The Church
3/21 - PANTHER! @ The Khyber
3/22 - Ra Ra Riot @ The North Star
4/5 - Kimya Dawson @ The Church
4/8 - Minus the Bear @ The TLA
4/10 - Hot Chip @ Starlight Ballroom
4/19 - Kate Nash @ The Troc
4/28 - Atmosphere @ The Troc
5/16 - Black Kids @ Pure
5/17 - Los Campesinos! @ Johnny Brendas (Holy shit, cannot wait)
5/25 - Islands @ The Church
6/15 - Battles
8/?? - Radiohead

Radiohead is on the shortlist of musicians I'll pay top dollar to see in a shitty venue (rumor has it they'll be playing Citizen's Bank Park, which actually me be fucking awesome). Other than that I'm really interested in Los Campesinos, Black Kids, Islands, and I might go see Kimya Dawson, Tilly and the Wall. I wish I could go to them all.

I may or may not have mentioned it before, but I love making mix cds. I am always willing to whip one up for somebody. It's fun to piece together an album that flows really well. I gave away two mixes last night and they were pretty good. One was a concept mix cd, which probably makes me sound like a douche, but whatever. It's awesome.

It's still early in 2008 but there have already been some really stellar releases. I mentioned the Los Campesinos! album in my last post and it has not disappointed in the least bit. However the best album of the year so far (in my humble opinion) has been Vampire Weekend by the band of the same name.

I hadn't really caught the buzz of them but when the album came out I decided to look into it and found out what all the hype (I missed) was about. It's a fantastic album. So far 2008 has been a great little year in music. I haven't checked out Jukebox the Ghost's full length but I'd like to. I really like more and more of the Helio Sequence album that I hear and you still have full lengths of great bands like Ra Ra Riot and Black Kids to look forward to. Not to mention there's a wealth of great looking shows coming up.