gang of four (and more!)

i know i must seem like a terrible blogger, but there's more here than meets the eye.

in addition to my being a bad blogger, this hosting service apparently has it out for me, and every time i try to post, something mysterious and catastrophic happens.

so i'm tentatively going to tell you about the gang of four show...


IT WAS AWESOME! matt and i got there early enough to secure seats by the wall (from which post i was able to see this guy DRAGGED OUT IN A CHOKEHOLD near the end of the show). we missed most of the first act (men, women and children), but they seemed pretty much like your average dudes with guitars and tight polo shirts. the second act, morningwood, was pretty lively. the band reminded me of battershell, with less clever lyrics. the mighty gang of four performed a pretty phenomenal set, complete with straight faces, suits, sweat, and the demolition of a microwave oven. gang of four has some super-attentive roadies, i must say. there was always somebody darting out of the wings to fix a microphone stand. there was also this one guy whose sole purpose was to swing a microphone in front of the drummer's face for about twelve nanoseconds while he sang one word, and then to quickly swing it back out of harm's way.

but someone should really talk to cat's cradle about quieting things down a little bit. i really felt like i was having a string ear-hemorrhages throughout the show, and matt's ears were still ringing two days after the show. and, of course, they were out of earplugs.

nevertheless, this was a very welcome show after the relative drought during the 2004-2005 school year. next up: adult. and broadcast. remind me to buy some fancy earplugs before then. or, at the very least, to carry some cotton balls with me.