October 21, 2004
Sleeping Pills to Feel Forgiven
Posted by nerdling | October 21, 2004 03:28 PM
To recap last night's show, you should all catch Boston's Runner & The Thermodynamics if they come to your town. I've never seen a three-man band rock so hard to an empty house. There was literally no one there to see them and they played like they thought they were Zepplin—plus, they have an awesome drummer (think Keith Moon pre-explosion).
Centro-matic was much less interesting live than I had been led to expect. Sure, they're awesome on record, but the in-person version leaves much to be desired. Will Johnson is way creepier live than in anything I've read about him.
And then there was the Truckers. I didn't get to hear all the songs I wanted—but I did get to hear most of them, including "The Living Bubba"—and Jason Isbell popped up into the balcony and stood next to us for the latter part of Centro-matic's set, which was pretty damn cool. All in all, it was a great rock show. And props to the guy who yelled "Fucking bring it!" at Patterson Hood. You're a brave man, sir.
In non-personal music news, Matthew Sweet will be going on tour in support of his new album, Living Things, which is comprised of material he cut right after The Thorns' album.
