it's hard to listen to music when you forgot the power-cord for your stereo in the nation's capital.
went to see american splendor tonight with dan, neale, andrea and monica. a small, excellent film: they didn't push it too hard. amazing character acting by the guy who played howard stern's anal program manager in private parts: he played it straight, and yet was fascinating to watch. dan says the original comics aren't as good as the film, but I'm curious to learn about the crumb/pekar underground comic canon. fortuitously, dan says he can lend me some books. soon i may be educated!
the belle and sebastian record (in toto) seems to be a disappointment. lacks the wit and electricity of the opening cut. still (much) better than their last two records, though, so it may yet grow on me.
the new Do Make Say Think album is outstanding, at least on first listen. breadth and vision - oh my! i love it when a genre I've grown bored with (eg: post-rock) suddenly becomes interesting again, thanks to a just-plain-terrific new release. also see: Four Tet.
september concert listings are up, so I'm able to start drafting my show-going schedule for the month. here goes, since dan was bugging me earlier:
Fri - 09.05 The Diskettes @ Kyla and Dave's houseAnd then The Frames in October (two nights? Do I dare? [Probably not.])! Posted by Sean at September 2, 2003 1:57 AM
Tue - 09.09 The Arcade Fire, guests @ La Sala Rossa
Fri - 09.12 Greg Macpherson, guests @ Cafe La Petite Gaule (2525 rue Centre)
Thu - 09.25 Moondata @ O Patrovys (with Neale on background visuals)
Fri - 09.26 Broken Social Scene, The Sharp Things, The Besnard Lakes @ Cabaret