the make out room

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went to Writers With Drinks that night, hosted by Charlie Anders. Heard and saw Stephen Elliott for the first time. I highly recommend checking it out again at the Rickshaw Stop coming up at the end of the month.

throwing muses

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must be last show I saw. couple weeks ago, with mike. great show, kristin with her 50 ft wave and throwing muses bands. sigh. I like this photo because the effect is photoshop-free. just the way it is. great american music hall. thanks mike for dinner!

14 or 49

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I could be working right now...but I am blogging instead. Or trying to. Blogger changed or something. This photo is on a rainy night on a muni bus, on mission st., somewhere in the mission, where I live. Since my move I have been taking muni more, it is closer than bart.

I've seen some good and great films lately. Blood Diamond was great. Pursuit of Happyness was good. The Departed was a while ago but I mention it because Decaprio was great in that and in Blood Diamond. BD was bit overly political but still good.

Have not been to a club or live show in a few days or a week or two. I've been reading Stephen Elliot, Life Without Consequence his first novel, and My Girlfriend Comes Into the City and Beats Me Up, his new book of semi-auto prose. Amazing stuff.

jeff mills and cat power

Saw Jeff Mills on Sat. night with Duane, shown here, we are ready, awesome techno. the three turntable master. Then I saw Cat Power last night at the Filmore. Amazing. Mills was intense, relentless. I have not heard hardcore techno like that in a while, and dancing like that I see why people resort to chemicals. It is draining and energizing.

CP was talented, quirky, cute, hot, and funny. She dances and acts out her songs in mimish and/or schizo ways. Her connection with the audience reminded me of folky patter but for people who may never go to a folk festival, at least not until they grow out of their alternativo ways. Other non-urban areas are probably more hip in that regard. Great connection. I swear she smiled at me...

I loved almost everything she did, even the snippetes of covers she didn't finish, like White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane. Her resemblance to Grace Slick and her Mick Jagger impersonation during Satisfaction are...what they are. Cool. Yeah. I was super glad she played The Greatest and also that she played solo guitar and piano. Her band, The Memphis Rhythm Band, was ok. Without her they were not ok. Thankfully they played with her most of the time, which is their purpose on this earth. Everyone was awesome as a musician except maybe one guitarist, and the blase drummer. Awesome trumpet, backup singers, slide guitar. Gotta have that.

loudQuietloud

Aside from continuing my viewing of X-men: Evolution, the animated series, and getting ready to move, and setting up an appointment to get a new tattoo, I saw the following: new documentary about The Pixies called LoudQuietLoud. Very good, playing at the Roxie this week. All about their 2004 reuninon tour. Amazing how messed up they are, especially Kim Deal and the drummer. Joey Santiago the guitarist is oddly normal.

Also last night saw Rob Zombie and Godsmack. Two very strong bands. Highlights of Zombie were his horror film clips and preacher-like oratory. It was the last show of their summer tour. Highlights of the ultra-talented Godsmack include the singer and drummer playing dual drum kits while doing a medley of their favorite classic rock songs: at one point they conducted a singalong of Black Sabbath's War Pigs! Very appropriate indeed.