• Mike Doughty
• Robyn Hitchcock
• Tartuffe
• Precious Little
• Lines in the Sand
• Edward II
• The Witch of Edmonton
• Parable of the Sower
• Springtime for Haman (x2)
• Silent Sky

I am hoping to come back and write more about each of these, but decided it was better to make a list than forget them entirely.

Last night, at Chez Henri, the song He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was playing. It made me think about how my understanding and appreciation of certain songs has shifted over time.

The Police were one of the first bands I really loved. When I was fourteen, the song Every Breath You Take was just amazing to me--so romantic, so thrilling, so ( Read more... )

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This song came up over the weekend and several people weren't familiar with it, so I thought I'd post the lyrics.

( Good Person Inside )

( The Twelve Days of A Capella Christmas )

Pulled from hahathor

Here is how it works. Copy this list. Leave in the bands you've seen perform live. Delete the ones you haven't and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. An asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. Two asterisks means the last two people who did this before you had that band on their list.

( The List )

I am amused to note that having shared with my housemate the lyrics of a song I heard performed last night by the incomparable Richard Thompson (I mean it, I don't think I've ever seen a better guitarist play live), it has now shown up in two different places on my friends list and on a mailing list I frequent.

( concert meme )

So, jason237 and I are going to see The House Jacks at Johnny D's tonight. The show starts at 9pm. We've heard good things about their new menu and were thinking we'd eat before the show. They're booking tables tonight and we'd be happy to have people join us. I'm going out for a bit, but will be back and make the reservation around 4pm for 8pm (or ( Read more... )

Yesterday was crazy--mostly in a good way.

( Details about my wacky Saturday. )