ambulance ltd + autolux
Lastnight I had a great time! My "new friend" & I went out for some *deeeeeelicious* Godzilla sushi, that I was craving and it was amazing! My cold wasn't too bad at all, which was good. (aka, didn't get snot everywhere cuz we all know how attractive THAT is! hahaa...)Then we walked from 'GodziRa' down to the Independent. It was a really nice night out! We got there super early, so we saw the openers from Philly: Dr. Dog. What a retarded name! It's waaay too much like a cross between Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog. And here they're like this crazy jam band. Granted, they sounded pretty good, if you're into that... and one of the lead guitarist/vox guys was pretty entertaining with his knees held high, marching around with these old silly sunglasses on. Anyway - we were glad when they were over, because up next...... AUTOLUX!!!! (and Jem arrived just in time, yay!)
Autolux f*in SLAYED. ME. I absolutely LOVED their set soooooo much!!! I love them! (I bought a shirt). I have been listening to them for a little over a month, thanks to DJ Ted, and on CD their drums are so powerful, so I was so stoked to see what that was all about in person. And, I am so delighted to report that it's a chic drummer!! aawww yaaaa!!!
Her name is Carla Azar (formerly of Ednaswap) and she's incredible (she does some vocals, too, and she has a beautiful voice). Their whole stage presence and chemistry is excellent... very dreamy and yet full of energy. I almost can't put it into words, but it was really, really great. :) I even chatted breifly with the lead vox/bass player, Eugene Goreshter, afterwards and told him how I felt about their drummer... but now I feel bad now I didn't also express to him how much I also *loved* his bass. It is really deep, dirty and powerful as well, and so between the drums & his bass (and yes the guitar, too), along with the dreamy lyrics and flow of the songs cultivates a really great sound. They're all really talented and put on a great show.
Ambulance, Ltd. were wonderful again! They're all such cutie boys, that I just feel like are all so sweet and humble, and yet incredibly talented and come off as really dedicated to making great music. They sang a few new songs, and they're just as amazing as their current album... I'm stoked to get a new release from them. They're from NY, and I told Jem maybe we could arrange to hang with them when we go out there. haha... they just seem like awesome guys, and their show was wonderful lastnight. We were right up front & enjoying every minute of it. And unlike Friday night when I left early, lastnight I *so* stayed through the encore, and they could have done another one & I would have been there for that. I love those guys!
Photos from the show! (I actually have them up at the same time as my post! huzzah!)
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It's been a really fun weekend so far.. and today I'm home to tackle my taxes! woohoo! Let's hear it for taxes! I have a TON to catch up on... My Quicken program has been on my PC, and therefore everythings gone into a "file me" pile and hasn't been organized for months since I payed quarterly taxes last Sept. oy! So I have my work cut out for me today. :) But, I've got the tunes on, an Airborne in my water and I'm ready to crank it out.
