Memory dump

Here are some pictures of some things I saw.

Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billies at Rudy's on my birthday:


9/25/07
at Cafe 9:
Ponybird:

Jae's all hat

Joanie Loves Tchotchkes:


9/27/07
Mercy Choir at The Space:


10/04/07
The Melvins at Toad's Place:

Now! With camoflage MuuMuus.


This was my second time seeing them. They seemed a little happier this time around; they did a cover of "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

10/06/07
Melissa Ferrick at The Space:

She patted me on the shoulder as she left the stage and that made my girlfriend very jealous.

10/12/07
Mark Mulcahy at some church on Whitney Ave.

He's a weird one, that Mark Mulcahy. He was really on about 1/3 of the time; the rest, he seemed out of his mind.

10/13/07
At the Ely House:
Calvin DeCutlass:


Shandy Lawson:


James Velvet:

Master songsmiths, all.

10/20/07
Erin McKeown at The Space:

She was much smaller than anticipated, but her voice and her hair were much bigger.

11/02/07
Shandy Lawson and John Wesley Harding at that same church Mark Mulcahy played at:

All Harding talked about was his terrible flight.

11/03/07
At The People's Center:
To Bad Catholics:

Just dorky enough to be charming.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone:

His cover of Springsteen's "Philadelphia" was quite good.

11/06/07
At the People's Center:
Peter and Craig:

A drummer in a frog suit will likely always make me happy.

Murdervan:

I think I did serious damage to my ears this night. They didn't stop ringing for days.

11/13/07
at Cafe 9:
Ponybird:

A new hat for Jae, and some singing.

Lys Guillorn:


11/17/07
at Cafe 9:
Fay Rey:


Eula:

Eula became one of my favorite bands with this performance.

11/27/07
Mercy Choir at Daniel Street:


11/29/07
at Cafe 9:
Failure's Art

I really dug this band. They're out of Danbury, but I hope to see them around here more.

Amnesty Undergound:

A rare instance of guitar destruction at Cafe 9.

Old Man Lady Luck:

There is no post-production tomfoolery on this picture, that's all skill (read: luck.)

12/12/07
The last Hard Drive Live at Alchemy:
Soul Reapin III:


Deuce Frehley:

Note sound guy reading in the back.

Nasty Disaster:


12/14/07
Bloarzeyd at Cafe 9:

He broke a bass string.
Don't you think he looks a little like Ian MacKaye?

12/20/07
Suicide Dolls at Cafe 9:


12/23/07
at Bar:
Kimono Draggin':

They sounded great through those giant dance club speakers.

Old Man Lady Luck:

They're only supposed to play once a year, but they fucked up.

1/01/08
Leila Crockett's going-away show at Cafe 9. I was happy that we all showed her the appropriate love.








1/06/08
Frank Critelli at The Space:

Week one of his month-long residency.

1/27/08
Frank Critelli at The Space:

Three weeks later.

1/31/08
Frank Critelli, Ray Neal and Chris Buskey at Neverending Books

It's tough to get a good shot when it's dark and everybody's moving.

2/09/08
at ArLow
Mercy Choir:

Seen reflected in the window, this was Christian Laursen's last show with the band.

Mercy Meadows:

Who would have thought this down-home rootsy stuff would go over with the art crowd? The place was packed.

2/28/08
At Songs from the Sofa, at Books and Company:
Paul Belbusti:


Chris Buskey and Frank Critelli:

Everybody was sick except for Buskey.

Chris Buskey:

The story goes, it was my Dream Bill. I said I wanted to see it and Frank made it happen. The one detail that didn't come true is they didn't play electric. I want to hear more of their wacky noisemakers. I guess that means they'll have to play together again.

3/16/08
Eula at the People's Center:

This was the first time in my life I ever wore earplugs to a show. It was hard, but it hurt too much last time I went.