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.
