I’m going to see the Decemberists on Saturday
Kind of a bold title for an “extreme music” zine but really, the focus of this publication is quality. And the decemberists really are quality all around and they kind of possibly unintentionally have a steampunk element to themselves. While I do feel it’s kind of weird that Colin Meloy made a solo record of Decemberists songs, I’m still very excited to see them pull this off live.
Deathcab For Cutie is the headliner and I have mixed feeling about them. I really enjoyed a couple of their records but the newest ones are lacking something that I can’t put my finger on. I swear it’s not because I was into them when they were underground and now that they are popular there is obligatory backlash, I just really a couple albums and nothing else they put out really give me the same feelings. Perhaps I am associating the music with memories and confusing it with actually really liking the band.
My girlfriend thinks they are selling out but I have a feeling they are making the records they want to with little or no pressure from labels to pop it up.
Rogue Wave is a band I have never heard of and never would have checked out unless they were opening for a band I like, and that is just the case here. I typed them into the last.fm player, listened to the whole song and I can’t remember what they sounded like but I wasn’t too impressed.
The show is taking place in a city in Oregon called Bend. Somehow this city has grown to 80,000 people and gets better concerts than Salem though I haven’t seen to much of the town to really know what is so special about the place cept the kids there love to party.
Anyway, if you live in Oregon or really like to drive, the show is on May 24th at the Les Schwab Amphitheater and starts at 6:30. My girlfriend said there are 6 bands playing but I only see 4 anywhere I look. Modest Mouse and The National are playing the Next night and I wish I could stay and see the National but oh well.
I really wanted to post mp3′s of the bands playing but I feel they are too high profile to post anything by them. So tomorrow I am going make a post of bands to listen to if you like these bands.
Quick side note:The song “Metal Militia” but Metallica is a total Motorhead ripoff. Also, last.fm similar artists radio Metallica is pretty damn good.
