{"id":99,"date":"2003-11-16T23:36:11","date_gmt":"2003-11-17T07:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jokeofalltrades.com\/root\/?p=99"},"modified":"2007-03-18T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2007-03-18T17:04:56","slug":"good-week-for-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhoke.name\/oldblog\/2003\/11\/16\/good-week-for-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Good week for music"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThis past week was, without a doubt, one of the best I’ve had, musically speaking. Monday night I went to Iota<\/a> in Virginia (note to self: Erin McKeown, Amy Correia and Mirah coming soon) to see Po’ Girl<\/a> with a couple of BLS<\/a>ers and two women from the poetry group<\/a> I’ve joined. Po’ Girl is the new bluesy-folksy ensemble from Trish Klein of the Be Good Tanyas<\/a>, whom I first heard on NPR<\/acronym><\/a> about a year ago. The show was a perfect way to spend a Monday evening; the Rock Bottom<\/a> never once entered my thoughts. Allison Russell has the most amazing voice I have ever heard live, and I am sure I’ll be forever in love with Trish Klein. The music was wonderful, the club was cozy and comfortable, the company was most welcome, and Tuesday was a holiday, so I got to sleep in a bit. A good night, all in all.\n<\/p>\n

\nI did have to work a bit on Tuesday, but I got to work in jeans and a tee shirt, so I didn’t have to go to the Alkaline Trio<\/a> concert in my corporate-drone uniform. The show, at the famous 9:30 Club<\/a>, was part of the Vagrant Records<\/a> Vagrant Tour<\/a>, so there were four bands performing that night. I’m not a huge fan of No Motiv or From Autum to Ashes, but I have on occasion enjoyed a tune from Reggie and the Full Effect<\/a>. They are usually quite sugary synth-pop with a hint of emo mintiness. Tuesday, though, it was all theatrics and Finnish death metal. There were multiple costume changes, multiple personae, and curiously blood-like substances rubbed on bodies. Quite entertaining, really. The Alk Trio was who I went to see, though, and they made the late night worthwhile. Well, them and<\/em> the scenester chicks. Scenester chicks are the best. But the trio put on a solid show, playing mostly newer songs, but dipping from the older material from time to time. They opened with “This Could Be Love,” ended with a stunning “Blue in the Face,” and managed to hit “Armageddon,” “Radio” and “Enjoy Your Day” along the way. I couldn’t have asked for a better show.\n<\/p>\n

\nWednesday and Thursday were a bit hectic, but I got my new Alsace Lorraine<\/a> CD on Friday, which is all kinds of swell. That night, at Burcu’s birthday party, Johanna gave me a mix with, among other things, a couple of songs by Alizée and an excellent track by 2raumwohnung<\/a> called “wir trafen uns in einem garten.” I spent all day Saturday and today listening to my new CDs while trying to learn some new coding tricks.\n<\/p>\n

\nI am happy.\n<\/p>\n

\nNP: Pineforest Crunch<\/a>, Collegeradio Listeners<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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