Happy Halloween!

The only (known) photo of my Halloween costume from the weekend. Because I was just that sneaky.

Go Nuts Folks!

I've been quiet lately, being busy at home and work leaves me with a lot to catch up on the ol blog!

Well, tonight is Game 1 of the World Series and the Cardinals have made it! No doubt some thanks has to go to this little guy:

Jamie Lidell & iMaschine

This guy never ceases to amaze me.

"Jamie Lidell performs an iMaschine exclusive version of "A Little Bit More" from the album Multiply (2005, Warp) while relaxing in bed. The entire performance was done live in one take, with nothing pre-recorded, and no post-production edits made to the song."

Battles

I saw Battles @ the Vic last week. Here's what I thought. SPOILER: They may be better sans Tyondai.

Plus, as a bonus, we interviewed drummer (and frontman) John Stainer before the show, although he avoided my best question: if they would try to see/meet up with his former band Helmet who just happened to be playing Double Door the same night!

Priced to sell -- Grab the Keys and go!

1994 EL CAMINO: 273,000 mi. 200 cubic-in. 3.3L 95hp V6 engine, 3-speed turbo autom shift, sapphire stylus, some ticks/pops, light surface noise. Working AM/FM radio, tan metalflake/woodie panels, some rust. Black vinyl seats. Priced to sell -- Grab the Keys and go! Contact Pat or Dan at (330) 510-1206

Wild Night

Last night was a wild night in baseball as both the NL and AL Wild Card positions came down to the last game of the season, meaning heads were swiveling and phones were flipping back and forth between four different games, two of which went into extra innings. Somehow though, both were decided last night so no tiebreaker games tonight. Luckily the NL drama ended just in time for me to head to the Metro to catch The Rapture.

Congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays!

See you at Sedgwick's for Cardinals October baseball!

Stepkids, Horrors, Dancers & Beer

It was a busy weekend between the Hideout Block Party, a Dance Crash show and a quick hop to Wisco for some sausage, cheese and Spotted Cow, but last night I broke my lay-low-Sunday-evening rule to accompany Tankboy to The Horrors show at Lincoln Hall. It's not too often that we are both surprisingly blown away by a band we've never heard of (simply because one of usually previews the shows we go to), but last night the opening band, The Stepkids, did just that. They reminded me of a ton of eclectic influences, but the bottom line is that they were really damn good. I totally think they should share a bill with Tame Impala and The Besnard Lakes. It would be a trippy, epic evening, with lotsa mind bending falsetto.

The Stepkids have a new album out tomorrow. Tankboy has a couple tracks you can preview.