I finally have a second to debrief my little concert on Monday night.
Plain White T’s — The iTunes review sums them up best, “Plain White T’s are one of those unusual success stories in which a band becomes hugely popular on the basis of a single that doesn’t really represent the band’s standard sound.” That single would be Hey There Delilah, and it’s a pretty decent song, but it’s not even close to how they sounded the rest of the show. It felt like Nsync meets the Jonas Brothers.
Mute Math — You all know where my affections lie with these guys. It was the shortest of the 4 sets I’ve seen from them this year, but they still brought it. They were completely different than everything else there that night. It was probably above most of the audiences heads to be honest, but it got their attention none the less. The three things I remember most are Paul wearing a sweater, Roy’s spectacular beard, and Darren taking a drum out to the crowd and banging the snot out of it. All good. (Here’s some bad home video).
Coheed and Cambria — Supposedly this was a rare acoustic set. Rare in that they don’t do acoustic sets that often. But I really enjoyed it. They weren’t on my radar before the show, so hearing it this way for the first time was nice. If you’ve never heard them before, jump over to their myspace page and listen to The Running Free. It’s pretty good stuff. The lead singers voice reminds me of someone. Any thoughts there?
Jimmy Eat World — Ashamedly I had previously only heard The Middle and Sweetness from them. And now, after having them shred for an hour, they have a new fan on their hands. I’ve been listening to Bleed American non-stop since the show, and it’s already on my top 10 album list! During their set, Paramore’s lead singer joined Jim Adkins on Always Be. That would be my only exposure to Paramore since we left before they came on.
I just experienced one of the craziest 24-hour sequences.
On Monday night I was able to attend a Mute Math, Jimmy Eat World, Plain White T’s, and Coheed and Cambria concert. That was sweet enough, but the fact that I got in because Roy from Mute Math left a ticket for me blew my mind. The way it happened is a cool story, but needless to say my boy Blake from Renovaudio deserves most of the credit for telling him how big a fan I was!
Then on Tuesday our company acted on a suggestion of mine, and it couldn’t have made me happier. Every year our department goes out for a nice meal and exchanges ornaments. I suggested that this year, instead of focusing on ourselves, we go out to our pasta plant in Detroit, and give them gifts, and take them out to eat. They work in really rough conditions (in comparison), and in a really rough neighborhood. Anyway, my boss and the owner thought it was a great idea, and yesterday we all went out there and gave them gifts and took them to Fishbones. You wouldn’t believe how grateful they were. They kept thanking us and telling us how special they felt. That really made me feel good!!
Finally, that same afternoon in my mailbox was a shiny new CD. The business manager of Northern Room appreciated my comments on them recently and sent me the Deluxe Edition of Last Embrace to review. I’ve already given it 1.5 listens and let’s just say you should really own this album!
Wow. Pretty nice eh?
But then there’s the bad. Yesterday I also found out that my brother just lost his job. Another Michigan worker out of work with a house still for sale 2 years later. The timing couldn’t be worse. Please keep Tommy and his family in your prayers as they prepare for their unknown future.
The Original Mud Puppy is a 36 year old Christ follower. Father of an amazing son. Husband of a woman that makes me a better person every single day. Book, music, and movie junkie. Avid runner. Part-time cook.
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