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Day Five: Fuck ‘Em Bucky
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Popped! at the Starlight Ballroom featuring Illinois, Bardo Pond, the Spinto Band, Dr. Dog
You might be thinking to yourself, "What? No pre-show report?" No, I opted for a nap, which means I'm feeling like my old self again -- which is to say, a little punchy. Regardless of my sudden uptick in energy, I don't want to be at this show. Sure, it's the biggest event of the festival so far, and in a lot of ways, the most important show of them all. Tomorrow's block party will be OK, Sunday's noise dude extravaganza seems like a real weird note to close on. Does anyone remember the t-shirt from the late 90's which read, "I am your target demographic" or something like that? I'm feeling a lot like that t-shirt while waiting for the bands to start up.
08:45 PM: Shortly before Illinois took the stage, some folks from Y-Rock on WXPN stepped up to the mic and proclaimed how tonight's show was the future of indie rock. Oh, really? If by "future", they really mean "revisiting popular indie rock bands from the 90's", then they're right. Anyway, given how much the dudes of Illinois swear, it's no surprise their primary source of hype comes from the FCC-free blogosphere. How else would this shit get played on the fucking radio? I think I have discovered the only thing I can bond over Illinois with -- our capacity for swearing like truckdrivers.
09:00 PM: Who says the age of the telephone is dead? Indie rockers can save this once-flourishing industry by buying out the stock a thriftstore and incorporating it into their songs as vocal mics! It'll be the steel guitar of the new millennium!
09:13 PM: When the bass player takes off his hoodie, I fight the urge to yell, "SHOW ME YOUR TITS!!!" Otherwise, I can not decide if I want to heckle or bro down with these guys. Everyone else here is waaaay into it, however.
9:30 PM: I can't believe the TRB DJ's are breaking out the Kris Kross. Instant club hit -- the kids will dance to anything. Now if they could figure out the whole 45/33.3 rpm thing...
10:00 PM: Bardo Pond. Minbending, amazing Bardo Pond. How did you get stuck on this bill? Das bloggerati won't get you and your lovely amorphous cascades of drone. It sounds terrifying in this huge space. Is that Jason Korkounis in your band now? Niiiice!
OK, someone has fries. I'm starving. See you in a sec!
faster = more booty shaker
I want fries.