I’m not a real doctor, but I am a real worm
Nov0
Ok, so I fell off of the NaBloPoMo wagon. As much as I would have liked to finish it, with two days missing I’m pretty much done. Still, I got more than halfway through the month, which is pretty awesome.
Tonight I saw They Might Be Giants with my brother at the 930 Club (recently voted the top music club in the country… though I couldn’t tell you why, and I’ve been to my share of venues). The show was awesome. I often disregard They Might Be Giants when I think about my musical development, but the fact is that they were the first band that I liked independently of my parents’ taste, and they continue to entertain me. Their live show ranks with the Dresden Dolls and the Eels for sheer energy, creativity and presence.
Though I have seen fewer live shows in 2007 than I did in 2006, I retain the ability to tell a truly awesome show from an eh mediocre show. And I know that it has very little to do with how much I actually love the band. Case in point? The Mountain Goats. I have seen them twice live, and for as much as they are definitely one of my top ten bands of all time, I don’t know that I would go out of my way to see them on their next tour. There is minimal interaction with the audience (though more than the Pixies when I saw them a couple of years ago) and it feels like they tour because they have to tour, and not out of any desire to interact with fans, let alone gain energy and inspiration from them. I think that the Dresden Dolls, Eels and They Might Be Giants truly enjoy being in a room with their fans, drawing on their energy, and feeding the energy back. There is a symbiotic relationship which develops in a good live show, and those three bands really have it.
In other news, it’s late, I still have some indigestion from yesterday, and I have two awesome kitties sleeping on my bed, so I’m gonna turn in.