Hey, cool dudes! Remember how I think I mentioned that I was going to be going to Manchester, New Hampshire this weekend? Well guess what! I'm not! But under the circumstances, this is a pretty great thing! You see, instead of watching my brother visit some college, I'll be going to Brooklyn tomorrow. And do you know what's happening in Brooklyn tomorrow? That's right! A concert featuring the bands A Wilhelm Scream, Living With Lions, The Riot Before, and The Reveling. Now I love each and every one of these bands, except for The Reveling. It's not because I don't enjoy their music. Hell, I may end up loving their music, but I have never listened to them. Yet, I am still very excited to see them. This is due to the fact that the drummer of this band is the son of the great Max Weinberg, of E Street Band fame. Now anyone so closely connected to someone who is so closely connected to the Boss AND Conan O'Brien would be interesting to check out. According to Christian, they even sound pretty great. I haven't checked out their music, because I'd like to be pleasantly surprised. Apparently, they write working class anthems. That turns me off from them a bit. Not because I don't like a good working class anthem, but because it seems a little insincere when your band lives in a nice area of Brooklyn, and the drummer clearly has been pretty well off. Hell, the kid was on the cover of Modern Drummer with his dad, according to Christian. But I'll go into their set with the utmost objectivity. And if the music is good, I'm sure I'll get into it. But mostly I'm excited for the other three bands on the bill. It promises to be a great time. Although, along with a killer show, tomorrow is also the day of the Yankees' parade for winning the Boring Series. Honestly, there is no sport that makes me yawn more than baseball. What a bore-fest. But that's like at 11AM, and we will not be in New York City that early. I'm sure it'll be no worse than the time Christian and I went to go see No Trigger, Paint It Black, and Propagandhi in Boston the day of the St. Patrick's Day Parade. And we even drove into Boston that day. We'll be taking a train to New York City tomorrow.
Speaking of that time, Christian and I went to Boston to see those bands I said, that was a pretty great weekend. It was during Spring Break this past semester. Christian was home, and all he wanted to do was to go see a concert. So we ended up seeing two concerts. Now Connecticut was not being very accommodating concert-wise that particular weekend, so we relied on Boston both of those days to get Christian his concert fix. The first concert was a matinee Bomb the Music Industry concert. It was at 1PM in some bar across from Fenway Park. Now being that it was such an early concert, and we had to go all the way to Boston, I made sure not to sleep the night before. Great call on my part! Well, at around 8AM after watching Outland, I headed over to Christian's house. And from there, we made our way to Boston. Now the only reason we wre going to this concert was because we said we'd bring people to it before we found out about the much better concert the next night. Well they all bailed on us. But unfortunately, we also promised to bring some people home from the show who only had a ride there. So we went on our way. I had every intention of sleeping in the car and on the train we took into Boston, but that never ended up happening. Instead, I waited until we got to the show to feel completely exhausted. But before the show, we wandered around Boston for a bit. We were near Berklee, I believe. Who knows. We were in a college part of town, and were wandering. We stopped in some Chinese food place, and had ourselves some lunch, and then made our way back to the bar to see a ska band, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, The Brass, Sean from Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Bomb The Music Industry. Now even though I was crazy tired the whole time, that show was amazing. Totally glad we went. Hell, I wasn't even pissed that the people we were supposed to take home, didn't need rides back anymore. So the show ended, and Christian and I caught the train back to wherever we were parked, and we both slept most of the way back. I think I ended up hanging out at Christian's afterward, just so I could stay awake, and not fuck up my sleep schedule. One show down. Then was the next day's concert. This one we decided to drive into Boston for, because this was a night show, and the trains wouldn't be running by the time we got out. I was well rested for this show, though. So Christian and I drove into Boston, then we drove all around Boston trying to find any place that would be near the venue, the Middle East. Eventually, after much driving, we found a parking garage near MIT. Then we took the good ol' subway to the stop we figured would be nearest the venue. The subway was filled to the brim with people wearing green and being drunk. This was a direct result of the St. Patrick's Day Parade having fallen on this date. So we squeezed in and got off at the stop that felt right. Then we got up to street level, and started walking in the direction that gave us a good feeling. And being that Christian and I can never ever get lost, our choices led us straight to the venue. There we were greeted by people we know from shows. Morgan, Pete, and Ken were all outside waiting. It was lovely seeing them. So we hung out with them for a bit while the opening band played. Christian and I have a horrible habit of not checking out locals from Massachusetts. So we all talked while Morgan asked around to see if anyone had an extra ticket he could grab. So Christian and I left him to beg, because we were not about to miss No Trigger. I had listened to No Trigger for awhile, and never really heard about any shows they were doing, so I was psyched to have one thrown in my lap. And they didn't disappoint. They put on one hell of a show. At some point during their set Tyler showed up, as well! It's always great to see Tyler. But that was no longer important, because Paint it Black was up next. And holy shit! What a show they put on. Plus, the crowd for them was great. And just our luck, the sets kept on getting better. After Paint it Black, Propagandhi went on. Now they're another elusive band. But they had just put out their new album, and were touring in support of it. They ended up being one of the best live acts I've ever seen. Not only were they incredibly tight musically, their on stage banter was spot on. These guys were hilarious. They all talked in their Canadian accents, and made fun of each other, and members of the crowd. They put on a phenomenal set. The highlight of their set was when Dan Yemin of Paint it Black got up on stage and sang Fuck The Border with them. The crowd lost their shit. It was an amazing moment in music, for sure. But after that, the show was over, and we had to go and make our way home. We stopped at a 7-11 at one point, and I put on the t-shirt and hoodie I bought, because it was fucking freezing outside. So I had two shirts and two hoodies on. I also bought some banana bread and an orange juice. Quality 7-11 visit. Then we went back down into the subway. We got off at the stop by where we parked, and in the subway we found some kids. One of them was wearing the same Paint it Black hoodie that I had just purchased. So that was enough to strike up a conversation. We figured they had gone to the show, too. But then they asked us if we knew of any concerts going on in Boston this weekend. So, confused, I said "Well, there was the Paint it Black/Propagandhi show that we just came back from. Weren't you there?" This is when their jaws fell to the floor. This kid was walking around Boston with a Paint it Black hoodie, and him and his friends had no idea they were playing right there in the city. As expected, the kids were pretty bummed. It was such a coincidental situation, though. It was completely absurd. We ended up talking to them for awhile, and we found out they were from Florida, and just in Boston for the weekend. I felt bad that they ended up missing the show, but not too bad, because I don't actually know them. But after all that, we went our separate ways, and Christian and I got back to the car. That is when we headed back to Danbury, having had a very successful weekend of shows.
Well I sure knocked this entry out of the park. I guess that makes up for me skipping yesterday. But yesterday I was too busy going on hikes in woods-ish areas around the houses of rich people. Then I spent the rest of my night watching Anthony playing a video game. It's shameful how content I am just watching other people do things. Oh well. I'm not sorry for it. Oh. Also. You know how I was doing all that yard work before? Yesterday, I continued it. Except on a roof. Cleaning out gutters was a blast! But I guess that's roof work, not yard work. But I did get back to the yard work today. Now I just have to clear the back yard of leaves, and then mow the lawn. Then I'll be done with all of the yard work until the rest of the leaves fall! Alright! Well I think it's about time I got to bed. I have class tomorrow before I have my big fun day of concerts and dorky Yankee fans parading. I'll see you kids the next time I post. That will probably not be tomorrow. It also may not be Saturday. Saturday, I believe I'm going to see Nana Grizol at SUNY Purchase. I don't know. We'll see. But if I don't get to you guys until Sunday, you can expect me to have a lot to write about then. Bye, pals!
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