Body & Beats

Last night was one of the best shows of my life!

I was carded twice at Pianos!

Did I move back to Bloomington, or something?!

Talk about embarrassing...

Oh, and this was after a 25 minute wait in the cold,

on the street corner, where I looked like a fancy hooker.

I was waiting for Luis, the man who sold me tickets on craig's list. Talk about sketchy?!

With my cash ready, it felt like a drug deal...Turns out Luis (who I wanted to call Louie) was actually really, really normal. And, he gave me a free cd!

The first set of the show was the main reason I came...and, boy! I had no clue what I was in for! The opener were the Willowz, who had shown me a good time before at Mercury Lounge. The lead singer was struggling with voicelessness and the guest guitarist from the previous show was missing. They were good, but not great, which I'm going to attribute to their non-stop touring schedule.

The second set was Gordon Gano & company. He is the lead singer/ guitarist from Violent Femmes, so basically LEGEND! Their band rocked it out with some good ol' American kind of tunes and a fantastic trumpet solo! They were a really friendly bunch, and I even had a few words with Gano at the end of the night!

Oh, and in case you were wondering...

They did play 'Blister in the Sun!'

The last set (which was almost 2 hours long) was Delta Spirit! Another California crew who knows how to put on a good show! They did a spectacular job of mixing their old with the new songs and grabbing Gano for a little jam band action, including a rendition of 'St. Jame's Infirmary Blues,' one of my all time favorite songs!

The drummer has stolen my heart! Not only was he the best drummer I have ever seen (knocking out the guy from Wilco), but I'm pretty sure I caught him checking me out a few times before the show (before I knew who he was). Fuck. Well, and it goes without saying that the lead singer would want to have a few words with me about his burger, which I was pretty envious of by the end of the night.

I couldn't get over how much my cheeks were hurting during the show. I haven't smiled or danced that much in a very long time. It was the most happy I have felt while here in New York. And, they are just people doing what they love, and all I have to do is listen.

When my grin wasn't so big,

you may have caught me with my mouth open.

I wasn't hungry. I was in awe.

What these people were doing was filling up my soul.