Your Weight on the Moon

2.3.2kXI

This is one of those periods in LA when every great band in the world is coming to town for a show: Gang of Four, Man ... Or Astroman?, Swans, Meat Beat Manifesto, etc., etc., etc.!

I have to pick shows to attend carefully, because my little wife doesn't really care to get stuck at home solo with The PM very much. Not that she's not up to the task, but mainly because she takes a lot of work home and has to get it done late-night. Poor little thing.

One observation about live rock shows in LA is they're often on "school nights." I truly think this phenom is not happenstance: I think they play LA on week nights and Sundays because there are a LOT of rock fans in LA and they'll turn out for shows anytime. They play Friday and Saturday nights in "other" cities. I ain't braggin'. I'm just observing.

Anyway, Sunday night brings the aforementioned Man ... Or Astroman? to LA. But for their performance at Touch And Go!'s anniversary party in 2001, they've been ... uh ... "off planet" or some such. What might be the last time I saw them was at the venerable Bottom of the Hill tavern in 1998 in SF when Spark, my sister and I witnessed Clone Tour Alpha and were pelted w/ Hostess® and Little Debbie® snacks from some rebellious Clones. Good fun!

Good fortune has my sister in tow w/ me to the show (she's driving) this Sunday. Can't wait! (Then Yo La Tengo on Wednesday!)

Tonight - The Argus.


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!