The Baby Teeth

The Onion has a brief review of the new Baby Teeth album.
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47052

They're playing at Hideout this month with Danger Adventure. Last time I saw Baby Teeth they covered Run to the Hills in three part harmony.

ex's and ohs

the new rainer maria came out this week, I ordered it but haven't recieved it yet. they are playing two shows at the beat kitchen in may, I am going to go to the friday night show.

keith

Trial & error

I'm not entirely sure how to use every bell & whistle of this blog interface, so I expect some trial & error with different things. If anyone has any links to share, I can post them on the side.

Jeanne & I went to Double Door last night & saw some good bands. One was called Pascale, and I like the band, but the lead singer really needed an asskicking. There's a great power pop band amongst the musicians, but the singer was this whimpster who looked like he belonged in a Cameron Crowe movie. I imagine they'd be better on cd than live.

hello

I watched the chronicles of narnia last night, I thought it started out ok but I lost interest really quickly. I also watched a movie called I Love Your Work, it was ok kind of artsy, with a big cast like giovonni ribisi, christina ricci, vince vaughn, nicky katt, josh jackson, franke potente.

Amanda and i ran a race this morning, I did well 5th overall, there were not a whole lot of people maybe 75-100, nothing like the 20,000 that were at the shamrock shuffle last week.

more later...........keith

Seen any good movies?

So I'm hoping this can be a space for the gang to share tips about movies, music, books, theater, theatre, or anything fun around town. This is an old blog I started months ago & promptly let gather dust like that NordicTrac in the corner.

Let it rip.

Minty fresh

So I'm one of those people who wear contacts. You probably recognize us from all the face squishing, blinking, and general looks of misery this time of year. I also have allergies, which makes for all around bad times. It's about time for a new pair of disposables.

Disposables in theory are great: wear 'em for a month, out they go.

But here's a secret that I don't want anyone to know, but I'm telling you, because we're friends: I'm a cheap, lazy ass. I wear them longer than I should, until my eyes are red & itchy & ready to pop themselves out of my head and run away & dunk themselves in a nice saline bath, and each time, I swear I won't do it again, but I always do, because I'm also stupid.

What I really think I need is contacts that dissolve in the eyes, and make them minty fresh, because I think my eyes kinda stink also.

WTF?

So I haven't been sleeping well. And I know it's because I'm a lazy ass & don't get enough exercise. Fine. I'm waiting for my gym to open. Really. Once that gym opens, I'll be a work-out machine. Just like the stairmaster is a work-out machine. So maybe that's not a good metaphore.

But I'm sitting at work thinking "Hmm. Maybe I'll go jogging tonight." I haven't run for anything but the CTA in years, and there's two very good reasons why that's true (wink wink).

Deep down I know that if I jog anywhere, it'll be to the Pork Chop Depot to get me a pockchop sandwich (bone in) and some fries. Nothing like a greasy pork chop at the end of a good workout.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

So I accidentally got old. I was at a rock show last night, and this morning I'm old. My knees hurt.

Anyway, I saw Baby Teeth. If ELO & an apostalic tent gospel choir went to a Zappa show, and ELO got knocked up, and then they made a 50's style education film strip about it, and you watched it with your college friends while smoking a bong made out of a whiffel bat, that would be kinda what Baby Teeth sound like. I think I still have some irony stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

Viva Voce played also. I put the guitar player in my pocket & took her home. She's in a little cage with a wheel. She's adorable when she crinkles her nose at me. Later, I might take her out & let her run around in her ball.

Have you heard of this blogging thing?

Well, Hello 21st century! I feel like I should be writing some Judy Blume-esque revalation here, but I got nothing. So on with the snark.

So, you ride the CTA. Have you noticed the new Eric & Kathy posters? I love them so much.

Years ago, I would have told you that Eric looks like the deli counter manager at Jewel, and Kathy is a dental hygenist. Well, they've been given makeovers!

Kathy, bless her suburban heart, is still a dental hygenist, but Eric! Woo woo! He's been given the Ben Sherman treatment! The shirt open to just the right button, the hipster necklace, and the hair, artfully mussed! Now instead of the deli counter manager, he looks like the manager of Urban Outfitters! Way to aim for the Indie Rock star-tatoo crowd guys! I'm sure they'll be beating down the door for the Kelly Clarkson tickets.

I love them as much a I possible could without actually listening to the Mix. Kathy has a blog too. It's awesome.