Two Step

Here's another post about shirts. I think more posts have had the label "Chromeo" attached to them than any other since I started this thing. Here comes another one.

A couple months ago (07/13/07 to be exact), I saw Chromeo and Flosstradamus give one of the best performances I've seen all year, occurring in Buffalo, NY. I vaguely remember Dave from Chromeo telling the crowd that there were t-shirts for sale, but to grab them quick because they were almost gone. I, however, didn't bother to look because I didn't want to lose my awesome spot (which I have discussed in a prior post).

Anyway, fast forward a little bit and I see a picture of someone from Flosstradamus (I forget who) rocking what appears to be the Chromeo tour shirt. I also don't remember where I saw it (probably MySpace) and I didn't save the pic so anyone reading this will have to take my word for it.

Then today I'm perusing the old turntablelab.com as I've been known to do and I see that they are apparently selling said tour shirt and it looks like this


I thought I remembered the guy from Flosstradamus wearing a white version of this tee. I'd much prefer that color over this black one. If you ask me, it's kinda blah for a band that is anything but. Like the Hundreds one from yesterday I think I'm gonna skip this one too, but maybe I'll grab it if it's still available during a free shipping sale or something.

Oh yes, and fuck having little to no money and being stuck at home eating nothing but tasteless boring food every night because I can't afford to go out and get something good. I feel like I wanna eat a fucking lobster when I finally get paid again. That and/or get someone in my life that knows how to fucking cook. I think I'm gonna stop now before I really get going. That's all.

Until Then,
Later.

Shirt Attack

One of my favorite punk albums ever was the 1981 self-titled effort from The Adolescents. And, anybody that knows anything will recognize the blue album cover with the red writing. Well, it looks like The Hundreds decided to put their own spin on the idea. I saw this the other day but forgot to post it. Here it is




It's not bad, but I wish they would've gotten the colors right. I would have rather had that shirt in these colors


I think I'll save my $ on this one, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. The tee is available on digitalgravel.com, and speaking of that site, the Temple Effectives shirt from the other day now sold out. So, hopefully I can expect it from a reader for Christmas or maybe just as a gift for being such a great guy. I can only hope.

Until Then,
Later.

I Want This Shirt or: Someone Buy Me This Shirt

It's made by Temple Effectives and is fucking cool. I want it. $31 from digitalgravel.com. My size is Medium. Thanks in advance.

Pics from shows will be posted one day.

Until Then,
Later.

HOT WATER MUSIC HAS REUNITED

http://www.punknews.org/article/26130

FUCK YEAH. That is all.

Until Then,
Later.

Chromeo on Kimmel

Here's Chromeo's network TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing the same song as the one in the video posted above. His show is typically awful, but he's been getting some damn good music on there recently. Justice comes to mind. Ordinarily I don't like to post live stuff, but Chromeo will always be an exception. I missed this as it aired, however, because I was getting my ears blown off by High on Fire. I'll post pics when I get the time, along with all the other ones I alluded to recently.

Until Then,
Later.

NEW CHROMEO VIDEO Part II

The song is "Bonified Lovin' (Tough Guys)" for those that don't know. It was and is my favorite track from Fancy Footwork, one of the best albums of 07 if you ask me. They also put on one of my favorite shows of 07 in beautiful Buffalo, NY this past July. There are plenty of pictures from the show in a past post. Remember when videos were not only good and worth watching, but fun? Here's a reminder.

I'll post those Draft pics soon enough. I went to the Ted Leo / Man Man show Monday night, so I'll get some shots of that show up as well. That is, when I can find the time.

Until Then,
Later.

Roctober is in Full Effect

I forgot to mention that I saw Peelander-Z and their zaniness at the Beachland Tavern last Friday. They are always a good time, and they didn't disappoint on this night. I forgot my camera, but Jen (the author of the food blog and someone mentioned on here in the past) took some great ones. Maybe one day they'll show up on the internet. I also tried to check out Dan Deacon at Case Western Reserve University this past Wednesday, but he cancelled. Maybe I'll see him and his wackiness one day.

In other news, I FINALLY saw a show at The Davenport, and it was a real doozy. The lineup was one of the best to come around in a long long time. It was headlined by The Draft, containing three out of four members of Hot Water Music, one of my all-time favorite bands. Also appearing were Dead to Me, which had a bunch of guys from the band One Man Army; Gaslight Anthem, a newer band that has a stream of their album on punknews.org. It's impressive. The lineup was rounded out by Echoes of Harpers Ferry, a Cleveland band that I hadn't seen yet, but I liked what I heard on their MySpace page, and they sounded good live. I took my camera, but only got pics of The Draft. And, since I'm busy with work and a lot of other stuff at the moment, I think I'm gonna hold off on posting them until tomorrow.

And, I made a trip to Music Saves (the record store near the Beachland Ballroom that's been mentioned on here in the past) before hitting up The Davenport & picked up some good stuff:

The new Les Savy Fav CD. It was nice to have a physical copy of this. I was considering the LP, but Music Saves didn't have it (it can be preordered from chunklet.com) and the other LSF albums I own are all in CD format. So, I stayed consistent.



This one was used for $1.99. I'm a big Sugar fan (and a Bob Mould fan in general) so I was pretty pumped to find this. The lead track is from the album File Under: Easy Listening, and I've seen it in dollar bins around the country. It's an awesome album, though. This maxi-single has three B-sides, and they're all great. However, I learned that they're all found on the Besides compilation. I never splurged on that one since I don't want it unless it has the bonus live disc attached. And, I haven't seen that version for less than a lot of money.



This was the big one. I purchased the new Jens Lekman LP as well. I went with the vinyl format for a few reasons. The main reason was the fact that purchasers of the LP got a free digital download of the album. So, you get it in both formats for the price of one. Secondly, I only own burned CD copies of his various albums, so I think I'll buy vinyl copies of them. I'd like the other two on LP, but didn't wanna be one of THOSE people that buys an artist's entire discography all at once. So, I only got the new one on Saturday. Also, it came with a free download for a session he did somewhere. I don't have it in front of me now so I can't recall the specifics. When I get around to listening to it, though, I'll post my thoughts here.


Ted Leo is going to rock the Beachland Ballroom tonight, and I will be in attendance. Man Man is opening, and I'm curious to see them. It should be a lot of fun. Roctober is really heating up!!!

Until Then,
Later.