Gettin’ some of tropical storm Barry over here in Ramsey…
Last week at work. It just so happens Friday (the 8th) is both my last day here at “the Kon-Min” and my birthday. So I think some of us are hitting drinks afterwards. I am happy to be leaving this job, yes, but I haven’t found a new (part-time) one yet. :/ As of now I don’t even have enough money for all the classes I want to take, so… yeah. Need to figure some shit out.
I rocked a fauxhawk last week at our Memorial Day barbecue (you know, in honor of all our fallen veterans who… had fauxhawks). I’d call it a decent success.
Class starts in a week. Excited to get this ball rolling.
Not a fan of the new Smashing Pumpkins single.
I have, however, discovered a new band… it is always nice when new music comes into my life. They are Kirsten Ketsjer, a band from Denmark that we met one lonely night while playing at the Hook in Brooklyn (our typical Brooklyn gig… sweet up-and-coming venue but not a lot of people in the audience). I liked them immediately… a very original, experimental sound. Two guitars and a drummer. No bassist. No one in the group is named Kirsten but the drummer/lead singer is female, Anja. They’ve been playing a few shows with us… this one tune they played at Club Europa last weekend, “the River,” really got to me.
What do they sound like? From a review on their website: “…ranging from simple acoustic songs to longer compositions in which summer rock, free improvisation, noise, childrens’ song and keyboard confusion succeed eachother in a surprising, sometimes cheeky way.”
Between them and some of the jams I’ve had with Seth, Andy, and Dylan at Olive’s these past few Thursday nights, I have had plenty of decidedly anti-shlock music to enjoy and it’s been wonderful.
http://www.yoyooyoy.dk/kirstenk/kirstenenglish.htm
