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this show is coming to Boston in 10 days' time...i guess i should check it out! i saw Califone once, when they opened for Wilco. i think i've got a Red Red Meat 7" somewhere.

back before i started shooting shows seriously, i almost never took a camera to a gig...i can only recall bringing my wife's cheap film camera to a couple (Zeni Geva, Gas Huffer, maybe one or two other ones). the first time i saw Wilco we scalped front row seats @ Boston's Orpheum Theatre, and i was gonna bring my little film canon elph. security found it in my pocket during a frisk, and wouldn't let me in with it. this was 2002. i had to tell the guy i was gonna hide the battery outside, since i took public transit and had no place to stash the camera in a safe place. he let me in. o

it's a good thing you aren't a Dylan or Tool fan.

maybe he'll adopt Hope Sandoval's policy: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/10/hope_sandoval_t_1.html

Kurt Vile put out two great records in '09, first _God Is Saying This To You_ and then the just-released _Childish Prodigy_. I really like what this guy is doing. other '09 records i really like include Polvo's _In Prism_ and Dinosaur Jr's _Farm_.

well it's too late to do a mail order rental, and i don't live anywhere near there so i can't help you out. however, in the future i'd highly recommend www.lensprotogo.com as they have a great inventory and really good pricing as well. i've rented a bunch of times from them and have always been more than happy.

two excellent KISS covers. Unrest - Strutter Melvins - Going Blind

At the moment, Electric Wizard is my favorite metal band. they are not too original, but take Sabbath's vision to its logical end. devastating.

i think that sounds about right, the ~90 min. here are the set lists from both nights, courtesy of Freakscene.net

i actually thought that this show's volume wasn't too bad. the '06 show @ the Paradise was deafening. even w/ the massive volume, they typically *sound* great, though. their sound person definitely earns their dollars. edit - J uses a ton of amps...check out his sound cave.

1st of two sold-out shows...seven days ago J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow tried to blast my ears off my head, again. great show. if you like the band and don't have Farm, pick up a copy soon. definitely a highlight from 2009. review+photo gallery: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/dinosaur-jr-w-lou-barlow-and-missing-men-middle-ea/ more shots: more: http://narlus.zenfolio.com/p833972802

i would. i've been to the two ATP festivals held in New York, and both were among the greatest weekends ever.

i'm curious to see who Pavement chooses... i wonder if Malkmus will convince current jicks drummer Janet Weiss to get Sleater-Kinney back for a show.

thanks! it was a pretty great event...free, great bands, great weather. hard to beat. well done to MIT, Newbury Comics, and the bands.

i saw the band play the new record in a free show two days ago...sounded good. i took some shots. http://www.onafriday.com/archives/2009/10/photos-mission-of-burma-day-mit-set-2.html

i was in the back getting a beer during 'hungry heart,' having ditched my camera gear at the production office, and i missed this whole thing. funny. btw, some of my shots are up at Backstreets: http://backstreets.com/news.html he pulled a young girl onto the stage for 'out in the street'

_Furr_ from Blitzen Trapper is a great record. Also, _4_ from Dungen. _The Hawk Is Howling_ from Mogwai. James Blackshaw's _Echoes of Litany_. Melvins' _Nude With Boots_. Baby Charles put out a fantastic soul/R&B record.

the stretch from _Cream Corn_ to _Hairway to Steven_ is unassailable. great stuff.

i was at the Dino Jr show on Friday...drove down to NJ to shoot the Springsteen show last night. later today caught the free Mission of Burma show...damn i'm tired and too many photos to sift through! you gonna be @ any of these shows: Om/6 organs Mastodon/Dethklok/High on Fire Har Mar Superstar Psych Furs Echo/Bunnymen

1976 was the worst... about the only great records i can think of are _Ramones_, _Jailbreak_ and _Agents of Fortune_, and the Modern Lovers' record was recorded and should have been released in '72.

i think King's been hitting the gym. he was on fire. Teresa is back, but looked like life's been hard on her. thankfully no Kathleen so that can remain a hypothetical question.

they may not be everyone's cup o' joe but are truly one of the more original and important US bands, i'd say. review of Wednesday's Butthole Surfers show: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/butthole-surfers-w-psychic-ills-paradise-in-boston/

i am shocked at the absence of Mogwai. truly my favorite band of the 00s.

I should be set to shoot the Oct 3rd show for Backstreets mag, but i'd prefer seeing _Darkness_ to BITUSA.