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December 08, 2004
The Hardest Working Band in Showbusiness (Updated)
Holy crap! We have to say in all honesty, and without a trace of hyperbole, that there is no better live show out there than Calexico. Last night, we totally went to sleep with a prayer on our lips asking God to grant us a womb for to bear Joey Burns's progeny.
The set was a nice tour through the band's catalog, slightly focusing on last year's Feast of Wire, but also digging deep into several EPs and import singles. The latter certainly appealed to us as the collector scum that we are. When they busted out Love's "Alone Again Or", from the eponymous German EP, we most definitely had the look of that one guy from Guffman who was, you know, waaay too into it.
Also, we're definitely going to have to devote some more attention to Cordero, Calexico's girly indie-rock counterparts, who more than ably kicked off last night's festivities.
On a more personal note, we want to extend a hearty 'fuck you' to every hipster asshole at the show last night who was too cool to dance. If "Crystal Frontier" does not set your ass to moving, then it might just be time to stop concentrating so hard on your ironic facial hair and turn your attention to becoming a normal human being. Christ, you people make us sick. [Deep breath] Okay, we're done.
Tonight, Calexico will be opening for Yo La Tengo in Hoboken. If anybody out there has tickets to that show, consider yourself extremely lucky for the rock you are about to receive. Also consider giving one of them to us.
So yeah. Go see Calexico if you have the chance (like you will if you live in, say, Philadelphia). Your sins will be burned away in a blinding white light of awesomess.
Update: Check out the trackbacks to see some really nice pictures of the show taken by Brooklynvegan.
Posted by matt at December 8, 2004 10:26 AM
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This right here:
"Last night, we totally went to sleep with a prayer on our lips asking God to grant us a womb for to bear Joey Burns's progeny."
is gross and scary, Matt. No womb, please, no womb.
Posted by: Kevin at December 8, 2004 11:52 AM
love makes a man do and say crazy things, kevin. also, there's nothing more beautiful than the love between a man and the child he carried in his man-uterus. don't take that away from me.
Posted by: matt at December 8, 2004 12:03 PM
do you have the black light? "chach" (track 7) is so good that it may cause your head to explode
Posted by: dave at December 9, 2004 05:50 PM
thanks for the tip, dave! i haven't got that one yet, but it's really only a matter of time until i've mined every nook and cranny of their discography. such is the rabidity that calexico inspires.
Posted by: matt at December 9, 2004 06:14 PM