Been a long time
since I rock and rolled. It appears like I've not been to a rock show since June of last year. In truth I've seen Wilco twice since then. I've just not been motivated to post on the site. Also I've seen various bands various times.

I'm getting out to the ACL Music Fest again in September with my sister and Jon and Jennifer Jacks and perhaps Steve and Dana Arric and possibly other people as well. It should be a good time. I'm torn about getting Built to Spill tickets for the Cain's the week before or after. I'm almost contractually obligated to go see them though after pushing them on so many people.

In the Spring-time
a young man's heart turns to love... and ROCK! So it's been a fairly eventful spring for love and rock and roll. I met this girl you see. Anyway she's been letting me hang out and she seems to like me... and ROCK!

Wilco played the Bricktown Event Center. My sister, Renee (the girl I was talking about), Cory (Ubermench from the Forum) and I caught that show and it was freakin' awesome.

Billy Idol played the Brady (here in Tulsa). Brian passed out from working hard so I stole his ticket and went with Stewart and his sister. It was rock-tastic. And I just got back from Wakarusa with Renee. You can read the festival report here.

So overall a Rockin' Spring! More music news later relating to music releases and so on. I've probably already posted most of this to the Board.

My God, I Have No Face
because it has been rocked off. Entirely. In 3 out of 4 Modest Mouse shows I've been to I've been pummelled with the most amazing sound and vitriolic presentation ever. And I mean that in an AWESOME way. (At the fourth I was too far away to absorb the full impact of the music.)

Isaac Brock and crew (Eric Judy, Jeremiah Green, at al.) simply put on the tightest, most powerful music show of any band I've seen, time and time again. The music is beautiful and the lyrics insightful but the primal aggression the band exudes takes it to another level. This is not a rock show for the faint of heart. The kiddies who caught the singles on the radio were wholly unprepared for the relentless wave of rock that surged outward from the stage at the Cain's Ballroom, unprepared for the intensity of Brock's vocals, unprepared for what they will come to know as the greatest rock experience of their lives: The Mouse in a what most consider the greatest rock music venue in Oklahoma playing to a packed, sold-out house. It was phenomenal.

There were two opening acts, the first a crappy garage Cure knock-off (music stylings, not hair stylings) called Cass McCombs, the second a dude named Mason Jennings and his bassist and drummer. Jennings had a good solid rock show, great vocals and awesome rock when the band cut loose. I get the feeling he's more of a singer-songwriter than a straight rocker, but he's definitely worth a look-see and listen. I'd like to see what he'd do with a full two hour set.

Check out Brian's Letters from the Editor for comments on the Ben Folds show and other things musical.