I really do love Spoon. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a non-workout-related post (or a music-related post), but when you see your favorite band play it’s hard to *not* write something about it. Last night’s show at the Mohawk was amazingly awesome, probably the best Spoon show I’ve seen to date. They sounded so good, and you could tell Britt Daniel was on. Plus, Ella and I got pretty close to the stage, and being close is always a plus!

First of all, let’s see how well my wish list did:

• Everything Hits at Once - check. YES!
• I Saw the Light…

In no particular order…

• Everything Hits at Once
• I Saw the Light
• I Summon You
• Advance Cassette (highly unlikely)
• Got Nuffin
• Don’t Make Me a Target
• Goodnight Laura
• Metal Detektor
• Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine
• The Fitted Shirt
• The Way We Get By
• Black Like Me

October 1999: TRAX, Charlottesville VA
April 2000: Newcomb Hall, Charlottesville VA
Summer 2000: Norva Theatre, Norfolk VA
April 2001: The Tabernacle, Atlanta GA
April 2002: Mad Bowl, Charlottesville VA
September 2002: Browns Island, Richmond VA
May 2003: Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ
August 2003: Recher Theatre, Towson MD
September 2003: Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville VA
October 2003: 930 Club, Washington DC
December 2003: Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ
December 31 2003: House of Blues, Chicago IL
April 2004: Univ of Richmond, Richmond VA
June 2004: Wolf Trap, Vienna VA
May 2005: Univ of Maryland, College Park MD
November 2005: Sonar Lounge, Baltimore MD
September 2006: Austin City Limits Festival
April 2007: Stubb’s BBQ, Austin TX
April 2009: Stubb’s BBQ, Austin…

Last night I saw Spoon at the Scoot Inn. It. was. awesome. Chill and I got there around 8pm, soon after the opener, Black Nasty, started playing. I found it interesting that during the opener, the crowd stood far back from the stage, leaving a ton of open space in the front (much like the Jo’s Coffee shows during SXSW ‘07, as documented briefly here). Right when they ended though, as expected, everyone pushed up front. We got a decent spot about six feet back from the center front of the stage, and throughout the entire show I somehow kept…

Hey everyone. I know it’s been awhile, that it’s funny that my last “real” post was over a year ago stating that I would blog more. Well, guess I was wrong! Sorry about that… although it’s not like you missed all that much, anyway. :)

So I just finished re-doing my entire site. I didn’t do a redesign, so if you didn’t notice much of a difference, that is why. Basically, the last version was entirely XSLT-driven (and I really mean entirely), with just a main page and the gallery. It was fun to code at the time, but I was…

Apparently, Chicago is the place where my favorite bands like to play shows on New Years Eve. Four years ago, my first visit to Chicago and my first New Years outing outside of Virginia was highlighted by Guster playing a NYE show at the House of Blues. It was excellent. Guster was on stage when midnight hit.

Anyway, I just found out that Spoon is playing in Chicago on NYE this year. My first thoughts were to the awesome times I had four years ago, which naturally led me to think… “I could go… again!” Spoon on New Years Eve would…