No Business Naming Things

Wow. I downloaded the new Brian Eno/David Byrne collaboration last night. I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect goosebumps or getting weepy for no discernible reason. Holy shit. Do yourself a favour and go buy this album right now.

Edit: It appears David Byrne will be playing in Montreal on October 30th at the Metropolis. Tickets are on sale here.

Thanks to a friend who lives downtown I now know that The Watchmen are coming to town to play on September 19th at Mavericks!!!1!  It’s a week before our wedding, and while we have our trial up-doos scheduled for that day I’m sure it wont be an issue.  EEEE!!!

I just saw the most exciting Facebook status update of all time:

Ken Tizzard is not really surprised that word is getting out … Winnipeg’s Watchmen are back together and will be at the Horseshoe on September 26.

Ken Tizzard was the bassist for The Watchmen.

I am so excited. I don’t even know what to do with myself. If September 26th wasn’t our wedding day I would fly to Winnipeg to see them.

Update: I am going to cry. It’s for one night only.

Lexy and I hopped aboard a train mid day Thursday and headed off to Montreal to meet up with a friend so that we could all go and see Rush play at the Bell Center.  I saw them in Ottawa last year and they were excellent and this show was as good or better.  The seats weren’t nearly as good (no 12th row floor this time) but the sound quality was much better and there was an added vignette that was both funny and creepy.  The highlight for  me was once again Natural Science with Subdivisions as a close second.

It wasn’t all good  though. Once again we had to deal with That Drunk.  You know, the one who slops beer on you and elbows you in the head?  Yeah, him.  He was sitting directly behind Lexy and was knocking her chair around quite a bit.  He must’ve realized what he was doing because he eventually leaned over and put both his arms around her neck.  Apparently he was apologizing to her but of course, to me, I see a drunk man strangling my wife-to-be, so I haul off and smack him and push him off of her.  He gets this “oh shit, I’m so drunk and sorry look” about him and backs off.  From here on out I’m watching him out of the corner of my eye waiting for it to happen again, but I think he decided to bug his neighbor instead.

Still, an excellent show and I’ll definitely go see them again if they’re close by.

I don’t want to make a habit of talking about music here but I feel the need to pass on this list of cover songs (with mp3s!) performed by Of Montreal (via MetaFilter).  Of Montreal doing Talking Heads?  Oh sweet lord…