tonight was definitely one of the best nights i've had, this year. went to a show with my best friend from high school; the one and only, Guilmero Yogurt. we never get to hang out because he lives in the middle of nowhere, but whenever we do, it's always great.
show was awesome, it was a house show in Long Beach with Comadre, Shook Ones, and Graf Orlock. another band that i was not familiar with also played called Joyce Mansion, they blew me away. the opening band, Cut The Line were pretty good, from what i heard. we got to the show late so we only heard their last song, a Black Flag cover of fix me. maan that living room was hot; right whe you walked into the kitchen, you could feel the humidity. i decided to stick it out with my sweater on and wait for Comadre to finish setting up. i was soo stoked to be seeing this band, easily one of my top ten bands right now. they opened with breakfast of champions followed by el padre macho. i was amazed seeing as they played just like how they sound on record. the best part was when they covered elliot smith. the rest of their was set was more songs off Burn your Bones, one new one, finishing with Hit Me Up. the whole place when off for the last verse. set was short but sweet.
next band up was Shook Ones. after ditching our sweat covered sweaters and some merch oogling, we were back in the living room for that band that i have been looking forward to seeing since the last time i saw the (almost exactly a year ago). i don't remember too much of their set but they did open with Carm's Race. i went off. just going crazy singing every word and not giving a fuck at how stupid you look..best feeling ever. luckily, one of the people putting on the show came and set up a fan next to me. we were all relieved. Shook Ones had an ok set. they didn't play any new songs, just songs off FFF and Sixteen.
after Shook Ones was Graf mother fucking Orlock. this band always puts on a crazy show. i was curious to see how the new singer would do. while they were setting up, me and Guilmero went and bought some stuff. i had a cool little chat with the bassist for Comadre about Trainwreck, some other german bands, and their new record. i had no intention of going anywhere near the front during Graf so i just chilled in the back; noticed some familiar faces too. from what i remember, they played a good set; a little long but i can't complain. the new singer is awesome. he sounds just like the old one but this guy has a better stage presence. they finished with The Dream Left Behind. when the jurassic park sample came on, the singer climbed onto the bass drum and was carried around the room all christ like; i was cracking up cus it was so funny.
the last band was this band Joyce Mansion. they reminded me of Lucero and Rites of Spring which was really cool. i don't feel like going into detail but they were really good. i
driving home was really the best part. we talked about stuff like girls, school, future plane (the band that we've been planning on doing since high school), and music. at one point, we both said, "how do you like Rival Schools?" that gave me the chills. man, i love Guilmero. there are not a lot of people that i consider to be true friends, Guilmero is one of those guys. this is one the funniest things i've ever heard:
"MAN I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A KID. THE ONLY KID I WANT TO HAVE IS WAVES OF TENSION (the band we're planning on doing) AND I WANT TO HAVE IT WITH YOU"
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