first, i have to say that the summer, and especially bonnaroo, ruined me. i really cant enjoy myself at indoor shows anymore. all i wanted to do last night at the show was dance barefooted in the grass and maybe lay down and enjoy some sun between sets...but since we were at the house of blues in atlantic city, that was impossible.

anyway, we saw mewithoutYou, thrice, and brand new last night.

mewithoutYou were really incredible, and probably put on the most energetic set of the night. its really a shame that the people that were there during the set talked through most of it, but they talked through thrice and brand new, as well, so i guess they paid 35 dollars to sit around and talk? i dunno. i dont know a lot of mwY's stuff, but i do know a few songs and they didnt play them. i still really enjoyed them and am very anxious to see them again.

thrice was thrice. dustin makes me a happy girl and teppei is the sickest musician i have had the oppertunity to see. orange and i have concluded that teppei and vin from brand new need to record an album together. it would be the most wicked thing known to man. everyone would love it.

thrice played a few songs from the artist and the ambulance, which is one of my favorite albums ever. they played a few tracks from vheissu, and a really old song (deadbolt, i think, though im not sure) that was really conducive to a live performance. they also played some stuff from the alchemy index, and while the fire stuff is full of energy and very angry, which is also conducive to a live show, the water stuff is really mellow and didnt really flow well with the rest of the set. now im not saying that the water stuff isnt good, because its really georgeous, i just feel like maybe the water stuff should be toured on its own, maybe with the earth stuff, its thats going to be as mellow as this.

Now, we all know that brand new is my favorite band (or at least was until very recently) so ive seen them nearly a couple dozen times. they are always entertaining, in my opinion, and of course last night was no different...but i HATE brand new fans. they are obnoxious and ridiculous. and most of them are the worst kind of fangirls. i am a fangirl too when it comes to jess, but i try very hard to keep my obession under wraps when im in public, and these kids magnify it to the point of silliness.

i am in love with jesse lacey's voice to the point that if i could just marry it, i would. if i could keep it in a bottle and use it to lull me to sleep on sleepless nights, i would. his voice is sex. i would much rather sit around my room with my headphones on and listen to bootlegs though, then be in an environment such as the one we were in last night. no drunkies dancing into me. no people shoving past me. no one talking over jess singing bridges acoustically. mmm.

i hope that seeing them in philly this week will be a bit better of an experience.

anyway, setlist? setlist!

welcome to bangkok
sowing season
millstone
sic transit gloria...glory fades
shower scene
me vs. maradona vs. elvis
luca
the archers bows have broken
morrisey cover (ask orange for the title, because i dont remember it)
not the sun
degausser
jaws theme swimming
you wont know
limosine
jesus christ

and the encore
untitled.


round two on thursday, and three on friday. lets see what happens.