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Concerts and Corcorans
Jul. 16th, 2012 12:52 pmI actually have a bit more than usual to impart today. On Thursday, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bethje and I met Stephanie in Manhattan to see Neko Case. Well, "see" is pitching it a bit strong. It was a free show, and by the time we got there it was so full that we had to sit back so far as not to see much. It was part of some blues festival, which doesn't strike me as a very appropriate fit, but whatever. Despite some technical difficulties, Neko was able to perform a variety of songs from everything but her first two albums, which she sadly neglects at most concerts. I'm not sure why, but maybe it's because they're more straight country, or she's just tired of the songs. Those are just wild guesses, of course. Speaking of Neko's older songs, though, was "I Wish I Was the Moon" used in a soundtrack or something recently? I follow the Neko Case tag on Tumblr, and people seem to be mentioning that particular song quite a lot, even though it's ten years old at this point. Getting back to the concert, she also performed a new song that she described as being about dating your father, who turns out to be your mother. Something like that, anyway. Also, I'm kind of surprised Kelly Hogan was at the show, since I would think she'd be touring in support of her own new album.
On Friday, we got around to watching the Futurama episode that we'd missed on Wednesday. I liked it pretty well, although the desire to reset everything at the end made parts of it seem a bit hasty. I'm talking particularly about Leela's parents' divorce and remarriage. It might have worked a little better if they'd stretched these things out over the course of a few episodes, rather than packing it all into one. That said, it was a solid story, and I appreciated how Morris' past as a sewer surfer played into the plot a few times. I guess shark people using a water-based weapon makes sense. It's also interesting that Zapp appeared to be seriously dedicated to his relationship with Munda; it was his idiocy at negotiation that broke them up, rather than his chauvinism.
On Saturday, we saw Jordan Cooper play a show in Soho. Kristen, his girlfriend and the singer for his band Sally, had a birthday that day; and they also released their first EP, We Are in a Car. So that was fun. Less fun was our experience yesterday, which involved Beth and me riding a train so crowded that we couldn't sit together, and lugging a heavy bag over the streets of our nation's capital. We made it to the hotel all right in the end, however, and we won't have to worry about carrying the bags again until Friday. So why are we in Washington? Well, Beth has a class she has to take for work, and I came along with her. Any suggestions for what we can do while we're here are welcome, but remember that her class lasts until 4:30 every day.
bethje and I met Stephanie in Manhattan to see Neko Case. Well, "see" is pitching it a bit strong. It was a free show, and by the time we got there it was so full that we had to sit back so far as not to see much. It was part of some blues festival, which doesn't strike me as a very appropriate fit, but whatever. Despite some technical difficulties, Neko was able to perform a variety of songs from everything but her first two albums, which she sadly neglects at most concerts. I'm not sure why, but maybe it's because they're more straight country, or she's just tired of the songs. Those are just wild guesses, of course. Speaking of Neko's older songs, though, was "I Wish I Was the Moon" used in a soundtrack or something recently? I follow the Neko Case tag on Tumblr, and people seem to be mentioning that particular song quite a lot, even though it's ten years old at this point. Getting back to the concert, she also performed a new song that she described as being about dating your father, who turns out to be your mother. Something like that, anyway. Also, I'm kind of surprised Kelly Hogan was at the show, since I would think she'd be touring in support of her own new album.On Friday, we got around to watching the Futurama episode that we'd missed on Wednesday. I liked it pretty well, although the desire to reset everything at the end made parts of it seem a bit hasty. I'm talking particularly about Leela's parents' divorce and remarriage. It might have worked a little better if they'd stretched these things out over the course of a few episodes, rather than packing it all into one. That said, it was a solid story, and I appreciated how Morris' past as a sewer surfer played into the plot a few times. I guess shark people using a water-based weapon makes sense. It's also interesting that Zapp appeared to be seriously dedicated to his relationship with Munda; it was his idiocy at negotiation that broke them up, rather than his chauvinism.
On Saturday, we saw Jordan Cooper play a show in Soho. Kristen, his girlfriend and the singer for his band Sally, had a birthday that day; and they also released their first EP, We Are in a Car. So that was fun. Less fun was our experience yesterday, which involved Beth and me riding a train so crowded that we couldn't sit together, and lugging a heavy bag over the streets of our nation's capital. We made it to the hotel all right in the end, however, and we won't have to worry about carrying the bags again until Friday. So why are we in Washington? Well, Beth has a class she has to take for work, and I came along with her. Any suggestions for what we can do while we're here are welcome, but remember that her class lasts until 4:30 every day.
