It WAS a Monday, but the non-dancing SF crowd was there in force at Bottom of the Hill for the Thermals last night. I was asleep on the drive to the venue and drinking water all night, and I’m old, and I was still moving around more than 90% of the people there. The Thermals are extremely good. The singer/guitarist is the real deal. Great voice. They come out of the gate sounding exactly like the album in terms of the levels and the singing, which is one thing I always look for. I hate it when you go to a show and jarringly find out that the singer sucks and was only able to make the sounds on the album because he/she did it 30 times in a row in the studio and then ran it through a computer to fix it. This guy was really good. I bought a “Fuckin’-A” poster from the bass player chick for $1. Anyway, Portland, these guys are a Portland band, so you should definitely try to check them out.
April 13th, Hawthorne Theater, Portland
They must be pretty good since one of my favorite songs on their album has these lyrics:
I regret leaving at all
I forgot I needed God like a big brother
Maybe when I die, yeah, when I die
I will die escaping
I’ll die returning to the fold
I also like that in their bio they describe their first album as “blistering no-fi” and their second album, Fuckin’-A, as “mid-to-some-fi.
-Hip E.
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Linda // Apr 5, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Hip E I just read this paragraph from the article linked above and thought you’d enjoy the picking-and-choosing aspect of it:
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints allows athletes to forego the traditional underclothes during games because they’re impractical. Mormons are encouraged to wear the temple garments at all times, although they can swap them out if they’re playing sports or going for a swim. (Hall of Fame quarterback and devout Mormon Steve Young used to take off his temple garments before each 49ers game.) In situations where the garments might draw attention or mockery—like an army barracks, for example—Mormons can also put on regular underwear. Those willing to field questions from curious bunkmates, though, can pick up a set of brown, military-style temple garments.”
PS: I’m also randomly reading White Noise. And love it.
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