Wild and Crazy!
One of my favorite things about living in a large city is the accessibility of great (and sometimes not-so-great) live music. Last Saturday, Natalie and I spontaneously decided to go to a live show at the Bottom of the Hill club in San Francisco. The last time I was there was for the San Francisco Pop Fest in 1999, but that's another story.
We dared to take my car, despite its recent sputtering/timing/non-cooperative tendencies (to be taken care of this week) so that Natalie could be wild and crazy while I played the part of the "responsible boyfriend". There were four bands on the bill (in order of appearance): Lemon Sun, Hijack the Disco, Tartufi, and Scissors for Lefty. We agreed that Lemon Sun had a very energetic performance that was reminiscent of Interpol. Hijack the Disco consisted of two guitarists and a drummer. Their musical compositions were very good, but they were desperately in need of a singer/lyricist because their lyrics were awful. The last band we heard was Tartufi, which was very good. Interestingly, all three bands had guitar strings break and subsequently delayed the performance. That's a pretty amateur thing to have happen during a show.
The crowd was interesting to observe, too. There was an older Persian woman belly dancing to Lemon Sun, which was...unexpected. Oh, and the usual suspects were there, too: couple that talks throughout the entire set, couple that is making out throughout the entire set, and unusually tall-guy who blocks people's view.
We had a really good time going out as it was a refreshing departure from our recent schedule of wake-up, work, and sleep. Oh, and it made for a great lazy day on Sunday while we participated in the All-American activity of watching the Super Bowl. Go SeaPhig's!