scratch, what i said before. it IS the end of the world.
ok, so i made it out to see the end of the world last night at mercury lounge. i didn't think i would know anyone at the show since dtl is in the bahamas, and it didn't seem like any of the other 186 crew would attend... so i was on my own doing research! (ps, thanks to ben for putting me on ze list.) but i ran into my coworker jumee and some people from chicago that i know... including flame shovel's jesse, as we recounted a particular mind blinding mike watt experience at rothko during cmj... that's how i will always remember him.

i almost fell over when the band started to play. jumee told me they sounded like the walkmen, a band that everyone and their mother knows i adore. i didn't hear the similarity on the mp3s that i have... but when they started playing, it was impossible to ignore. i mean, really really impossible. the last song they played turned into a jamming guitar session explosion. intriguing stuff, but still developing for sure. the potential for awesomeness is there though, and i really enjoyed the set. i was sad they didn't play "the slip." i had heard they don't play that as much anymore, but it is one of my favorites of theirs... i'm definitely going to their show with the natural history (natty hizzo!) at tommy's tavern for another dose. the natural history have dramatically changed their set, in my opinion. they've added a member and julian sings too now. is the world turning upside down?