Ok so a non-drunk blog type post here so might be thin on venom and bitter feelings this go around??
The AMEBIX gig at the troc. Was stellar. I wasn't sure what to expect having been a huge fan of the Amebix for years and years but never having dreamed I would ever see them play at any point. A few random thoughts that ran through my head at the show. Was funny going to see a band play and knowing all the words to the songs and song titles? I can't even tell you the last time I've looked at lyrics on a CD or LP.. Ok not totally true, I read the lyrics to some of the Khanate stuff DEAD most notably, but otherwise I never bother with the exercise of familiarizing myself with a bands lyrics anymore. Hell most of the stuff I see, and listen to, anymore doesn't even have vocals anyway. But it was pretty awesome hearing the UK crust heads on stage doing tunes like AXEMAN, DRINK AND BE MERRY, ICBM and others. Between song banter was pretty funny. The Baron (they don't make names like that anymore for band dudes do they) sounded like a pirate for some reason "arrrrghhhhh so been following the Amebix around on tour have you, well good idea". Anyway a super strong three piece band with orig guitarist and vocalist/ bass player. Drummer guy was at some point in Nausea and Soulfly, and he ran a computer that had all the synth. Tracks on it. Anyway band was awesome; sound was great, killer simple riffs and horrible shitty leads that were just awesome! Amazing night, most likely the best show I'll see this year, I should just stay home for the rest of the year and save myself the disappointment.

Maybe a week prior to that I made what is becoming a rare'ish Brooklyn trip to see Plotkin play with a drummer. I'm failing to remember his name but I know he played in the band ZAO. Was cool to see James not be lazy and bring a guitar out for a dustup, and the drummer was good. Show was at a bar type space called Monkeytown that had a large ceiling and 40ft x 40ft square room that on each wall had big movie screens and couches that lined all the walls. You could sit and order dinners and stuff while the musicians played in the middle and they played movies on the screens. Was pretty cool. Plotkin and drummer played to some Kenneth Anger movie (I hate art movies), Having sat through a bunch of Anger movies at NYC Film Anthology some years ago with the Fantomas+ Zorn cronies doing live scores I've realized I don't care for his movies one bit. AHHhhh art??? How much art can you take anyway kids? Also ran into Hoor-paar-Kraat music/ art guy who now lives in Brooklyn so cool to meet him after a bunch of years. William Hooker also did a solo drum set to some black and white silent film that was great but was wayyy long I think something like 40mins or so? But he rules and the couch was comfy.

Post show after drinking for like another hour or so the crowd sort of flipped into some odd gay dance party with this 6 2" looking chick with a black cat Mexican style wrestling mask on dancing with this other masked guy ..hmmmmm just another night In Brooklyn I guess.