ok so my review goes something like this:
tuesday- cornerstone/fader charles wilson (from the gap band) listening party. i know, but i had to go because the friend i was staying with was working at that party. saw r. kelly there. interesting. after that, went over to the syndicate to try to see idlewild play but it was intensely crowded. open bars at both parties, great way to start the week.
wednesday- dinner with dov, aaron & chris. went cd shopping with dov & chris= dangerous. then i went over to piano's to see my friend paul spin... it was kinda boring there so then we went to the dim mak party at happy endings where the rakes and phones (paul epsworth) were spinning. had a great time dancing.
thursday- fader lounge during the day. saw living things, most serene republic, kaki king, and the rakes play. the rakes were fantastic, so much energy. after that, we bounced over to the dfa showcase and caught the juan maclean and hot chip. unfortunately i missed cut copy, but my friend greg got kicked out of the show because he was too drunk. lol.
friday- lunch w/dave at this awesome vegeterian restaurant. perfect for nursing the hangover from the past 3 nights. then i went back to the fader lounge and caught black spade (reminded me of the roots) and against me! then i headed over to aaron's for the pre-party... sorry we lagged getting there but my best friend ended up coming to cmj and she loves against me! so i had to stay. by this time i was pretty drunk... got even more drunk. i really enjoyed rivera's set, they were awesome. after that, went to the touch n go showcase. saw cocorosie, supersystem, and !!! cocorosie was the only band that had my attention span. supersystem didn't project as well live and !!! was disappointing. the first time i ever saw them live was in ny at the siren festival, so i was looking forward to seeing them again... but oh well. so we cut out early.
saturday- this will have to be my favorite night. back to the fader lounge once again (hey, free red stripe & free sparks= can't help it!) and caught silversun pickups. granted i can see them play all the time in l.a. but since they were playing there, it was nice to see them play cmj. they were really good... unfortunately the bassist's mic wasn't working so during "kissing families" you couldn't hear her. after that, went to the bowery ballroom and caught kinski, rogue wave, WOLF PARADE!, and the constantines... all of whom were really great live. especially wolf parade and the constantines.. but i've been dying to see wolf parade so i'm totally stoked.
in between that, did other things like cruise around the city and meet up with friends who live here, get lost on the subway while drunk, bruised my ankle somehow, fell in love with ny and east coast boys, etc. had a fucking amazing week of awesomeness. i am so exhausted and do not want to touch booze for a really long time. i can't wait to get back to l.a. tomorrow however... and i also don't look forward to going back to work.
it was great to meet everyone, and aaron, thank you for hosting the party at your house. i hope i didn't make too much of a jackass of myself but 99% of the time at cmj there was a lot of booze involved. my liver really hates me.
good times!
