BTS+CVB
Stayed up late last night to catch the sold out doubleheader of Built To Spill and Camper Van Beethoven at the Showbox. CVB seems to be doing an extremely extended reunion tour. Its been a few years since we first saw them play together at the Croc. They played some new stuff along with lots of their old hits. Built to Spill was great as always. Possibly on account of the half dozen video cameras recording the show, they were a bit less jammy then usual.
Next up is the Yo La Tengo show at the Town Hall on the 30th. They are doing an “almost-acoustic” tour that they describe it as:
A little bit “Storytellers”, a little bit “Unplugged”, with a soupcon of their famously varied Hanukkah shows, it will feature the band playing an almost-acoustic set of songs from their entire catalog, with stories about their life as a band, and an encouraged back-and-forth with the audience.
Sweet. If only I hadn’t lost my Nirvana Unplugged album. At least I still have the Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Storytellers album. Time to add that into the playlist.
Speaking of good music, Iron and Wine’s new album is great. We’ve got seats in the balcony to see him on December 3rd as well.