So, I'm still tired from last week, and suddenly it's the weekend, and I have a couple of friends in town and more shows I want to go to. Damn. Possibilities for the upcoming week:

Holy Fuck
Celebration
Joanna Newsom
O'Death
Stephonik and the Brightside
Annuals

Pitchfork actually wrote something I agree with recently, in that they praised Marnie Stern. I'll be writing much more about her in the coming months, but here's the short story: I first heard/saw her about a year ago at Pianos, and she blew me away. Basically, she was alone, shredding over cheesy drum machine and synth loops she recorded at home and is playing through a CD player on stage. She gave me a disc full of demos, which were also very good if a little lo-fi. She gets signed to Kill Rock Stars/5RC on the strength of those demos earlier this summer, and finally makes her debut album, played on and produced by members of bands she adores. She'll be taking over the world starting in late January. What does she sound like? I've not yet heard the new record, but if it's like what I've seen her do before, it's catchy math rock. She is a ridiculously awesome guitar player. Like, so good she'll hurt your feelings. She rules. So, more on her later, especially after I have her record.

Some more first spin snap record judgements:
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block : Interesting, poppy, I'll listen some more.
Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder : Sounds like them, has moments that make me happy, but they've lost some luster.
The Village Green - Feeling the Fall : For some reason, I felt preconceived to dislike this band. But I like this record, it reminds me of Supergrass, among other things.

I keep on running into the same people I kept on running into during CMJ. This is both positive and negative.

Does anyone know of good websites to shop for sneakers online?

It's November and in the sixties on a Friday. Awesome. Have a nice weekend!

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