modest mouse & completely-missed-the-opener

a shot-gun appearance was made by me for this great, great, great one. i had a legal volunteer thingy in anoka i was in attendance at (with the show very much on my mind). the crowd was amazingly large and there were Several attorney's there stepping on each others toes, only literally. i decided at 715 to hit the road & see what i could do about fixing the horrible mistake i'd made by not buying a tix (like a sane me should have already done).

PLUG for my generosity: i was a volunteer lawyer at the wills for heroes event. i'm so nice.

back to the show... i looked like an asshat at the orpheum and am surprised anyone offered me a tix, much less talked to me at all! i was nearly suited up, whilst Everyone else was urban grudged out (does that mean anything to anyone???). i may have ruined the surprise that i did get in in that last sentence by insinuating that i did get a tix (or i suppose by blogging about it at all? opps), so no surprise, but i got in!

modest mouse is such a talented band. their cds sound sooooo fabulous, and they're so engaging, and so melodic and smooth - even on their rager songs. -live is another story, however. i don't think Isaac knows how to relax when he's on stage. the thrill of it all-the excitement-his intense body movements-and whatever else rule the performance. so, while the music is uber utterly terrific for already-fans, i wouldn't say i'd buy their album if that was all i had to go on. was the show good? heck yeah!!! i will go again and again and again. me lovity ye!ah the smell of pot in the air while isaac uses the guitar strings as a sort-of-microphone - priceless. the fav as i call ragers? tiny cities made of ashes (my overall fav, too) & spitting venom (the very last song) & fly trapped in a jar. they also played the inevitables dashboard & float on. what else? k. satin in a coffin, fire it up, we've got everything, education, and the one that says "god wouldn't want to be such an asshole" in it.

the cadence of 2 drum sets (again! - love it when they do that) and whatever else they used. as illustrated here some blowy thing that gurgled? in addition there were horns and strings and an accordion, too!

yes, eeeeeeeeeeexcellent.