Fear of a Female Planet

1. Sadly, we had to reschedule our trip down to Arches and Canyonlands due to Nick's frisbee injury (cracked rib or torn muscle - just not getting better). Hiking would be fine, but sleeping on the hard ground might exacerbate it.

2. So instead, we are going to get some more work done (new chapter for me, second article for him) and take a break to see Jodorowsky's Dune at the local film society. Maybe a hike on Sunday out to one of the Great Salt Lake islands (Saturday is supposed to be rainy and gross).

3. I scored a great point in frisbee last night - diving catch of an upside down disc by the fingertips - best score of the game if I do say so myself :)

4. I think I might do some gardening today :)

5. I made a YouTube playlist of my half-marathon setlist:

Last night Nick and I went out to see Tim Kasher - our first real show in Salt Lake (MGMT was a free outdoor concert, so I don't really count that). Kasher is the frontman of Cursive and The Good Life and his new solo album, Adult Film (Check it out here) came out yesterday. I've been a fan of his for a while, first seeing him in Boston about a decade ago, and I think he is a dedicated performer and artist.

It was a great show - only the third on their tour, at a small venue with only about 50-60 people in attendance, a lot of crowd interaction, some old songs in with some good new ones, and Kasher stayed after to talk to every fan who wanted to talk. In fact, when it came time to do the encore - when the band usually walks off stage and makes you clap for them to come back while they chug a beer - he said "this is the part when we're supposed to pretend like we're done and you clap for us to come back, but how about I just stay up here and tell you a story about making the album?"

My favorite part was his performance of "The Recluse," a Cursive song that really strikes a chord with me. It is typically a faster song, but he performed it on an organ with just a moog accompanying him.

A fan in Denver recorded it the other day (our crowd also sang along):



For comparison, here is a Cursive performance of it from Feburary, 2013:



With such a small crowd it wasn't hard to get the set list and Nick actually grabbed it from the bassist (who seemed quite flattered) before I could get one. The crowd didn't seem too into getting them, so I pointed at it and said to a guy in the front row "dude, you should grab that," which he did. We chatted with Tim a bit - I told him how memorable each time I've seen him had been and he actually remembered his last show in Madison, when a very drugged out girl got on stage and he very nicely let her stay a little while and then helped her off. Then he signed my set list :)

Finally finished the best of 2011 mix - who wants a copy? Comments screened so you can post your address.

1. Relax - Das Racist
2. Romance - Wild Flag
3. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
4. Not Enough - J Mascis
5. Benediction - Thurston Moore
6. Barely Legal - Real Estate
7. Alex - Girls
8. Montezuma - Fleet Foxes
9. Santa Fe - Beirut
10. Oblivion - Grimes
11. Need You Now - Cut Copy
12. Tripped an Fell In Love - Yacht
13. Polish Girl - Neon Indian
14. Killin the Vibe - Ducktails
15. Green Aisles - Real Estate
16. Dreamin'- The Twerps
17. I Walked - Sufjan Stevens
18. Midnight City - M83
19. Eyes Be Closed - Washed Out
20. French Exit - The Antlers

I've finally put the finishing touches on my best of 2010 mix. Some of these tracks aren't necessarily my favorite on the album but ones that I think will hook people on the album if they heard. I also couldn't fit Girl Talk on here, but it will be prominently featured in my New Years Eve mix :)



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