Noticed that Phil put a picture of The Get Up Kids concert at the Sunset House of Blues. We were upstairs at the tables, which had a great view, and apparently also the loudest spot in the house (My musician’s earplugs really earned their keep tonight. Despite paying $150 for them two years ago, these fitted plugs have been more than worth it. If my ears could talk, I’m sure they would thank me.)
PSA: if you regularly go to clubs, concerts, etc., definitely invest in hearing protection. The el-cheapo foam plugs sort of suck, but you can get much better ones for only a few bucks more that won’t sound half (or even three-quarters) as shitty.
The concert itself was pretty good. A lot of the songs from the new album came out much better live than on the album (either that, or they’re growing on me). It’s pretty jarring how different the songs are from their older material. Almost a night and day difference. Also, it was fun looking down and seeing a thousand 15 year olds bobbing up and down and trying to mosh and crowd surf.
Continuing in my recent ‘listening to live music’ kick, I’m probably going to be going to be hitting up the Cursive (6/14) and Sugarcult (6/22) shows at the Troubador.
