The Good And The Bad
* the church animals: Up There In Outer Space (3.5 mb) | Empire Strikes (3.5 mb)
* blanketarms: All I Got (2.5 mb) | Heartbreaker (2.0 mb)
From A Breakfast Show!!! : cdr
This past week was one of “goods” and “bads”. For the past three years or so, I’ve had the same work schedule. I work Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday (we work 13 hour days). But this past Thursday, I totally tweaked my back and could barely walk, let alone get up out of bed. Generally, I just work through the pain, but this time it was really bad, so I decided to take it easy over the weekend and I hoped that it would “heal itself” and I could go back to work on Sunday. But no such luck.
Although my back was feeling much better, I still couldn’t really move without any pain. It was so bad that I actually took ibuprofen to try and ease the pain (this is actually pretty monumental, because I haven’t taken an over-the-counter pain killer in over fifteen years). The pain was so bad that I almost considered going to the doctor (haven’t been to one in over ten years). But instead, I just decided to take Sunday off and relax.
And part of that relaxation was going to a breakfast concert hosted by the church animals. I first saw this band awhile ago at a Salon Minuscule, hosted by Lord of the Yum Yum, and was immediately enchanted by this husband and wife duo. They have a sweet, simple pop sound that is just absolutely wonderful to listen to.
And opening the show was blanketarms. I had no idea what to expect with this group, but was pleasantly blown away by their songs. The lead dude played with such sincerity and enthusiasm, that they quickly won me over to their side. The songs were anthemic and catchy, with Isaac on vocals, acoustic guitar and ukulele(?) and Leila on vocals, hand claps and other noises. Needless to say, I totally enjoyed their show.
So, even though my back was killing me, I had a totally enjoyable sunny Sunday morning, listening to two great bands.
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