if you haven't listened to the airborne toxic event, i'd ask you to go out and give them a go now. i don't think they'll be getting huge anytime soon.. the local radio station has been giving their acoustic version of "sometimes around midnight" a lot of airtime, but as far as anything else... who knows. they have a pretty gritty, raw.... grab-your-gin-and-head-out-to-the-streets sound. something a little bit more grounded, and a little more epic. something we left behind with the early 90's and the breakfast club and a poorly lit room. something about them almost reminds me of... i don't know. it's not the sound... there's something in the way they feel. anyway... who knows. give them a listen.
let's talk about shows again. let's talk about being fourteen and sneaking to shows because you can't drive. i've come full circle-- i don't drive anymore, i don't have a job, i'm just a girl with a room in seattle going to shows and staying up late to finish homework. school's coming back into it's big swing, but there's something to be said for studying something you actually give a damn about. i forgot what it felt like to care about learning... or maybe i just found it in other places (read: the summer i learned how to work an espresso machine). but still, i squeeze concerts and live jams and fools playing guitars and ukuleles into my spare time. the cold winter's coming on again, but you still find gritty musicians on the street.
aren't we all just trying to make it by these days?
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