June 21, 2004
Totally useless retrospective weekend planner: "If it's not Scottish, it's cr*p" edition
Saturday: A tip for visiting Eastern Market: Sample the sorbet after you visit the hot sauce stand, not before.
In the evening, check out Mclusky at the Black Cat. Are they as vicious as they sound on CD? Hell yeah. Ongoing themes throughout the concert: Eric Clapton worship, Tia Maria and the bassists' girlfriend's birthday. Big dissapointment: no encore.
Sunday: Enjoy the unseasonably mild weather by biking down the path next to the GW Parkway. Notice how much the smoke at the Black Cat damages your ability to keep up with the other bikers. Undo any health benefits of the ride by getting a huge waffle cone on King Street in Alexandria.
Before the sun sets, head over to the 9:30 to see Franz Ferdinand. See the lead singer tooling around outside on a bicycle, looking like an emaciated schoolboy.
The first opening band, Delegate, sucks. That's all I'm gonna say.
The second opening band, Sons and Daughters, has a mandolin.
Between acts, heckle the WHFS DJ who announces the show will be recorded for a DVD. Incidentally, best heckling of a media personality: a disembodied voice at the Hives concert in Towson, Md., in June, 2002, yelled "Bring me the head of Gideon Yago" while the MTV2 VJ (Rob Shearer, possibly?) tried to introduce the band.
When FF finally comes, at about 10:30, notice how the crowd is about 75% male, if not more. Aren't they supposed to be heartthrobs?
Rock out.
Get pizza.
Go home.
UPDATE: Name of Sunday's second band corrected.
Posted by rj3 at June 21, 2004 11:18 AM
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The second band was Sons and Daughters. You weren't too far off with Brothers and Sisters.
Posted by: MG at June 21, 2004 3:03 PM