2006
we’ll make plans for buildings and houses from mobile homes
maura @ 9:26 pm
I’ve been thinking a lot about music lately. My mom is coming to babysit tomorrow night so we can have a date, and we’d planned to go to one of our favorite restaurants here in the county of Kings. But, but, but…according to the New Yorker* Throwing Muses is (are?) playing at Bowery Ballroom. One of my favorite bands at one of my favorite venues (it’s like the Bronze!).
* okay, I’m getting my show info from the New Yorker, am I 75 million years old?
I used to see a lot of live music, in high school and college but also throughout the roaring 90s. I’ve been to only one show since Gus was born (strangely, also Throwing Muses). It’s not really Gus’ fault — in truth the show-going dropped off before he was born, around the turn of the millennium. I can’t really put a finger on why it happened. Some of it was having to travel into the city (we’d moved to Brooklyn by then). Some was the sort of dissolution of the indiepop thang that had come together in the mid-90s. People moved away, everyone was busy. I feel like a dork going to shows by myself, and Jonathan and I don’t always like the same music.
I’m sad about it in some ways, but also, not. That one show that I’ve seen in the past 5 yrs? I spent most of the time tired of standing, wishing it weren’t so late, wanting to go to sleep. Of course, Gus sleeps more now so maybe I could last longer. But it is expensive to get tickets + beer + babysitter + cab home (lazy). But #2, then I read about other folks who are in my same age + parenting boat and I feel lame, lame, lame. And I’ve had this mild obsession with Bunnygrunt for the past month or so, and they are playing** at a popfest in New England in the fall, and I am kinda jonesing to go, though me on a popfest road trip at this point is REALLY farfetched, what would I do with the boys?
** with Pipas! who I also love!
It’s been hard for me to keep up with music lately, too. I am lucky enough to be able to listen to music a lot of the time at work***, though I never seem to have the time to search the internets for the newest shiniest music that I might like. We never listen to music around the house, either (see above about our sometimes varying tastes in music). Which I do feel bad about, from a Gus-perspective. I remember my own parents playing all manner of 70s crap music (much of which I am still fond of, e.g. Fleetwood Mac and Steely Dan) when I was little, and it saddens me that I’m not making Gus go through the same.
*** and to hear what the kids are into these days, too, thanks to our iTunes shared library. Sadly, many folks seem to love Coldplay, duh.
Hmmm, clearly I’m rambling, and I’m also having a beer (there’s likely a connection in there somewhere).
Anyway, the Throwing Muses show tomorrow is probably sold out by now. How’s that for semi-sour grapes?
3 comments on “we’ll make plans for buildings and houses from mobile homes”
Yeah, I know. And really, I am much too tired to go anywhere that keeps me out later than 11pm these days. I guess I just get nostalgic for that ol’ mid-90s period sometimes. I need to take that Small Factory tape out of the car. :)
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oh god, don’t feel guilty! i get to a show every few months or so and that’s enough for me (though i saw about half a dozen this summer). i find i enjoy the live music experience more now that i can’t just go see any band i want.