really, you need to check this out.
you know those days when you just really, really don't want to get out of bed? when you wake up with a glass of water and a piece of bread on your nightstand and you have no idea who put them there? or who put you to bed (it was my roommate, thank god)? the kind of day when you realize that it's 7pm and you still haven't left your room except to refill your glass of water? that's the kind of day i've had today. i wasn't really feeling doing anything, let alone walking the 11 blocks to the south street bridge to do my show tonight. but after i managed to put on some actual clothes, throw my dirty hair back and make the epic journey, i realized some things are worth getting out of bed at 7:30pm for.
what things, you ask? well, i'm glad you did. these things:
the shackeltons
i'm not even really sure where to begin with this band i love them so much. granted, they really don't need my plug...they've been impressing the shit out of people at rolling stone and spin, seattle's kexp, and chris walla. if you haven't heard them, listen to a song, and i bet you'll want to listen to a few more, because this is music that makes you feel like its epic rawness and urgency have grabbed you by the ear and thrown you inside the bass drum. and maybe that last sentence didn't actually make any sense, but in a world with the shackeltons as the soundtrack, it makes more sense than peanut butter and jelly. oh, and if they weren't badass enough already, they're from chambersburg, pa (read: the middle of fucking nowhere music-wise), yet they kick ass like they're scraping for money to pay next month's rent for their williamsburg loft. sarcasm intended.
RIYD: the pixies, early white stripes, aggressive arcade fire, fugazi, television, yeah yeah yeahs