the Pixies - 'Gigantic' live @ Hammerstein Ballroom - 11.23.09

i la la love this song, but not when it's stuck in my head with only a few hours left to sleep. i know it sucks to have anything stuck in your head at that time, but this song is particularly detrimental to slumber. you know the part i'm talkin' about - aah AAAAHHH aaaaaahhhh!




pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46484127@N00/sets/72157622747249007

The Cranberries live @ Nokia Theatre - 11.18.09

so i finally got to see The Cranberries live this week and, boy, did they deliver like Domino's!! the only thing missing was a certain friend of mine who was busy livin'-in-california. way to be, jew.

the band was soooo good and i had such a great time. they played so many songs that i WANTED ( :D ) to hear that it's hard to pick a favorite; but i went in hoping they'd play Daffodil Lament. So, here it is:

9 full videos here: www.youtube.com/user/blainewad

concert pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46484127@N00/sets/72157622845472818/

keep your eye out for shirtless Fergal. ;)

NYC area shows of interest - November '09

**denotes which shows i'll be attending.
*denotes which shows i sure-diddly would like to attend.
lemme know if you want in. :)


NOVEMBER:
the Get Up Kids @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/1
Powerman 5000 @ Starland Ballroom, nj - 11/1; @ Blender Theatre - 11/3
the Diggs @ Glasslands - 11/3
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/4
the Fiery Furnaces @ Maxwell's, nj - 11/4
Amy Millan @ Mercury Lounge - 11/5; @ the Bell House - 11/6
*Jenny Owen Youngs @ the Fillmore Irving Plaza - 11/6
Basement Jaxx @ Santo's Party House - 11/7
El Perro Del Mar @ Joe's Pub - 11/9
Peter Bjorn and John / El Perro Del Mar @ Terminal 5 - 11/10
Sean Hayes @ Union Pool - 11/12
Nicole Atkins and the Sea @ 92YTribeca - 11/13
Marissa Nadler @ Le Poisson Rouge - 11/13; @ Union Hall - 11/14
Art Brut @ Brooklyn Bowl - 11/13; @ Bowery Ballroom - 11/15
*Lacuna Coil (opener) @ Starland Ballroom - 11/13
AFI @ Roseland Ballroom - 11/13
*Metallica @ MSG - 11/14-15
Neko Case @ Wellmont Theatre, nj - 11/15; @ Beacon Theatre - 11/16
Shonen Knife @ Maxwell's, nj - 11/14; @ Brooklyn Bowl - 11/17
*A Camp @ Le Poisson Rouge - 11/17
Skinny Puppy @ Nokia Theatre - 11/17
Brookville / Tahiti 80 / the Postmarks @ Mercury Lounge - 11/17
**the Cranberries @ Nokia Theatre - 11/18
Laura Veirs (opener) @ Maxwell's, nj - 11/17; @ the Bell House - 11/19
*Kate Havnevik @ the Living Room - 11/20
Devo @ the Fillmore Irving Plaza - 11/20-21
*Jim Gaffigan @ State Theatre, nj - 11/21
Land of Talk @ Mercury Lounge - 11/21
Sonic Youth @ Terminal 5 - 11/21
Camera Obscura @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - 11/22
*Royksopp @ Webster Hall - 11/23-24
**the Pixies @ Hammerstein Ballroom - 11/23 - 11/25
Freestyle Ferver 2009 @ Webster Hall - 11/25
Elysian Fields @ Joe's Pub - 11/27
Dave Brubeck @ the Blue Note - 11/27-29
*Jaymay @ City Winery - 11/30

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http://www.youtube.com/user/blainewad
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Halloween 2009

for the past few years, i've taken my niece Bria (7) and nephew Dante (4) trick-or-treating for Halloween. i usually don't wear a costume or just wear my scrubs, but this year i was 'forced' to play dress up. since Dante went as Mario and Bria as Wonder Woman, i had to choose between another Justice League member or Luigi. well, i suppose King Koopa was an option... anyway, i obviously tried for Luigi; and i couldn't wait to get that damn moustache off. especially after my mother said it made me look more like my father. yikes.

ETA 11/8/09: i found a pic of Milo as Superman (he refused to wear the cape for this one) thus completing the Justice League pair with Bria! also, here's one of my niece Mina wearing Dante's mario cap. let's pretend she dressed for Halloween as a rehabilitated K-fed.