I forgot exactly when this happened but it was a few years ago, back when the Second Base Mobile was working. It was around Halloween, a few days before, or a few days after, who knows. I had been out for a good portion of the night, mainly driving around, probably hitting up a few parties or maybe some concerts, it was one of those weird wild nights that are fueled by gasoline, cheap whiskey, and rock and roll. It was foggy out, like some sherlock holmes type fog. The orange of street lights tinged the fog in the air, shadows dark as black rats, ocassional neons flashing like fangs. I was driving north on Kimball, windows rolled down, blasting heavy metal, you know, trying to stay excited. All of a sudden I see an arm sticking out of a bus shelter a few blocks south of Addison with the international sign of “I need a lift” at the end. I pulled over only a little ahead of the bus shelter and yelled out the window, “Dude, get in!” A lanky guy in a black trench coat jumped into the van. “Hey, thanks man. I’ve been waiting for a bus forever,” he said. “No problem. It’s shitty out and the bus stopped running several hours ago.” “What? Really? That… sucks.” “Hey, do you like death metal” “Yeah! Fuck yeah!” So I turned the radio back up. We drove for a few blocks listening to Obituary before I asked, “so where are you going?” “Oh man, I gotta go all the way to Howard.” “Hey, no problem.” The rest of the ride was pretty mellow except for Obituary blasting, and hey, no one got stabbed or anything. I dropped the dude off at Howard and went on to stop off at 711 for some snacks. It was one of those nights.
Keep your Mouth Shut by Terror. I like Terror. I really do. But this video is fucking hilarious. It’s like a parody or something. Ah good times. Shoe shopping hardcore.
The first time I saw Terror it was at the old Bottom Lounge, back when it was on Belmont. It was crazy and it was the first and only few times that I’ve thought “Oh wow, I could get hurt at this show.” Good times.
Laugh Now, Die Later by Rotting Out. I saw these live a few weeks ago, without doubt the best band of the night. Everyone was hardcore dancing so hard it was stupid. Good times.
There’s a few loud as hell rock bands coming into town soon.
On Saturday there’s Against the Grain at the Mutiny. These guys fucking rock!
Then on monday Bonded by Blood are playing with a bunch of cool as fuck Chicago bands and it’s going to be a blast!
The Black Belles are going to be the Empty Bottle on thursday!
AND THE NEXT DAY at Subterranean Le Butcherettes
Those are the only four shows that I can remember off the top of my head. I’m going to go deaf. This is great, the last show I went to was a kinda bummer noise show, so seeing that all of these great rock bands are coming warms my cold black heart. YEAH
just saw an ad for a car. in the ad a kid is eating taffy, old school taffy. i know if that was my brand new car i’d be all like “child! don’t get taffy on my seats! those are genuine fake leather.” of course the kid would get taffy on them, so i’d be forced to stuff the kid in the trunk and be all like, “you want taffy? you get taffy.” then i’d toss taffy at them while chanting “taffy boy! taffy boy! taffy boy! (or girl)” then someone would be all like “my baby! my baby! what are you doing to my kid?” and i’d be all like “traumatizing them.”
