Big In Seattle

i can’t believe it’s taken me a week to post this. but i have been on somewhat of a self-imposed ban from my laptop in the evenings. that and we’ve been so damn busy. Sunday was the KEXP brunch to see The Concretes, Monday was drinks (too many, i might add) with Celeste and Scott and then Tom Waits, Tuesday was my birthday and we celebrated with the Heffs, Wednesday was my sister’s birthday and dinner and yesterday we finally managed to take care of dog walking and grocery shopping. tonight is Interpol and i would not be disappointed if we stayed in.

but goddamn that Tom Waits put on a good show.

to say that we were expecting a memorable show from him would be an understatement. he ranks up there with Nick Cave for me in terms of depth of musical and lyrical talent. and he certainly delivered to a sold out Paramount Theatre Monday night. the energy was incredible when he walked out on stage and right from the start his performance was really mesmerizing. i’ve never experienced anything quite like it. the one thing about only doing two shows (the other in Vancouver), there’s no half assing it. you’re not tired just trying to muster the energy to get through the show, you’re actually giving all of your energy to it. not that Tom would half ass it. he is such a full on entertainer, not to mention Marc Ribot’s amazing guitar.

ahh, the miracle of a good show.