Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Need a job to go to shows

The problem with living in Austin is that there are way too many fantastic shows to go to for me to have no income. Fuckin' A, I think this means I have to get a job. Some of these shows are worth risking homelessness, so I'll probably buy tickets regardless of what the employment situation looks like.

Stuff I want to see so far:

8/17 - A Place to Bury Strangers. It's $8, so fuck it I'll probably go.
8/20 - Xiu Xiu. Jared said they're really good and I'd like to go, but I'll probably have to catch them next time around.
8/24 - My Morning Jacket. I don't even think I'm going to look up the price since there's much chance at all of me going to this.
9/22 - Juan Maclean. I never really got into the DFA scene, but J-Mac was at least an artist I heard and did vaguely enjoy listening to a time or two.
9/13 - Wreckless Eric. This is the dude that wrote that song that Will Ferrell sang to Maggie Gyllenhaal in Stranger than Fiction. His other stuff is pretty good too. $10? Maybe.
9/24 - Stereolab. Even at $25 I have to go. Stereolab are so amazing that I'll abstain from eating for a week if I have to.
9/26-28 - Austin City Limits festival. I already bought a ticket and don't think it's possible for me to get my money's worth. Maybe I can scalp for crack money?
9/29 - Cut/Copy. A song and a half at Pitchfork Festival were not nearly enough so the bullet has been bitten and I've already gotten tickets.
10/10 - The Walkmen. At least if I go I know it won't be nine degrees below zero like it was after their January show in Madison, right?
10/14 - Magnetic Fields. It's expensive, but what's the point of living in Austin if I'm not going to go to shows, right?
10/20 - Girl Talk. I've seen him enough to know that I'll be missing a hell of a show, but at the same time I think I can easier live without seeing an artist for the fourth time than I can for the first time. This logic applies to the My Morning Jacket show above, too. I may also be in L.A. for my cousin's wedding, so I'm not counting on Girl Talk.
11/13 - Of Montreal. I've seen them a bunch of times but it's always a good show. I should seriously have found a job by this point, so we'll seeeee.

Thoughts, opinions?

1 comment:

Colleen said...

Opinion: it was -20 below after the Walkmen show.