The Sad Bear

October 10, 2008

An Opening Band That DOESN'T Suck

The Walkmen rocked Walter's on Washington tonight in Houston. It's a dive in the most literal sense of the word: nothing more than a bar and a short (maybe 4 ft high, 20x10...not sure how all the Walkmen fit on said stage with a piano and two horn players, but they did it somehow).

Anyhow, opening for the Walkmen were a Houston band called The Young Mammals. Aside from being the goofiest looking band I've ever seen (think if Emrys/ Napoleon Dynamite was playing guitar in a band with hipster Mexican kids, and the lead singer looked kinda like John Leguizamo), I found out, after a little digging, that they also have the distinction of being sometime members of The Mathletes. Yes, that Mathlete.

They're actually a pretty good band, almost like what the Walkmen would sound like with no piano and more feedback. Plus, they all looked like they were in high school. Which is always a plus.

Labels: Houston, Joe Mathlete, music, observations

July 4, 2008

She never been to Texas, never heard of King Kong

I'm going to go see this movie today. I think it's somewhat appropriate that it opens on July 4th. The Houston Chronicle had a pretty good review of it on Wednesday. Lucky me, it's only playing in the theater up the street from my house.

In other news, I have a job (but not a Real Job...a coffee house job - Kyle will be proud) and I'm going back to school starting next week. Whoopie!

Also, to give you an idea of just what it's like here in Houston, consider this:

Yes, it is true, more people sing "Deep in the Heart of Texas" during the 7th-inning stretch than "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." As international and trendy as Houston can seem, ultimatley it's still Texas. Yes, Texas: where shooting burglars in the back as they run from your neighbor's house after being specifically told by 911 dispatchers to stay inside your house and let the cops handle it is simply "Texas justice."

Labels: baseball, crime, Houston, Hunter S. Thompson, life, news, Texas