Today, My Heart Swings   

i'm feeling sort of weird for not being more into nxne, as i have been in previous years. sure, many of my friends are still as excited and super-into it as they've been in years past, but all i can think about at the end of the day is how exhausted i am from work and how i don't want to shower again and slap on makeup again and go out on the town when all i'll be doing is counting down the hours until i can go home and sleep. that's really it, in a nutshell. i'm just too tired to give a damn about the parties and the schmoozing and the shitty indie bands. i was gonzo about that stuff for the last five years; now, in my sixth year, i'm just kinda done with it all. i dunno, maybe it'll be different when i move closer to the downtown strip in less than two weeks (!!!).

but for now, there is at least one gig tonight: mamabolo, which dean drums in, is playing the ungodly 1 a.m. slot upstairs at the el mo. that time slot sucks, mostly because they're a great band with solid songs and good people, and also because i don't know how i'm going to keep up until after midnight if i have nothing to entertain me beforehand (i'm thinking a post-spin class nap may be in order this evening), but oh well. tomorrow is bionic (who are breaking up after their next three shows -- coincidentally, my heart is breaking too), after a valiant attempt to squeeze into the horseshoe for change of heart. i know, good luck with that.

saturday: c'mon, both afternoon and evening shows. that is all.

in the meantime....

canada's walk of fame got itself some new nominees. pretty deserved all around, looks like -- but extra "huzzah!" to blue rodeo, my mom's favourite band. i think she's seen them like ten times or something, and one time was even with me, but i can't say they're my bag exactly -- though i do admit a longing to have "lost together" as the first-dance song at my wedding, if one ever happens to occur. (i would also be happy for robert munsch, but i met him once at a kid's book conference when i was eight and all i can remember was that he was grouchy as fuck)

holy balls! muse is gonna support u2 on a few dates! i realize this is probably really old news, but it's still a perfect pairing in my mind. even if i like muse a whole lot better. bombastic! (i still remember hanging with them at the bovine after their second club show in toronto, years ago. they were nice guys.)

you know, i love holy fuck's band name precisely because it causes shit like this. doesn't hurt that they're also nice guys, too -- and the music's good, can't forget that.

lollapalooza reveals festival schedule. i cry because i'm still divided on whether or not i should make the attempt to go (and whether or not it's too late by now), and also trying to figure out how i was able to afford to go in 2006 - when i was killing myself between two crappy part-time jobs just to pay the rent - and possibly not able to afford to go now, when i have a solid job and solid income. confusion!

new order say "screw you" to pete hook. new band, good times! hooky seems like a jerk anyway.

oh, and one last plug for the north-by madness: ben rayner's picks of the festival. i generally trust rayner's opinion, and he's got some good convincing arguments here. now i'm actually considering getting a wristband...maybe.

[ music | regina spektor, "laughing with" ]