music is fun

tonight i went and saw Eisley at the paradise. its the second time i saw them and ya know what? they make me happy. they are just fun to listen to. they dont challenge me, they dont take risks, but they hit so many good notes and have so many good harmonies that i cant deny them. just fun. good fun. the first time i heard them i had a nervous breakdown. i was looking at venues to play out in chicago and they were playing the doubledoor. i hit the link to their site and shat myself. they are all my age or younger, but doing some pretty cool things. check them out...www.eisley.com
ive bought two discs in the past two days. first up, the yeah yeah yeahs new one. i loved the first one. it was raw and dirty and fun. the guitar playing is all over the place but brilliant, same for the drummer, and karen o is nuts. they somehow managed to tone down a bit for the new disc. kind of a dissappointment.
the other purchase was martha wainwright. wow. wow wow wow wow wow. perfect. so friggin good. she lays down such a rich soundscape in her tunes. her voice takes some getting used to, its almost as if the air she breathes is infused with a little helium but the music is completely tight and just sad bastard enough for me to totally dig it. i went to a show tonight, its 1am, and i am listening to her through headphones. she is like a warm blanket after a snowstorm. fits perfectly and makes you feel right at home. best purchase in recent memory.
might not be going to florida next week, the plane i was going to take needs a new engine. boo on that. but that opens me up for whatever. hmmmmmmmm.