Just a Gwai Lo fun within prescribed limits [?]

In the span of about a month, I'll be attending a play and three concerts: DJ Shadow, Junior Boys, and TV on the Radio. Will I see you there?

It's too bad that the Junior Boys are playing at the Plaza Club, which has awful acoustics, at least when I saw Lyrics Born play there. They redeem themselves by printing, on the ticket, not only when the show starts (8:00 PM) but when it ends (10:30 PM). And this is on a Saturday.

Speaking of Lyrics Born, he'll be performing at Richard's on Richards on October 24th, which is when I'm flying in from Toronto. Or not, depending on a decision I have yet to make. If I don't attend, please, someone, go in my place: it's a great venue and if you're at all a fan of hiphop, he's one of the better live performers I've seen.

The three concerts I mentioned above? That doesn't include Iceland Airwaves.

Lyrics Born: “People are so used to hearing a hip-hop record with 20 rappers on it, and I didn't want to make that type of record. But when you're in that type of climate, it's difficult to make a record that is competitive and entertaining with just one guy. So the challenge was how do I keep this thing interesting? That's when I came up with the concept of the day, because your moods change . . . your mind is occupied with changes, the temperature and the light change. It was a way to tie all these styles together and make it somewhat cohesive.”

Later: “We used to watch break-dancing on Fisherman's Wharf, and it was like the United Nations down there--Latinos deejaying, Asians spinning on their heads, black and white kids battle-rhyming. It wasn't until I started touring outside California that I realized that wasn't the norm. It was much more segregated everywhere else I went.”