It seems my previous post was a little premature. The MFNW schedule went up earlier today. I was right about Black Cobra joining the assumed show. Should make for an interesting weekend.

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I'm going to do what I usually do here and talk about the awesomeness ensuing that weekend, at least as far as being related to my taste. You know there's more where this came from if you're into indie, milder rock, party music, or whatever the fuck is popular this year, so check out the official schedule if you're not a SeeingtheDark.com clone (which I hope not).

September 8th:

It'd be difficult for me to justify missing this: Kylesa, Black Cobra, Witch Mountain, and Nether Regions @ Dantes. I've seen the latter two a thousand times each, and of course am just fine with seeing them again... Even if people in this general vicinity are out of their gourd if they think I'd miss any part of Black Cobra for Butthole Surfers. The hell? Pay attention. Kylesa, though... I may experience a little opportunity cost missing them, but I have grown apathetic. We'll see there. Either way, Butthole Surfers, Thrones, and Dirty Ghosts are playing down the street, so there's another option in case something happens to the first show.

September 9th:

To be totally honest, I'm probably going to feel terrible this day. No promises, here. But Ash Street is hosting Zeke, Rabbits, Diesto, Wizard Rifle, and The Thornes. This sounds like an interesting show to me. Obviously I'm more interested in the sandwiched bit - Rabbits, Diesto, and Wizard Rifle. Hawthorne Theater also has a bunch of screamy bands going on - Pig Destroyer, A Storm of Light, Transient, and Elitist. On a day I felt really good and curious and able to tolerate the six thousand hours on the bus I might try that, but as-is, I don't think these guys are going to be able to "aggress" my day-afters away. Also, MSTRKRFT, but they're a dance DJ band, and no thanks, I did it once and once was too much.

September 10th:

I'd like to see Neurosis and find out why I should care, why they've been given such importance in various music scenes, if they appeal to me better when I'm forced to listen to them live. But the rest of the show has had me excited for a while. Grails hasn't played a Portland show in a while. YOB will be good. And I haven't seen Akimbo since 2008 - it'll almost be three years since I saw them last. I can't fucking wait (but I will, anyway). Down the way there's some psych shit happening at Ash Street. The key player for me is White Hills - they may mean skipping Grails. I liked seeing Grails some time ago, but I haven't seen White Hills, and with them playing early it should still be fairly quiet there so that I may actually "see" them. But I may not be down for them or might get stuck at Neurosis or feel like dying after three days of ear torture, which is fine, too.

How funny that I haven't changed much - the bands I'm most interested in are the ones I would have mentally partied about three years ago. Or four or five, had I known them then. Is that a sign of an obsessive rut or that I've "come into" my music? I guess we'll see next time I get really, really excited about something.