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Seriously, what the fuck is up with Cursive fans?

Have they all been holding in their angst since the 90s? I mean, really. Why so fucking uptight and annoying? Let the angst go people, honestly. You’re not 18 anymore. Take a deep breath, relax and stop shooting me dirty looks for talking during one of their songs, and don’t stiff arm me and push your elbow into me for trying to push through the crowd. This is a rock show. Grow up.

I’ve been to crazier shows and encountered nicer crowds. Take a Jay Reatard show, for example. Everyone might be moshing and pushing each other. And Jay may kick you in the face if you try to get up on stage. But even then, the crowd is less uptight and aggressive than last night.

But I digress.

Before the show, I got to hang out with my friend Charlie who’s in town for work. We used to play in a band together, and we haven’t hung out in like 6+ months. So it was nice to catch up over drinks and dinner before the show. Then, I had to split off and meet up with Al at the Bowery.

I was actually excited for this show. I am a fan of Saddle Creek, and like a lot of the stuff that comes out on that label. While I wasn’t a huge Cursive fan back in the day, I knew enough of them to look forward to the show. And it was sold out, so I figured it would be great.

On a side note, thanks so much to Wendy at Toolshed, and Jeff at Saddle Creek for hooking me up with this show, and for the photo pass. I just wish I could’ve tracked down a SLR and get myself up front with the photogs. Of course, might’ve been tough getting through the crowd in one piece.

As far as the music goes, Cursive was good. I mean, they definitely had the the angst of the 90s and early Saddle Creek stuff, like Los Desaparecidos, which I loved at the time, but doesn’t do as much for me now. But, for what it was they were good. The room definitely had that “we’ve been waiting for this” vibe from the band and fans. Like it was overdue.

I guess I just wasn’t really feeling the Bowery tonight, for all the reasons stated above. You’d think after going to 46 consecutive days of music I’d be able to look past this shit, but I couldn’t. So while toward the end of their set, as Cursive continued to wail away, Al and I moved to a safer distance from the stage to listen, while coming up with a plan to throw a big party for my 100th day. More details on that when it things get planned out (which won’t be for a while).

This entry was posted by Nick on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am. It is filed under Uncategorized and has these tags: 3/10/09, Bowery Ballroom, Cursive, Jay Reatard, Los Desaparecidos, Saddle Creek. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.