Caine Blog

What a shame - this concert had so much potential, unfortunately unrealized, and it ended up a disappointment.  As for the bands: I only saw Amazing Baby and Violens, so I can’t comment on Chairlift -  easily the most hyped band of the night - but the two bands I did see are also leading [...]

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A really excellent show - like watching a bunch of hippies just let it all hang out.  Precise playing, a good selection of songs culled from the past two albums (although where was “No Satisfaction”?), and an appreciative crowd.  One of the audience members in the front row raised his hands to the sky as [...]

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Well damn.  I was looking forward to this show for a lot of reasons, mostly because of all the hype about Psychedelic Horseshit (above), and the fact is that it simply didn’t provide.  All three bands that I saw - less so with Eat Skull, more so with Psychedelic Horseshit - severely tested the notion [...]

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Maybe some sort of pop culture reference that flew over my head?  A little help, please!

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“Forty?  Hah!  I’m fifty years old.  And you know what?  I still got it.”  Timothy lifts his shirt to reveal a six-pack, and flexes.
“Oh Alan, you must meet Paul.”
“How did he get here?”
“Oh he just walked by and someone invited him in - I’m telling you, it’s just like the old Village here.  And he [...]

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It’s time again to discuss my favorite gut-busting subject.  I haven’t had any new burritos of late, but I returned to Taco Chulo, Yola’s, and Tacobite.  In brief:
Taco Chulo’s burritos are terrifying and massive.  I forget what I got but it was just way too much food, and I believe it contributed to nearly a [...]

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That’s the question I have every time I walk down Metropolitan Avenue, in Williamsburg. Why? Because the land under the BQE is like an untapped oil field, or if that’s a little too much for you, like a wind turbine that’s yet to be raised: pure potential.
Dead zones around expressways aren’t unprecedented in New York: [...]

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A great, underpopulated show, featuring a completely glammed out Emily Haines singing backup on a few songs with Tall Firs.  Haines has a great voice and is a totally arresting presence, and Tall Firs play wonderfully atmospheric rock - kinda like a more accessible Six Organs of Admittance - even if they can’t sing to [...]

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Boring: Jobs, commutes on the subway, waiting to fall asleep at night but being unable to do so because of the trucks driving by at all hours, waiting for friends at bars
Not Boring But Sucky: Taking a massive spill on a bike because an idiot driver couldn’t bear to slow down at a stop sign, [...]

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[Pictures coming soon, possibly by Sunday.  Whenever I can head down to Lee Avenue and discreetly snap some photos.
The first thing I noticed last Sunday as I walked around Lee Avenue?  The children’s footwear.  Crocs of all colors, green and teal and black and white, strapped to the feet of young pais-bearing boys and ankle-dressed [...]

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