I haven't been to a concert in a while.
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| The Gotobeds |
That's fixed now. The last two shows I've seen have been Black Mountain and Graveyard at Mr. Smalls; and (yeah, this is a thing) 'Mac Sabbath', a McDonald's-themed Black Sabbath cover band. Both were last year - the only shows I went to all last year. But as soon as I found out GBV was gonna return to Pittsburgh this April, I had to go.
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| Guided By Voices |
Better yet, I managed to talk a friend into going with me for the first time. When I saw the 'original' lineup at Mr. Smalls on the tour for Cool Planet, nobody was free; and when they came to Spirit in Lawrenceville a few years later, I didn't really press anyone on coming because it didn't seem enough people were interested. The hurdle this time was that the show was scheduled on my sister's birthday. That was awkward, but me and the folks made it work.
And I am so glad it did work out, because the show was a blast. Better yet, the opening act was a Pittsburgh punk rock band that I'd been wanting to see called The Gotobeds. They were pretty damn wild, and the lead guitarist managed to trip, fall, and snap the headstock off his guitar. But they still sounded good. I'm less familiar with their second and third albums, but everything I've heard off them I've liked.
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