P4K Black Kids review

What on earth is this supposed to mean? I guess that the Pitchfork love affair with the Black Kids is over.

Back!

I've returned from CR to the awesome news that DJ Lazer is (still?) in town. Best. News. Ever.

I've got the day off to update the website (finally!), so hopefully some excellent new shows have been added since I've been gone. After being forced to listen to hours of Ben Harper and Jack Johnson by the surfers on the beach and in the hostels, I'm craving good music again. Though randomly, we were watching a surf movie one night (basically just surfing set to music) and amongst all the emo punk music that made up the soundtrack was . . . the Black Kids. Go figure.

New Year's

New Year's shows are starting to pop up again, with Margot and the Nuclear So-Sos at Schubas, Jon Brion at the Harris Theater, Spoon at the Metro and now Black Kids at the Empty Bottle. Usually when hyped up bands play small venues I make a point to see them before they blow up even if I'm not sure I'm into them, just in case they could win me over live (see: Peter Bjorn and John). But I definitely won't bother this time, even if it wasn't New Year's Eve . . .

Happy holidays! Back on Monday, both blog and radio show.

EDIT: But wait! This show gets the award for most depressing New Year's show:

Everclear and the Lovehammers @ the Hyatt Regency O'Hare

Woo!

Blog Hype

The latest buzz band of the moment is Black Kids, who have nothing more than a 4-song myspace demo to their name at the moment (called . . . wait for it . . . The Wizard of Ahhhhs). I downloaded the demo this weekend and must say . . . I don't get it. Apparently, neither does Pitchfork writer Jess Harvell.