Another band that takes me back to my personal indie heydays of, oh, 1992 to 1999–Sebadoh. And they happen to be playing the 400 Bar tonight. Of course, my achin’ back keeps me from the affair. But I’m glad to find Sebadoh making a go at a comeback.
And since we’re feeling nostalgic, I might as well mention The Roots concert at First Ave tomorrow evening. One of my all-time fondest memories is of seeing The Roots perform at The Rave in Milwaukee. On a kick, one member of the troupe (I don’t remember which, as this concert was my introduction to The Roots) accidentally lost his shoe into the audience. He demanded it back from the abyss, and even stopped the show for a few minutes, threatening not to go on until he had his shoe back on foot. But when that failed, he just started freestyling all sorts of crazy rhymes about his lost shoe. It was a tantrum, sure, but the freestyling was sharp and hilarious.
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