Things Not to Do List

So, last night was the QOTSA show in Halifax; cool venue, great set. Sound was fantastic, the band was tight, all the "hits" were played (although I would've like a couple more from the first album). Their live CDs/DVDs don't do this band's performance justice. It was a little short (Pearl Jam spoiled me; I now expect all bands to play for at least 2 1/2 hours), but overall well worth the price of admission. $40 is much less than most bands on QOTSA's level charge these days, and I'd wager that those bands don't put on as good a show.

The setlist:
Go with the Flow
Do it Again
Feel Good Hit of the Summer
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
3's & 7's
Misfit Love
Burn the Witch
I Never Came
In the Fade
Monsters in the Parasol
Turnin' on the Screw
Make it Wit Chu
Little Sister
Battery Acid
You Can't Quit Me Baby
Sick, Sick, Sick
No One Knows
(encore)
You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire
Song for the Dead

I sadly missed most of Mugison's set, but was fortunate enough to snag a copy of "Mugiboogie" for $10... autographed and handed to me by the man himself. We didn't have much of a conversation (Me: Sorry I missed your set, I saw your videos on YouTube and you guys seem pretty awesome. Mugison: That's great, thank you for your support, etc.), but he seemed genuinely happy to be grinding it out at the merch table for the few of us who showed the common decency of giving some props to the opening band. For those of you curious about the band, Google them, then snag "Mugiboogie" for yourself when it's officially released (on Ipecac, no less) June 24.

Anyway, I am a little wiped out from the experience, so there will be no Album of the Week this week (it was only going to be the new Death Cab anyway, and I'll save you the suspense; it's just okay). The chart will be up later in the week, maybe on the weekend. Just throwing this up here to let you know I still think about you from time to time.

Off you go.