Concerts. One of my few vices.

Today is going to be a good day. I am halfway done with classes. Later today I will be going to Atlanta for a concert. This is the first of the semester for me. Sadly, this semester I won't be going to as many concerts as I usually do, but I have to save up for Cannes this summer. I guess I can't complain about getting to go to Cannes. Anyways, I'm off point. Tonight I'm going to see one of my favorite bands at the moment, Royal Bangs. They hail from Knoxville, Tennessee, so I have been anxiously waiting for them to come anywhere near here. When they announced that they are playing at the Masquerade, I kind of flipped out. My good friend Taylor, who introduced me to the band, saw them 2 years ago and said they were incredible. Well the show tonight is only 10 dollars so I figure I can swing that.

Their sound is kind of difficult to pin down. They have some of the dirtiest riffs I've heard in a long time. They like to pepper in random synth, which is always a plus in my book. They also have some of the sickest beats compared to any other rock group out. In short, they are awesome.

Here is a song off their 2009 album Let It Beep called 'War Bells':



Also, there is another concert in Atlanta tomorrow night that I am still debating whether to go to. I probably shouldn't go to this one and the concert tonight but it is another 10 dollar concert and those are very hard for a music addict like me to pass up. Surfer Blood, the band I will most likely end up seeing tomorrow, is playing at the Drunken Unicorn. They are another band that been stuck in my head for a few months now. They remind of an early Weezer, before they forgot how to write songs (Beverly Hills...really?). Their debut album Astro Coast came out in January and it has been in constant rotation on my iPod ever since.

This is the music video for their first single of their debut entitled 'Swim':

Surfer Blood "Swim" from Neue Films on Vimeo.

Warning: This video is a little weird, but I kinda think it fits the song.