You know, here at the TMT offices, we have things "pretty good" by office-work standards (well, maybe not by Google's office-work standards or anything, but still). I mean, heck, most people would love to have a laid-back gig like this. We get to write and bullshit about bands and music all day; Mr P got us a Jack La Lanne juicer this past Christmas (or as we call it "The Mimosa Machine"); we've got that sweet Back to the Future pinball machine in the lounge; we don't really have to roll in until like 11:00 AM (the tourdate kid just kinda punches us all in at 9 so the books look legit); aaaaaand we get TONS of free promos (the next two Radiohead albums are gonna be awesome, by the way, but the three after that are a bit of a retread).
All in all, I dare say that we've got it made.
But despite all of the glitz and glamor, there's still a part of me that longs for... I don't know, MORE. Like, sometimes, right in the middle of the daily TMT Uno game, I'll catch myself daydreaming: Man, if only I could be in an indie rock band of my own! Take the Brooklyn-via-Chicago avant-rock duo the Fiery Furnaces. They are going on tour next month in support of last fall's Widow City (TMT Review), and I bet being on the road is frickin' awesome! Especially for those crazy, prog-fusion a-holes! If only I were a touring member of their band... then I'd be happy. Then I'd be fullfilled. Then I'd MAKE the news instead of just cleverly reporting it! Sigggghhhhh, that'll be the day...
...But then, someone invariably shouts-out "Uno!" and it's back to lousy, old reality again.
Oh well... Mimosa, anyone??
05.02.08 - Minneapolis, MN - Whole Music Club
05.17.08 - Bennington, VT - Bennington College
05.28.08 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club *
05.29.08 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
05.30.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland *
05.31.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland *
06.01.08 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
06.02.08 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House *
06.03.08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush Room *
06.05.08 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen *
06.06.08 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre *
06.07.08 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
06.09.08 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
06.10.08 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews *
06.11.08 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar *
06.12.08 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant **
06.27.08 - Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Music Festival
* Grand Ole Party
** The Raconteurs
