Music is the victim

...of this particular blog. Been on a big music kick this past month...So I figure, in this much delayed blog, I'll present what's been music to my ears as of late...

Just got back from seeing another Scissor Sisters concert at The Troubadour. Brought along a few Scissor newbies with me this go-round. Another GREAT performance. They're my favorite new band...period. They're so damn fun...It's the wonderful combination of a band with awesome music, good chops, and a fun personality. My only complaint was that the party was over all too soon...

And their debut album is superb...HIGHLY recommend it especially if you're a fan of good, pop/classic rock in the old school-"Elton John circa Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Caribou"-meets-David Bowie-meets-Bee Gees-meets-George Michael vein. It's the best debut album I've heard in a long while. It tops Maroon 5 and the New Radicals' debuts and I REALLY liked those albums. The last time I listened to a band's debut album this much was Ben Folds Five. They're THAT good.

This was the first time I had gone to the legendary Troubadour. I was surprised at how small the venue was. While it wasn't as small as Spaceland (where I first saw Scissor Sisters perform), it was smaller than most of the venues I've gone to. To think...this was the place where Elton John made his US debut. SOOOOO cool and soooo packed and hot. The place was filled tonight...

And speaking of which...It was like a Friendster site come to life. While at the concert, friends and I bumped into a number of other friends we knew. Quite a small world we live in...

The other band I won't shut up about is The Hill Valley Preservation Society. This is a band in Georgia that does something that I always wanted to do as part of the one-man show I did in college...They perform covers of 80s TV themes and video game music. Their versions of the "3-2-1 Contact," "Diff'rent Strokes," and "The Price is Right" themes rock. They also pull out some obscure themes too...On top of that, they're performing for a good cause, the Michael J. Fox foundation.

Last Friday, Doug and I checked out a performance by Matthew Jordan. Matthew had dropped me a line via MySpace.com mentioning his show. It's funny...going back to the whole "it's a small world" thing...he and I actually crossed paths a couple of years ago at a Ben Folds concert at the Avalon. Anyhoo, he performed at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood and put out a really strong set. Very impressive songs...had subtle hints of Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Gavin DeGraw, and Ben Jelen. I would not be surprised if he makes it big in the next few years. I believe you can listen to some of his songs on his website...highly recommended.

Some other things that have made their way into the iPod recently are the new Mello Cads album ("Sin City" is my favorite track on that one), Papas Fritas "best of" CD, and bits and pieces of the "Ring Ring" and "Waterloo" albums by ABBA.

Ahh...but now to get to bed...and rest my weary feet from hopping around at the Troubadour.