Sleep, Sleep, Sleep In Your Tomb

Short Friday night outing -- walking to the far western point on our radius map to hit up The Pony Inn before taking in The Mae Shi @ the Beat Kitchen. Neither were quite what we expected, both were excellent.
From the outside I expected the Pony to have more of a loungey feel, dark lights, sort of lit up like Innjoy is. It is not like that. Clean lines, light hardwood furnishings from the windows to the walls, small flatscreens at every table, attractive waitresses and an incredibly good looking clientele. The food wasn't bad, the beer wasn't expensive (Leinenkugel's Bock was on special for $3...I should've been drinking those). As we ate our late dinner the place continued to fill up with groups of girls that overshadow those you would find in just about every other bar. Good work, Pony Inn. I do wish our waitress had more of a natural tan though. Sorry girl.

Heading further west on Belmont we hit up the Beat Kitchen and arrive just before Kid Static's set. 2 kids rapping, having fun. I wouldn't say they're a great act, or maybe even a good act, but they're having a good time. The Mae Shi (listen to their hit "Run To Your Grave" on the right here --->)...well they're difficult to describe. The singer seems to be fronting a different band than the one he's on stage with. They choose to defy conventions...no two songs will sound alike, but you can still hear the common signature of the band in each of them. Chanting sing alongs are followed by musical opuses (opii?), followed by screamo freakouts. And it's all over before you know it. Good show, they're excellent live, go see them.

Tracks added for Feb:
2 from The Mae Shi
1 from Los Campesinos & Titus Andronicus (seeing them Sat night)
1 from Goldfrapp because it's awesome
Get It Up from The Very Best...this song will probably be on every mix cd I make for the next 6 months