My mind is eased. A heavy load has been lifted.
In preperation for these shows, you should steal McGratten's secret for getting unknown hot ladiez to plant one on you. Then report back on your (wild) success.
The clever google-proofing is most welcome.
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I was going to say that I'd go to the Friday's YBCA with you, but then I looked at the description, and am uncertain that I am ready for Swiss robot jazz.
Everyone is ready for Swiss robot jazz. It's really great stuff. Totally, like, hypnotic.
Send me a sample? I have a midterm on Tuesday (wtf, did I go back to college?) and will be in the mood to celebrate on Fri. I could take you to CHEAP but good Vietnamese food this time around. Slanted Door was way too pricey!
Slanted Door is way to pricey. That grimy-ass place on 6th by Market is much better, especially if you get there early.
Cordon Bleu on California by Polk is also awesome and cheap.
There's a good Vietnamese restaurant on Ocean somewhere who's name I don't know and who's location I can't place. I'd probably be able to recognize it if I happened by it on some night in August when it's cold and foggy.
I really like Bodega on Larkin & Ellis (I think that's the cross, I know it's on Larkin) near the Civic Center. I used to wonder why a Vietnamese restaurant had a Spanish sounding name, but it's the combination of three words, of three types of meat: Bo + De + Ga = Beef + Lamb + Chicken. I guess there was no way to integrate one of my favorite meats, Heo (Pork) in a way that sounded like an easy word to pronounce.
Nothing beats Little Saigon in Orange County, but the Chinese/Vietnamese town in Oakland from Broadway & 12th to Broadway & 9th (near Bart stops! Accessible by AC Transit #51!) and the "Saigon Business District" in San Jose come close.
Except that I don't have a car and wouldn't really care to go to San Jose, but...
Richmond had a fabulous French/Vietnamese restraurant. I was very sad when it closed.
15: Solid drummer. I often hate cross-stick, but that was very tasteful. The clave, however: a bit twee. Overall: I'd go see them.
Incidentally, since this seems to be the closest thing to a music thread currently going, the new Goldfrapp album is excellent and the Pitchfork reviewer can shove it.
Sifu: re the place near 6th & Market, do you mean Tu Lan? If so, then yes, that place is great!
I have no cool new music to review. I am too lame and behind the times. I would benefit from a w-lfs-n mix or going to Swiss robot jazz.
Although I have been listening to lotsa jazz lately, w-lfs-n. And Call and Response and The Parallelograms, whose melodic, feminine vocals fill me with grrrrl power.
Oh and Ben: this is AWESOME. I would go see this.
w-lfs-n gets it exactly right. I endorse Aram Shelton unreservedly.
Alison Goldfrapp is always excellent and Pitchfork reviewers can always shove it, too.
re: 21
I often read Pitchfork as a source of new music recommendations. Not to see what their reviewers say, but just what they are reviewing. But yeah, the 'always shove it' viewpoint is fair.