Más Música.

I'm finally getting back in the swing with two bands. BLC is digging through all of our old recordings, so that we can finally bury all those unfinished ones. It's interesting to hear scraps of songs that already got used in some way. Some of the material is really quite metallic, which is okay, because those Master of Puppets-esque lines are a lot of fun to play (certainly, we thrash much slower, but I get lots more time to play fills, if I choose to, so it's cool). I still love that record.



I'm really digging the 4x10" since I switched out the Chinese drivers. It's a lot more aggressive and doesn't have the muffled tone so much anymore. It still doesn't exactly do that crappy compressed 4x10" sound (probably since Greg modified it into a ported cab). I've been obsessing about some folded horn designs that I found recently found on the internets, though. I don't know wtf is up with doppler distortion in drivers, but I'm reading a lengthy article about it. I might just have to build one once I get through with my other projects. That shouldn't take too long, really, if I just do it. I have a great start and I've learned some tricks at this point that will speed up the process of redoing the four cabinets.

I saw Bad Weather California Friday night, and they were bad ass. I don't know who the dude playing drums is, but he kicked some ass. The whole band was on. They've done some work at the Bluebird since I was there last, and I like the darker walls (the lighting isn't so freak-me-out in the crowd).

I went to the American Relay show last night, and they were great. 3Kings seems to have fortified the PA, maybe. I never pay attention unless I'm in the crowd. The real treat for me was Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company. They're doing a honky tonk-esque deal. I would've preferred a whole band, but the duo pulled it off. Add a string bass, and they would've been fucking amazing.

Tomorrow night, I'm going to make it to the Bill Callahan show. That guy's music mostly blows my mind. Last time he came through, I had some other obligation or illness.

Thor Harris is one of my favorite drummers. Seriously. I love that tiny rock-stick...most vile tones from that longhorn, though.

The Private Club of the Satan's Helpers debut show is on Friday. It's practically a secret show, which is how I'd like it to go off. I'm actually quite nervous (as one should be for a debut). We'll get through it, but I'm doing my O'Dea visualizations (which are hard to do since I know nothing about the venue). I've been pimping the band around town to people who will talk to me. At least one dude seemed excited about the new project. I'm excited to play in a trio because I actually get to play and filling in the gaps is great fun.

July and August are going to be off the hook busy for me. BLC has another two-month break coming up (that was the big news today). We're going to use it to write/record some shit. We're going to wind up with a full-length release if we're not careful.