You Shouldn't Need Convincing, But...

With 2 out of 4 members in Scottsdale last week, Untucked shot a promo to prove two things: my stepdad Reg is the undisputed man and The Eames Era are playing the two can't miss shows of the summer.

New HBO Show - Flight Of The Concords

It's like a hipster "The Office", with all your favorite lower-east side comedians popping up. Here's the first episode in it's awesome entirety:

Flight of the Conchords - Pilot

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Outdoor Summer Concerts I Care About (So Far)

Summer Concerts are a mixed bag, I find. Some are free which is great because I like money. But as a result the crowds seeing your favorite bands are much bigger and less devoted. The ones that cost fix that problem but still usually have beer line issues, sweletering heat, etc.. I will probably be more selective this summer than years past, but these three shows are musts for me:

The Thermals @ McCarren Pool (Free, Sunday, date TBA)



Cat Power/Built To Spill @ McCarren Pool ($40, Saturday July 7th)




The Hold Steady @ Prospect Park (Free, Thursday, August 9th)

Patrick Wolf Gets Untucked

The boys and I shot this Virgin Megastore appearance. You can see the entire show here.

Pulp Muppets

You'll never believe who plays Eric Stoltz.

Just Admit It

You love this clip.
You'd love to work here.
You love this song.
You want a SILF shirt.



You think the response is damn good too:

The Hold Steady @ NYU

For better or worse, the crowd of NYU students and hardcore fans who finagled their way in was the most rowdy of any Steady show I've seen. The moshing and stage diving makes me slightly proud of my Alma Mater, but for some it was a bit much. Not that it was aggressive, but it was constant and pretty intense. Not bad for a booze-free venue.

First of all, where have the Thermals been all my life? Best set by an opening band I'd never heard of in a long damn time. I guess it was kind of a double bill, since they have a following. For three people who look more like a study group than a rock band, they tear in up. I bought their latest CD and can't wait to listen to it, though I can't seem to find it this morning.

The Steady started with Positive Jam, and you immediately knew this crowd was going to toss you around a bit. The setlist was pretty standard, no major surprises. Craig made a crack about A-Rod finally hitting, which I guess is better than him referencing that they're in last place. Lots of people snuck through a side door and onto the stage to stagedive/crowdsurf. In the Killer Parties encore, Tad Kubler(guitar) surfed while playing. Then as, Craig prepared to follow, my friend Dan stole his moment and beat him to it. There was a little bit of second encore blue balls, as it took a minute for the lights to come on. We were out of smuggled Beam anyway. It's so hard to rank Hold Steady shows. It's more a feeling of another great night to put on the memory shelf.

Also, the whole show but especially the Thermals were insanely loud. I guess we're old, but there is rampant hearing loss among my crew today.