Brightwash

Finally, got to see Jens Lekman! He played an acoustic show this weekend w/ Bill Wells at William & Mary. This is the first time he’s come closer than DC, and on a weekend no less! He was wonderful, his “intimacy” makes me uncomfortable. I stepped in dog poop on the walk from the car and spent the better part of the evening offending myself and friends with my odor.

Also, in attempts to find me “something to look forward to” Anna-Claire discovered both Oasis (with Ryan Adams & The Cardinals) and CSS are playing in DC on December 20th… also a Saturday. Naturally I would prefer Oasis, but isn’t $52-$72 ridiculous? They think they are Madonna.

Jens Lekman made a video for Sipping on the Sweet Nectar *.

While watching this video in quicktime, I realized that I’ve gotten accustomed to internet video=YouTube’s pitiful video quality. Don’t get me wrong, YouTube is alright. You can watch anything you want at one place without anyone complaining about their bandwidth costs, but the quality is shit.

Nothing to do with Jens, but I think this is a nice approach (using flash video) to a fashion label site.

*I will watch, listen, and like anything he does.

He’s playing at the Black Cat in October! Last time he was here I had just started my job and couldn’t take off in the middle of the week to see him.
Jens Lekman - Friday Night at the Drive In Bingo