8 posts tagged “mgmt”

Even though I was slightly disappointed in MGMT's live show at Slim's last month, I'm still pretty into the album and EP.  So after I missed them on Conan the other night I turned to YouTube to see how they performed there, because I still care, I really do.  Anyway, I found the vid and it was fine, pretty much the same as what I saw at Slim's.  BUT I noticed in the "related videos" section a vid called "MGMT + Daft Punk = One More Time To Pretend."   Wow!  This mash-up is goddamn amazing.  Here's the vid:

So, overall the MGMT show was a lot of fun.  I showed up at Andrew's at about 5, we hung out for a bit and ate at Harvey's before heading off to Slim's.  The night was almost ruined when I was ticketed on Muni for not having a transfer, and issued a $50 fine.  The best part is, I had paid the fare!  I actually lost my transfer somehow, probably for the first time ever in my days taking Muni, and it was the day that the ticket inspectors were out.  Complete bullshit.  I may have made a bit of a scene, but hey, getting a ticket is very upsetting!  Anyway, there was another slight delay when we arrived at Slim's and I was told I had to dump out the rest of my green juice in the gutter before entering.  Fine, I get the rules, but the bag check girl (who I used to work with a million years ago at the book store) didn't have to hate on my green juice!  Whatev, she was the kind of person who considered a submarine sandwich to be a complete serving of vegetables.  ANYway, we got in and had a couple of drinks, and it wasn't too long before the opening act came on.  A very jammy 70's kind of band called Howling Rain.  Pretty good, but the crowd was definitely ravenous for MGMT.  Oh, the crowd.  There were so many young kids, mostly girls, crowding the floor!  Andrew and I managed to insert ourselves into a good spot near the front, but all sorts of giggling high school girls with MGMT shoelaces tied around their heads (I'm guessing in imitation of Andrew VanWyngarden, who was not actually wearing a headband for the show) kept shoving in front of us.  Whatever bitches.  Aside from the crowd, though, the show was good.  I had heard that some songs (specifically Electric Feel) didn't translate well live, but I thought it sounded great.  They pretty much played the whole album, and the more proggy songs sounded especially good live.  I was a little let down that they didn't play anything from the Time To Pretend EP, but the surprise second encore in which they sang "Brown Eyed Girl" was pretty sweet.  My only other problem was that they didn't really interact with the audience, but maybe in a few years when they have more touring experience they'll improve on that. 
Now I only have to wait a month until Beirut, which hopefully will attract a less douche-y crowd!

I am enjoying a lazy day leading into my MGMT night.  You know, sprawled out on my bed reading blogs and listening to music.  And I just happened to find out that Black Kids are playing at Mezzanine with Cut Copy this Saturday, and it's goddamn sold out!  I'm not to upset about Cut Copy, although I like the new album (downloaded this morning from emusic).  But I have been trying to get my hands on that Black Kids EP for a while now, with no luck.  Apparently it's available on iTunes UK, but not US.  Sigh.  I'm still amped about MGMT, though!  Focus!

Kids

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Oracular Spectacular

I don't have any 3-D glasses either, but I'm going to follow their suggestion!
The FADER - MGMT "Time To Pretend" in 3-D

Yay, I got tix to go see MGMT at Slim's next month!  In the meantime, here's a funny video of them answering questions from NME, being afraid of jellyfish, and hating on Vampire Weekend:

Wednesday is always my longest day of the week, 9 1/2 hours today.  BUT it is sometimes the most enjoyable work day of the week, as it's the day of the baby's music class with the cutie music teacher (who today told me I have a pretty singing voice!  Hot!)  After class the kids' mom dropped big sister off with me and the baby at the park, and we spent about two hours there eating a packed lunch and generally basking in the sun.  I was talking to another nanny, and we agreed that, on a sunny day, nannying is the most awesome job ever.  The day wasn't totally flawless, mostly because big sister is dealing with an upset stomach and had a bit of a diaper explosion during her nap, if you know what I mean.  Honestly, though, I am almost immune to being grossed out by poop at this point.  I was actually so thrilled about her napping for a change that I was willing to deal with the mess. 
On Monday my coworker from the book store lent me the MGMT cd I so desperately wanted, and today I played it for the kids... they seemed to like it.  It was a departure from the classic rock radio that we usually listen to, but luckily their musical tastes are pliable.  Since, you know, they're babies.  This was our favorite song of the day:

Electric Feel

MGMT

Oracular Spectacular

And now I am home, sitting in my cable-less apartment, missing the season finale of Project Runway.  I might have asked Andrew if I could come over to watch it, but today is Ian's birthday so I thought I ought to give them some space.  I don't know when I'll get to watch it, but if I goddamn find out who won before I get to watch it I'm going to flip the fuck out.  Maybe.  We'll see. 
Also, I feel compelled to mention that since the syrup I had with my waffle last Friday at the House of Chicken and Waffles I have kept up with my sugar ban.  Yay!  I have found that a nice bottle of Kombucha Tea is a good way to
alleviate those irresistible sugar cravings I get at night.  Tonight I'm drinking a lovely blueberry infusion:

Blueberry KT

And finally, a sassy Gion photo I took awhile ago and just discovered in my camera:

What

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I realize how nerdy I am when I can spot two cat-related items in the photo aside from the actual cat.  I don't buy these things, people just give them to me!

I want to ride a giant cat...   

I'm totally obsessed with two songs from MGMT's Time To Pretend EP.  I just wish I knew how to pronounce their name!  I haven't bought the full album because one of my coworkers offered to lend me her copy to upload.  Yay.  She says that there are a couple of real clunkers on the album, but at least the EP is excellent.

Time To Pretend

MGMT

Oracular Spectacular

Love Always Remains

MGMT

Time To Pretend