unexpected visits and good rock shows

An unexpected call from Jelle on saturday morning resulted in a great show that evening: The Frames, anthemic arena rock to a fault, but also wholely entertaining. (...did have me missing jazz drummers a bit though...)

Also on the bill were the submarines, great poster, totally cute presence, great songs at their core, and lots of potential; missed the cue for a rollicking collaborative encore by playing one of their own songsthat the frames didn't know when invited onto the stage at the end of the frames set. (i felt socially awkward for them). the CD just didn't hold up to the live show, but there's a lot of potential when the get a bit older (and lose the jewelesque introspection that, along with some bad production moments and a few weak songs, ruins the album)

Sadly (for us at least) Jelle was precommitted with Calxico for NO Jazzfest so we'll miss him at coachella when we and the frames next pass...