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Last night we saw Margot & the Nuclear So and So's,

d4ni's favorite band. The show was at a smallish bar in Lawrence, the local college town about forty minutes west of home. Normally I don't make a habit of going out on Wednesday nights, but it was so worth the resulting lack of sleep!

I don't go to many concerts (at least not ones I'm not playing in) but I do really love live music. The two opening acts were both good, and Margot was fabulous! If you haven't heard of Margot & the Nuclear So and So's (and you probably haven't), they're an indie orchestral rock band (kind of like The Arcade Fire). They've got guitars, keyboard, violin, trumpet, horn, cello, and plenty of interesting percussion. Watching the percussion guy dance was one of the most amusing parts of the night. You have never seen a tambourine played with such enthusiasm and abandon!

As you probably tell from the picture, we were standing very close to the stage (the beauty of seeing an indie band at a small venue!) so everything was good and loud, and I could see well when flaily-dancing guy in front of me wasn't, well, flailing too much. They'd played some new songs from their upcoming album and some lovely old stuff. My personal favorites are "Skeleton Key", which is just all around amazing, and "Paper Kitten Nightmare" because it has meowing. 'Nuff said.

There are more pictures at my Flickr account and some videos here. :D