friday i braved the world of hipsters and oddballs to attend the capitol hill block party. now, don't get me wrong, i love hipsters and oddballs, it's just a rare occasion that i make time to party with them. but this block party turned out to be so rad and i felt bad for not dressing appropriately. the bummers of coming straight from work i guess. but despite what some may think, it's really about the music and not the outfits. i bought tickets to see mgmt, but was happy to see that yeasayer was also on the line-up for the evening.
yeasayer played first on the mainstage and my friend ms johnson and i really enjoyed them. we didn't have to be up in the crowded audience to get a good listen and we had some pretty sweet dance moves at our stand-up wooden cocktail table holding our $5 beers. it was a nice way to start off what was to be a hot, bruise filled evening. i was also introduced to a new band, holy f*ck, who actually made me say that...but in a good way. like "holy f*ck, these guys are awesome!" do you think that's how they got their name? their detailed description in the stranger's guide to block party (pictured above) got me interested, so i felt i had to give them a listen. i am definitely a person who connects with song lyrics, so to be presented a band that does not have lyrics to their songs is challenging, but i hardly noticed. all i knew is that i had a good time rocking to their tunes and left me wishing i had heard their whole set. and all from canadians. impressive. (jokes! we all know how much i love canadians.)
in between bands, ms johnson and i hit up the vitamin water social club. not gonna lie, the $3 pbr tall boys drew us in, but the atmosphere was perfect for people watching and general chatting. the bar set up was awesome and colorful and they had a wall that looked like one you'd see on a red carpet. we couldn't figure out if it was made just for this event, or if it's meant to stay there. it seemed like a lot of work for only three days, but who knows. i will say, when they came to pull the couches out from under us i was not all that stoked, but some nice guy pointed us in another direction to other couches. at that point we really needed to rest our feet for what was to come next.
after drinking our classy cans, and then finding a can to relieve ourselves, we headed into the crowd to prepare for mgmt to come on stage. they came out with a bang and were definitely up to par live. the outdoor environment made them slightly hard to hear, but it was still enjoyable without the ear ringing post-concert. we were pretty bummed that they played so much from their new album and not enough from their old one because it is definitely superior. however, when the more familiar songs came on, the crowd was way into it and it was a good time. it wasn't the best view you could have at a concert. it was unfortunate there was no slanting to the street, but i managed to get some shots by holding my hands all the way up. there were a few rude dudes around as well, yelling and pushing when not necessary and poor little ms johnson is a bit smaller and therefore can't handle the toe crunching and elbow waving as much, but it's all part of the experience. we still had a really good time.
they're a quality live band so take the chance to see them if you can. my favorite song of theirs is still 'kids'. it's the one that got the crowd going the most and is still very exciting to me every time i hear it. have you heard it? if not, listen below!
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