I saw my first ever CMJ show tonight. I saw the tail end of Woman's set and then the full 30 minute assault that the Muslims played. They didn't play Nightlife, my favorite song, but otherwise it was a great show. Loud, packed, gritty, and a girl spilled her shirley temple all over phil and me. Couldn't ask for more, really. I'm going to catch at least one more of their shows this weekend.

For Rob's birthday party, we went out in Tribeca and then saw Bedouin Soundclash play the Knitting Factory. I had never heard of them before about a week ago, but I was really impressed by their show. They are reggae-ish, with a little punk in there. Their sound, especially the singer, reminded me a bit of Rancid, except Rancid is punk first with reggae thrown in.
I was able to muscle my way to the front of the stage for the encore and even got to break up a fight between two girls!

I scored a last-minute ticket to see the Magnetic Fields at Town Hall last night. It was a really subdued, acoustic show. There was a lot of conversation among the band members, and the whole thing felt like some sort of music-enhanced fireside chat.
I enjoyed the show, but I wanted them to rock out a lot more. It was so quiet that at one point I heard someone's cell phone ring during the middle of a song. Drive On, Driver was my favorite song of the night, mostly because it was the one they attacked the hardest.