9/30/10 : chicago's initiation.

as we all know, i'm pretty fond of justin vernon. bon iver was my SHIT in pretty much all 2008 & 2009 (and then most of 2010, cuz let's face it, i'm a sap). doomtree? i got nothing but maaaaad props for my minneapolis hip hop. p.o.s., dessa, damn. and as magical as andrew bird is, he prob wouldn't be half as incredible without his back-up band. and while the dudes from solid gold are a bit on the overdoing it cheesey side, i can't deny they got mad guitar/synth sex appeal. so what am i getting at? throw in a tad of falsetto, a fistful of r&b, slinky guitars, sexy synth, some indie rock and a whole lotta creative midwestern collaborating musicians, and you'll walk away with the ultimate supergroup mega music collective. aka: GAYNGS.

if any of you have been following my unpolished rambles throughout the past year or so, you've noticed i've given a good chunk of attention and mad props to what my fellow midwestern minnesotan/sconsinites have produced when they busted out earlier this year with their debut effort RELAYTED. shit's awesome. 'the gaudy side of town' and 'faded high' make me wish i was in the 80's, sexing it up and snorting coke off some yacht rock dude with bad hair's chest. (well, not quite). but it's sexy. and it's hip. and it's fucking authentic, swear to god, gimmickless talent. and guess what chicago, while all 23 band members of this outfit have regular 9-5 musical obligations, they're getting together long enough for a tour. and yes, my beloved windy city music afficianados, you yerselves get a chance to partake in the gayng bang of 2010.

mark yer calendars now, metro, chicago, september 30th, 2010. for a mere $21 fucking dollars (seriously, people so cheap for what it is i cant believe it), you can witness magic unfold first hand. i've seen more than 50% of these members perform individually in said 9-5's and i wasn't disappointed with any of them. so together? fuck man, i can't wait to attend 'the last prom on earth.'

men i want to date : justin vernon

omg. no idea why i haven't thought of mr. vernon sooner for this post. there are probably 1,000 reasons i could come up with easily why i wanna date him, but this quote alone makes me wanna DIE inside. (from this amazing pitchfork interview with the best news i've read in my LIFE). "I'm just living in Eau Claire, not really leaving for much. I go to the farmers market, go to the studio, go home and play with my cats. I don't know if I've ever been this happy, which is really awesome." ya'll know how i feel bout cats. and sconsin's my stomping grounds. droooooooling.

reasons why i wanna date justin vernon

1. i know he's a hopeless romantic, cuz let's face it, if he wrote 'for emma forever ago' broken hearted, imagine what he must feel at the heights of a romance. HOLY SHIT.
2. he's a wisconsinite. i'm a wisconsinite. we could just eat cheese curds and drink leinenkugel's and spotted cow. i would move back to my home state for him.
3. his falsetto pipes get my girly feminine side all in a tizzy.
4. i could hang out with GAYNGS on the weekend. hey p.o.s, dessa, WHAT'S UP?
5. did you read that quote above? HE LIKES AND HAS CATS!!! (any dude with kitties is def a winner in my book.)
6. if we dated, i wouldn't feel so sad/depressed when i listen to 'for emma forever ago' anymore.
7. he's really adorable, in that skinny, dirty, midwestern kinda way. i don't wanna date no boys prettier than me.
8. HE COULD INTRODUCE ME TO KANYE WEST, DUHHHHHHH.
9. we could sing 'your love' together after getting crunk on some IPA's.
10. i would probably be the happiest girl in the world with him ever. jodihasahugecrush.com