Dienstag, 9. Okt 2007, 0:02

First of all, I have to say that all of the bad things I have heard about The Myth are absolutely true. The venue sucks. I should have known that, considering I had actually been in the location when it was 'Just for Feet' or whatever many times–it is the kind of place that I knew would make any music sound shitty. But I went because it was Regina Spektor, and because my little sister is rad and I did not have to pay.

For a tangent on how rad my little sister is…She not only gave me a ticket to the Regina Spektor show, she is also accompanying me to see Gogol Bordello and she got me a ticket to see M.I.A.. That's a pretty fucking rad little sister, I reckon. At any rate, I am thanking God that the next two shows I will be seeing are at First Ave.

The crowd was obnoxious, per my expectations. If an artist has to ask you to can it at their show because if you are louder than them, that's a problem…it should be a pretty explicit hint that it is time to shut the fuck up. I would argue that most people went to The Myth to see Regina Spektor, not to hear drunken bar hags hitting on bartenders, and certainly not to hear tone-deaf motherfuckers trying to sing along. I guess that in a different venue (like the Ascot Room show), the singing isn't such a big deal because most people can't hear it. However, at The Myth, everyone within ten yards could hear one person singing…and it wasn't Regina Spektor.

If you can write a song as well as Regina Spektor, sing it as well as she can, and sell a whole bunch of tickets to a venue like The Myth–than do it. DO NOT go to a venue like The Myth and attempt to hijack the Regina Spektor show.

UGH.

And Only Son was at this show too. I did not think much of him…again. It's too bad.

The Regina Spektor show would have been amazing, I think, had it not been for the general shittiness of the atmosphere. It was neat to see that many people out to see a 'good' artist.