The Long Winters @ Stinkweeds
tuesday, i worked a solid 25 out of 29 hours between sept 11 and 12 to get a new design up for the my company’s entertainment section.
i got home at 12:30pm. all i wanted to do was sleep.
i forced myself to stay awake so i could attend an acoustic set by seattle’s the long winters at stinkweeds record store on central camelback. it was well worth it.
i’ve admired these guys since i first heard “the commander thinks aloud” on kexp.
frontman john roderick was really funny and played off the crowd quite well. the first song they played was “ultimatum.” it’s very slow and heart-felt. i was nearly moved to tears while they were playing it.
i was going to give a rundown of the setlist in order they were played, but i was really tired at the time and while trying to write this, i couldn’t remember the order of the songs. here’s my best guess:
1) ultimatum
2) blue diamonds — he seemed a little perturbed about playing this
3) carparts — my request
4) cinammon — great song
5) rich wife — from the new album, a more electric song, but sounded great acoustic
6) pushover — their favorite song from the new album at least at the time of the performance
john was a really cool guy. i got to chat it up with him a little bit after the performance. i must of looked like a madman because i was working off zero sleep. i asked him they put a faster version of “ultimatum” on the new album. he simply said, “because i felt like it.”
“fair ’nuff, john.”
we shared a laugh.
“i just wanted to make this a little bit of a faster, more rockin’ album. you never know, the next will be so slow that it’ll bore you to sleep.”
could he tell i was high on sleep deprivation?
they were playing at the rhythm room that night. i really wanted to go, but my lack of sleep caught up to me. i passed out as soon as i got home and woke up at 11:30. to say the least, i was pissed.
none the less, though, the put on a great performance, and i was very happy to see them.
keep a look out for this band. they’re gonna be big some day.
ultimatum
fire island, ak
mp3s:
carparts
scent of lime
blue diamonds
stupid
ultimatum
pushover
Fire Island, AK
live on kexp – if you want an idea of what the stinkweeds show was like, download this
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