Justin from Queens wrote:And fuck you all in the Northwest who get to see them live because I'll bet it's a treat and a half.

Yes. Saw them on Saturday. The drummer is fucking incredible.

jurgis rudkus wrote:Does this spectacular "Air and Water Show" appear elsewhere or is it a specifically midwestern nightmare?

They just wrapped up their three day sky rape here in Seattle a couple weeks ago. I'm glad they left, but am sorry to hear they're inflicting pain elsewhere.

this makes my day. thank you very very much.

i'm a huge eno fan, aside from him i really like that elctronic group microstoria as well as popul vuh's first record, 'affenstunde'. I've really enjoyed most of the Popul Vuh I've heard, especially the Aguirre soundtrack. Has anyone heard Trollmann av Ildtoppberg? Their (ridiculously named) album ...

There's a nice Indian restaurant called Vij's, not far from Granville Island. The place is pricey, but it's your honeymoon. I seem to remember that Commercial Drive, east of downtown was a good place to find decent restaurants. Also, there's some nice beach area along Marine Drive, north of the Univ...

A lot of the stuff mentioned above is essential, so here are a couple lesser known suggestions: I'll second the recommendation on Phantom Limb. Xasthur - any record Can't go wrong with Xasthur for some raw, one-man-band atmospheric black metal. Drudkh are a black metal band with a strong Ukrainian f...

III is my favorite. Tenuous might be my favorite song of theirs.

They are at their best live. See them live whenever there's a chance. Incredible.

It's a close call, but I'm going with New Plastic Ideas. I've listened to it more than any other, maybe because it was my first Unwound album, and I was young and felt really strongly about music at the time. The only one I never got into is Challenge for a Civilized Society. I saw a couple of their...

They're all great, but I've got to say that I really love Inland Empires. You get stellar covers of the Go Betweens, Iris Dement, and Townes Van Zandt. These are sad fucking songs.

Om.
Birchville Cat Motel's Sreamformelongbeach.

and a lot of other stuff.