I don't know about you but I had a great weekend. Saturday I went to the Hideout Block Party. Normally, I rarely attend these kind of events. I don't really care for large, open crowd kind of shindigs but the lineup and the fee were perfect. It was $10 bucks for a bunch of awesome bands. Although, the three that really stood out were Eleventh Dream Day, The Sam Roberts Band, and The DB's.
Eleventh Dream Day did alot of new material but rocked us like they are known to do. The way Rick Rizzo plays guitar shows just how much fun he has. They played a couple tunes they haven't even named yet. Following them was this group out of Canada called The Sam Roberts Band. I had no idea what to expect, never having heard of them before, but they are like a 70s/80s rock and roll band (hair and all). They do the kind of songs that could easily become anthems. They sing about social change and the betterment of society. I know, doesn't sound like a rock band but they are. Following them were The DB's who haven't played together since the early 80s. They still have that 80s new wave sound and their songs were all about screwed up love. Ha! They were also the only band that the Hideout crew aloud to do an encore. We all cheered for both Eleventh Dream Day and The Sam Roberts Band to do extra songs but The Hideout was trying to stick to a tight schedule. I guess b/c The DB's hadn't played live in so long, they let them do it. You can check out the whole lineup at The Hideout.
On Sunday, I went to see the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. The Baxter cracked me up. I almost never laugh out loud to the point of tears but Michele Williams is a gem in this flick. The writer/director/and lead Michael Showalter was great as "the baxter." Others in the cast were Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks. The infectious humor reminded me of the same kind of things I liked about Kissing Jessica Stein, though not a laugh out loud. I highly recommend this movie to everyone who has an ounce of a romantic nature and you can even take a quiz to see if you're a baxter here.
Next weekend, I'm flexing my activism muscle and marching on Washington. There's going to be a huge peace rally featuring Cindy Sheehan's group, bands, speakers, and folks from all over the country converging on D.C. I'll tell you all about it next week. Get a preview here.
