So, last Sunday we drove up to Hollywood to see Modest Mouse at the Avalon. They put on a good show. This is the second time we’ve seen them live (the first time being the KROQ Weenie Roast). There were two other bands that opened up for them, one of them being The Walkmen. I wasn’t too impressed so we just kind of hung out in the lobby and did some people watching. While waiting for Modest Mouse to come on, we saw Danny Masterson (a.k.a Steven Hyde from That 70s Show), Giovanni Ribisi (a.k.a Daniel from The Other Sister), Adam Goldberg (a.k.a The Hebrew Hammer), Christina Ricci (a.k.a Wednesday from The Addams Family), and Kevin Weisman (a.k.a Marshall J. Flinkman from Alias). Apparently, Chrstina Ricci is dating The Hebrew Hammer (which is a little odd, but whatever, to each their own…sorry Brian). After the show, we kind of hung out in front of the venu and we saw a few more people from The O.C.
I digress.
I really like the new album from Modest Mouse. It’s not my favorite, but it’s still not crap. I worry that now that they are getting bigger (selling out?) that future albums will turn to crap. I’ve been listening to them since probably early ‘01 while in school at Chico State. They used to play in Chico quite often (at least 4 times in 3 years), but I never went to see them… should have.