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"If it's too loud, you're too old"

Ehhh, maybe. Or, maybe the sound at Neumo's is just shit. Seriously. This (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion/The Gossip) is the second show I've seen there and the mix was so out of whack and so fucking loud that I felt like my ears were actually being raped. Hey sound guys! You only have one job. That's SOUND! Figure it out. JSBX still rocked my socks off--it's not their fault--and even though every Gossip song sounds exactly the same, they still have a good sound.

We hit the Crescent Lounge down the road for some Karaoke afterwards. My friends and I busted out with a much underappreciated rendition of "Black Betty" by Ram Jam. The bar wasn't feeling it. Fuck 'em. Some guy who looked like your average abusive, alcoholic denim-sportin' dad from any Lifetime Original movie sang "My Way" and brought down the house. The guy sounded like he has from a Vegas revue. I wonder how many times he's sang that song at karaoke bars around town. Do you think he just practiced that one song over and over and now that's his trademark song, but he couldn't sing himself out of a paper bag normally? I'm just jealous. And still a little bitter about the "Black Betty" debaucle. When will this city fully realize the impact that Ram Jam has had on the face of music today!? DEAR GOD, WHEN?!? Oh shit, I think I strained something...