I am sad, elated; I am segregated.

Just got in. The night started at the Whistlestop watching Fugazi's "Instrument" DVD. It puts a smile on my face to know that I had the chance to interact with and interview Ian MacKaye.

I left there and didn't really want to head home and thought of going to the gym. I opted instead to try Pink Elephant.

The band that was playing when I walked in sounded like an amalgamation of Seaweed, Samiam and Jawbreaker. It wasn't until the third song that I realized it was in fact Blake Schwarzenbach's new band The Thorns of Life. I kept thinking to myself, "this singer really wants to be Schwarzenbach with his content, delivery and flow."

All in all, their set was great. It combined what I like about Jets to Brazil and Jawbreaker into one catchy package. What I could make out of Schwarzenbach's lyrics still had that straight from the diary feel to them but with a little more reflection and insight. I guess this is to be expected as Schwarzenbach has hit his 40s now and isn't the 23 year old he was when Unfun came out. 

I was pleased that the feeling of watching them reminded me of the first time I saw Jets to Brazil when they toured on Four Corner Night. It was great to see a band that I was ultimately unfamiliar with and be really stoked on what I was hearing: that feeling seems to be few and far between for me.

Kevin showed up after their set and we asked Schwarzenbach if he would be interested in talking to us for our ongoing book. Schwarzenbach gave us a way to get in contact with him and seemed to be receptive and appreciative of the idea of the project being about subcultures and the internet.

Now, if only I could a hold of Bob Nanna again.