I will follow you into the dark.

The Death Cab for Cutie show we went to see last night was sold out and scalpers were asking for $100 per. It was tempting for a second to make like $160 for the two $20 tickets we got at Rotate This (the best place to buy concert tix btw minus those obscene service charges that TicketMaster likes to charge), but Ryan's a huge Death Cab fan so of course we went in. We missed the opening band because we didn't want to stand around for hours at the Koolhaus between sets getting drunk on $5.50 beers.

It was the fastest show ever - or it felt like it - because despite my opinions about sad bastard music, death cab is a great band both musically and lyrically. The highlight of the evening was definately the first encore number featuring Ben Gibbard solo on his guitar, singing I Will Follow You Into The Dark from their newest album, Plans. This is the guy who also wrote the gorgeous song, Such Great Heights, covered by Iron & Wine on the soundtrack of Garden State (which was how i discovered Postal Service - when will u come to town???). And fuck... the sound of his sweet voice joined by the hundreds of devoted followers in the dark concrete of the koolhaus... you can only imagine:

Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles brusied by a lady in black
And I held my toungue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark


The past little while, I've gone to see Bloc Party, The Decemberists and Death Cab for Cutie. December 1st, we're going to see Spoon. So far, every single show I've been to have been sold out, and I can't help but wonder if online file sharing has its effect on this. Maybe that's why indie rock has become so popular because indie bands have been distributing music online for years? Record companies are still crying about the drop in CD sales, but what about concert sales? Most people would much rather spend $20 - $50 on a live show than $14 on a CD. Anyway, allz I'm sayin is that the music industry as a whole minus monetary woes has benefited far more from file sharing than loss. Ok I'm done talking shit.

The Jasmin-spotting poster (re: Datura's Garden blog) is almost ready to be posted. I was up til 4:30 a.m. last night working on it.