Tonight is the night 100b has been waiting for - The Raconteurs, live in Amsterdam. Hot damn!, are we excited about this show. Fine, we say that about everything, but this one really is something special. See, I’m meant to be moving away to a far-away land, but things are moving slower than the slowest thing you could possibly imagine. Which is putting a cramp in our concert-going style, because we have no idea what upcoming shows I’ll still be here for. It’s a gigantic pain in our asses. So Tam and I are always scheming about what we should risk buying tickets for and we’ve missed out on a few things, but so far there’s been no big disappointments.
So when we heard about The Raconteurs, we immediately started planning. They hadn’t even released their first single and we were already talking about one of us flying over to the other, just so that we would be able see them together. When I saw their name on the Melkweg’s schedule, I nearly peed my pants. I would’ve bought those tickets even if I had to walk here from my new home, so it worked out alright that the Big Move still hasn’t happened.
I’m going to go ahead and say that Broken Boy Soldiers is by far the best album released so far this year, and I’d be willing to bet good money that it’ll still be at the top of the list in December. I triple-dog-dare someone to put out something even better. With Jack White and Brendan Benson teamed up, I knew it would have to be good, but I never expected it to be what it is. Pretty much every track is my favorite while it’s playing, but this is the best of the best, if you ask me. The thought of seeing them play it live tonight is so exciting, I might really pee my pants this time.
The Raconteurs - Intimate Secretary
(In other news, Tam found this story, which says that the Soledad Brothers aren’t really breaking up after all. It sounds too good to be true, so keep your fingers crossed.)
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