You Choose To Move Slow

Canadian Wildlife “Winter’s Moon”

It may be odd to be listening to this very autumnal/wintry song in late summer, or it could just be wishful thinking on my part as I’m pretty ready to move on to the next season, or fast forward straight to the dead of winter. That’s where this song is — you can nearly feel the bite of frigid January air on your skin in the negative space between Jennifer Mecija’s spectral piano chords, the bright notes evoking white and yellow lights illuminating the blue-black cast of the early evening. The melody is rather sad, but Mecija’s small, girlish voice sounds calm and hopeful, particularly as she harmonizes with herself on the chorus.

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Electric Six @ The Temptress 8/20/2009

Formula 409 / Feed My Fuckin’ Habit / Be My Dark Angel / Down At McDonnellzzz / She’s White / Randy’s Hot Tonight / Watching Evil Empires Fall Apart / Improper Dancing – Never Tear Us Apart / Danger! High Voltage / The Future Is In The Future / Your Heat Is Rising / Dance Epidemic / Gay Bar / I Buy The Drugs / We Were Witchy Witchy White Women // Gay Bar Part II / Germans In Mexico

This was the third summer in a row that the Electric Six have played aboard a small cruise ship in the Hudson River, and well…I don’t need to get into it too much. Just like the two previous years, it was a very wild and rowdy gig, the band rocked hard, and Dick Valentine was hilarious. If you’re into the band already and were not there, you should be jealous. If you don’t care about the band at all, I’m getting tired of trying to convert you. But if you’re curious, you can always check this out.