A few weeks ago I went to Berlin to see Miles Away, Touché Amoré, Modern Life Is War and Gorilla Biscuits. All the bands were pretty good live, but MLIW and GB killed it. Despite the fact that it was a huge venue and there were way too many people there for my taste the show turned out to be pretty good. For some bands you just have to make compromises I guess.
Whenever I'm in Berlin I take up the opportunity to go to my favourite record store there, Bis Aufs Messer. If you're ever in Berlin, go there and support a great store.
The first one of my pick ups is a Dischord classic. Maybe the term semi-classic is better suited for 3's only proper release, because I feel that there aren't that many people talking about that record. But the ones who do absolutely love this record. I'm really glad my buddy Tom told me to check out this LP. And it immediately made click with me. The record had me with the beginning of the second song. Swann Street is such an incredible song. But the rest of this LP is really good too. If you don't know this record, you're missing out on some great music.
