Naturally, I hadn't intended to let this project sit dormant for so long, but life remains busy and it's been all too easy to let the weeks slip past. Not that I'm complaining - all things considered, things have been pretty good lately. Hopefully, though, I'll also be able to find the time and energy to post a little more often.Superchunk played at the Wonder Ballroom a few weeks ago, a venue I hadn't been to since maybe 2002, back when it was still Disjecta. I've never paid the slightest attention to Superchunk - I think I'd always been repelled by having them described to me as "college rock," which only barely ranks above "emo" as one of my least-favorite musical descriptors. After hearing their newest record, Majesty Shredding, though, I really started to regret having ignored them for so long. It's an excellent album, and I've been listening to it almost every day since it came out. That said, perhaps it's for the best that I'm only hearing them now. One of the things that I like a lot about Majesty Shredding is that it's a passionate, high-energy record made by four people in their forties, and the joy of it is tempered (and strengthened) by age and experience. I don't know if I would feel the same way about it if it had been made by a younger band.
Anyway, enough of that. I wish that Superchunk had been able to play an all-ages show - and I missed their in-store performance at Jackpot earlier in the day - but I'm still glad that I went. They were just as enthusiastic and exhilarating in person, and it was clear how excited everyone was to see them. I'll happily see them play again... though I realize that probably won't be for another ten years.
Here's some footage that someone shot of "Slack Motherfucker," their last song of the night:
