The Shins

Kendra, Alyssa, and I spent Sunday night with the Shins. While some people are unhappy with the surge in popularity these indie darlings have had (still love you, Jared), I still love them. I can understand if you're a bit sick of "the Garden State song," but I strongly encourage you to check out their newest release, "Wincing the Night Away." It's beautiful.

The concert was ace: great music, chilled out band, and relaxed audience. It was especially wonderful because once the band started the sexist, misogynistic 17 year old boys behind us shut up. According to them all of the chicks in the front row were ugly (for which I apologized to Martin for since he ended up with one of them), and all Asian guys are named Percy (they were upset when the Asian photographer didn't answer to this name). Apart from their witty banter, the best part was discovering a new Marty (left). Marty Crandall was hilarious: jumping around the stage like a little kid, plucking his bass, and wearing some sweet velcro shoes. He's almost as cool as Marty McFly.

Anyhoo...if you want to view more of Kendra's wonderful front row photos, click here. And, if you want to check out the new Shins album at amazon, click this.