So while looking at this flyer, your internal voice says, "Kick ass, now I have plans for Thursday night. Who should I call first?" Well, don't start with me, because I'll already be there. I mean who the fuck is the genius behind a bill like this? I would name him, but his hot air balloon size ego doesn't need any more fuel - I kid. But seriously, Sam Champion, The Big Sleep and The Comas all stuffed nicely on a neat little bill at Southpaw. Talk about making my fucking day. Unfortunately, work might pull me away before the main event, but I'll be there in spirit. If you aren't in attendance, you'll be sorry!

Speaking of The Comas, as I wondered around Williamsburg after getting my hair chopped, I came across the Grand Street block party they played, (ProductshopNYC has pictures). It was an interesting scene at the end of Grand. The hipster elite crowded the streets, but something felt missing - booze. There seemed to be zero entrepreneurs taking advantage of the beverage deprived folks. After a few songs - the first of which had major vocal issues - I hopped on a bus and headed home to get rid of that new haircut itch, (no, that doesn't mean beat off).

Later that evening Cara and Ashley joined Kyle and I for some intense pre gaming. The mood wasn't intense, but the amount of vodka we consumed as a "base" for the evening was somewhat out of control. Builder, Dilly and Rosatdon't joined us for an iPod session in the living room that took me back to the good old days of not having to bust out of the house at a moments notice. It was awesome to hang for a few hours without having an agenda.

It all changed at 11pm when we bounced over to The Mercury Lounge for some Hockey Night. We met Rory, Christen, Lucy, Tumbleweed and Mr. Big Sleep for a solid show by the Twin City (the mini one) five piece (well, if you count the dude with the wig it would be six). Lead singer dude wore his patented Vision Street Wear t-shirt (he either has a million of them or that one is barely holding on) and belted out some of their best tunes. I was disappointed to hear they are taking a break for awhile especially with what I thought was a new record in the pipeline. They played a number of jams like "For Guys Eyes Only", "Dance Trance", "Tubin" and my personal favorite "Get Real". I'm done with all the haters claiming they are nothing but a Pavement Jr. The argument is null at this point. They write fun, light, killer pop tunes and if you can't enjoy them for that then you should just stop being my MySpace friend.

My tail spin began quickly after Ghostland Observatory started. From what I remember they were awesome, but then again, the last thing I remember is Rory pouring us tequila shots at the end of the bar. Bad news!