IN: Nirvana b-sides and rarities
OUT: naysaying naysayers



It's unusual for me to pitch a Lit gig. But I've been listening to this Thomas Lunch album called Diagrams Without Instructions while working on Loose business, and it's not half bad. For a scale of reference (as I am constantly teased by friends for being too much of a naysayer), here is an breakdown of my music rating hierarchy:

• "Utter crap" - if I bump into the lead singer at union pool, I might throw my beer at their ridiculous hairdo.


• "Whatever" - I dislike it but admit that someone else might enjoy it.


• "Not half bad" - listenable from start to finish. I likey.


• "Great" - I just ran out and purchased five albums from this artist.


• "Malkmusssss" - Malkmus.

I digress. Thomas Lunch is "not half bad." I made it through the fourteen tracks and found something charming in each one. The most notable cookies of this album were "Tator Tots and Robots" and "Centipede Centerpiece," whose titles have a neat play on words. "Tator Tots" is a dancey motherfucker that could make me boogie were I at a cool party and not formatting Excel spreadsheets at the moment. And "Centipede Centerpiece" has the feel of old Nirvana outtakes..."Oh, the Guilt" perhaps...it's incredible.

Digressing again, here is the Lit pitch. Tuesday February 27th, $6 cover, with an open bar from 11pm-midn if you ask for the "Lunchie Special." Lit is at 93 2nd Ave. There will be other bands, but doubtfully as cute as this guy.