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Went to a concert yesterday.  It was amazing! The whole evening was ridiculous.  Opening band was We Are the World.  It was a mix of lasers, crazy interpretive dance, and screaming.  It was so bizarre.  The only way I know how to describe their clothing is "Arabian ninjas".  If you imagine any Arab in a charcoal and black robe, that's what they looked like.  With ninja masks.  The band had four members: a singer, two back up vocalists and dancers, and a drummer.  The set was more of a show than a musical performance.  It was crazy.  The music was really dark and Kevin said it was probably his favorite band of the night. 

Next up was the group MEN.  The video above is one of five songs they played.  This group was my favorite of the night.  Their performance was so awesome.  They had the most ridiculous outfits of the night.  This particular band had three members.  The lead singer, JD Samson, is also a member of Le Tigre.  Turns out the singer is a girl.  Lesbanin.  She had a mustache though which led me to believe the singer was a guy.  I guess he/she takes testosterone pills?  Anyways, the lead singer was wearing some kind of weird oversized shirt that was obviously homemade.  She drew windows on it to look like a building and one of the windows were on fire.  She took it off later and wore a shirt that said "SEMEN YA" all over it.  Also homemade.  The guitarist was wearing just a black leather vest as a top that was two sizes too small.  He was wearing tight red pants on the bottom.  But most unique outfit goes to the other guitarist.  She wore a purple unitard with chain mail on her head.  That's it.  It was so ridiculous.  The music was great and the show was awesome.  Great lead in for the headlining band Gossip.

Gossip was just average.  Nothing too special.  To be fair the lead singer was sick and I'm almost positive she lost her voice after this performance.  The lead singer, Beth Ditto, was a lot larger than I had anticipated.   Probably 250+ lbs.  Beth was hilarious though.  She talked to the crowd between songs and grabbed a girls shirt and wore it for the next few songs.  After she put it on she said "when you get this back it'll smell like ham."  She had some jokes.  I think I want to start going to more concerts. 

Taylor tickets on sale tomorrow.  What?!?!

-Alex Thunderlips