Fort Reno Tonight! July 7
We’re playing the venerable Ft. Reno festival tonight as a part of a great line-up with The Boom Orangutangs and Sarah Azzara. We’re on second (7:55 PM). It’s free, it’s outside, and it’s fun. Come check it out.
Meet the new boss… July 2
Ah, those heady February days when Barack Obama stood for bold ideas and a grand new vision of American politics. They didn’t last long, but boy were they fun.
Watching him lately, I can’t help but hear the immortal words of The Who:
“There’s nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye”
It appears that yes, we have been fooled again. By both candidates.
Everyone knows the John McCain story: the only conscientious member of the Republican party has sold all principle in a desperate last chance to be President. He’ll now say and do anything that right-wing power brokers tell him to do, advocating the indefinite continuation of all the failed policies that got us in the mess we’re in now.
With all of McCain’s flip-flopping and unprincipled pandering, it sure is a good thing that our other choice in this election is… another flip-flopping, unprincipled panderer. Yay politics!
There was a time when Obama stood out as the anti-Clinton, a candidate promising a wholly different type of politics. Instead of aiming at the center like Billary, he had a true liberal agenda to combat the mess that conservatives have gotten us in. He appealed to voters by treating them as grown-ups who are capable of understanding complex issues.
Most importantly, he seemed to have that rare political ability to convince people to like and trust you so that, even if they don’t agree with you, they give you a chance to see what you can do. This is especially important in times of badly needed change; skeptical Republican voters warmed to FDR during the Depression, just as skeptical Democratic voters warmed to Reagan after the disastrous Carter years.
But somewhere along the way, Barack Obama has lost himself. Maybe he never was that person, or maybe the pressures are just now too great. But either way, the man who once refused to pander is now pandering left and right. He’s been arming himself with Clinton advisors, announcing plans to expand Bush’s faith-based programs, reversing himself on NAFTA and FISA, and trying to embrace all those “values” the red states hold so dear. And it’s only July.
After 8 years of horrendous Republican rule, Obama’s still got my vote. But I used to feel like that vote was truly a vote for change: a change in direction, a change in tone, a change in the stagnant American mindset. But then again, when politics have been controlled for so long by the same two parties, can true change exist anymore?
Again, rock and roll says it better than I can:
“Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss.”
Three Stars June 30
This is entirely ego-centric and self serving, but it’s our blog so screw it. Our friend Amanda Mattos from DCist.com has a written a very good, very cool profile and interview with us for DCist’s Three Stars feature. The “Three Stars” mark is the highest DCist gives to local musicians and we’re psyched to have gotten it.
Check out our article here: dcist.com/2008/06/27/three_stars_the_city_veins.php
Boy Makes Good June 26
Boy Makes Good [3:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
I was looking at our website, and noticed that we don’t have any music from our new EP, “Cracks in the Floor,” on the site. To fix this, I have included a link to download the first song of the EP, “Boy Makes Good.” You can find Aaron’s explanation of the lyrics here. We hope you enjoy the song.
Also, our next concerts in DC are:
July 7 at Fort Reno
July 15th at the Black Cat Backstage
