Alana and I went to the Faceless/Arsis/Enslaved show at the Bluebird Theater on Wednesday. All 3 bands were good. Faceless sound was a bit muddy to me, I couldn't make out the high end. They were talented, but it wasn't anything that got me excited. Arsis killed, I hadn't listened to much of them (and by much I mean a cursory glance at their Myspace page, oh I'm so ashamed). Let's just say I picked up "United in Regret" as soon as I could. Very talented musicians, good stage presence, and smoking riffs. Enslaved was dark, and surprisingly catchy but their stage setup was weird, their amps were pointed towards the center of the stage, which made it next to impossible to hear the 2nd guitar. All I could make out was a little bit of drums, lead guitar, and some vocals. That aside, they were really good, the cold weather outside was a perfect backdrop for their Nordic darkness.
Friday we caught No Country for Old Men at the Mayan. What a terrific film. It was exciting, tense, well written, well acted, and a thinker. You can't ask for much more than that. It's definitely one of my top movies this year behind The Santa Clause 3.
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