"They say the wretched get their kingdom..."

Howdy. Here's another concert story from the top five of my year in limbo.

I Am X at the Knitting Factory. I went with my friends, Chris and Aaron, both of whom are big Sneaker Pimps/I Am X fans so I was in good company. The line outside was immensely fascinating because it was a grand mix of (literally) people in business suits and their tan overcoats, and overly made up punkish looking kids wearing a lot of black. We stood in the middle of them all, hanging out, talking amongst ourselves and to the business folk. It was a sold out show, and due to some flaketastic reasons out of my control, I didn't have a ticket. I made it inside to where the box office was and asked to buy a ticket. I was denied, duh. But I stood there and talked to the person, attempting to pull forward that sometimes dormant charismatic and convincing side and sure enough eventually, after she looked both ways and made sure the other people she turned away weren't around, she acquiesced and gave me a VIP stamp. I didn't even get charged for a ticket. I wound up having to buy a round of drinks for the three of us as it was put forward that it wasn't fair that I didn't have to pay for tickets and everyone else did. I love talking my way into stuff. It's like a hobby at this point.

Anyway, Chris Corner put on an amazing show that had an almost dark circus feel to it. I suppose it was the silver top hat outfit he was wearing. He had these staccatto bursts of energy that made him appear almost machine like rather than fluid though his vocals were brilliant and transitions seamless. He wasn't much for audience conversation, but he knew just when to engage New Yorkers in their city pride. For the encores, he and the band were joined by his girlfriend, Sue Denim, from . Soy good. If I had known about The Mighty Boosh earlier than that night, I would've tried to look for Julian Barratt or Noel Fielding, but alas.




I Am X - Bring Me Back a Dog from The Alternative










I Am X - Spit It Out


I Am X - Kiss & Swallow (this song live is killer, by the way)