With the torn ACL, it’s been impossible to go to shows at all. I finally felt like I was capable of standing through an entire show and took the opportunity to finally catch Blonde Redhead. Of course, I didn’t make the decision until the show was completely sold out and I was forced to spend my afternoon responding to posts on craigslist until I finally lucked out and found a ticket for a reasonable price. Craigslist is still awesome.

This was my first show at Terminal 5, which is a pretty nice venue. The soundsystem is good and it has two balconies. I’m not sure how early you have to get there to get a good spot on the balcony, but it seems like it would be totally worth it. The place is huge and since I got to the show late I was stuck in the back and could barely see anything because I always get stuck behind the white guy with the afro.

Blonde Redhead sounded awesome, as expected. I loved how they were all business. They played for an hour and a half and I think they maybe spoke to the audience three times. And twice it was just “thank you”. But they played the hell out of their songs, so it didn’t really matter. I would pay to see them again.