To keep you abreast of all of my concert goings-on, on Saturday I went to see Matt and Kim at the Rock and Roll Hotel.

You may remember them as the she-drums-he-sings-and-plays-keyboard duo from a month or so ago.
I have to admit, in my never-ending quest to find the cutest bands in the business, this pair gave the rest a run for their money. The crowd was small, but doting, and the band clearly seemed just happy to be there, with perma-grins glued on their faces.
The opener was the Max Levine Ensemble. Given the name, I thought it would be a sort of band campy jazz group, but it turned out to be a pleasantly rip-roaring pop punk band that sang songs about riding the Metro. I appreciated the band’s roar, mostly due to the fact that the singer was — by all appearances — 15.
I ended up standing next to Kim (of Matt and Kim) for the whole opening act. But I’ve kind of instituted a policy of not talking to bands I like, even if the opportunity is right there. Matt and Kim couldn’t have been more approachable — but I cling to my belief that I’ll just stutter like a fool and then be judged by everyone around me.
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But the band was lots of fun to watch when they made it on stage. Matt strains his neck like he’s trying to hang onto the keyboard for dear life. He also does this hand gesture where he is sort of air-holding-Yorick’s-skull (see pic below). Some of his facial expressions were reminiscent of Macauley Culkin in his day — that is, before Mac got married, divorced and started playing gay serial killers.
I went to the show with Andy, and before the show we were hatching a plan to have a twee party. We’d play Tilly and the Wall, Matt and Kim, Belle and Sebastian at their most dainty, and serve parfaits (parfaits — that’s a separate entry, right there). Everyone has to bring a wand. Together, we’d push the boundaries of cute until it’s way into creepy territory.
I took a bunch of pictures and they all turned out pretty crappy, so here are a bunch of them in one. Hopefully four mediocre pictures will synergize into something nice.