This Is The Last…

I saw the rock documentary (rockumentary?) Dig! a few years ago. It followed the careers of the Brian Jones Town Massacre and the Dandy Warhols, and their friendship/rivalry over the years. I don’t have any of the BJTM’s albums, but I like their sound. I think they make incredibly beautiful creative music. They have 3 albums coming out this year alone.

I finally got to see the BJTM play with Dimmer (from New Zealand) last night at the Belly Up. It seemed like a lot of people there had seen Dig! and wanted to see Antone freak out. People were shouting insults trying to get a reaction out of him. One second Antone would be yelling back and incoherently rambling (about Lincoln, Schwarzenegger, Iraq, Jamaica, Jesus), and then the next second they’re playing a totally beautiful song. The music was great. They started late and played a really long set.

But i hated being there and see people pick on Antone, who clearly has problems. I’m going to pick up his albums (all 30 of them) and pass the next time they come to town. They have an album coming out called “My Bloody Underground“, which they’ve already leaked on their website.

I hope someday these guys get it together.