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February 06, 2007

Grizzly

A few nights back I went to the MFA here in Boston to see the excellent Grizzly Bear. I went with a posse of friends (Oliver, John, Brent, Marcelo, Gene, Jeanne, and Ricco). I was sort of floored at how well they translated the sounds and dynamics and complexities of Yellow House to their live show. Some review I read somewhere called them "awe-inspiringly huge and intimate at the same time," and that pretty much summed up this show. Plus, they did a cover of "He Hit Me," which was amazing.

And here's their great new video.

Michael's novel continues to blaze its trail. Here's some evidence: a cool Hartford Courant article by the brilliant Dan Pope; a brief but nice USA Today review; and both a review and an extensive article in recent issues of the Boston Globe.

I haven't been posting much on the blog lately, as I've been crazily immersed in the last throes of my revisions. I think I'm expected to have these finished by the end of March, so the next 6-ish weeks are likely going to be hellish.