Kid, you got a long way to go.

"Transistor Radio" by Cloud Cult

Just saw Cloud Cult at Toad's Place in New Haven. Weird venue - the area in front of the stage is split in half, under-21 and 21+, by these big metal barrier fences. Looked like someone got in trouble with our great state's liquor laws. Regardless, the show was amazing. In addition to the singer/guitarist, bassist, drummer, violinist, and cellist, there was a painter on the stage, with a canvas in front of him that had a nude female figure penciled in. On the first chord of the first song, he picked up his brush and started throwing paint onto the canvas, and throughout the show he developed and detailed the painting, all in crazy colors and in sync with the music. As soon as the last note of the final song was played, he put his brush down, nearly mid-stroke. The result was silent-auctioned on a sheet in the back and went for around $120. It's the type of thing that could be a gimmick, but the urgency and reckless abandon with which he painted stripped the act of any pretense. Good shit.

Oh, and the music was excellent as well.

"Million Things" by Cloud Cult