So I just recently saw Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff at the Steppenwolf Theatre (not to brag or anything, but I took my dear mother there as a Christmas present, no big deal). And, I would highly recommend it to all my Chicago folks, I know, that ticket is a spicy meatball, but the play is two and half hours long, so you are getting quite a bang for your buck, so to speak. The play is very important in the grand scheme of American Theater for pushing the censorship envelope with it's profanity, sexual themes, and dark psychological complexity (it won the Pulitzer for Theater in 1963, only to have it taken immediately back for indecency). I will spare you all the plot summery, because really there is not that much of a linear story line, just a serial progression of uncomfortable situations. Just imagine a play about people at their worst, when insecurity and a general sense of dissatisfaction with life leads them to say and do things to purposely upset those around them in one way or another. Funny, funny games. If you are not in Chicago, check out the movie staring Elizabeth Taylor and George Segal.
MUSIC!!!
I know, i know, everyone has been waiting with baited breath for number 9 on my list of the top ten albums of 2010. Well here you go: Nothing Fits, by Detroit's Tyvek. Tyvek really stepped their games up for the sophomore effort. Making the seamless natural progression from low-fi garage rock to middle-fi garage rock. The vocals are more passionate (angry) and you can actually hear melodies and harmonies here and there; the guitar riffs are much more distinct and sharp, and the percussive rhythms are much more stable and driving. The band somehow manages to maintain their distinctive sound while making all of these not so subtle changes.
Nothing Fits - Tyvek
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