Thursday's My Bloody Valentine show at the National was so epic. The National is definitely one of my favorite venues in Virginia, with it's lavish detail, sweeping balcony and slanted-so-everyone-can-see floors. The show was amazing and MBV played a set comprised of songs from Loveless and Isn't Anything with the delightful surprise of closing with You Made Me Realize Imagine the soothing warmth of a cat falling asleep on your chest. Now feel that velveteen blissful weight on your entire body, penetrating through your ears to rock you to the core. Delightful. DCist did a great write up that you should check out for more details.
After the show, Alleigh's new roomate Gena knew the sound guy, so we followed them back stage. We all chilled for a bit, talking and drinking beer when Debbie Googe came up to us and started a conversation. She was so sweet. We joked about Snow Pony, she giggled kindly and invited us to join her in the other room, where the rest of the band was. I wandered into the adjacent room with Thara and this adorable danish girl to discover a hot tub. Um, duh. We stripped down to our skivvies and jumped in, soon followed by Alleigh, Colm and others. Thankfully Gena reminded my drunken ass to take photos. You can see them on my flickr page.
