Modest Mouse @ The Sound Academy, August 21st

Last night I went to see the first night of the two sold out Modest Mouse shows at the Sound Academy. This was a huge deal for me because they did one of my favourite albums of all time, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. I have been waiting so long for them to visit town, you have no idea how excited I was.

Modest Mouse is a six piece indie rock band formed in Issaquah , Washington, USA. The band is lead by singer and guitarist Issac Brock. They are probably one of the most successful indie bands out today. Lately they have been getting a lot of buzz on a video for their song King Rat, which was directed by a famous late actor--Heath Ledger. They just released the video two weeks ago. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLhWqek7i0

I got to the show 15 minutes before doors at 8 pm, and the line was HUGE. I didn't get in until 8:30. When I got in, I did what I always do first when I go to a show. I went to check out the merch, but there was nothing that caught my eye at a reasonable price.

At 8:45 I found a spot fairly close to the front and I watched the opening act, The Dutchess and the Duke, a 5-piece alt country band. I thought they were pretty good because their songs were pretty catchy.

At 9:45 Modest Mouse finally got on stage. Man, was I ready. They slowly picked up their instruments while the crowd was blinded by the bright stage lights. The first song they played was Satin in a Coffin, which was an odd choice because it's one of their weirder songs. They played for about 2 hours which is fairly rare, but quite a treat.