And I was listening to dance music...

Music is a wonderous thing. It has the power to unify us, to unite us in joy and admiration. Music can inspire us and raise us up. And it can just plain be fun.

On Saturday night I saw the Mountain Goats play at the Zoo. Alex and I were supposed to go together, but the boy had a fever and was rather miserable. After ringing around lots of people who were out of town, miss_verucasalt agreed to come see a band she'd never heard of. We got there early and settled down to listen to the first act...

( ...and the head stones climed up the hills )