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Comment by Raymond

Raymond — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:17:58 -0800

OMG. Is there going to be an All Ages show?

Comment by Jedd!

Jedd! — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:20:57 -0800

haha uh.. totally unrelated.

Comment by Megan Seling

Megan Seling — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:21:43 -0800

Both appear to be 21+, but I'm interviewing the band this weekend, and I'll find out if other shows will follow. Word has it that they've been working on new material for a few months too, so perhaps these shows aren't a one time only thing? I'll find out for sure.

Seeing Sweet Water at Vera would be... sweet.

Comment by anna

anna — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:11:40 -0800

really, does anyone under 30 remember them?

Comment by Eric

Eric — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:39:58 -0800

Really, does anyone of any age care at all about this? Why does Megan only cover the kind of music that people grew out of at age 14? Op Ivy, Get Up Kids, and now this crap? How old is she anyway? And why does she write like she's talking to a deaf infant?

"I love that song, and I love them, but the rest of the album Superfriends was really great too, and that�s what a a lot of people might not realize. "

"And they make me dance. A lot."

This kind of writing is barely even appropriate for a fourth grade book report.

We got a real Lester Bangs on our hands here.. I know that not everyone should be a bearded record collector with all the Nuggets tracklistings memorized and a deep respect for Ethiopian jazz and Satwa or whatever. But come on! Zwickel's been around for like a month and he's already shown a deeper knowledge of and respect for music and journalism then Seling has in the god-knows-how-many-years she's been playing Mad Libs with the music section.

She should give her job to someone who deserves it, deep down she must know (as everyone else does) that she's completely unqualified. Maerz/Segal/Wilson, you are all missed.

Comment by Bryan in the UK

Bryan in the UK — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:37:14 -0800

Eric: I disagree. I think Megan's writing is quite effective at conveying her enthusiasm (would you prefer the dispassionate, analytical detachment toward which so many other critics end up drifting?), and her posts cleary resonate with some of the crowd around here.

I vote that Megan keeps her job and gets a free tattoo of a defunct punk band.

Comment by sam

sam — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:52:05 -0800

i don't know what you guys are crying about. Sweet water rocks and the show is going to be crazy.

Comment by laterite

laterite — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:18:13 -0800

Holy poopstain! Sweet Water!

You know, @5, I don't always vibe on Ms. Seling's writing either, but I know she's enthusiastic about what she does and that goes a hell of a long way.

Comment by For Real

For Real — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:35:53 -0800

ok so i've read Megan for her years at the Stranger and i think she's quite sweet and her enthusiasm bubbles over. But a music critic she is not. Her taste is music borders on deplorable. And Sweet Water at Vera? oh come on. Let's hope that the folks running the Vera Project have better sense than that. The kids do not know who Sweet Water is. It would be an empty house.

Comment by Sally Struthers Lawnchair

Sally Struthers Lawnchair — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:36:56 -0800

There was only one Lester Bangs, we don't need another pretentious wannabe anyway. I don't share Megan's taste in music, but geez....

Comment by Matt Garman

Matt Garman — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:05:34 -0800

Comment by Matt Garman

Matt Garman — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:09:09 -0800

This link will totally bolster those who have a problem with Megan's qualifications

Comment by Megan Seling

Megan Seling — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:41:08 -0800

Deplorable?

More like adorable!

xoxo,
megan

Comment by claudia

claudia — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:44:54 -0800

sweet h20 is tator tot hot!!!!!

Comment by pgreyy

pgreyy — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:03:49 -0800

I have four specific memories regarding Sweet Water.

1) "Superstar" was the song they played whenever beloved Mariners reserve outfielder Rich Amaral came to the plate. (Along with "Ruby Soho" for Luis Soho and "Werewolves of London" for Raul Ibanez, those are some wonderfully subtle music-based jokes that M's fans have had the good sense to appreciate.)

2) I saw Sweetwater, Sky Cries Mary and the Crash Test Dummies during the day, at the Puyallup Fair...when my then girlfriend and I had tix that same night to see Everything But the Girl at the Backstage...but the third person who we went to Puyallup with--the person who drove--didn't make any effort to help us back in time to see the EBTG show.

3) I remember Sweetwater being booked at DV8 (now Club 131.) Brandon Pugh was the manager of DV8, loved Sweetwater, and was diagnosed with leukemia soon after this show... I know few of you have many fond memories of DV8, but I saw more than a few great shows there and Brandon was a great guy.

4) Back when I worked at Orpheum, we had an instore for the post-Sweetwater band, the PARC Boys. PARC=the first initial of their first names...which they probably realized could also be spelled backwards from the way they chose.

PS--As to their reunion show--all power to 'em...and have 'em make some other memories for some other peeps.

Comment by trevor

trevor — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:43:42 -0800

I think I am going to cry. I have been waiting for this for a long time.

Comment by lar

lar — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:42:24 -0800

i was never mad at sweet water. haters fall back.

Comment by Gil Chowder

Gil Chowder — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:50:20 -0800

This is going to be totally awesome... I'm shitting rainbows and barfing smiles!!! King of fuckin' 79!!! Paul, Credo, Adam, Cole... YES!!!