The Good Life

Once upon a time I was just another weirdo in Iowa City needing a dose of home.  So what did I do? I went to a show and had my world rocked by The Good Life, of course!

I guess Tim and company just love us enough to book two shows. Chicago’s Subterranean played host to a double-bill, which Roger described as something he had never done before, yet it seemed as if all four founding members did it every day.

Both shows were jam-packed with excitable crowds, fast, furious openers, and 70-plus-minute sets by the Good Life. The rotation of songs clearly favored new material, completely leaving off anything from Novena, but the crowd-pleasers they did tackle were done well and to uproarious applause.

The best and most unexpected song of the night had to be the cover of Liz Phair’s “Fuck and Run.” Hearing Tim Kasher croon about his desire to have a boyfriend is a mere slap in the face of his own song-writing. It wasn’t until the night’s 30th song (yes, you read correctly – they played a total of thirty songs that night) that they erupted. The crowd certainly was into it before they played “Inmates” to close out the second show, but the place simply exploded after its conclusion. Always a good way to close out a set.

Some kind words for the band:

-Ryan: Your shirt kicked ass. Nothing else. It was just a badass shirt.
-Roger: You beat the hell out of those drums. Why is the drummer always confined to the back of the stage? Come closer to us next time, we want to see you up close.
-Stefanie: Dress + cowboy boots = success.
-Tim: I will be your boyfriend – for serious.

I saw you guys at Triple Rock last night. Really really great show. also I had no idea Tim was so easy on the eyes.

Hi hi hi hi hi hi hi – Who am i writing to right now? Whomever you may be, we are in Minneapolis at the moment, and our collective heads hurt. Our apologies for getting on top of this a little late, seems we need to update you on Omaha and St. Louis and Iowa City. But what happened, really? Anything? I guess we played some songs and ate hot dogs and had the hiccups and drank a little too much whiskey and didn’t see any good movies and slept a little too long and missed our Daytrotter session because we had the hiccups and had a lame ass burrito in Springfield, MO (but Ephraim, our sound lover, claims to have had an astonishingly good sandwich, but come on, it was Jimmy John’s) and Roger had his first girfriend and got dumped already (will show pics in a minute) and we watched Capgun Coup and 4th of July and it was good. I loves you.

I have a poopy butt. I need diapers. Just kidding, this is TIm not Roger.

Photos from our instore at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis, MO on 9/25.

Great Show.

See you guys there. I can’t wait!

We’re kicking off our tour tonight at The Waiting Room in Omaha, NE. For a full list of dates check the Tours page.

Welcome to The Good Life’s new site. We’ll be keeping a Tour Diary from the road, so check back for news, updates, and photos from our US tour! You can also post your experiences from The Good Life tour in the Fan Diary. (Requires registration to the site).