Centro-matic "Fountains of Fire" from Distance and Clime Live at King Club Madison, WI Apr 9, 2006 PODCAST EXCLUSIVE!

I had no idea what to expect from this show. I'd never been to the King Club before and I'm a recent convert to Centro-matic, a band which turns out to be much more well established than I'd realized. Not only have they been around and prolifically recording for much longer than I knew, they seem to have a dedicated fanbase made up primarily of former frat boys who need that southern rock twang to enjoy what is, essentially, emo. My theory goes like this -- Centro-matic : Cracker :: Braid : Pixies. Reasonable? Maybe?

The reason I bring SAT-style analogies into this is that there were no fewer than three of these former frat guys standing adjacent to me who had to constantly bite their lower lips and close their eyes so that they could really get into it. One of them said, "Oh, YEAH," as every song began; another said it as every song concluded. I don't want to make too much more of them, because it kind of undercuts my own enjoyment of the band, but it just seemed like the only outlet they had for, you know, really feelin' it, man.