So I went and saw Bright Eyes tonight, and it was pretty good. Not quite as thrilling as The Arcade Fire last week, though. Connor Oberst seemed pretty wasted, and it really seemed like his back-up band was just phoning it in. Also, I think all but 3 or 4 songs he played were off his new album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, I was expecting a few more old songs. "When the President Talks to God" and the final song, "Road to Joy" were definitely the highlights of the show for me. For that last song, there were thirteen people on the stage, all playing various instruments, (including one guy beatboxing!) The energy the band put into it was really great. If they could have maintained that throughout the show, it would have been a lot better. Connor even smashed his guitar. How very rock n' roll of him. I give this concert 3 out of 5 cans of spam.