I meant to write this up yesterday night, but I got busy (ie left work late, got home, started playing video games and never stopped) so it had to wait until tonight.

Thursday night I saw one of my all-time favorite bands, Something Corporate, for the first and likely last time. I started listening to Something Corporate around 2002 or so. They were one of the first bands that I actually downloaded a CD from (though I did later purchase it), Leaving Through The Window. And over the next 2 or 3 years, I managed to never see them.

Then the band went on hiatus while their lead singer, Andrew McMahon, worked on his side project, Jack’s Mannequin, which has gone on to have far more success than Something Corporate. Their guitarist, Josh Partington, also formed another band, Firescape, who I did manage to see once in Atlanta and then again in a tiny dive bar (at the time called The Hurricane, now known as Riot Room) out here in Kansas City. Just as recording of the Jack’s Mannequin debut was completed, McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He recovered and has released another album with Jack’s Mannequin as well as lots of touring.

Last year they announced that Something Corporate would be reuniting for a tour and working on new material. However, they did send out an email last week claiming it was their final tour together, though a recent interview with Alternative Press suggests they may be working on an album and further tours, so we’ll see.

But anyways, I saw them at Uptown Theater here in Kansas City. Doors were set for 7, and I arrived around 5:45 behind at least a hundred other people. I figured I would surely be stuck in the middle of the floor and have a difficult time seeing the stage. When I finally got in, I was in the 3rd row on the left side of the stage. After some adjustments by people, I managed to make it to the second row. Around 8 the band came on (they had no openers, which was somewhat nice), and they played for the next hour and a half or so (with a slight break before returning for an encore). I didn’t really track the time, so it could have been later. They played the only 2 songs that I was really hoping they would, “Globes And Maps” and “Konstantine”, and I recorded them both on my phone. Sound is a bit difficult at times due to the crowd, but they are still fun to look at and a semi-permanent remembrance of the show.

I hope it’s not the last time I get to see them, but if it is, it was an absolute blast to finally see them after all these years. It’s one less band on my “I wish I could have seen them live” list.