Chavez Hears The Roar Of The (Possibly Imaginary) Crowd


Because it’s Friday afternoon, Maura’s left me to fend for myself a la Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead (complete with sink full of unwashed dishes), and the fact that it’s the kind of week where this starts looking like a juicy story, it’s time to reach for that all-purpose space-filler: songs I loved in college. But judging by how many 2006 Jackin’ Pop ballots Chavez appeared on (including mine) thanks to their complete discographical compilation Better Days Will Haunt You, the knotty ’90s New York indie rockers are still widely beloved (at least by rock critics) for records like the tender “The Unreal Is Here,” a slightly anomalous entry in their all-killer catalog with a big ol’ wink of a video that captures their brief heyday of stadium-hopping and hobnobbing on choppers with current and future Hollywood celebs located on lists b through z. Wait, wait…could these be the “arena rockers” Courtney Love was talking about? [YouTube]

 
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  1. Chris Molanphy  |   Posted on Feb 29th, 2008

    One of the best videos ever. Thank you.

    [Snarf]…”Chavez Kids”!

  2. the rich girls are weeping  |   Posted on Mar 1st, 2008

    Last night Jim Minor (uh, ex-National Skyline) and I were discussing Chavez in the basement of Cake Shop. Clearly our mental transmissions reached you, fellow geriatric emo kid. Be alert for future messages!

  3. Lucas Jensen  |   Posted on Mar 1st, 2008

    I think they opened up for the Pumpkins. I love the towel fight and hotel hijinx. Chavez videos were great.

  4. westartedthis  |   Posted on Feb 29th, 2008

    the liner notes to 1997’s “What’s Up Matador?” compilation tell me that the concert crowds in this video are Smashing Pumpkins fans.

  5. Silverfuture  |   Posted on Mar 2nd, 2008

    The dishes are DONE, man.

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