hello. dj empirical here; montana has the day off. ;)

yeah. yesterday i became one of the most-hated of all djs: the wedding dj. well, to be fair, it wasn't a typical wedding, and i'm definitely not your typical wedding dj.

the wedding was that of greg (drummer for the defrost star) and jess, who apparently share my dislike of typical wedding music. in fact, their "no-play" list was quite similar to mine: no "chicken dance", no "hokey-pokey", no kool & the gang "celebration", no "YMCA". this was a good sign.

the wedding itself was held at the southgate house, in the ballroom. having done quite a few shows there, i was excited: their sound is great, with deep deep bass possibilities (though naturally i wouldn't be abusing it).

i won't go into many details, but i will say that the ceremony itself was refreshingly short. i had a few spots where i was to play key songs, which the bride had provided. those were no problems, though one of them was that iron & wine cover of the postal service that i can't seem to escape lately.

after the ceremony, i went to town. i kept it reserved, so i wasn't playing *anything* i liked, but i definitely liked everything i played. it was basically a version of the dance party that will be following the bands at my birthday show (09/17 be there).

good times.

i tore down and rushed to the northside tavern, where my good friends Infinite Number of Sounds were about to start their last song. this was their cincinnati cd release party, and they had invited me to play, but i'd had to decline due to the wedding. no matter, though, as i'd played their cleveland cd-release party on the 12th instead. plus, they're playing my birthday show (09/17 be there) as well.

more good times.

tomorrow marks the resurrection of the "sundays of debauchery", wherein we go to bar louie, drink overpriced drinks, and go see a film. this particular sunday's film: The Brothers Grimm.

matt damon.