Zwan are charging thirty six dollars for their upcoming gig at Kool Haus. Huh? Sure, one of their guitarists used to play in a rather famous American guitar band during the 1990's (David Pajo, ex-Slint), but thirty six dollars? Are these guys in the band because they want a fresh start from their previous bands, or are they a supergroup? Because only a supergroup would charge thirty six bucks for that venue in their genre of music. Supergroup or not, that's a hell of a lot of money to pay for watching rock and roll in a big shoebox. Even if Kevin Shields became a touring member of Godspeed, I'd balk at the notion of shelling out thirty six dollars to stand in a hangar with iffy acoustics to watch them.

I'd still go, of course, the balking would only be temporary.