Carrie Brownstein Dissects the Bromance

When I heard that one of my favorite bands of all time, Sleater-Kinney, was breaking up, I was absolutely devastated. Little did I know back then that the band would survive--in blog form! Ex-Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein writes NPR's blog Monitor Mix, where she recently examined the prevalence of extreme bromanticism going on at a Fleet Foxes show:

Bromance is a strangely beautiful phenomenon. At some points during the Fleet Foxes show, I almost felt like an intruder, like maybe this was a men's therapy group or a secret handshake to which I shouldn't be privy. But loving a band along with likeminded people is not about being exclusionary; it's more about a sense of commonality and appreciation cohering around an art form or a sound or a beard. And, let's be honest, there are probably men who love certain bands, but end up feeling like they're stepping into a Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie every time they go to a concert.

I'll admit it, I'm no stranger to the bromance. Who hasn't gone to see an indie band with some friends and ended the night crying into each other's beer-soaked arms, confessing their deepest, darkest secrets? Anyway, God bless you, Ms. Brownstein for your poignant observations and your hilarious Will Armisen-assisted sketches.

Bromantic [Monitor Mix]

Comments

[Meetchel]

Wowzers, I want me a piece of that!