Be Your Own PET...

Cosmic forces have led me back to this band time and time again.

First time I heard them was, lamentably, in FYE. Bicycle, Bicycle, You are my Bicycle... I pretty much adored them instantly.

Last October I went to see them at a great place called Maxwell's in Hoboken with my dear friend Katie. Fantastic show.

Two weeks ago, my darling cousin Nick sent me their brand new CD, Get Awkward, and a mix of older songs as well. What was a girl to do? Check out their MySpace profile, naturally, to see if they've posted any new blogs or photos. No, I'm not obsessed.

A it turned out... guess who was scheduled to play in Brussels two days later?

Um. Yeah. Be Your Own PET.

It a good show, ladies and gentlemen, a good show indeed. The venue was unbelievable. It was an abandoned underground train station positively covered in graffiti.


The openers were good, but didn't get much attention. Different story when B.Y.O.P. hit the stage. Not much to say besides it was an excellent show. Wish they played some older stuff, but the set encompassed the best of the best of the new album, in my opinion. I even chatted (ever so briefly) with Jemina and Nathan (pictured above) about the show in Hoboken. It was a y, but gnarly. It took a few days for my legs to stop feeling sore and to regain hearing in my ears, but it was well worth it.

Definitely one of the coolest American-ish things I've done since I've been in Belgium... besides go to Pizza Hut.