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...because seriously, whatever brand they're using in their microphones right now sucks. But we'll get to that eventually, because we weren't at the TLA last Tuesday night just to see Alkaline Trio (MySpace). We were also there to see the opening act, The Fashion (MySpace). We were more or less completely psyched for this show, because we've become pretty big Alkaline Trio fans over the course of the last year, and we were pleasantly surprised by the quality of The Fashion's recent album. But our evening got off to a pretty inauspicious start, and we couldn't help but walk away from the show disappointed.

Is there any band that injects as many catchy hooks into songs about suicide, murder, and all other manners of tragedy as Alkaline Trio (MySpace)? Not that we can think of offhand. Like many other people, we first heard of Alkaline Trio about five years ago, thanks to their ironically anti-establishment mainstream breakthrough, "We've Had Enough." We liked their sound from pretty much moment one, but didn't really get hooked until they rocked our socks off at last year's Warped Tour. We've been looking forward to seeing Alkaline Trio again—and for longer than a half hour—for almost a year now, so we were naturally thrilled when we found out they'd be playing at The Fillmore at the TLA tomorrow night in support of their latest album, . And apparently, we weren't the only ones who were excited; the show is sold out. But all that means is that you should see what you can find in the way of people looking to unload tickets on craigslist, because this is definitely a show worth checking out.