[9:1] Seam.I met Seam back in 1992 or so. They were opening for the Fluid and were practically begging for a place to stay in between songs. So I offered. The Chicago band's powerful, clean and smooth sound was already an indie-rock institution at the time. Somehow, the band became an Asian-American touchstone as well. In the face of many personnel changes, Sooyoung has not only kept Seam alive, he's also dabbled in an Asian-only indie rock label Fortune 4 and started an Asian American Film Festival. So you'll see him in a lot of college papers and such. I've actually done some touristy things with Seam, like walk around the La Jolla beach on a full moon (amazing) and overlook the Los Angeles skyline from the Griffith Park Observatory next to a bunch of nuns (kind of strange). The last time Seam came to town, they played with J Church, and the two bands played a "secret show" in our then-office's back area. Seam doesn't tour much, so I don't see them too often, but when Sooyoung comes to town, he reads watches Hong Kong movies and plays rod-hockey like a fiend. IMAGE