I’m off to see Sunn O))), a two-guitar doom metal outfit that can make a reasonable claim to being the heaviest band ever.

I first read about the act in The New York Times Magazine, amazingly enough, almost exactly 20 years ago. I’ve wanted to see them ever since.

They’re playing an easy walk from my house tonight. I couldn’t pass up the chance.

That’s the power of good cultural journalism. Even after all these years, that piece—and the band—has stuck with me

In the meantime, it’s Friday, so here’s 2000 words on orange Martinis.