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My most recent shows were the Black Keys on 12/3 and Cold War Kids on 12/8. Got JJ Grey & Mofro coming up next week.
Just got back from a kick-ass Built To Spill show. Lots of interesting song choices like Virginia Reel Around The Fountain and The Weather to go with the old faithfuls like Carry The Zero and I Would Hurt A Fly. Rock n Roll at it's finest. A great way to kick off 2011's gig going exploits...
\m/ - Rock on!!!
Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
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Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
Wait - they played ALL of Soft Bulletin in the post-midnight set?!! Thats sweet if so...When I saw them last year I think they only played 1 song off of it
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Quote from: ophidiophobia on Jan 01, 2011, 11:36 AM
Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
Wait - they played ALL of Soft Bulletin in the post-midnight set?!! Thats sweet if so...When I saw them last year I think they only played 1 song off of it
Wow I can't wait to hear if they played the whole album!! Either way, a Lips' NYE show would be a fantastic way to ring in a new year!!!
(http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/files/2009/10/wayne-coyne-flaming-lips-john-clanton.jpg)
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Quote from: ophidiophobia on Jan 01, 2011, 11:36 AM
Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
Wait - they played ALL of Soft Bulletin in the post-midnight set?!! Thats sweet if so...When I
saw them last year I think they only played 1 song off of it
Wow I can't wait to hear if they played the whole album!! Either way, a Lips' NYE show would be a fantastic way to ring in a new year!!!
Yeah they played the whole album last night starting around 12:30. Wayne said that some of the songs had never been played lived before last night. They played a short hourish-set before midnight and then Soft Bulletin was played to start the new year.
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Quote from: ophidiophobia on Jan 01, 2011, 11:36 AM
Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
Wait - they played ALL of Soft Bulletin in the post-midnight set?!! Thats sweet if so...When I
saw them last year I think they only played 1 song off of it
Wow I can't wait to hear if they played the whole album!! Either way, a Lips' NYE show would be a fantastic way to ring in a new year!!!
Yeah they played the whole album last night starting around 12:30. Wayne said that some of the songs had never been played lived before last night. They played a short hourish-set before midnight and then Soft Bulletin was played to start the new year.
Woooooowwwwwww..... sweet manna....
feeeeling yoursellfffffff... disinnnntegrateeee..... and puttttting allll the vegetables awayyyyyy :P High five on a great NYE show!!!
The set is streaming on Rolling Stone's site right now.
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The set is streaming on Rolling Stone's site right now.
Aghhh I might be too lateeeee.... trying to watch though, thanks for the heads' up!!!
JRoddy on NYE was spectacular. They didn't start til the stroke of midnight when I "think" they opened with Don't Break the Needle. I also enjoyed local rapper Mickey Free opening.
Made it up to Philly on NYD to see the Drive By Truckers for the 2nd time. It was great to be able to hang out with Ms. Penny and catch a rockin' show. Admittedly I've never been too drawn to their albums but I loved them live again and though I don't envision myself spinning their discography anytime soon, I'll probably make it a point to catch 'em whenever they are in my neck of the woods. Got to also catch up with an old high school buddy and eat two cheese steaks within 6 hours of each other. I was proud.
3 nights @ MSG with Phish ... taste-a-rrific (http://www.thejamgirlz.com/phorums/images/smiles/035.gif)
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3 nights @ MSG with Phish ... taste-a-rrific (http://www.thejamgirlz.com/phorums/images/smiles/035.gif)
my hero---and those shows were probably longer than the 3 DBT shows--!
So jell, Brooke! What were the highlights?
Keys on New Years Day was the perfect way to ring in the New Year. On the rail with my buddies, face completely melted, looking back at a sea of people...when did the Keys get so big?? :o
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So jell, Brooke! What were the highlights?
Keys on New Years Day was the perfect way to ring in the New Year. On the rail with my buddies, face completely melted, looking back at a sea of people...when did the Keys get so big?? :o
About 17.6 months ago
Quote from: ALady on Jan 04, 2011, 01:01 PM
So jell, Brooke! What were the highlights?
highlights for me:
1st nite: the Run Like an Antelope > Tweezer Reprise encore
2nd nite: Sand was the hotness as well as Ghost, You Enjoy Myself -> Manteca -> You Enjoy Myself. for midnight i found the Meatstick too long (that's what she said!!), over 18 minutes :P they brought the hotdog back though and i loved it ..
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs737.ash1/163084_1658083143676_1585057343_1513255_5176495_n.jpg)
3rd nite: the 2nd set opening with Crosseyed and Painless > Twist > Simple
all three nights were pretty solid though and i had an absolute blast ;D ;D
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3 nights @ MSG with Phish ... taste-a-rrific (http://www.thejamgirlz.com/phorums/images/smiles/035.gif)
Sweet jumpin jahoosa-fitz! That had to be a fandango of a time! That's a way to start a new year!! Have you reported about your trip to Paree?? I haven't been on the forum in a lil while, I'm sure you had a bon moment!!! ;D
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Quote from: ALady on Jan 04, 2011, 01:01 PM
So jell, Brooke! What were the highlights?
highlights for me:
1st nite: the Run Like an Antelope > Tweezer Reprise encore
2nd nite: Sand was the hotness as well as Ghost, You Enjoy Myself -> Manteca -> You Enjoy Myself. for midnight i found the Meatstick too long (that's what she said!!), over 18 minutes :P they brought the hotdog back though and i loved it ..
3rd nite: the 2nd set opening with Crosseyed and Painless > Twist > Simple
all three nights were pretty solid though and i had an absolute blast ;D ;D
Hahahaah (http://www.elementn.com/lib/dojo/dojox/editor/plugins/resources/emoticons/emoticonLaughing.gif) AWESOME PIC! Wheeeewwww
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Quote from: ALady on Jan 04, 2011, 01:01 PM
So jell, Brooke! What were the highlights?
Keys on New Years Day was the perfect way to ring in the New Year. On the rail with my buddies, face completely melted, looking back at a sea of people...when did the Keys get so big?? :o
About 17.6 months ago
They sold almost 15,000 tickets here last weekend.
I knew they were getting big. I didn't realize they were
that big!
Brooke, the hotdog! I can't stop laughing ;D Sounds like a great run!
The Black Keys Chicago NYE run was great. NYE was a blast, but NYD was better musically in my opinion.
Last night I went to my first, and most likely last, hip hop show. I saw Wu Tang Clan. I'm not a fan of hip hop, I just went with some friends. It was acually fun and a... different... experience, I just don't care for it enough to spend the money again.
Quote from: br00ke on Jan 03, 2011, 10:04 PM
3 nights @ MSG with Phish ... taste-a-rrific (http://www.thejamgirlz.com/phorums/images/smiles/035.gif)
we were there in spirit! Wish it could have been in the flesh. We chose T5 over phish NYE (no regrets), but it was painful nonetheless. Spent the week in Lake Tahoe, had every intention on doing the video stream....until a massive storm rolled through, knocked out our power for 2 days, and the phone lines for the entire stint, and thus knocking out the DSL as well. C'est la vie!
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Flaming Lips last night. I love the energy of a Lips' show. The set before midnight was very upbeat and rocking. I stood in front of a speaker and I could feel my clothes shake when it got loud. They played Soft Bulletin after midnight, and by then the crowd had really mellowed out. Wayne took time to tell about the writing process of certain songs. I was kinda on the fence about going this year but I made the right choice. I'll be back to rock out with the Lips for NYE 2012!
Wait - they played ALL of Soft Bulletin in the post-midnight set?!! Thats sweet if so...When I
saw them last year I think they only played 1 song off of it
Wow I can't wait to hear if they played the whole album!! Either way, a Lips' NYE show would be a fantastic way to ring in a new year!!!
Yeah they played the whole album last night starting around 12:30. Wayne said that some of the songs had never been played lived before last night. They played a short hourish-set before midnight and then Soft Bulletin was played to start the new year.
Woooooowwwwwww..... sweet manna....
feeeeling yoursellfffffff... disinnnntegrateeee..... and puttttting allll the vegetables awayyyyyy :P High five on a great NYE show!!!
I hear that the lips plan on playing all of their albums all the way through in 2011 at various shows
Das Racist last night at Sonar. It was a great time even though I felt old as hell there. They brought a lot more energy to their live show then I had expected and the 18-25 year old crowd was amped up. Good times...Good times :) Perhaps they are just a gimmick that'll disappear soon but they held their own live and I walked away thinking that I'd probably go see them again later on down the road if they came back around.
Broken SOcial Scene last night at T5.....i was thoroughly impressed
Super stoked to hear about the Lips possible 2011 album plays! ^^^
Robert Plant & the [Mysterious] Band of Joy was faaaantastic last night! They opened with a killer version of Gallows' Pole (their banjoist was supreme), then amidst all the newer numbers, they gave us a Tangerine (at which point I thought they may be going on a "III" kick and got excited!) But then we got a "Houses of the Holy" (which complemented the HOTH shirt I'd worn!), a Ramble On, and a Rock N Roll 8) They closed up with "And We Bid You Goodnight," which I like to describe as "all the Deadheads in the audience partaking in the 'double-clap' between the 'goodnight's hahahah :P) It was a sweet closer. A funny line was Plant saying the night has been "RIVOTING" in his lovely accent :) And the N. Mississippi Allstars were on point, but there were only two of 'em playing.... it was like watching the Black Keys sounding like the Allman Bros and was AWESOME! My friend really hooked things up, we had a suite on floor level so I could dance it up without anyone behind me complaining that they can't see :-X Hahah it was just rivoting
Sounds great, woody! Really jealous.
Oh, I think I would have cried for "Tangerine". Sounds like a lovely night!
Quote from: ALady on Jan 20, 2011, 02:10 PM
Oh, I think I would have cried for "Tangerine". Sounds like a lovely night!
FOR SURE!! I choked up in a serious way when I was singing along.... when you're singing and the air in your lungs just stops flowing out even though your lips are still kinda goin and the muscles in your face start to buckle just a bit and you feel your eyes swell up...... the delicate opening notes of Tangerine, and the "Measuring a suuuummer's day............." whewww :embarassed:
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Oh, I think I would have cried for "Tangerine". Sounds like a lovely night!
FOR SURE!! I choked up in a serious way when I was singing along.... when you're singing and the air in your lungs just stops flowing out even though your lips are still kinda goin and the muscles in your face start to buckle just a bit and you feel your eyes swell up...... the delicate opening notes of Tangerine, and the "Measuring a suuuummer's day............." whewww :embarassed:
Sounds like a great show Woody! Maybe the Rush fairy will show up with Veep tix for me the way your buddy hooked you up for Plant.
Stupid side story: Back in high school, our band decided to cover Tangerine and our guitarist spent the entire night figuring out the lyrics. He came to me the next day and said, "Dude. I figured out the entire song but I can't figure out the chorus part. Do you know what he says? I tried to figure it out for over an hour last night." I was like "Tangerine?" He proceeded to smash his head against the wall over and over.
Kylesa last night at the Black Cat was off the hook! Holy F*ck!
Quote from: woodnymph on Jan 20, 2011, 01:29 PM
Robert Plant & the [Mysterious] Band of Joy was faaaantastic last night!
Very niice! Really wanted to go to this but couldnt swing it since I was in Altoona for school...Tix were pretty pricey too, but not for you I guess. That makes the show twice as good ;D
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Oh, I think I would have cried for "Tangerine". Sounds like a lovely night!
FOR SURE!! I choked up in a serious way when I was singing along.... when you're singing and the air in your lungs just stops flowing out even though your lips are still kinda goin and the muscles in your face start to buckle just a bit and you feel your eyes swell up...... the delicate opening notes of Tangerine, and the "Measuring a suuuummer's day............." whewww :embarassed:
Sounds like a great show Woody! Maybe the Rush fairy will show up with Veep tix for me the way your buddy hooked you up for Plant.
Stupid side story: Back in high school, our band decided to cover Tangerine and our guitarist spent the entire night figuring out the lyrics. He came to me the next day and said, "Dude. I figured out the entire song but I can't figure out the chorus part. Do you know what he says? I tried to figure it out for over an hour last night." I was like "Tangerine?" He proceeded to smash his head against the wall over and over.
Kylesa last night at the Black Cat was off the hook! Holy F*ck!
They're supposedly confirmed for Roo...I'm just saying. ;)
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Quote from: ALady on Jan 20, 2011, 02:10 PM
Oh, I think I would have cried for "Tangerine". Sounds like a lovely night!
FOR SURE!! I choked up in a serious way when I was singing along.... when you're singing and the air in your lungs just stops flowing out even though your lips are still kinda goin and the muscles in your face start to buckle just a bit and you feel your eyes swell up...... the delicate opening notes of Tangerine, and the "Measuring a suuuummer's day............." whewww :embarassed:
Sounds like a great show Woody! Maybe the Rush fairy will show up with Veep tix for me the way your buddy hooked you up for Plant.
Stupid side story: Back in high school, our band decided to cover Tangerine and our guitarist spent the entire night figuring out the lyrics. He came to me the next day and said, "Dude. I figured out the entire song but I can't figure out the chorus part. Do you know what he says? I tried to figure it out for over an hour last night." I was like "Tangerine?" He proceeded to smash his head against the wall over and over.
Kylesa last night at the Black Cat was off the hook! Holy F*ck!
They're supposedly confirmed for Roo...I'm just saying. ;)
Guess I'm there :)
Quote from: Ruckus on Jan 21, 2011, 09:24 AM
Kylesa last night at the Black Cat was off the hook! Holy F*ck!
They're playing in Manchester next week, which is just down the road from me. Think I'll give it a go.
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Kylesa last night at the Black Cat was off the hook! Holy F*ck!
They're playing in Manchester next week, which is just down the road from me. Think I'll give it a go.
Hope you make it. Gonna take the Mrs.? ;D
Were you just lukewarm to Spiral Shadow or did it grow on you a bit?
Ahh Laura Pleasants...I wish there were more women that rocked like her.
The double drummer attack is pulsating and relentless.
I was smashed and in the pit. ;D
They are headlining night 2 of the Maryland Deathfest a few blocks from my apartment in May.
I saw Bjorn Again last night. They were so funny, the music was good (if you like Abba) and I had a blast! :)
Dr. Dog was unbelievable tonight....they played "Today" amongst some other older stuff that I recognized. They're so much more of a live band than I expected.
It almost felt like I was cheating on MMJ I had so much fun ;D
Buried Beds and The Head and the Heart killed it too. The best Monday I've had in a while :)
Quote from: EasyRyder on Feb 08, 2011, 01:14 AM
Dr. Dog was unbelievable tonight....they played "Today" amongst some other older stuff that I recognized. They're so much more of a live band than I expected.
It almost felt like I was cheating on MMJ I had so much fun ;D
Buried Beds and The Head and the Heart killed it too. The best Monday I've had in a while :)
Great to hear that you enjoyed the Dog man. The 1st time I saw them, I walked out thinking the same thing, that they were so much better live than I expected them to.
I was checking out the Head and the Heart's stuff thinking I was going to attend the Dog show here. I liked what I heard from their myspace page. It sounds like they are a band to look out for from the reviews you and ewind gave 'em.
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Dr. Dog was unbelievable tonight....they played "Today" amongst some other older stuff that I recognized. They're so much more of a live band than I expected.
It almost felt like I was cheating on MMJ I had so much fun ;D
Buried Beds and The Head and the Heart killed it too. The best Monday I've had in a while :)
Great to hear that you enjoyed the Dog man. The 1st time I saw them, I walked out thinking the same thing, that they were so much better live than I expected them to.
I was checking out the Head and the Heart's stuff thinking I was going to attend the Dog show here. I liked what I heard from their myspace page. It sounds like they are a band to look out for from the reviews you and ewind gave 'em.
Oh yea. It was a great experience to put their Dog voices to their human faces. That's always an adventure and a challenge for me at first time shows.
And Head and the Heart is definitely worth checking out if you're into that kind of thing. I haven't listened to much of their studio stuff, but live they build energy very well. Their chick singer is incredibly talented, and the keyboardist really made some "whoa cool" moments.
The crowd in B-ham rly surprised all 3 bands with a lot of energy on a Monday night so good times were had :thumbsup:
without the forum, Dr. D, PhD would have flown under my radar, (just like Roddy :o) so thanks forum kin-spirits!!!
Saw Dr. DOg last night also and they really are an incredible live band. They have really stepped their game up since I saw them last. The whole crowd was so into it, even the people who werent rocking out just couldnt help but be swept into it. Man that was a great show. They're really following in the footsteps of mmj, i love it
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Saw Dr. DOg last night also and they really are an incredible live band. They have really stepped their game up since I saw them last. The whole crowd was so into it, even the people who werent rocking out just couldnt help but be swept into it. Man that was a great show. They're really following in the footsteps of mmj, i love it
First time I saw Dr. Dog was when they had just re-released Toothbrush and were opening for the Jacket (first time seeing MMJ as well). That night was a baptism of music that would continuously save me over the rest of my life. Glad you enjoyed it!
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!
ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o
Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!
ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o
Thank you miss Nymph, it was! SOOO GOOOD! I can't quite put it into words yet, but I will, soon, whenever I think of it I just think: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! And how sweet is it that Conor switched to a microphone with reverb to sing Beginner's Mind, woop, woop! 8) And Nate's trumpet, OH MY GOD, when he plays that trumpet, it's so beautiful it makes you want to cry of joy! :D
Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2659/img1564ud.th.jpg)
obviously still having problems with the photo thingy...will try again later :-\
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Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:
(http://img541.imageshack.us/i/img1561s.jpg/)
oh god .. i can't see the picture but i know it's that freaky bass player. he creeped me out SO MUCH!! i would seriously be afraid to meet him in a dark alley, eek what a creepster!! ;D ;D the show was great though :thumbsup:
Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!
ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o
I passed on this show since I've seen them the last two times they've played Pittsburgh, I can't afford to go to every show that comes here at the moment. I'm surprised it sold out, the first time I saw them they played tiny Club Cafe. They've gotten a much bigger following since then.
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Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:
(http://img541.imageshack.us/i/img1561s.jpg)
Oops.
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Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!
ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o
I passed on this show since I've seen them the last two times they've played Pittsburgh, I can't afford to go to every show that comes here at the moment. I'm surprised it sold out, the first time I saw them they played tiny Club Cafe. They've gotten a much bigger following since then.
Yeah things sure have sold out quickly, but then again the new record is AMAZING! :D
Quote from: bluesky on Feb 20, 2011, 09:50 AM
Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2659/img1564ud.th.jpg)
;D ;D I bet that was an AWESOME show!! :D
M.Ward.
Wow!
He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.
Wow!
He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.
Just curious. No Monsters of Folk tunes? Not that he needs to dip into that well with his own impressive back catalog.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.
Wow!
He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.
Oooh sounds amazing, I hope he swings by Europe, maybe even Sweden... :D
Heartless Bastards in Oklahoma City last night -- AWESOME. So loud and good, and Erika's voice is so strong and penetrating, but a tiny and quiet crowd (no alcohol at the venue). They unleashed a bunch of new material, at least half the show were tunes I didn't recognize, but all were outstanding. I snagged a handwritten cheat sheet of lyrics that were written earlier in the day on the back of a ticket, hope that wasn't her only copy. ;)
Quote from: Crispy on Feb 23, 2011, 11:10 AM
Heartless Bastards in Oklahoma City last night -- AWESOME. So loud and good, and Erika's voice is so strong and penetrating, but a tiny and quiet crowd (no alcohol at the venue). They unleashed a bunch of new material, at least half the show were tunes I didn't recognize, but all were outstanding. I snagged a handwritten cheat sheet of lyrics that were written earlier in the day on the back of a ticket, hope that wasn't her only copy. ;)
Nice. They rock. Nothing seems the same is a tune!!!!
Wintersleep (with Rah Rah) last Monday. Bright Eyes, The Whigs + Dead Confederate and Wintersleep all played on the same day at different places, so I had to chose. Bright Eyes sold out quickly and Wintersleep played in my hometown, so I decided to see them (for the 3rd time).
Glad I did! These guys really have become better since I saw them the first time (some years ago). The new songs really sound better live than on the CD (I like the new CD, but not as much (yet) as their 2 previous albums). Band played perfectly! Their bassplayer is very, very good. Small venue (100 people) with good sound. Only negative point was that they played only one :'( song of their Untitled album, but that was immediately the best song of the evening: "Nerves Normal. Breath Normal". Still one of the best live songs ever imo ;). "Laser Beams" is also one of my favorites. Great show!
Rah Rah was also very good. Young talented musicians, also from Canada. Reminded me a lot of The New Pornographers.
"Experience the Jewel" from Wintersleep's new album for people that havent heard it yet:Wintersleep - Experience The Jewel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLUOBvJDao#)
Last Night: Prince
The Night before last: Yo La Tengo (they covered Prince's "The Beautiful Ones" - so cool!)
Its been a good week! :D
Whats on a Prince setlist these days debbie?
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
Doing a little catch-up.
Sara, how did you manage to catch Bright Eyes so soon after the new album dropped? I guess I'm surprised to hear they came to your Swedish neck o' woods in support of the new album this early. It has to be your awesome fan-ness, yes? Maybe MMJ is next?
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.
Wow!
He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.
AH that sounds amazing! I didn't know he was touring right now! You are one lucky lady!
The last show I saw was Streetlight Manifesto. They played a tiny venue and had two opening bands, the first of whom were really, really good. I had never heard of them before, I believe they were called Lionize. They were kind of a younger, more upbeat/reggae version of Govt. Mule. I quite enjoyed them.
I can't even remember the name of the second band and don't really care...they just weren't my kind of music. It was a very Linkin Park/Nickelback thing....ugh I have no idea why on earth they were opening for Streetlight.
Streetlight was epic, though. They're SO TIGHT. Their set seemed really short to me, though...maybe it's just because it was an early show. Anyway, $16 well spent!
I was supposed to go to Yann Tiersen this weekend but now I cant....blergh.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 25, 2011, 09:07 AM
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D
Doing a little catch-up.
Sara, how did you manage to catch Bright Eyes so soon after the new album dropped? I guess I'm surprised to hear they came to your Swedish neck o' woods in support of the new album this early. It has to be your awesome fan-ness, yes? Maybe MMJ is next?
Oh I hope so, I really hope so. I'll be launching a Europe ♥ MMJ campaign shortly... in support of a Europe tour! :D Anyhow, the Bright Eyes album launch was in London and then they just came by Sweden AND they're coming back in June. So yay Sweden! But you know, Conor did write a song named You Should Be In Sweden, so that has to count for something I guess ;)
Quote from: ralph on Feb 24, 2011, 05:50 PM
Whats on a Prince setlist these days debbie?
here is what he played when i saw him MSG on feb 7th:
Laydown
1999
Corvette
Beautiful ones
Controversy
Purple Rain
Raspberry beret
Cream
Cool (the Time cover)
Let's work
U got the look
Nothing compares to u (dedicated to Bobby Z.)
1st Encore
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Let's go crazy
Delirious
Dreamer
When doves cry (intro)
Kiss
2nd Encore
Medley
Nasty girl
Forever in my life
Sign
Alphabet
Love bizarre (Sheila E cover)
Hot thing
Pop life / I would die / Single ladies / If I was your girlfriend
Insatiable
Scandalous
Adore
3rd Encore
Mountains
Shake your body (the Jacksons cover)
Everyday people / Higher (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
Got to see the excellent Wolf People again a couple of weeks ago, love this band!
Wolf People - Tiny Circle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJn9PwTCIQ4#)
After years of waiting I finally got to see Mogwai on Friday - one of the best gigs I have ever been to; definitely in my Top 10 of all time in, if not my Top 5. Loud as f*ck & incredibly intense the whole show was simply amazing! Catch them when they hit NA in April & May: http://www.mogwai.co.uk/option,com_gigcal/Itemid,3/ (http://www.mogwai.co.uk/option,com_gigcal/Itemid,3/)
Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan (Burning) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0V9nrEV1WI#)
Quote from: dragonboy on Feb 27, 2011, 11:24 AM
Got to see the excellent Wolf People again a couple of weeks ago, love this band!
Wolf People - Tiny Circle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJn9PwTCIQ4#)
After years of waiting I finally got to see Mogwai on Friday - one of the best gigs I have ever been to; definitely in my Top 10 of all time in, if not my Top 5. Loud as f*ck & incredibly intense the whole show was simply amazing! Catch them when they hit NA in April & May: http://www.mogwai.co.uk/option,com_gigcal/Itemid,3/ (http://www.mogwai.co.uk/option,com_gigcal/Itemid,3/)
Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan (Burning) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0V9nrEV1WI#)
Great to hear from ya DB! Those are two shows I would have killed to have seen. I checked out some or your Arbouretum and they reminded me of a slower Wolf People upon 1st listen. I liked it. See ya around.
Quote from: dragonboy on Feb 27, 2011, 11:24 AMAfter years of waiting I finally got to see Mogwai on Friday - one of the best gigs I have ever been to; definitely in my Top 10 of all time in, if not my Top 5. Loud as f*ck & incredibly intense the whole show was simply amazing! Catch them when they hit NA in April & May
A couple of friends who went said the show was mindblowing - and they've seen Mogwai over a dozen times.
i hit up brooklyn bowl last night for soulive with robert randolph .. they also had a fun opening band called the london souls :thumbsup: and of all things i ended up standing next to the guys i sat next to for the VH1 storytellers show .. small world ;D
Quote from: MarkW on Feb 28, 2011, 12:26 PM
Quote from: dragonboy on Feb 27, 2011, 11:24 AMAfter years of waiting I finally got to see Mogwai on Friday - one of the best gigs I have ever been to; definitely in my Top 10 of all time in, if not my Top 5. Loud as f*ck & incredibly intense the whole show was simply amazing! Catch them when they hit NA in April & May
A couple of friends who went said the show was mindblowing - and they've seen Mogwai over a dozen times.
Couldn't & still can't stop thinking about this show. Mogwai & quite simply incredible live...
Quote from: subinai on Feb 25, 2011, 04:32 PM
Quote from: ralph on Feb 24, 2011, 05:50 PM
Whats on a Prince setlist these days debbie?
here is what he played when i saw him MSG on feb 7th:
Laydown
1999
Corvette
Beautiful ones
Controversy
Purple Rain
Raspberry beret
Cream
Cool (the Time cover)
Let's work
U got the look
Nothing compares to u (dedicated to Bobby Z.)
1st Encore
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Let's go crazy
Delirious
Dreamer
When doves cry (intro)
Kiss
2nd Encore
Medley
Nasty girl
Forever in my life
Sign
Alphabet
Love bizarre (Sheila E cover)
Hot thing
Pop life / I would die / Single ladies / If I was your girlfriend
Insatiable
Scandalous
Adore
3rd Encore
Mountains
Shake your body (the Jacksons cover)
Everyday people / Higher (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
wow i bet that was fun
Saw Justin Townes Earle last Friday and Sunday. He was awesome as always. He was accompanied by Josh Hedley who had never been to Aus before. It was great.
Eddie Vedder! And it was awesome. Great cover of Masters of War was probably the highlight in a night full of them...
About to start the 6 hour drive to Newcastle to do it all again tonight. Yay!!!
Quote from: ralph on Mar 15, 2011, 06:10 PM
Eddie Vedder! And it was awesome. Great cover of Masters of War was probably the highlight in a night full of them...
About to start the 6 hour drive to Newcastle to do it all again tonight. Yay!!!
Masters of War, Immortality, Wishlist, Walking The Cow?!?!?!?!?! What!!!!????
Have fun in Newcastle.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Mar 16, 2011, 03:25 AM
Quote from: ralph on Mar 15, 2011, 06:10 PM
Eddie Vedder! And it was awesome. Great cover of Masters of War was probably the highlight in a night full of them...
About to start the 6 hour drive to Newcastle to do it all again tonight. Yay!!!
Masters of War, Immortality, Wishlist, Walking The Cow?!?!?!?!?! What!!!!????
Have fun in Newcastle.
Should be a good one! Hoping for Off He Goes tonight...
Watched Ryan Bingham Thursday night in Tulsa. Show was pretty good, other than the drunk chick that punched me every two minutes. You can hear hear her in the video I took. At least she didn't mess with me while I took the video.
Ryan Bingham "Hallelujah" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY8Ae3UBp8k#)
Three Days of Eddie Vedder shows. Oh. My.
You're True, Dead Man, Driftin', Parting Ways, My City of Ruins, ARC!!!!!! I could go on and on. Got front row Ten C tix on night two and Eddie smiled at me. :)
I have some photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/)
Apparently there is talk on the PJ postboard of a DVD of the tour. I won't hold my breath but that would be the icing on the cake.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Mar 20, 2011, 11:57 PM
Three Days of Eddie Vedder shows. Oh. My.
You're True, Dead Man, Driftin', Parting Ways, My City of Ruins, ARC!!!!!! I could go on and on. Got front row Ten C tix on night two and Eddie smiled at me. :)
I have some photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/)
Apparently there is talk on the PJ postboard of a DVD of the tour. I won't hold my breath but that would be the icing on the cake.
Nice score on the front row tix Weenie! Haven't been that lucky yet but ive got a couple more chances yet! 8) how good have these shows been? So excited for Melbourne and Adelaide this week.
Quote from: ralph on Mar 21, 2011, 02:17 AM
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Mar 20, 2011, 11:57 PM
Three Days of Eddie Vedder shows. Oh. My.
You're True, Dead Man, Driftin', Parting Ways, My City of Ruins, ARC!!!!!! I could go on and on. Got front row Ten C tix on night two and Eddie smiled at me. :)
I have some photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeniebeenie/sets/72157626312152318/)
Apparently there is talk on the PJ postboard of a DVD of the tour. I won't hold my breath but that would be the icing on the cake.
Nice score on the front row tix Weenie! Haven't been that lucky yet but ive got a couple more chances yet! 8) how good have these shows been? So excited for Melbourne and Adelaide this week.
I just can't believe the songs that he's been playing. I never thought I'd see some of these live. And I'm so jealous that you still have shows to go!
Back to Back Umphrey's McGee. Saw them Thursday and Friday at the House of Blues in L.A., then the House Of Blues in San Diego. While both were great shows, I preferred the San Diego show... the setlist, the energy, and I got backstage afterward and hung out with the guys in the band. It was a great start to the weekend!
Adam
Last show I saw AND probably one of the best -
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
LEGEN -- wait for it --dary!!
Justin Townes Earle.....Again.
I just watched Eddie Vedder cover NIN's Hurt. I can honestly say I never thought I would see that! Great show tonight, my fave so far...
Quote from: ralph on Mar 24, 2011, 09:03 AM
I just watched Eddie Vedder cover NIN's Hurt. I can honestly say I never thought I would see that! Great show tonight, my fave so far...
excellent!
Just saw the Rads 4 nights in a row. So bummed that Ed is leaving. They are really tearing it up right now. If you have a chance go see 'em before it's over.
http://www.theradiators.org/index3.php (http://www.theradiators.org/index3.php)
The Radiators - Stealin a Feelin' - Paramount Theatre - Rutland, VT - March 16, 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tf0U7UXjF4#)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica Live - at the Brixton Academy last Friday 25th. Great gig, marred by talkers during "Damaged" and other quiet passages. Ho hum.
Never seen so many middle aged E-casualties in one place!
Primal Scream "Movin' on Up" @ Brixton Academy 25/3/11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v586TMsHRjU#ws)
They seem to sort the sound from about 2.00 onwards...
I just saw Sharon Van Etten at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Blown away from her mazing talent, and pure soul. She's amazing live!! Must see show if she comes to town. :D
Friday night I saw Todd Rundgren performing his albums "Todd" and "Healing"--great great show, can't recommend it enough. If you have a chance to see him do it!
Arbouretum last week, Elbow last night - both were top shows, Elbow put on an excellent arena show!!!
Roger Waters doing The Wall in Barcelona on Tuesday night. It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen on a stage; sound and visuals were spot on.
Quote from: MarkW on Mar 31, 2011, 04:53 AM
Roger Waters doing The Wall in Barcelona on Tuesday night. It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen on a stage; sound and visuals were spot on.
That's quite a testimonial. I've heard the same from many others. He was in nearby Boston a few months back but it was midweek and EXPENSIVE. I imagine it was a sight more intense than when I caught his Pros and Cons tour way back when.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 31, 2011, 11:14 AM
That's quite a testimonial. I've heard the same from many others. He was in nearby Boston a few months back but it was midweek and EXPENSIVE. I imagine it was a sight more intense than when I caught his Pros and Cons tour way back when.
The four of us who went (and we've all been to our fair share of gigs) agreed that it was impossible to rank amongst the live shows we've seen before: it sits on its own as a sensory experience.
The legendary Josh T Pearson on top form last night...
Quote from: MarkW on Mar 31, 2011, 11:48 AM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 31, 2011, 11:14 AM
That's quite a testimonial. I've heard the same from many others. He was in nearby Boston a few months back but it was midweek and EXPENSIVE. I imagine it was a sight more intense than when I caught his Pros and Cons tour way back when.
The four of us who went (and we've all been to our fair share of gigs) agreed that it was impossible to rank amongst the live shows we've seen before: it sits on its own as a sensory experience.
Indeed The Wall stands on it's own as far as concert experience. I saw the Roger Waters tour in L.A. and in Phoenix, and had great seats for both. By the way, by great seats, I do NOT mean in the first 5 rows. To really experience this one the best seats (in my opinion) were the back of the floor, 10-15 rows up on the back wall, center.
The visuals were just amazing, and the music... well it speaks for itself, right?
-Adam
Quote from: aperlst on Apr 03, 2011, 01:57 PM
The visuals were just amazing, and the music... well it speaks for itself, right?
-Adam
It's not my favourite Floyd album by a long chalk, but the combination of music and images was flawless. Glad you enjoyed it too, aperlst! :thumbsup:
Rush in Nashville last night. Pretty amazing how after 35 plus years this guys still bring it! 3 hours of music. Neil Peart is as mind blowing as ever. They played Moving Pictures in its entirety. And visually a stunning show! Rock and roll. Catch them if you can! Set list below:
Set 1:
The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
--Intermission--
Set 2:
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo (Love 4 Sale)
Closer to the Heart (with Alex acoustic intro)
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry
Encore:
La Villa Strangiato
Working Man
Quote from: Tracy 2112 on Apr 04, 2011, 08:51 AM
Rush in Nashville last night. Pretty amazing how after 35 plus years this guys still bring it! 3 hours of music. Neil Peart is as mind blowing as ever. They played Moving Pictures in its entirety. And visually a stunning show! Rock and roll. Catch them if you can! Set list below:
Set 1:
The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
--Intermission--
Set 2:
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo (Love 4 Sale)
Closer to the Heart (with Alex acoustic intro)
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry
Encore:
La Villa Strangiato
Working Man
A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Subdivisions! 2112! LVS! Did they play the reggaed-out Working Man? ;)
Quote from: Crispy on Apr 04, 2011, 09:05 AM
Did they play the reggaed-out Working Man? ;)
Yes they did. And they even "one upped" finishing it off reggae-style; they
started WM reggae-style! But they finished it with a Cygnus X-1 snippet.
from September last year:
Rush Time Machine Tour 2010- "Working Man" with Reggae Intro (HD) Live on 9-2-2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnrT5KOwTv4#ws)
LVS from August (same lights, stage, etc... as last night)
[HD] Rush - La Villa Strangiato - Allentown, PA 8/31/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTgxYj9f5og#ws)
Quote from: Tracy 2112 on Apr 04, 2011, 08:51 AM
Rush in Nashville last night. Pretty amazing how after 35 plus years this guys still bring it! 3 hours of music. Neil Peart is as mind blowing as ever. They played Moving Pictures in its entirety. And visually a stunning show! Rock and roll. Catch them if you can! Set list below:
Set 1:
The Spirit of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
--Intermission--
Set 2:
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo (Love 4 Sale)
Closer to the Heart (with Alex acoustic intro)
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx
Far Cry
Encore:
La Villa Strangiato
Working Man
Simply Phenomenal! I see that they are playing BU2B and Caravan. I haven't been checking setlists but I'd take anything remotely resembling this. Leave That Thing Alone!
Was Closer to the Heart just the song or did Geddy break it down on the back end ala Different Stages?
Quote from: Ruckus on Apr 04, 2011, 10:50 AM
Was Closer to the Heart just the song or did Geddy break it down on the back end ala Different Stages?
They close in reggae style. In fact, they closed every song on the list reggae style, except WM...
Seriously though, they do a different ending to CTTH but it's not Geddy slappin da bass ala DS.
Here it tis
[HD] Rush - Closer To The Heart - Allentown, PA 8/31/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOTkevYxhZY#ws)
Went to The Strokes/LCD Soundsystem double-whammy last weekend in NYC. Stayed with the lovely hostess bluesky and had a fabulous weekend. A bunch of folks on here are friends with me on facebook and were victims of my updates, so I won't delve into it too much. I adore The Strokes and they put on a great rock show. The crowd was a little less than awesome as the bros behind me would NOT shut up and the couple two rows down, and in my line of vision, took about 7,319 pictures of themselves (with the flash on). The Elvis Costello guest spot on Taken for a Fool was a nice surprise, but I only caught the end of his last song during the opener. I didn't even realize who it was at first because I was so flustered with getting there late. I had to text Fiddle: "What's going on? Who is the opener?" For shame, kydiddle...
The LCD show blew my mindhole even though we were in the 400 level. From up above it was amazing to see the energy of the crowd. They played for 3.5 hours which is admirable and an excellent way to say goodbye. And as a side note (I'll try to get the picture up here soon) someone in the GA section started pumping their crutches in the air. Ms. Y....were you at the show by any chance??? ;D
Quote from: kydiddle on Apr 08, 2011, 12:51 PM
I had to text Fiddle: "What's going on? Who is the opener?" For shame, kydiddle...
Haha and I was no help. Devendra Banhart opened, then all I knew, a band was on stage playing Elvis Costello songs, but I could not see anything! ;D
AAAND, I saw Kaki King tonight, she was incredible as always, She's really one of my favorite musicians, and tonight I caught her and her "traveling guitar freak show" Which included her playing 4 guitars at once, a Harp Guitar, and some other really, really cool guitars. I didn't record any video from the show, as I was in the back corner and couldn't really see much... But here are some videos from the tour.
Doing The Wrong Thing
2/15 Kaki King - 7-String Nylon Guitar Banter + Doing The Wrong Thing [Acoustic] (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4mXtm-Wcwk#ws)
Because It's there (Harp Guitar!)
Kaki King Live @ The Birchmere Alexandria, VA 3.29.11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhudKi94j8s#)
Life Being What It Is (Featuring Typical Silly Kaki King banter)
5/18 Kaki King - Guitar Tech/Banjo Banter + Life Being What It Is [Acoustic] (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1h7tO8EFuY#ws)
(http://twitpic.com/show/large/4ilmc2)
LCD last weekend .. didn't see miss ky at the show but we were sure to have brunch the next morning :thumbsup: the show was super fun and i was a dance machine the entire time!!!
last night i was visiting friends down the shore and i caught marco benevento, dave dreiwitz from ween, and andrew barr from the slip .. really fun show and much to my surprise, they covered golden!! they also covered fearless off pink floyd's meddle and then segued into benny & the jets and then back into fearless.
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9168/photo1as.jpg)
Saw Dawes last night in London - played a 70 minute set with a mixture of 'North Hills' and new jams.
New record is out in June - something to look forward to judging from last nights performance.
I saw The Pixies in Toronto last night. Great great show! The Massey Hall crowd was in impressive form throughout. The band really rocked it out and Joey Santiago was fuÇking brilliant. Frank's voice has never aged and Kim looked like she was having lots of fun. They did Doolittle justice and then some.
Saw Tame Impala last night with Yuck opening at the Fillmore. Loved it!!
Yuck was good. Tame Impala was awesome! I wasn't sure how they would sound live but they were great. Jay is now in my top 5 favorite drummers list.
It was packed and the crowd was really into it which is always nice. :)
Black Angels. wow
Great to see Hermo again
Quote from: Jaimoe on Apr 19, 2011, 07:13 AM
I saw The Pixies in Toronto last night. Great great show! The Massey Hall crowd was in impressive form throughout. The band really rocked it out and Joey Santiago was fuÇking brilliant. Frank's voice has never aged and Kim looked like she was having lots of fun. They did Doolittle justice and then some.
I love that they continue to tour and play and tour and play and tour and play. My experience with the 7-year reunion was much like yours - I thought that they were in great form and I saw them in some really shitty venues for music (Sundome in Tampa, suspect number 1). But I really, really, really wish that they would record something new. After watching Loud, Quiet, Loud it seems that the never-ending tour was motivated by financial struggles as much as anything. It really sucked seeing my heroes normalized and somewhat struggling (hell, it looked like Dave was a few moments away from the street), but I always hated the way they went out.
Not the album - I fucking love Trump and defend it like a jealous lover. But rather the way it happened - it seemed that they had so much left, but Kim fizzled out and Frank's solo stuff has had moments, but no real punch. Rant over.
Sorry about the weekend Jaimoe. Was Baustista really complaining about a swinging strike?
Quote from: bowl of soup on Apr 25, 2011, 01:50 PM
Quote from: Jaimoe on Apr 19, 2011, 07:13 AM
I saw The Pixies in Toronto last night. Great great show! The Massey Hall crowd was in impressive form throughout. The band really rocked it out and Joey Santiago was fuÇking brilliant. Frank's voice has never aged and Kim looked like she was having lots of fun. They did Doolittle justice and then some.
I love that they continue to tour and play and tour and play and tour and play. My experience with the 7-year reunion was much like yours - I thought that they were in great form and I saw them in some really shitty venues for music (Sundome in Tampa, suspect number 1). But I really, really, really wish that they would record something new. After watching Loud, Quiet, Loud it seems that the never-ending tour was motivated by financial struggles as much as anything. It really sucked seeing my heroes normalized and somewhat struggling (hell, it looked like Dave was a few moments away from the street), but I always hated the way they went out.
Not the album - I fucking love Trump and defend it like a jealous lover. But rather the way it happened - it seemed that they had so much left, but Kim fizzled out and Frank's solo stuff has had moments, but no real punch. Rant over.
Sorry about the weekend Jaimoe. Was Baustista really complaining about a swinging strike?
Bautista has been great. The other bats are finally coming alive and the starting pitching is getting more consistent. No biggy losing to TB. The East will be a war this season and the battles have already started.
I saw Umphreys McGee last week in Tulsa. I honestly just went because it was convenient. I listed to a few shows on archive to familiarize myself with their music. It seemed like a typical show. They played roughly 3 hours broken into 2 sets. The first set didn't do much for me, but the band seemed to pick up in the 2nd half of the show.
On a non-musical side note, there were more attractive girls at the Cains that night than any night I've been there! I'll go see Umphreys again just on the hope that they bring back all the girls :D
Just saw Iron & Wine with Sharon Van Etton opening. Sharon Van Etton was really good, I suggest you people check her out. She was signing stuff in between sets at the merch table so i decided to go up. She was practically writing paragraphs on her LP's so i asked her if she was signing CD's too (vinyl was sold out anyway) and that she didn't have to write that much on mine, so she just wrote "For Justin. No Words." then her signature :) She was really nice and sweet. I also purchased Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog on vinyl.
I thought Iron & Wine was even better than last time I saw them. Sam had a horn section and two backup singers this time around. Almost all of the songs were completely reworked and it sometimes took awhile to figure out what they were playing, even some of the new songs. Occasionally I would've preferred hearing a song the way it was recorded but it worked really well for certain songs, not really a complaint here. The show was in a theater and so that always makes it hard to move around. He was joking about two people that stood up and started clapping, he said he noticed them and that it was awesome or something like that... Sam is so soft spoken and hard to understand times. Anyway, so for the very next song during Tree By The River (last song of the set) everyone got up and were clapping and people were moving up to the front and started dancing! It was a very joyous moment! He came out and played Naked As We Came for the encore with everyone still standing up. So all in all a great show, the longer my show post is usually means a great show. Couldn't even begin to post a set list, no Trapeze Swinger though. I'll try to find a set list and hope it was taped.
Here's a Sharon Van Etton song that's "currently blowing my mind"
Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ly2A9mbo#)
Just saw Twin Shadow/Pains of Being Pure at Heart/The National in Milwaukee. Incredible show. The National is about as professional and entertaining an act as you'll find. Last week was The Decemberists and a private show with The Budos Band and Charles Bradley.
Some of my vids:
http://youtu.be/c-HoYTvwEvg?hd=1 (http://youtu.be/c-HoYTvwEvg?hd=1)
http://youtu.be/OAqtyKsIwKg?hd=1 (http://youtu.be/OAqtyKsIwKg?hd=1)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz114/stephennb/The%20National%20Pains%20of%20Being%20Pure%20at%20Heart%20Twin%20Sha/P4261638.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz114/stephennb/The%20National%20Pains%20of%20Being%20Pure%20at%20Heart%20Twin%20Sha/P4261652.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz114/stephennb/The%20National%20Pains%20of%20Being%20Pure%20at%20Heart%20Twin%20Sha/P4261606c.jpg)
(http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz114/stephennb/The%20National%20Pains%20of%20Being%20Pure%20at%20Heart%20Twin%20Sha/P4261634.jpg)
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Apr 29, 2011, 01:25 AM
Just saw Iron & Wine with Sharon Van Etton opening. Sharon Van Etton was really good, I suggest you people check her out. She was signing stuff in between sets at the merch table so i decided to go up. She was practically writing paragraphs on her LP's so i asked her if she was signing CD's too (vinyl was sold out anyway) and that she didn't have to write that much on mine, so she just wrote "For Justin. No Words." then her signature :) She was really nice and sweet. I also purchased Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog on vinyl.
I thought Iron & Wine was even better than last time I saw them. Sam had a horn section and two backup singers this time around. Almost all of the songs were completely reworked and it sometimes took awhile to figure out what they were playing, even some of the new songs. Occasionally I would've preferred hearing a song the way it was recorded but it worked really well for certain songs, not really a complaint here. The show was in a theater and so that always makes it hard to move around. He was joking about two people that stood up and started clapping, he said he noticed them and that it was awesome or something like that... Sam is so soft spoken and hard to understand times. Anyway, so for the very next song during Tree By The River (last song of the set) everyone got up and were clapping and people were moving up to the front and started dancing! It was a very joyous moment! He came out and played Naked As We Came for the encore with everyone still standing up. So all in all a great show, the longer my show post is usually means a great show. Couldn't even begin to post a set list, no Trapeze Swinger though. I'll try to find a set list and hope it was taped.
Here's a Sharon Van Etton song that's "currently blowing my mind"
Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ly2A9mbo#)
I saw Iron & Wine last night at the House of Blues in Cleveland and I concur with you about Sharon Von Etton. She was a pleasant surprise. I'm definitely going to check out some of her stuff.
And Iron & Wine didn't disappoint either. I also liked how they had new arrangements to some of their old songs. The whole band was freaking incredible, and I especially liked the horns! The alto sax player was arguably my favorite as he was dancing the whole show!
I wasn't particulary enamoured with the crowd as there seemed to be a lot of talking going on throughout the show which was especially annoying during the slower numbers. I tried not to let it bother me too much though.
All in all, it was a very good show by Sam and his band!
The Kills at Terminal 5, NYC last night. Good show.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Apr 29, 2011, 01:25 AM
Just saw Iron & Wine with Sharon Van Etton opening. Sharon Van Etton was really good, I suggest you people check her out. She was signing stuff in between sets at the merch table so i decided to go up. She was practically writing paragraphs on her LP's so i asked her if she was signing CD's too (vinyl was sold out anyway) and that she didn't have to write that much on mine, so she just wrote "For Justin. No Words." then her signature :) She was really nice and sweet. I also purchased Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog on vinyl.
I thought Iron & Wine was even better than last time I saw them. Sam had a horn section and two backup singers this time around. Almost all of the songs were completely reworked and it sometimes took awhile to figure out what they were playing, even some of the new songs. Occasionally I would've preferred hearing a song the way it was recorded but it worked really well for certain songs, not really a complaint here. The show was in a theater and so that always makes it hard to move around. He was joking about two people that stood up and started clapping, he said he noticed them and that it was awesome or something like that... Sam is so soft spoken and hard to understand times. Anyway, so for the very next song during Tree By The River (last song of the set) everyone got up and were clapping and people were moving up to the front and started dancing! It was a very joyous moment! He came out and played Naked As We Came for the encore with everyone still standing up. So all in all a great show, the longer my show post is usually means a great show. Couldn't even begin to post a set list, no Trapeze Swinger though. I'll try to find a set list and hope it was taped.
Here's a Sharon Van Etton song that's "currently blowing my mind"
Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ly2A9mbo#)
Hey man, I saw you wrote this review a few days ago, and haven't had the time to reply! Very sore that I missed yet another Pittsburgh I&W show!!! And even sorer still because Crosby & Stills played the Carnegie Library in Homestead THE DAY AFTER!!! Guess I'm saving my money though, on the bright side! ::) But it sounds like such a killer time!! I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THIRD PERSON TO STAND UP AND DANCE, DAMNIT!!!! I'm sorry he didn't throw in a Trapeze Swinger, but glad I didn't miss it!! I see you got a crazy Woman King, Rabbit Will Run, Sea & The Rhythm....... but I'm having trouble seeing much more... oh oh oh just found out there was a Big Burned Hand and a Walking Far From Home! Wow, I'm glad someone taped the Sea & the Rhythm, it starts off
sooooo beautiful and slow!!! Lord have mercy........
I love how he reworks his oldies, but I understand the appreciation for the original sounds....... glad you represented for the 'burgh, I'll make it up in I&W Land someday!!! Thanks for the sweet review!! I dig that Sharon tune too! :)
Quote from: woodnymph on May 01, 2011, 07:30 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Apr 29, 2011, 01:25 AM
Just saw Iron & Wine with Sharon Van Etton opening. Sharon Van Etton was really good, I suggest you people check her out. She was signing stuff in between sets at the merch table so i decided to go up. She was practically writing paragraphs on her LP's so i asked her if she was signing CD's too (vinyl was sold out anyway) and that she didn't have to write that much on mine, so she just wrote "For Justin. No Words." then her signature :) She was really nice and sweet. I also purchased Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog on vinyl.
I thought Iron & Wine was even better than last time I saw them. Sam had a horn section and two backup singers this time around. Almost all of the songs were completely reworked and it sometimes took awhile to figure out what they were playing, even some of the new songs. Occasionally I would've preferred hearing a song the way it was recorded but it worked really well for certain songs, not really a complaint here. The show was in a theater and so that always makes it hard to move around. He was joking about two people that stood up and started clapping, he said he noticed them and that it was awesome or something like that... Sam is so soft spoken and hard to understand times. Anyway, so for the very next song during Tree By The River (last song of the set) everyone got up and were clapping and people were moving up to the front and started dancing! It was a very joyous moment! He came out and played Naked As We Came for the encore with everyone still standing up. So all in all a great show, the longer my show post is usually means a great show. Couldn't even begin to post a set list, no Trapeze Swinger though. I'll try to find a set list and hope it was taped.
Here's a Sharon Van Etton song that's "currently blowing my mind"
Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ly2A9mbo#)
Hey man, I saw you wrote this review a few days ago, and haven't had the time to reply! Very sore that I missed yet another Pittsburgh I&W show!!! And even sorer still because Crosby & Stills played the Carnegie Library in Homestead THE DAY AFTER!!! Guess I'm saving my money though, on the bright side! ::) But it sounds like such a killer time!! I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THIRD PERSON TO STAND UP AND DANCE, DAMNIT!!!! I'm sorry he didn't throw in a Trapeze Swinger, but glad I didn't miss it!! I see you got a crazy Woman King, Rabbit Will Run, Sea & The Rhythm....... but I'm having trouble seeing much more... oh oh oh just found out there was a Big Burned Hand and a Walking Far From Home! Wow, I'm glad someone taped the Sea & the Rhythm, it starts off sooooo beautiful and slow!!! Lord have mercy........
I love how he reworks his oldies, but I understand the appreciation for the original sounds....... glad you represented for the 'burgh, I'll make it up in I&W Land someday!!! Thanks for the sweet review!! I dig that Sharon tune too! :)
I soooo wanted to go to that Crosby & Nash show too but it sold out before I got tickets. I didn't get around to asking anybody if they wanted to go to in time and tickets were gone before I knew it. I should've just got 2 tickets asap and just trusted that I would find someone. I saw CSNY at starlake in '07 I think and it was great, but the acoustic set didn't translate well. I'm sure that show was nothing short of amazing in that small intimate theater with those great acoustics.
So i was hoping there would be a taping but it looks like that playedlastnight.com site is down (where i got my Iron & Wine Greensburg show). Know anything about that?
ilikebeer - glad you enjoyed the show too, agree with that sax player and yea Sharon Van Etton was cool, hope she gets more recognition. Sucks about the people talking, our crowd was really into it, much better than my previous I&W show.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 01, 2011, 08:25 PM
I soooo wanted to go to that Crosby & Nash show too but it sold out before I got tickets. I didn't get around to asking anybody if they wanted to go to in time and tickets were gone before I knew it. I should've just got 2 tickets asap and just trusted that I would find someone. I saw CSNY at starlake in '07 I think and it was great, but the acoustic set didn't translate well. I'm sure that show was nothing short of amazing in that small intimate theater with those great acoustics.
So i was hoping there would be a taping but it looks like that playedlastnight.com site is down (where i got my Iron & Wine Greensburg show). Know anything about that?
ilikebeer - glad you enjoyed the show too, agree with that sax player and yea Sharon Van Etton was cool, hope she gets more recognition. Sucks about the people talking, our crowd was really into it, much better than my previous I&W show.
Yeah my mom went to the Crosby/Nash show (I thought it was with Stills for some reason, but I see now, whoops!) She called me when they played THE LEE SHORE!!!!! AHHHH!!! DILGJKDLJGLKJAG;LDKJA;LKGJD;KLH THat's the one song I really really really want to hear them play... hopefully someday soon!! My mom was pretty damn close too! She actually called me like 8 times to hear various parts of the show... it sounded SO GOOD... Oh man they played GUINEVERE too so help me god..... and she called me during Cathedral too, and some other long jammed out parts of songs... I think they might've played Deja Vu, she texted me and said, "The sound is awesome in here! they did a huge instrumental before they finally said we have all been here before!!!" Hahahh so I haven't actually talked to her yet about it, but that had to be Deja Vu :D :D :D
As for the PlayedLastNight........ it is down, down, down..... so sad!!! :'( So glad I got the shows I did before it went kaput.... I'm not sure why exactly it went down. All I can figure is maybe with a switch in record labels or something? I have no clue... but it sucks!! Let me know if you'd like any of the ones I grabbed up-- I have 2-10-07 at Messiah College in PA, 5-4-09 at the Vera Project in Seattle, 5-8-09 in Los Angeles, 10-22-05 at the Triple Door, in Seattle, and 11-14-08 (the show I went to in Buffalo with some friends!! It was awesome!!) So yeah just say the word, I'd be glad to help ya out with any of 'em! :)
Quote from: woodnymph on May 01, 2011, 09:22 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 01, 2011, 08:25 PM
I soooo wanted to go to that Crosby & Nash show too but it sold out before I got tickets. I didn't get around to asking anybody if they wanted to go to in time and tickets were gone before I knew it. I should've just got 2 tickets asap and just trusted that I would find someone. I saw CSNY at starlake in '07 I think and it was great, but the acoustic set didn't translate well. I'm sure that show was nothing short of amazing in that small intimate theater with those great acoustics.
So i was hoping there would be a taping but it looks like that playedlastnight.com site is down (where i got my Iron & Wine Greensburg show). Know anything about that?
ilikebeer - glad you enjoyed the show too, agree with that sax player and yea Sharon Van Etton was cool, hope she gets more recognition. Sucks about the people talking, our crowd was really into it, much better than my previous I&W show.
Yeah my mom went to the Crosby/Nash show (I thought it was with Stills for some reason, but I see now, whoops!) She called me when they played THE LEE SHORE!!!!! AHHHH!!! DILGJKDLJGLKJAG;LDKJA;LKGJD;KLH THat's the one song I really really really want to hear them play... hopefully someday soon!! My mom was pretty damn close too! She actually called me like 8 times to hear various parts of the show... it sounded SO GOOD... Oh man they played GUINEVERE too so help me god..... and she called me during Cathedral too, and some other long jammed out parts of songs... I think they might've played Deja Vu, she texted me and said, "The sound is awesome in here! they did a huge instrumental before they finally said we have all been here before!!!" Hahahh so I haven't actually talked to her yet about it, but that had to be Deja Vu :D :D :D
As for the PlayedLastNight........ it is down, down, down..... so sad!!! :'( So glad I got the shows I did before it went kaput.... I'm not sure why exactly it went down. All I can figure is maybe with a switch in record labels or something? I have no clue... but it sucks!! Let me know if you'd like any of the ones I grabbed up-- I have 2-10-07 at Messiah College in PA, 5-4-09 at the Vera Project in Seattle, 5-8-09 in Los Angeles, 10-22-05 at the Triple Door, in Seattle, and 11-14-08 (the show I went to in Buffalo with some friends!! It was awesome!!) So yeah just say the word, I'd be glad to help ya out with any of 'em! :)
I'll take one show, whatever you deem to be your favorite :)
Quote from: woodnymph on May 01, 2011, 07:30 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Apr 29, 2011, 01:25 AM
Just saw Iron & Wine with Sharon Van Etton opening. Sharon Van Etton was really good, I suggest you people check her out. She was signing stuff in between sets at the merch table so i decided to go up. She was practically writing paragraphs on her LP's so i asked her if she was signing CD's too (vinyl was sold out anyway) and that she didn't have to write that much on mine, so she just wrote "For Justin. No Words." then her signature :) She was really nice and sweet. I also purchased Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog on vinyl.
I thought Iron & Wine was even better than last time I saw them. Sam had a horn section and two backup singers this time around. Almost all of the songs were completely reworked and it sometimes took awhile to figure out what they were playing, even some of the new songs. Occasionally I would've preferred hearing a song the way it was recorded but it worked really well for certain songs, not really a complaint here. The show was in a theater and so that always makes it hard to move around. He was joking about two people that stood up and started clapping, he said he noticed them and that it was awesome or something like that... Sam is so soft spoken and hard to understand times. Anyway, so for the very next song during Tree By The River (last song of the set) everyone got up and were clapping and people were moving up to the front and started dancing! It was a very joyous moment! He came out and played Naked As We Came for the encore with everyone still standing up. So all in all a great show, the longer my show post is usually means a great show. Couldn't even begin to post a set list, no Trapeze Swinger though. I'll try to find a set list and hope it was taped.
Here's a Sharon Van Etton song that's "currently blowing my mind"
Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Epic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ly2A9mbo#)
Hey man, I saw you wrote this review a few days ago, and haven't had the time to reply! Very sore that I missed yet another Pittsburgh I&W show!!! And even sorer still because Crosby & Stills played the Carnegie Library in Homestead THE DAY AFTER!!! Guess I'm saving my money though, on the bright side! ::) But it sounds like such a killer time!! I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THIRD PERSON TO STAND UP AND DANCE, DAMNIT!!!! I'm sorry he didn't throw in a Trapeze Swinger, but glad I didn't miss it!! I see you got a crazy Woman King, Rabbit Will Run, Sea & The Rhythm....... but I'm having trouble seeing much more... oh oh oh just found out there was a Big Burned Hand and a Walking Far From Home! Wow, I'm glad someone taped the Sea & the Rhythm, it starts off sooooo beautiful and slow!!! Lord have mercy........
I love how he reworks his oldies, but I understand the appreciation for the original sounds....... glad you represented for the 'burgh, I'll make it up in I&W Land someday!!! Thanks for the sweet review!! I dig that Sharon tune too! :)
iron and wine tree by the river (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVrv2pzEftE#)
Bobby Bare Jr at the High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI. Carey Kotsionis opening. Never know what you're going to get at a BBJr show, as far as style. Every time I see him he has a different band playing with him! Always brings it though. I felt kinda bad for him at this show. It was a Monday night after a HUGE party weekend in Madison. I think everyone was still hungover. Only 20-30 people there, and nobody dancing or doing much of anything except these two weird dudes in the front. Good show though, nonetheless. Carey and her band were very good. Check her out, as well as her husband/wife band, The Sways.
Quote from: Hawkeye on May 04, 2011, 01:46 PM
Bobby Bare Jr at the High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI. Carey Kotsionis opening. Never know what you're going to get at a BBJr show, as far as style. Every time I see him he has a different band playing with him! Always brings it though. I felt kinda bad for him at this show. It was a Monday night after a HUGE party weekend in Madison. I think everyone was still hungover. Only 20-30 people there, and nobody dancing or doing much of anything except these two weird dudes in the front. Good show though, nonetheless. Carey and her band were very good. Check her out, as well as her husband/wife band, The Sways.
Lucky! I'd love to see BBJr.
Shame not many people were into it. I'd be jumping up and down.
Last show I saw was The Doobie Brothers in late march. Bloody awesome, man can they still rock!
Interpol and Blonde Redhead tonight, great show, not as good of a set as the last time I saw Interpol, but still an excellent show.
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3325/img2025ok.jpg)
Wilco last night at this place:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Cains_Ballroom_Tulsa_Night.jpg/400px-Cains_Ballroom_Tulsa_Night.jpg)
Outstanding! :D
The Sword last night at a very small venue in Manchester. I have very little hearing left this morning. Setlist;
Acheron/Unearthing the Orb
Tres Brujas
Arrows In The Dark
How Heavy This Axe
Barael's Blade
The Chronomancer I: Hubris
Frost Giant
The Horned Goddess
The Warp Riders
Freya
Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover)
Night City
(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears Of Fire
Winter's Wolves
Encore:
Iron Swan
Excellent set in an increasingly hot and sweaty venue. The Lizzy cover was excellent, and the encore melted faces.
Quote from: MarkW on May 12, 2011, 04:04 AM
The Sword last night at a very small venue in Manchester. I have very little hearing left this morning. Setlist;
Acheron/Unearthing the Orb
Tres Brujas
Arrows In The Dark
How Heavy This Axe
Barael's Blade
The Chronomancer I: Hubris
Frost Giant
The Horned Goddess
The Warp Riders
Freya
Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover)
Night City
(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears Of Fire
Winter's Wolves
Encore:
Iron Swan
Excellent set in an increasingly hot and sweaty venue. The Lizzy cover was excellent, and the encore melted faces.
No Maiden Mother and Crone? That's my favourite.
Quote from: MarkW on May 12, 2011, 04:04 AM
The Sword last night at a very small venue in Manchester. I have very little hearing left this morning. Setlist;
Acheron/Unearthing the Orb
Tres Brujas
Arrows In The Dark
How Heavy This Axe
Barael's Blade
The Chronomancer I: Hubris
Frost Giant
The Horned Goddess
The Warp Riders
Freya
Massacre (Thin Lizzy cover)
Night City
(The Night The Sky Cried) Tears Of Fire
Winter's Wolves
Encore:
Iron Swan
Excellent set in an increasingly hot and sweaty venue. The Lizzy cover was excellent, and the encore melted faces.
told ya. I was sweatin buckets when I saw them and my ears hurt, even with ear plugs.
Roger Waters doing The Wall at the O2 in London on Saturday night - my second time seeing this show. We had great seats, and the sound and visuals were once again spot on.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/IMG_0634.jpg)
Quote from: MarkW on May 16, 2011, 05:00 AM
Roger Waters doing The Wall at the O2 in London on Saturday night - my second time seeing this show. We had great seats, and the sound and visuals were once again spot on.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/IMG_0634.jpg)
I missed this tour and really should have gone, considering Pink Floyd were the equivalent of MMJ to me back in the 80s, before the Grateful Dead entered my life.
I stumbled upon a decent fanshot video of this show, from late 2010 in Chicago, available as download to burn (2 DVDs) or to watch online. I'll post it later, when I can find the links.
EDIT: here it is http://panicstream.com/video/thewall.html (http://panicstream.com/video/thewall.html)
The Junip show tonight was AWESOME!! I was secretly (or maybe not so secretly...) pulling for "At the Doors," and they playedddd it!
Also wanted to hear their song "Howl," because the lyrics are just pretty bad-ass. They played it the third song in! And by some miracle I landed standing next to one of the only other girls dancing 8)
It felt somewhat whimsical, I've been wanting to see Jose for a long while now, and Junip brings out a bit more of his psychedelic sounding side... And my energy today has been a little over the map... it was pretty chilly down here today (I enjoyed that it wasn't super hot at work) But the air smelled so clear and crisp that something about it pulled me way back to Woodstock last October... it just smelled like Fall and felt like it too... and to bring it full circle, that was when I was really starting to get into Junip in the first place! (Also some of my best memories of MMJ & forum friends, to boot! 8))
But they definitely were on point and grooving out in a real way.... glad to finally see them! 8)
That's beautiful.....
I'll never get over this.....
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A20rx8VQnTE#)
Quote from: woodnymph on May 17, 2011, 01:13 AM
The Junip show tonight was AWESOME!! I was secretly (or maybe not so secretly...) pulling for "At the Doors," and they playedddd it!
Also wanted to hear their song "Howl," because the lyrics are just pretty bad-ass. They played it the third song in! And by some miracle I landed standing next to one of the only other girls dancing 8)
It felt somewhat whimsical, I've been wanting to see Jose for a long while now, and Junip brings out a bit more of his psychedelic sounding side... And my energy today has been a little over the map... it was pretty chilly down here today (I enjoyed that it wasn't super hot at work) But the air smelled so clear and crisp that something about it pulled me way back to Woodstock last October... it just smelled like Fall and felt like it too... and to bring it full circle, that was when I was really starting to get into Junip in the first place! (Also some of my best memories of MMJ & forum friends, to boot! 8))
But they definitely were on point and grooving out in a real way.... glad to finally see them! 8)
Glad to hear it was a good show! I only have Fields so I don't know the song At The Doors, and forgot they had a song called Howl. I had a wisdom tooth pulled today and have been completely out of whack all day. ??? :-\
Quote from: johnnYYac on May 16, 2011, 11:10 AM
EDIT: here it is http://panicstream.com/video/thewall.html (http://panicstream.com/video/thewall.html)
Thanks, YYac - that's great.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 17, 2011, 01:59 AM
Quote from: woodnymph on May 17, 2011, 01:13 AM
The Junip show tonight was AWESOME!! I was secretly (or maybe not so secretly...) pulling for "At the Doors," and they playedddd it!
Also wanted to hear their song "Howl," because the lyrics are just pretty bad-ass. They played it the third song in! And by some miracle I landed standing next to one of the only other girls dancing 8)
It felt somewhat whimsical, I've been wanting to see Jose for a long while now, and Junip brings out a bit more of his psychedelic sounding side... And my energy today has been a little over the map... it was pretty chilly down here today (I enjoyed that it wasn't super hot at work) But the air smelled so clear and crisp that something about it pulled me way back to Woodstock last October... it just smelled like Fall and felt like it too... and to bring it full circle, that was when I was really starting to get into Junip in the first place! (Also some of my best memories of MMJ & forum friends, to boot! 8))
But they definitely were on point and grooving out in a real way.... glad to finally see them! 8)
Glad to hear it was a good show! I only have Fields so I don't know the song At The Doors, and forgot they had a song called Howl. I had a wisdom tooth pulled today and have been completely out of whack all day. ??? :-\
Oh no! Sorry to hear about the tooth! "You can't handle the Tooth!" :-X Meh, wisdom teeth are not a pleasant memory.... hope ya feel better soon!
Yeah I was losin' it at the show, sorry for the slight barrage of msgs!! We were so close, the crowd wasn't large at all, and they sounded awe-some. :) Hey sweatboard I
love Heartbeats! We weren't sure if he'd do any solo Jose tunes (which he didn't) but they rocked the place, and they encored with "Tide" and lastly "Always."
Tide lyrics are beautiful too..... his lyrics and his vocal stylings are transcendental...
Junip - Tide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLDtFaU3KUY#)
All of the memories will return
In the sleep like shallow scars
Whatever remains
will set you freeeeA crater left as a divide
There will soon be time to meet them all again
For once at eye level and for once as friends
There will be time
Time to return.....
And Howllll:
Junip - Howl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE_X0oU9snQ#ws)
Now we could still talk about moral responsibility
We could still talk about our common human goals
What leads to happiness what leads to suffering
What leads to exuberance and flourishing of the soul
But it would help
To figure out
What's making us howl....
05/15/2011 Flying Monkey, Plymouth, NH
Original Setlist
One: Oh Boy ; Rosalie McFall ; The Race Is On ; Jack A Roe ; Monkey And The Engineer ; Lazy River Road ; Big Iron ; Tell It To Me ; Operator ; Chimes Of Freedom ; Dupree's Diamond Blues ; Mountains Of The Moon ; Cassidy
Two: Deep Elem Blues ; On The Road Again ; Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu ; California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On) ; The Last Time ; Overseas Stomp (Lindbergh Hop) ; Me And Bobby McGee ; The Thrill Is Gone ; It Makes No Difference ; Cumberland Blues > Friend Of The Devil > Cumberland Blues ; Silver Threads And Golden Needles ; Bird Song > Hey Jude
Encore: Katie Mae ; Walk In The Sunshine > Ripple
Notes:
Acoustic
Meh. Not a huge fan of DSO, but this show was local and cheap so.....
Small piece of Cal Earthquake
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...and a few pics
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Next up....Steel Pulse. Woohoo!
Fleet Foxes and the Cave Singers last Sunday....awesome show!
Bon Iver next 6/30 in Richmond, or after finding out about them, Futurebirds at the Orange Peel before that
saw Prince last night and it was amazing. Holy freaking dance party!
Slobberbone. I'll let this article do the talking. I'm to busy being hungover.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php (http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php)
Quote from: Darklands on May 19, 2011, 11:20 AM
Slobberbone. I'll let this article do the talking. I'm to busy being hungover.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php (http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php)
Tried to get out at the last minute and couldn't make it happen. :( Glad you had a good time!
"That pretty much sums up the night - a raucous, whiskey-fueled steam explosion among old friends."
sounds like my kind of party
Quote from: BH on May 19, 2011, 11:52 AM
Quote from: Darklands on May 19, 2011, 11:20 AM
Slobberbone. I'll let this article do the talking. I'm to busy being hungover.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php (http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/05/slobberbone_review_photos_tour.php)
Tried to get out at the last minute and couldn't make it happen. :( Glad you had a good time!
"That pretty much sums up the night - a raucous, whiskey-fueled steam explosion among old friends."
sounds like my kind of party
They were so on point last night. I'm a friend with the reviewer so I got to hang with her all night at the bar. It was great. For most of the openers set, there were maybe 20 people there tops. If filled in a little more but there wasn't a crush like at Angels or at Pokey.
Saw Avett Brothers with Nicole Atkins opening last night. Even though the show sold out, I still feel like they're underrated. Avett brothers deserve the kind of success Mumford & Sons have had. Avett Brothers>Mumford & Sons IMO. Avett Brothers have been around for awhile and Mumford & Sons blow up with their debut album, just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, the show was amazing. Great energy and amazing musicianship, what's not to like? Also, I wore my roll call shirt and a couple MMJ fans stopped to shake my hand! It's amazing to see us MMJ fans stick together like that! It really is a community.
Just grabbed tix to see Mavis Staples. Love her, but have never seen her. Really looking forward to it.
Mavis Staples- See that my grave is kept clean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvRxPA-dN2s#)
Seen Primus last night. Always a great time. That's one hellava trio of musicians.
The dead Kenny g's opened. Actually a good opener, lively set.
Quote from: Crowes74 on May 30, 2011, 04:40 PM
Seen Primus last night. Always a great time. That's one hellava trio of musicians.
The dead Kenny g's opened. Actually a good opener, lively set.
Jay and Les back together is a good thing. :thumbsup:
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 28, 2011, 02:46 PM
Saw Avett Brothers with Nicole Atkins opening last night. Even though the show sold out, I still feel like they're underrated. Avett brothers deserve the kind of success Mumford & Sons have had. Avett Brothers>Mumford & Sons IMO. Avett Brothers have been around for awhile and Mumford & Sons blow up with their debut album, just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, the show was amazing. Great energy and amazing musicianship, what's not to like? Also, I wore my roll call shirt and a couple MMJ fans stopped to shake my hand! It's amazing to see us MMJ fans stick together like that! It really is a community.
I didnt end up going, but a friend did...He texted me "totally not worth the money"...I was kind of surprised because most people rave about them live, but part of why I didnt go was for that same reason (easily a $80+ night all things considered). Haven't talked to him yet so not sure how good he actually thought the show was. Id guess you are a bigger fan than him, but just saying. Nice on the MMJ sidenote. No need for roll call since this is a GA show, but I think Im gonna join just for the shirt and poster.
I only have 1 Avett Bros album (I&L&Y). Its like it well enough, but the Mumford & Sons album I think is much better and loved it from first listen.
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jun 01, 2011, 07:37 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 28, 2011, 02:46 PM
Saw Avett Brothers with Nicole Atkins opening last night. Even though the show sold out, I still feel like they're underrated. Avett brothers deserve the kind of success Mumford & Sons have had. Avett Brothers>Mumford & Sons IMO. Avett Brothers have been around for awhile and Mumford & Sons blow up with their debut album, just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, the show was amazing. Great energy and amazing musicianship, what's not to like? Also, I wore my roll call shirt and a couple MMJ fans stopped to shake my hand! It's amazing to see us MMJ fans stick together like that! It really is a community.
I didnt end up going, but a friend did...He texted me "totally not worth the money"...I was kind of surprised because most people rave about them live, but part of why I didnt go was for that same reason (easily a $80+ night all things considered). Haven't talked to him yet so not sure how good he actually thought the show was. Id guess you are a bigger fan than him, but just saying. Nice on the MMJ sidenote. No need for roll call since this is a GA show, but I think Im gonna join just for the shirt and poster.
I only have 1 Avett Bros album (I&L&Y). Its like it well enough, but the Mumford & Sons album I think is much better and loved it from first listen.
Considering most concerts these days are around that price, yes I thought it was worth it. They're no MMJ, but I do think they're a great live band. I hear ya on the roll call thing, I'm not even sure if I'll use it this year. I'm getting my ticket for Pittsburgh on the regular sale date, and not 100% sure I'm going to MPP yet. Have you been to the outdoor part of AE yet? It's a great venue, hopefully there's a couple more show announcements this summer. I don't have any desire for Star Lake shows anymore, with a few exceptions.
Saw Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings with Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears about 2 weeks ago an amazing show.
Those Darlins at wakarusa! :D
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jun 01, 2011, 07:37 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 28, 2011, 02:46 PM
Saw Avett Brothers with Nicole Atkins opening last night. Even though the show sold out, I still feel like they're underrated. Avett brothers deserve the kind of success Mumford & Sons have had. Avett Brothers>Mumford & Sons IMO. Avett Brothers have been around for awhile and Mumford & Sons blow up with their debut album, just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, the show was amazing. Great energy and amazing musicianship, what's not to like? Also, I wore my roll call shirt and a couple MMJ fans stopped to shake my hand! It's amazing to see us MMJ fans stick together like that! It really is a community.
I didnt end up going, but a friend did...He texted me "totally not worth the money"...I was kind of surprised because most people rave about them live, but part of why I didnt go was for that same reason (easily a $80+ night all things considered). Haven't talked to him yet so not sure how good he actually thought the show was. Id guess you are a bigger fan than him, but just saying. Nice on the MMJ sidenote. No need for roll call since this is a GA show, but I think Im gonna join just for the shirt and poster.
I only have 1 Avett Bros album (I&L&Y). Its like it well enough, but the Mumford & Sons album I think is much better and loved it from first listen.
IMHO, I&L&Y is their weakest. I liked them alot until that album came out. It's a little too slick for me. That being said I had a ton of fun the first couple of times I saw them on the Emotionalism tour.
Quote from: vespachick on Jun 02, 2011, 07:58 PM
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jun 01, 2011, 07:37 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on May 28, 2011, 02:46 PM
Saw Avett Brothers with Nicole Atkins opening last night. Even though the show sold out, I still feel like they're underrated. Avett brothers deserve the kind of success Mumford & Sons have had. Avett Brothers>Mumford & Sons IMO. Avett Brothers have been around for awhile and Mumford & Sons blow up with their debut album, just doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, the show was amazing. Great energy and amazing musicianship, what's not to like? Also, I wore my roll call shirt and a couple MMJ fans stopped to shake my hand! It's amazing to see us MMJ fans stick together like that! It really is a community.
I didnt end up going, but a friend did...He texted me "totally not worth the money"...I was kind of surprised because most people rave about them live, but part of why I didnt go was for that same reason (easily a $80+ night all things considered). Haven't talked to him yet so not sure how good he actually thought the show was. Id guess you are a bigger fan than him, but just saying. Nice on the MMJ sidenote. No need for roll call since this is a GA show, but I think Im gonna join just for the shirt and poster.
I only have 1 Avett Bros album (I&L&Y). Its like it well enough, but the Mumford & Sons album I think is much better and loved it from first listen.
IMHO, I&L&Y is their weakest. I liked them alot until that album came out. It's a little too slick for me. That being said I had a ton of fun the first couple of times I saw them on the Emotionalism tour.
I don't get people sometimes, is it because it's their most popular? Sometimes people think it's cool to like a bands early stuff more than their newer stuff when they get bigger, not saying that's you vespa just making a point. I like their other stuff too but I think Emotionalism is my least favorite, too many slow songs on that one. I think I&Love&You is their best. It's not slick in a bad way. The song writing is the best they've done, and they continue to prove they can play different styles of music and it still sounds like Avett Brothers.
Just saw the Arctic Monkeys last week at the fillmore Detroit and they fuckin rocked! I was dissapointed in their new cd but it played live very well.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jun 02, 2011, 12:54 AM
Have you been to the outdoor part of AE yet? It's a great venue, hopefully there's a couple more show announcements this summer. I don't have any desire for Star Lake shows anymore, with a few exceptions.
I have not, just the club size indoor..Good to know its nice. It seems like pretty much every show this summer besides the Clarks at Stage AE this summer is at least $40 when its all said and done, which sucks. I think theyd actually make more money with $25 tickets bc mroe people would go.
Im living in Altoona at the moment, so all Im really planning on is MMJ. Id go to the Sublime/311 show though mostly for Sublime though as the new guy they have singing for them sounds just like Bradley and is good.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros- that was my introduction to them and I loved their energy
The Black Keys- it was a snoozer but otherwise a beautiful night at an outdoor venue
The Black Angels at rhythm room, a small Phoenix bar- one of those special nights where you could tell the band was there to blow our faces off and they did
Brett Dennen coming up and then MMJ in Santa Barbara (probably not supposed to mention that in this section but I can't help it)
phish last night blew my mind and made me throw up all night long:
Set 1: Wolfman's Brother, Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, NICU[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Tela > Chalk Dust Torture, The Wedge
Set 2: Down with Disease[2] -> Fluffhead > David Bowie, Waste > Also Sprach Zarathustra[3] > Cavern
Encore: Good Times Bad Times
[1] Happy birthday wish from Trey to Mike; Happy Birthday tease from Trey.
[2] Happy Birthday tease and A Love Supreme jam.
[3] Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Notes: During NICU, Trey wished Mike a happy birthday. NICU subsequently contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. DWD contained a Happy Birthday tease and a jam based on A Love Supreme. Also Sprach Zarathrustra contained Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Quote from: Sticky Icky Green Stuff on Jun 04, 2011, 05:23 PM
phish last night blew my mind and made me throw up all night long:
Set 1: Wolfman's Brother, Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, NICU[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Tela > Chalk Dust Torture, The Wedge
Set 2: Down with Disease[2] -> Fluffhead > David Bowie, Waste > Also Sprach Zarathustra[3] > Cavern
Encore: Good Times Bad Times
[1] Happy birthday wish from Trey to Mike; Happy Birthday tease from Trey.
[2] Happy Birthday tease and A Love Supreme jam.
[3] Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Notes: During NICU, Trey wished Mike a happy birthday. NICU subsequently contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. DWD contained a Happy Birthday tease and a jam based on A Love Supreme. Also Sprach Zarathrustra contained Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Was also at this show Friday night it was pretty bad ass.
Quote from: paul137 on Jun 05, 2011, 10:39 AM
Was also at this show Friday night it was pretty bad ass.
glad you had a good time mang, the entire crowd was awesome all night. where were you at? pav or lawn? twas my first show and a dandy one at that. it was a true delight.
Quote from: Sticky Icky Green Stuff on Jun 05, 2011, 03:02 PM
Quote from: paul137 on Jun 05, 2011, 10:39 AM
Was also at this show Friday night it was pretty bad ass.
glad you had a good time mang, the entire crowd was awesome all night. where were you at? pav or lawn? twas my first show and a dandy one at that. it was a true delight.
Lawn dead center near the bottom of the hill.
Quote from: Sticky Icky Green Stuff on Jun 04, 2011, 05:23 PM
phish last night blew my mind and made me throw up all night long:
Set 1: Wolfman's Brother, Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, NICU[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Tela > Chalk Dust Torture, The Wedge
Set 2: Down with Disease[2] -> Fluffhead > David Bowie, Waste > Also Sprach Zarathustra[3] > Cavern
Encore: Good Times Bad Times
[1] Happy birthday wish from Trey to Mike; Happy Birthday tease from Trey.
[2] Happy Birthday tease and A Love Supreme jam.
[3] Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Notes: During NICU, Trey wished Mike a happy birthday. NICU subsequently contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. DWD contained a Happy Birthday tease and a jam based on A Love Supreme. Also Sprach Zarathrustra contained Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey.
Ive seen a few people say that DWD jam was the best of phish 3.0!! :o
I was supposed to go to Cleveland last night but couldnt make it...Setlist looks pretty sweet
DWD->Fluffhead->Bowie. = bad ass. it's hard to explain, it was like watching my dreams come true.
Pinback @ The Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA
going to see Dax Riggs @ The Casbah this up coming Wednesday in San Diego
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses at the 9:30 Club on June 10...killer.
Dawes, M. Ward and Bright Eyes on June 11 at Wolf Trap. Not as much fun as Bingham, but a great show.
eddie vedder last night. Lots of fun. Bruins game seven made it a lively vibe in the house (with EV providing score updates throughout the night). Great songs, sounded great, and he's always entertaining to just listen to tell stories. It could have gone 4 hours and I'd have been happy.
The Avett Brothers @ Sunfest in West Palm Beach on 4-27-11
My Chemical Romance @ House of Blues Orlando 5-18-11
Deftones @ Sunset Cove in Boca Raton, Fl on 5-22-11
Ben Sollee at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight, great show :)
Packed house for Pulse last night. Hard to keep the vid steady with the whole place bouncing. People were even gigging while standing in line for beer. Great show.
King James Version
Steel Pulse 6/30/11 Hampton Beach, NH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e54PJEXlzg#ws)
Taking Back Sunday last night @ Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Great show, great energy, and great to see the original lineup back, again.
Twilight Singers some weeks ago. Was my first Greg Dulli experience. He was much more a party person than I thought he would be. Most songs of them are not that positive or something ;). Good, energetic show, tempo was very high! Setlist of ~100 minutes or something, played a lot of new material and some covers I can't remind (should have taken a setlist, but I was too late) :-X. Unfortunately no Mark Lanegan appearance as I hoped for (he's also in Europe) ;)
311 and Sublime with Rome last night at Stage AE. Mainly went for nostalgic purposes, and because many of my friends were going. Solid show, chilled on the lawn all night. Rome sounds a lot like Brad.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 13, 2011, 03:52 PM
311 and Sublime with Rome last night at Stage AE. Mainly went for nostalgic purposes, and because many of my friends were going. Solid show, chilled on the lawn all night. Rome sounds a lot like Brad.
Im not currently in the Burgh, otherwise I may have attended despite the $50+ tickets and thinking 311 was mediocre the 1 time I had seen them. Mostly wanted to go to see Sublime, and Rome definitely sounds a lot like Bradley, much moreso than any other replacement like Alice In Chains and another band I cant think of at the moment.
I also looked at whats coming to the Burgh yesterday and couldnt believe there wasnt 1 show that interested me until MMJ a month from now.
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jul 14, 2011, 08:08 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 13, 2011, 03:52 PM
311 and Sublime with Rome last night at Stage AE. Mainly went for nostalgic purposes, and because many of my friends were going. Solid show, chilled on the lawn all night. Rome sounds a lot like Brad.
Im not currently in the Burgh, otherwise I may have attended despite the $50+ tickets and thinking 311 was mediocre the 1 time I had seen them. Mostly wanted to go to see Sublime, and Rome definitely sounds a lot like Bradley, much moreso than any other replacement like Alice In Chains and another band I cant think of at the moment.
I also looked at whats coming to the Burgh yesterday and couldnt believe there wasnt 1 show that interested me until MMJ a month from now.
Tix were $47 after fees. 311 was better the other time i saw them but that was way back in 2003. They played way too many of their hits this time around and could've varied it a bit. Yeah thought there'd at least be a few more Stage AE shows or something but kinda dissapointed with that outside of MMJ. I'm going to see Black Francis of the Pixies play solo at tiny Club Cafe next week.
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 14, 2011, 09:03 PM
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jul 14, 2011, 08:08 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 13, 2011, 03:52 PM
311 and Sublime with Rome last night at Stage AE. Mainly went for nostalgic purposes, and because many of my friends were going. Solid show, chilled on the lawn all night. Rome sounds a lot like Brad.
Im not currently in the Burgh, otherwise I may have attended despite the $50+ tickets and thinking 311 was mediocre the 1 time I had seen them. Mostly wanted to go to see Sublime, and Rome definitely sounds a lot like Bradley, much moreso than any other replacement like Alice In Chains and another band I cant think of at the moment.
I also looked at whats coming to the Burgh yesterday and couldnt believe there wasnt 1 show that interested me until MMJ a month from now.
Tix were $47 after fees. 311 was better the other time i saw them but that was way back in 2003. They played way too many of their hits this time around and could've varied it a bit. Yeah thought there'd at least be a few more Stage AE shows or something but kinda dissapointed with that outside of MMJ. I'm going to see Black Francis of the Pixies play solo at tiny Club Cafe next week.
Whenever I first saw the show, I couldve swore tix were $45+fees, but either way, $55 or $47 is a lot of loot for 2 bands past their prime, playing on name recognition, and not from the 70's
How was Sublime?
Alexander Gow and Dan Sultan at The Basement. They're both from Melbourne (I think).
Good stuff. We left after Alex's set though.
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jul 14, 2011, 10:16 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 14, 2011, 09:03 PM
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jul 14, 2011, 08:08 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Jul 13, 2011, 03:52 PM
311 and Sublime with Rome last night at Stage AE. Mainly went for nostalgic purposes, and because many of my friends were going. Solid show, chilled on the lawn all night. Rome sounds a lot like Brad.
Im not currently in the Burgh, otherwise I may have attended despite the $50+ tickets and thinking 311 was mediocre the 1 time I had seen them. Mostly wanted to go to see Sublime, and Rome definitely sounds a lot like Bradley, much moreso than any other replacement like Alice In Chains and another band I cant think of at the moment.
I also looked at whats coming to the Burgh yesterday and couldnt believe there wasnt 1 show that interested me until MMJ a month from now.
Tix were $47 after fees. 311 was better the other time i saw them but that was way back in 2003. They played way too many of their hits this time around and could've varied it a bit. Yeah thought there'd at least be a few more Stage AE shows or something but kinda dissapointed with that outside of MMJ. I'm going to see Black Francis of the Pixies play solo at tiny Club Cafe next week.
Whenever I first saw the show, I couldve swore tix were $45+fees, but either way, $55 or $47 is a lot of loot for 2 bands past their prime, playing on name recognition, and not from the 70's
How was Sublime?
I thought they sounded pretty good, Rome messed up the lyrics once but sounded good. The crowd was into it, I think they were there more for Sublime than 311.
Saw Jonathan Wilson with Dawes at the Borderline (London) last night.
Dawes opend but were also JW's band for his set.
Jackson Browne came on for the last part of the show and the place went crazy.
Dawes get better each time I see them and JW is well worth checking out - debut album 'Gentle Spirit' out next month. Jackson Browne, well, just amazing...
Quote from: IHL on Jul 21, 2011, 12:41 PM
Saw Jonathan Wilson with Dawes at the Borderline (London) last night.
Dawes opend but were also JW's band for his set.
Jackson Browne came on for the last part of the show and the place went crazy.
Dawes get better each time I see them and JW is well worth checking out - debut album 'Gentle Spirit' out next month. Jackson Browne, well, just amazing...
F*ck, I was going to go to that!
Just saw Willy & Dan from Richmond Fontaine perform a painfully short 30min set previewing songs from their new album due Sept 5th. We got front row seats & got to meet both of the guys & the whole thing was just about perfect (except for the length of the set)
Can't wait to see them again performing Post To Wire & the new album in their entirety in Sept & another regular show in Oct.
I'm reading Lean On Pete right now & have been listening to We Used To Think...a lot. If Richmond Fontaine weren't my current fav band they sure as hell are now after last night :)
Thought Willy was kinda nervous last night although he relaxed when he introduced the film and spoke about the Pacific NW and his hometown o/s of Portland. Interestingly, much of 'Blue Vevet' was shot on location in North Carolina. Dodgy opening vid though (sorry).
Saw Black Francis tonight. I didn't really know what to expect from a solo show from him, but turned out decent. I've only had a small amount of time to listen to his solo stuff witch I wasn't familiar with. He had just one other person playing with him, who switched from bass and keyboard. I was surprised that he didn't play anything on an acoustic guitar, witch I think would've worked better. The keyboard/guitar combo worked better than the bass. Hopefully I get to see the Pixies one day, because judging by their live DVD from 2004 this show doesn't touch a Pixies show.
Don't know the set list, but he played these Pixies songs:
Cactus
Nimrod's Son
Planet Of Sound
Where is My Mind?
Notable solo songs that I recognized:
Los Angeles
I Heard Ramona Sing
I Want To Live on an Abstract Plain
The Black Rider (best performance of the set)
Mogwai were quite simply mind blowing again last night! Their gig in Feburary was one of the best I've ever been to & I told myself afterwards that I had to see them again as soon as possible anyway I could so winning tickets to see the itunes festival was an unbelievable piece of luck. Mogwai fear Satan brought tears to my eyes again & hearing New Paths To Helicon live for the first time was amazing.
Mogwai: New Paths To Helicon part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnDqalVWeSk#)
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mogwai/2011/roundhouse-london-england-73d0b2ed.html (http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mogwai/2011/roundhouse-london-england-73d0b2ed.html)
Quote from: dragonboy on Jul 24, 2011, 05:51 AM
Mogwai were quite simply mind blowing again last night! Their gig in Feburary was one of the best I've ever been to & I told myself afterwards that I had to see them again as soon as possible anyway I could so winning tickets to see the itunes festival was an unbelievable piece of luck. Mogwai fear Satan brought tears to my eyes again & hearing New Paths To Helicon live for the first time was amazing.
Mogwai: New Paths To Helicon part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnDqalVWeSk#)
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mogwai/2011/roundhouse-london-england-73d0b2ed.html (http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mogwai/2011/roundhouse-london-england-73d0b2ed.html)
Quite dissapointed that I didn't get to see them when they toured the US a few months ago. The closest they came was actually my home town. Alas, couldn't make it happen.
saw Tedeschi Trucks Band on Saturday...I mean, what can I say. Susan T has some of the best pipes on the planet, and Derek Trucks is probably the greatest living guitarist inhabiting earth. His sound is so clean, yet so smooth. Nice set, with some great cover choices - Ive Got A Feeling, Manic Depression, Sing A Simple Song > I Wanna Take You Higher, and probably a couple more Im forgetting.
First time seeing Trucks not playing with the Allmans. Dude is just so good its crazy, and when he's not within the constraints of Elizabeth Reed or Statesboro Blues, you can see how great he really is.
Steve Miller Band with Dave Mason opening - at Lake Tahoe. A summer evening doesn't get much better than this.
Quote from: lucylew on Jul 31, 2011, 07:00 PM
Steve Miller Band with Dave Mason opening - at Lake Tahoe. A summer evening doesn't get much better than this.
Nice nice niiiiccee! :thumbsup:
Was at Osheaga Music Fest n Montreal yesterday!... beautiful day, nice locale, good crowd of people.
Caught a bunch of good acts but here are some notable impressions for some of them:
-Got there early to see the Sheepdogs open the show. The 70's are alive with this band. Great riffage/hair. Though the crowd was small then, there was a serious buzz about this band and their impending exposure/success. Will they get the Rolling Stone cover? We'll find out in a few hours...
-Cypress Hill takes the stage at the traditional 4:20 slot. A band that has 50 songs about weed is funny. It was a really good time, never seen that much smoke at once. Tough, aggressive pot music is a really bizarre concept to me haha. Montreal is a pretty big pot-loving city and it seems like the crowd doubled in size when Cypress Hill took the stage.
-The crowd was insanely rowdy for the Tragically Hip, who played an hour long hitlist that had everyone in a frenzy. This was probably the day's biggest draw for the Canadian fans. Was pumped to be about 20 feet from the stage for this one.
-I was excited to finally see the Flaming Lips' famed stage show. They played the Soft Bulletin. It was indeed a freaky trip, but Wayne Coyne talks wayyyy too much. Seriously. He blabbed between almost every song, and he just blabbed on and on about like "this next song is going to be the most awesome, loving moment of our lives! Really, it is! It will be orgasmic it's gonna be so awesome! Ad Boredom" ...This type of banter gets old really fast, the music/presentation should speak for itself you don't have to be constantly inflating it Wayne. ESPECIALLY when the Soft Bulletin has so many slower numbers that are all about settling into the groove, not getting all spazzy.
-So we left Flaming Lips halfway through their set and went to the dance stage for a final tension release with MSTRKRFT. I'm not an electro guy so it struck me as pretty typical electro music; I can't tell the difference between good and bad. But it felt really great to dance hard and release a ton of tension after such a long day of shows.
Anyways, thumbs up all around and I felt like I got my money's worth. This was a 2.5 day urban music festival but I only went to one day, which made it easy to keep a strong pace all day and really soak it all in.
My wife and three close friends of ours went to Moncton on the weekend to see U2's final show of their U2360 Tour. It was a fantastic show. We've seen several U2 shows in the past, but this one was pretty special. The band played with a lot of energy and the crowd was fantastic. It also helped having Arcade Fire open for them.
Band of Horses last night at the TLA in Philly. Flipping amazing show.
Quote from: StaggerLee on Aug 10, 2011, 04:49 PM
Band of Horses last night at the TLA in Philly. Flipping amazing show.
Nice forum name. One of my very favourite Cave songs..
Quote from: MarkW on Aug 11, 2011, 06:35 AM
Quote from: StaggerLee on Aug 10, 2011, 04:49 PM
Band of Horses last night at the TLA in Philly. Flipping amazing show.
Nice forum name. One of my very favourite Cave songs..
x2
Quote from: capt. scotty on Jul 25, 2011, 08:28 PM
saw Tedeschi Trucks Band on Saturday...I mean, what can I say. Susan T has some of the best pipes on the planet, and Derek Trucks is probably the greatest living guitarist inhabiting earth. His sound is so clean, yet so smooth. Nice set, with some great cover choices - Ive Got A Feeling, Manic Depression, Sing A Simple Song > I Wanna Take You Higher, and probably a couple more Im forgetting.
First time seeing Trucks not playing with the Allmans. Dude is just so good its crazy, and when he's not within the constraints of Elizabeth Reed or Statesboro Blues, you can see how great he really is.
Also saw them recently and I agree about Derek Trucks. There is not a thing he cannot do on that instrument. I did not expect to be more impressed by him then I already was, but it happened some how.
the mountain goats
wild sage
estate sale sign
you or your memory
broom people
lion's teeth
pigs that ran straightaway into the water, triumph of
southwood plantation road
jeff davis county blues
psalms 40:2
for charles bronson
birth of serpents
no children
this year
they were opening for bright eyes so they only got 45 minutes, but it was a great show. really has me excited to see them play a proper show in the future.
bright eyes (3rd time seeing them, probably the most coked out i've seen conor)
four winds
we are nowhere and it's now
bowl of oranges
take it easy (love nothing)
jejune stars
lover i don't have to love
shell games
arc of time (time code)
triple spiral
landlocked blues
cartoon blues
if the brakeman turns my way
hot knives
another travelin' song (peter hughes was backstage jamming out to this song)
poison oak
the calendar hung itself
ladder song
first day of my life
wrecking ball (gillian welch cover w/ laura burhenn of the mynabirds)
road to joy (peter hughes on stage to play drums)
one for you, one for me
all in all it was a pretty good show, i think i'm getting tired of seeing conor live, especially with how similar this setlist was to the show i saw in march. highlight of the bright eyes set was the welch cover.
I AM GIANT, last friday night.
Screamo band opened for them though so that kinda sucked...
Michael Buble' last night in San Jose. Awesome, awesome show. 60 minutes reporter and camera crew on hand - they are doing a profile on him.
Quote from: robb on Aug 13, 2011, 10:27 AM
the mountain goats
wild sage
estate sale sign
you or your memory
broom people
lion's teeth
pigs that ran straightaway into the water, triumph of
southwood plantation road
jeff davis county blues
psalms 40:2
for charles bronson
birth of serpents
no children
this year
they were opening for bright eyes so they only got 45 minutes, but it was a great show. really has me excited to see them play a proper show in the future.
bright eyes (3rd time seeing them, probably the most coked out i've seen conor)
four winds
we are nowhere and it's now
bowl of oranges
take it easy (love nothing)
jejune stars
lover i don't have to love
shell games
arc of time (time code)
triple spiral
landlocked blues
cartoon blues
if the brakeman turns my way
hot knives
another travelin' song (peter hughes was backstage jamming out to this song)
poison oak
the calendar hung itself
ladder song
first day of my life
wrecking ball (gillian welch cover w/ laura burhenn of the mynabirds)
road to joy (peter hughes on stage to play drums)
one for you, one for me
all in all it was a pretty good show, i think i'm getting tired of seeing conor live, especially with how similar this setlist was to the show i saw in march. highlight of the bright eyes set was the welch cover.
never seen bright eyes, like them but will only seen them locally honestly. in highschool maybe I wouldve traveled to see them. HOWEVER, that set list looks honestly really awesome in my eyes. I don't know the catalogue extensively, but of what I do know I see many of my favorites up there. Would murder to see June On The West Coast. to me thats one the best folk songs of all time despite being from a band I don't consider to be all that. also i want to see conor in any form play Ahead of the Curve. another one of my favorite songs of all time.
White Denim at the O2 Academy in Liverpool last night. The show was marred by talkers for the first 30 minutes, but then they all got bored and must have wandered off to launder their checked shirts.
It's a small venue, with a 400 or so capacity. What a tight band, and just ridiculously talented. I only have the latest album, D, and the songs from that were excellent, capturing the twin-guitar and bass/percussion balance perfectly. The earlier stuff reminded me a little of Ween, which is no bad thing either. If you get the chance, get along and see them.
Saw Bright Eyes last night. A fight broke out. Who fights at a Bright Eyes show, seriously? ;D
John Butler Trio - small venue (maybe 3,000) in Oregon. They killed it! 8)
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Sep 01, 2011, 05:57 PM
Saw Bright Eyes last night. A fight broke out. Who fights at a Bright Eyes show, seriously? ;D
???
Charles Bradley last night :o (bonus: opener was Dennis Coffey...aka Funk Brothers member).
Tonight I am going to check out Blitzen Trapper play the home town crowd.
Just got back from a Melvin Seals & JGB show!!! With the almost full moooooon right over the stage, silhouetting the mountains in the background (at the outdoors stage at Pisgah Brewery in Black Mountain)
Such a beautiful night for an outdoor show....... such a beautiful night to sneak in through the woods..... wait what?! And they play Run for the Roses while I got tangled in a multiflora rose patch ::) Real funny Jerry!! :P So worth it though!! Such a beautiful opener of Stop That Train into Sugaree........ I was going to settle for kicking it in the lot (which thank god was nothing remotely like a Dead lot) but once they started wailing out on Sugaree my body just up and started on the mission for free admission.
Awesome times!!! ;D
I went to see Widespread Panic last night at Fontanel outside of Nashville. It was my first concert at that venue. It took a long time to enter the parking lot. and then there was a bridge that you had to walk across to get to the concert area. It was backed up terribly. Leaving was pretty bad too. If this venue wants to keep having shows, they really need to fix the entry and exit issues.
The concert itself was quite good, outside in the fall with the lights bouncing off the trees created a very nice atmosphere. Panic played for over three hours and were really great. My friend and I joked that they only played two really long songs because all of their music sounds like the same song to me, just one long extended jam. That doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy it; those two songs were really good. All in all, it was a very good evening.
Saw Hey Rosetta! on Friday. They opened for an Aussie band called The Jezabels.
It was awesome. I met their singer Tim and he signed my CD.
Chris Cornell on Saturday. OH. MY. G-
It was at the Opera House so the acoustics were amazing. My favourites were Mind Riot, Wooden Jesus, Call Me A Dog (I saw this on his last tour here but it was so much better this time), Blow Up The Outside World, A Day In The Life, When I'm Down (he played it to the original piano track by Natasha Shneider and dedicated it to her) etc. He was really funny aswell, talking about how Soundgarden opened for GnR at Madison Square Garden, how the crowd sounded really rowdy (he was taking requests so everyone was yelling out stuff) and how some songs came about. I wasn't allowed to take pictures which kinda sucked but the goods news is no post-show blues for me 'cause Soundgarden will be here in January!!
Alberta Cross opened for Portugal. The Man this past Saturday. I was probably more excited for AC than PtM. I probably enjoyed the AC set more, too. Acoustics were better. Really bummed for the short set and new tunes, missed not hearing earlier songs I've grown to love, replaced by new songs for the upcoming album. Had fun leaning back to avoid getting hit in the head by mic chords, guitar necks, and a broken string whipping back and forth.
For Portugal. The Man, a healthy set of tunes I'm learning to like, just harder to hear live. Perhaps the mix was designed for folks not leaning on the stage. Its really facinating to see pro musicians up close, using guitar/bass pedals, laptops, tambourines, manipulating switches and dials, often with eyes closed. Great energy and talent all around.
My Morning Jacket is 1000 times better, however. ;)
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Oct 24, 2011, 02:37 AM
Saw Hey Rosetta! on Friday. They opened for an Aussie band called The Jezabels.
It was awesome. I met their singer Tim and he signed my CD.
Chris Cornell on Saturday. OH. MY. G-
It was at the Opera House so the acoustics were amazing. My favourites were Mind Riot, Wooden Jesus, Call Me A Dog (I saw this on his last tour here but it was so much better this time), Blow Up The Outside World, A Day In The Life, When I'm Down (he played it to the original piano track by Natasha Shneider and dedicated it to her) etc. He was really funny aswell, talking about how Soundgarden opened for GnR at Madison Square Garden, how the crowd sounded really rowdy (he was taking requests so everyone was yelling out stuff) and how some songs came about. I wasn't allowed to take pictures which kinda sucked but the goods news is no post-show blues for me 'cause Soundgarden will be here in January!!
Does Chris still cover Billie Jean live ever? One of the best covers ever...
Yes, he played Bille Jean aswell.
WOW weeniebeen!!!! Sounds AMAZING!!! And Soundgarden in January?!? Solid!!
My mom just texted me the other day to say she bought tix to see Chris in Pittsburgh in December! Go Mom!!! :D
Just saw my *free* Flaming Lips show in downtown Asheville!! What, a, TIME!! I just hung around back and caught my share through the fences! When I first arrived, there was a small group of people gathered around the far far back....... and one of the massive balloons that were thrown into the crowd made it all the way back to us! So we got to have an 'outside' party, which was fun :P
And the place I eventually posted up was great, no one was in the way, the security let me sit there cause it was just me! And for the last couple songs, this really nice lady stood nearby, and she totally witnessed the magic confetti that they shot out..... it made its way to where we were standing, and a piece landed right on my hand! During "What Is The Light? !!!! Just magic. The trees by where I was standing were in their beautiful fall glory, and the crazy lights from the show just swirled through the leaves, with the waxing moon in the background...... I forget what some of the song names were that they played, but recognized all of them (and the main staples were played, of course) OH they did play Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's "Lucky Man" hahahah that was a first for me to see 'em play.
And such a gorgeous brisk autumn night.... I parked a bit far, and the walks were just magnificent! And the costumes were really a riot to see all night!! ;D :D
Saw Ryan Adams last thursday night at the Union Chapel, London.
Setlist:
Oh My Sweet Carolina
Ashes & Fire
If I am a stranger
Sylvia Plath
Two
Everybody knows
Dirty Rain
My Winding Wheel
New York, New York
Lucky Now
Please do not let me go
Firecracker
rocks (live debut)
Crossed Out Name
Why Do They Leave?
when will you come back home
English girls approximately
Houses on the Hill
(Whiskeytown song)
Avenues
(Whiskeytown song)
Jacksonville Skyline
(Whiskeytown song)
Encore:
In My Time of Need
Dear Chicago
Halloween
Come pick me up
The whole show was very stripped down, felt amazing - gave me chills. 'Jacksonville Skyline' was a highlight.
Ben Sollee last night. I'm so happy I went to that. Very fascinating to watch him play. At someone's request (I promise is wasn't me or Tyler) he played the ending jam from Evil Urges on his cello.
Hoots and Hellmouth last night.
My first time seeing them, after I didn't see them last year here in Louisville, and missing them at Wakarusa this year... They were great, they got really loud and crazy on some songs. I guess most haven't heard of them, but if you like folky-bluegrassy rock then check em out. I don't know if I've ever seen a better 5$ show before.
Quote from: IHL on Oct 31, 2011, 02:47 PM
Saw Ryan Adams last thursday night at the Union Chapel, London.
Setlist:
Oh My Sweet Carolina
Ashes & Fire
If I am a stranger
Sylvia Plath
Two
Everybody knows
Dirty Rain
My Winding Wheel
New York, New York
Lucky Now
Please do not let me go
Firecracker
rocks (live debut)
Crossed Out Name
Why Do They Leave?
when will you come back home
English girls approximately
Houses on the Hill
(Whiskeytown song)
Avenues
(Whiskeytown song)
Jacksonville Skyline
(Whiskeytown song)
Encore:
In My Time of Need
Dear Chicago
Halloween
Come pick me up
The whole show was very stripped down, felt amazing - gave me chills. 'Jacksonville Skyline' was a highlight.
Wow! That is an awesome setlist.
I saw Drive-By Truckers and Jessica Lea Mayfield tonight, made for a great evening! We went outside in-between sets and saw Jessica's band on the side of the building and asked for some merch, since they didn't have a table set up. We bullshitted with the band for awhile (mostly the bass player), bought Tell Me on vinyl and got it signed by Jessica when she eventually came out. She looks a lot cuter now then her newest album cover would suggest, hair was longer than usual and jet black. She was sporting a black dress, black stockings, and red pumps *drool*. DBT kicked ass as usual, great to finally see them as the headlining band for a change. They played a long set, lasted till around 11:30 witch is pretty late for a theater set. To top things off, I won the 2nd prize on the raffle ticket I bought earlier! I got 2 tickets for Dark Star Orchestra, a Carnegie Library Music Hall t-shirt, and a large print of a painting they have in the library, of the music hall. DBT had the best selection of merch I've ever seen - vinyl, t-shirts, DVD's, beer coozies, license plates, baby clothing, etc... I got a hoodie and Decoration Day vinyl.
I found a pic of the painting online. I got 314/2007, that's a large run! The poster is standard poster paper and not as nice as your typical concert print, and is a little dented. Still pretty cool though!
(http://www.homesteadlibrary.org/painting%20small.jpg)
AA Bondy
Unreal!
The encore was just him and electric guitar for about 6 songs. There are no words for how amazing his guitar tone and his voice were during that. You could hear a pin drop.
I talked to him a bit after the show, I was telling him about one of my favorite lyrics from the new record. Later I bought the Vinyl and went to my car to get a sharpie. When I got back to the club he was packing up his stuff, so I just sat down, he walked over and signed my record and he wrote the lyrics we were talking about on the record. I gave him a hug. Beautiful.
Quote from: sweatboard on Nov 18, 2011, 11:53 AM
AA Bondy
Unreal!
The encore was just him and electric guitar for about 6 songs. There are no words for how amazing his guitar tone and his voice were during that. You could hear a pin drop.
I talked to him a bit after the show, I was telling him about one of my favorite lyrics from the new record. Later I bought the Vinyl and went to my car to get a sharpie. When I got back to the club he was packing up his stuff, so I just sat down, he walked over and signed my record and he wrote the lyrics we were talking about on the record. I gave him a hug. Beautiful.
(http://projectyuck.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/rush_in_rio.jpg)
The Heavy Pets & Dopapod at the Double Door in Charlotte.
Archive links to the recordings-
http://tinyurl.com/heavypets (http://tinyurl.com/heavypets)
http://tinyurl.com/dopapod (http://tinyurl.com/dopapod)
I saw Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Portugal. The Man in the last two weeks :D 8)
Wilco and MMJ (in Amsterdam) were great as usual! My two favorite bands :). Saw MMJ one day after Wilco. The crowds were really different. Wilco attracted a much older (40+) audience in comparison to MMJ (mostly 25-35 years old I think). Both shows were great. Wilco being more subtle and perfectionists, MMJ playing with your emotions. Both had many jaw dropping moments!
A week later I saw Portugal. The Man (also in Amsterdam, second time I saw them live). Also a recommendation to see live, even if you don't really like their recorded music. Live, their music sounds much heavier/louder and guitar influenced than on the CD! They also jam a lot (and loud ;)) during their set and they change parts of the songs or blend them together. Unfortunately the crowd around us was chatting a lot, I really hate that... But apart from the crowd, it was a good show! Go see them if they play near your place!
Portugal The Man "AKA M80 The Wolf" Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb3SBKTQzr8#ws) (esp last 5 mins are nice. Nowadays they have an extra guitar player).
Some of the loudest shows I've been to have been at the 930 Club, particularly when you get stuck under the speakers. Besides Jurassic5, I think last night's Mastodon show was the only other show where I think I probably should've tried earplugs based on where I was standing. Regardless, my body is showing the effects of the beating I took in the pit the entire show. Most of surfers were alright but a fat kid got dropped on me and he kicked me in the spine on the way down. Felt it pretty good even though I was vodka numb. Great show! Probably the 1st full show I spent in a pit in a decade or so.
I'm curious what Mr. Whippy thought of it from the balcony. I'm not a big fan of the Hunter but when they dug back in the catalog, it got real good. Couldn't imagine a 1st Mastodon show being any more fun that that. :)
Saw Justin Townes Earle last night....great show, he was solo, without accompaniment and I was more than impressed....he covered Lightnin Hopkins and got a standing O in the middle of the set. Played 2 other covers as well (can't remember the titles tho).
He played around 3 new songs, all were stellar and does not deviate from his normal sound. He is frigging tall and hammers on his guitar, he plays rhythm stranger than any other guitarist I've seen in a long time.
Added bonus: sat next to Joe Fletcher from Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons. We chatted it up for a bit!
NEW ALBUM RELEASE DATE IS MARCH 27TH!!!
Setlist (by album):
Narrows Center of the Arts, Fall River MA 12/4/2011
3 new songs, titles/song descriptions via lyrics (he didn't name the titles):
- Passing Through Memphis
- "Am I that Lonely, I Don't Know"
-"The Meanest Song I've Ever Written" - self-proclaimed
HRB:
-Harlem River Blues
-One More Night in Brooklyn
-Workin for the MTA
-Christchurch Woman
-Move Over Mama
-Wanderin'
-Learnin to Cry
-Ain't Waitin
MATM:
-They Killed John Henry
-Mama's Eyes
-Someday I'll Be Forgive for This
-Walk Out
-Can't Hardley Wait
TGL:
-Hard Livin
-Ain't Glad I'm Leavin
Covers:
- Automobile Blues - Lightnin Hopkins
2 other covers unknown to wolof
Chris Cornell last night.
I usually steer clear of solo acoustic shows, but he was awesome! The man can sing with the best of em. My favorite were the Temple of the Dog songs. Wooden Jesus, Call Me a Dog, Hunger Strike, Say Hello to Heaven. Then there was a Springsteen cover - State Trooper, obviously some Soundgarden and Audioslave songs. Just a few of his own solo songs. Played a very appropriate cover in his encore - Imagine by Lennon. Good Show, good times.
Quote from: e_wind on Dec 09, 2011, 10:46 AM
Chris Cornell last night.
I usually steer clear of solo acoustic shows, but he was awesome! The man can sing with the best of em. My favorite were the Temple of the Dog songs. Wooden Jesus, Call Me a Dog, Hunger Strike, Say Hello to Heaven. Then there was a Springsteen cover - State Trooper, obviously some Soundgarden and Audioslave songs. Just a few of his own solo songs. Played a very appropriate cover in his encore - Imagine by Lennon. Good Show, good times.
i was there as well, and i'm just the opposite: i love seeing legends like cornell stripped down to nothing but guitar and vocals. and that's all he needs, it was a fantastic show. i never got into soundgarden to the extent i did with pearl jam, but i always knew cornell was quite the badass. highlights for me were the TOD songs, a day in the life, doesn't remind me (with crowd member on guitar), and an amazing solo acoustic outshined(!).
even the fight (dude got punched - hard - for talking too much) was entertaining.
this was my first time in the brown theatre.....talk about intimate! gonna be an awesome place to see james, martin moore, and sollee.
Brown Bird and The Devil Makes Three: Portland, ME
Holy smokes, sold out show..lots of beards and wooly smell...LOVED IT. Try and catch either of these bands if you can.
Quote from: Penny Lane on Dec 11, 2011, 09:14 PM
Brown Bird and The Devil Makes Three: Portland, ME
Holy smokes, sold out show..lots of beards and wooly smell...LOVED IT. Try and catch either of these bands if you can.
Portland brings some earthy crowds. Lots of plaid and knit caps, too. Was this at the State? That was the site of the best MMJ I've seen, until Wednesday, of course. ;)
Quote from: Penny Lane on Dec 11, 2011, 09:14 PM
Brown Bird and The Devil Makes Three: Portland, ME
Holy smokes, sold out show..lots of beards and wooly smell...LOVED IT. Try and catch either of these bands if you can.
Glad you liked Penny, as Ive mentioned before the 2 members of Brown Bird live on my block and hang at the same local dives...they are good people and they make a great duo...its good to hear them practice in the summertime!
Shake it, shaaake it, Sugareeeee......
Phil + Friends at Asheville XMas Jam Dec. 10, 2011 Full Moon show :o
http://www.archive.org/download/http://www.archive.org/details/paf2011-12-10 (http://www.archive.org/download/http://www.archive.org/details/paf2011-12-10)
Why can I never get my archive links to work???
Quote from: Ruckus on Nov 28, 2011, 03:25 PM
Some of the loudest shows I've been to have been at the 930 Club, particularly when you get stuck under the speakers. Besides Jurassic5, I think last night's Mastodon show was the only other show where I think I probably should've tried earplugs based on where I was standing. Regardless, my body is showing the effects of the beating I took in the pit the entire show. Most of surfers were alright but a fat kid got dropped on me and he kicked me in the spine on the way down. Felt it pretty good even though I was vodka numb. Great show! Probably the 1st full show I spent in a pit in a decade or so.
I'm curious what Mr. Whippy thought of it from the balcony. I'm not a big fan of the Hunter but when they dug back in the catalog, it got real good. Couldn't imagine a 1st Mastodon show being any more fun that that. :)
That was quite the show, I thought they killed it from my point of view. By far the best of the 4 shows of them that I have seen, but to be fair all have been really good. The pit was crazy huge, so I was glad to get over by Brent for their set. To me the show was almost perfect as they only played a handful of Hunter songs and did a lot of the older songs, plus the MOTFA and B&T couple before the encore was awesome. The guitar riff on MOTFA is incredible. Can't wait for these guys to come back around as they never disappoint.
So yeah, to put it simply, we had a blast at Dead Confederate, J Roddy, and Deer Tick at the Brooklyn Bowl on NYE. I know some others had some issues with the crowd but it was a J Roddy and Deer Tick NYE show. I'm surprised there wasn't more belligerence. Got to talk to both bands at various points throughout the night making an ass of myself as usual. Punched J Roddy in the stomach and told him to not take his only stalker Asian fan for granted. Hung out with fat Aziz Ansari outside. Well, he was just some chunky Indian dude that looked like a fat Aziz Ansari so that's what I called him.
Per usual, my girlfriend ended up onstage dry humping MacCauley ;D
Oh yeah, at giventofly and Jrud doing their thang
(http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/deadconfederate/bkbowl/19.jpg)
HA, I love this picture! It looks as if Dan and J are really feeling the moment... ;D
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 06, 2012, 10:33 AM
HA, I love this picture! It looks as if Dan and J are really feeling the moment... ;D
I was trying to erase the image of McCauley open-mouth kissing the dude behind/between me and Dan an inch from my face. Shit got a little crazy 'round midnight lol. Had a great time, I know DT was the headliner but right now it doesn't get any better than J. Roddy and the Business. Guys are out of control in the greatest way imaginable. It can't be overstated: this is a band that people NEED to see.
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 06, 2012, 10:33 AM
HA, I love this picture! It looks as if Dan and J are really feeling the moment... ;D
I was feeling the moment... and the dozen drinks I had consumed at that point ;D
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Jan 12, 2012, 03:46 PM
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 06, 2012, 10:33 AM
HA, I love this picture! It looks as if Dan and J are really feeling the moment... ;D
I was feeling the moment... and the dozen drinks I had consumed at that point ;D
Yes and you rocked the tux!
Saw the Vaccines recently. Didn't really know them, a friend had an extra ticket so I went. It was okay I guess, but the songs were very simple and it was the shortest show I've ever been to (<45 mins). I dunno, the songs are very catchy and fun, but it's a typical festival band. Crowd went nuts. Don't think I will go to another show of them again, only if they play on a festival where I'm going or so.
Saw Dry the River last night at XOYO (London).
S O U N D G A R D E N (twice).
I am soooooo over the moon. They played Gun, I Awake, Drawing Flies, Room A Thousand Years Wide, Jesus Christ Pose (I can't believe I have now seen Matt Cameron play JCP. If you told me when I was sixteen that they would get back together and I would actually see this live I would have laughed) etc. I still can't get over it. We were right in front of Ben for the first show and he smiled at us a couple of times 'cause we were singing along to everything. On the second day we were on Kims side. And Chris said that once the new album is done they'll (hopefully) be back!!!!!
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jan 26, 2012, 06:48 PM
S O U N D G A R D E N (twice).
I am soooooo over the moon. They played Gun, I Awake, Drawing Flies, Room A Thousand Years Wide, Jesus Christ Pose (I can't believe I have now seen Matt Cameron play JCP. If you told me when I was sixteen that they would get back together and I would actually see this live I would have laughed) etc. I still can't get over it. We were right in front of Ben for the first show and he smiled at us a couple of times 'cause we were singing along to everything. On the second day we were on Kims side. And Chris said that once the new album is done they'll (hopefully) be back!!!!!
badass!
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jan 26, 2012, 06:48 PM
S O U N D G A R D E N (twice).
I am soooooo over the moon. They played Gun, I Awake, Drawing Flies, Room A Thousand Years Wide, Jesus Christ Pose (I can't believe I have now seen Matt Cameron play JCP. If you told me when I was sixteen that they would get back together and I would actually see this live I would have laughed) etc. I still can't get over it. We were right in front of Ben for the first show and he smiled at us a couple of times 'cause we were singing along to everything. On the second day we were on Kims side. And Chris said that once the new album is done they'll (hopefully) be back!!!!!
so happy for you, weenie! sounds like a monumental bucket list show for you..
Quote from: Ruckus on Jan 06, 2012, 08:49 AM
So yeah, to put it simply, we had a blast at Dead Confederate, J Roddy, and Deer Tick at the Brooklyn Bowl on NYE. I know some others had some issues with the crowd but it was a J Roddy and Deer Tick NYE show. I'm surprised there wasn't more belligerence. Got to talk to both bands at various points throughout the night making an ass of myself as usual. Punched J Roddy in the stomach and told him to not take his only stalker Asian fan for granted. Hung out with fat Aziz Ansari outside. Well, he was just some chunky Indian dude that looked like a fat Aziz Ansari so that's what I called him.
Per usual, my girlfriend ended up onstage dry humping MacCauley ;D
Oh yeah, at giventofly and Jrud doing their thang
(http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/deadconfederate/bkbowl/19.jpg)
pics are blocked at work, finally saw this...holy hell that is a good shot!
great summary, Ruckus---wish i could have been there...
Omg you guys. I never post in this thread, but Kathleen Edwards tonight....wow. I don't love the new album, but she made me a believer. And she closed with "Mercury" and a cover of "September Gurls". I'm in love :-*
Thanks MJK and Penny. It was a total bucket list moment.
ALady- Kathleen Edwards must have been awesome. I've always liked her voice but haven't heard much of her music.
weenie, her voice was just stunning. I'm not super familiar with her music either, but the show made me want to pick up a few records!
Quote from: ALady on Jan 29, 2012, 10:27 AM
weenie, her voice was just stunning. I'm not super familiar with her music either, but the show made me want to pick up a few records!
Kathleen is fantastic. I got to see her at the famous Duck Room here in StLouis courtesy of BH...he's awesome like that. Her voice is stunning, he's gorgeous, and smells great (she stood next to Dave and I at one point watching the opener).
LEMONHEADS
Well, it was back in college in 1992 again. I was anxious about this show. The last 2 times Even has brought a full band he's played one of the casinos and maybe 20 people showed up at each show.....and he had meltdowns of epic proportions. Even is go talented, but such a prima donna spoiled brat sometimes and it showed in those meltdowns. Soooo, they took the stage about 35 minutes late. Started getting nervous. He ripped through half a dozen acoustic songs including Being Around and Outdoor Life. He sounded good and his guitar work sounded great. Less nervous....full band took the stage and they proceeded to blaze through It's A Shame About Ray in it's entirety. No breaks, no bs chit chat. Band left the stage for a sec and he tried to play Mrs Robinson and stopped after about 15 seconds and joked he just couldn't do that song without the band or something. They proceeded to play for another 45 minutes with very little break/gaps. He did several acoustic covers that most people had no idea what they were. Hell I didn't know any of them, but they sounded good. Closed with a great version of Style. Overall, it was great. I fully expected a meltdown and he was in a good mood, sounded great, and gave everyone the "hits" except Mrs Robinson and Into Your Arms. And I was ok with that.
And no hangover, even better.
Saw Michael Kiwanuka & Emeli Sande last week, both were excellent! (Michael even silenced the talkers)
Quote from: mjk73 on Jan 29, 2012, 12:24 PM
Quote from: ALady on Jan 29, 2012, 10:27 AM
weenie, her voice was just stunning. I'm not super familiar with her music either, but the show made me want to pick up a few records!
Kathleen is fantastic. I got to see her at the famous Duck Room here in StLouis courtesy of BH...he's awesome like that. Her voice is stunning, he's gorgeous, and smells great (she stood next to Dave and I at one point watching the opener).
Seriously thought whilst watching her, "I bet her hair smells amazing".
So jelly of your Lemonheads experience. Glad you got a good one!
Quote from: ALady on Jan 30, 2012, 03:53 PM
Quote from: mjk73 on Jan 29, 2012, 12:24 PM
Quote from: ALady on Jan 29, 2012, 10:27 AM
weenie, her voice was just stunning. I'm not super familiar with her music either, but the show made me want to pick up a few records!
Kathleen is fantastic. I got to see her at the famous Duck Room here in StLouis courtesy of BH...he's awesome like that. Her voice is stunning, he's gorgeous, and smells great (she stood next to Dave and I at one point watching the opener).
Seriously thought whilst watching her, "I bet her hair smells amazing".
So jelly of your Lemonheads experience. Glad you got a good one!
She smelled of sunshine and love with a subtle hint of horniness. Yes.
Show has gotten good reviews. most said the same thing as I did, expected a shit ton of drama and got 90 minutes of songs. He played over 30 songs. Damn....more then my moneys worth.
Ryan Adams. His attitude and pompousness ruined the show for me. Dude is grade a douche bag.
Do tell...I've heard nothing but glowing reviews from this tour.
Quote from: e_wind on Jan 31, 2012, 02:28 PM
Ryan Adams. His attitude and pompousness ruined the show for me. Dude is grade a douche bag.
really? when i saw him he was awesome and funny...i thought he'd been pretty upbeat and humble this tour...was it just his demeanor last night?
more importantly--how was Jason Isbell?
Quote from: Penny Lane on Jan 31, 2012, 03:17 PM
Quote from: e_wind on Jan 31, 2012, 02:28 PM
Ryan Adams. His attitude and pompousness ruined the show for me. Dude is grade a douche bag.
really? when i saw him he was awesome and funny...i thought he'd been pretty upbeat and humble this tour...was it just his demeanor last night?
more importantly--how was Jason Isbell?
I really,
really wanted to give him another chance after Ashes & Fire but then I read about the whole Neil Finn/Janis Ian thing & now I just dislike him more :-\
He sounded fantastic. Though I didn't like the slowed down solo piano version of NY, NY. In fact, I don't think I'll see him solo ever again. The down beat version of most every song was a drag to me.
Every comment he made sounded like hes ungrateful and doing us all a favor. Also, I have NO problem with him requesting no alcohol at a show. I DO have a problem with someone requesting no alcohol because they're a recovering alcoholic and then making several jokes about drinking games and the crowd being drunk. Talking about alcohol wont make you relapse but alcohol being in a huge dark room you can't see in us a problem. The real issue is that he cares more about us looking at him rather than us having a good time. It's the same reason that you weren't allowed to get out of your seat or re enter the theater unless he was in a song break. Give me a break. I am the kind of guy who won't support a good artist If they're a douchebag.
I dunno...I thought the policies re alcohol/cell phone use/getting up in the middle of a song were intended so that the audience would be respectful to one another, and to the performer. But you can't really force that, as it turns out.
I have had this conversation in a few other places, so I understand your viewpoint; a concert can definitely be a party; I'm just of the opinion that this wasn't meant to be that kind of party.
I don't think he's out of line in thinking that people paid to see him perform and ostensibly would want to focus on what he's doing up there.
That was he first time I've ever seen anything like that. I don't support it. I'm the customer to both the artist and the venue. Even the employees were complaining and one told me shed never seen such demands from an artist.
I've seen tons of stripped down shows at that venue or the brown which is a block away and owned by the same company. I've always been able to enjoy it until RA. Also, I'd argue that the seating rules were more distracting. At the end of every song like 30 people would stand up and make a mass exodus to the bathroom. Ridiculous.
Fair enough. Sorry you didn't have a better time.
Just to clarify, that wasn't my major problem with the show, just a gripe. I didn't like that he was blatantly making fun of people who payed 55$ to be there for him. And I just plain thought it was boring. Not really his problem, just a personal opinion. All the factors combined make me say the show wasnt enjoyable. Everyone I was with felt the same, but I know lots who reall liked it. I mean, I wot deny the mans voice.
Also, the level of sincerity I feel in his songs just wasn't translated through his personality, IMO. Which makes me think of all the Facebook he posts that are like "this influences me, so if you don't like it, you can't really be a fan". Now that I have a negative taste of his personality shit like that makes me mad.
I kind of get what RA is trying to do, which I'm sure is to curtail the awful things we all here have complained about seeing at shows: brahs, non stop fucking talking in the middle of songs, over zealous whatever that dance is called. However I totally see e-winds point. I hate RA and the way he presents himself he comes across as a spoiled rotten dick. I think it's crappy that he has to resort to such harsh measures for a show (fans are totally to blame for that), but he also needs to lighten up. I don't have an issue with the no booze during the actual show. I've actually started cutting way back on how much I'm drinking at shows if I drink at all at them. I have to drive 45 minutes home and that's something I don't want to do impaired. I think if he wants to do these things, he needs to do it in a less douchy way. I don't think anything is ever going to make me like him and extreme restrictions like this sure won't help. Then again, I'm tired of the drunk chit chatty douchbag fans ruining my listening enjoyment. Not sure which is worse.
Quote from: dragonboy on Jan 31, 2012, 06:34 PM
Quote from: Penny Lane on Jan 31, 2012, 03:17 PM
Quote from: e_wind on Jan 31, 2012, 02:28 PM
Ryan Adams. His attitude and pompousness ruined the show for me. Dude is grade a douche bag.
really? when i saw him he was awesome and funny...i thought he'd been pretty upbeat and humble this tour...was it just his demeanor last night?
more importantly--how was Jason Isbell?
I really, really wanted to give him another chance after Ashes & Fire but then I read about the whole Neil Finn/Janis Ian thing & now I just dislike him more :-\
I got so mad when I heard about that. How can you be mean to Neil Finn???
Quote from: ALady on Jan 26, 2012, 11:49 PM
Omg you guys. I never post in this thread, but Kathleen Edwards tonight....wow. I don't love the new album, but she made me a believer. And she closed with "Mercury" and a cover of "September Gurls". I'm in love :-*
That's good to hear, because I don't love the new record either, but am hoping it sounds better live. and GREAT to hear she is still playing the awesome Mercury, one her best songs, IMO. Thanks for the report!
Smith Westerns @ Webster Hall, good times
Quote from: Shug on Feb 03, 2012, 10:46 AM
Quote from: ALady on Jan 26, 2012, 11:49 PM
Omg you guys. I never post in this thread, but Kathleen Edwards tonight....wow. I don't love the new album, but she made me a believer. And she closed with "Mercury" and a cover of "September Gurls". I'm in love :-*
That's good to hear, because I don't love the new record either, but am hoping it sounds better live. and GREAT to hear she is still playing the awesome Mercury, one her best songs, IMO. Thanks for the report!
Sweet, when are you seeing her, Shug?
And I agree - Mercury is one of my favorite songs, period. :beer:
Frank Turner - Ace show. Threw in 2 new songs which where fun. That was the most audience participation I've ever seen at a show in a long time. Frank is high energy. Folk Punk with the energy of a metal band. Nothing like actually sitting on the stage and snagged a set list. I would highly recommend you check him out when he rolls through your town. See him while he's in clubs now as that's not going to last long. He'll be in much larger venues soon.
Quote from: mjk73 on Feb 22, 2012, 07:04 AM
Frank Turner - Ace show. Threw in 2 new songs which where fun. That was the most audience participation I've ever seen at a show in a long time. Frank is high energy. Folk Punk with the energy of a metal band. Nothing like actually sitting on the stage and snagged a set list. I would highly recommend you check him out when he rolls through your town. See him while he's in clubs now as that's not going to last long. He'll be in much larger venues soon.
Glad you had a good time man! And yes, next time around he'll be playing rather large venues.
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 22, 2012, 09:29 AM
Quote from: mjk73 on Feb 22, 2012, 07:04 AM
Frank Turner - Ace show. Threw in 2 new songs which where fun. That was the most audience participation I've ever seen at a show in a long time. Frank is high energy. Folk Punk with the energy of a metal band. Nothing like actually sitting on the stage and snagged a set list. I would highly recommend you check him out when he rolls through your town. See him while he's in clubs now as that's not going to last long. He'll be in much larger venues soon.
Glad you had a good time man! And yes, next time around he'll be playing rather large venues.
Everyone was singing along, it's kinda required. No tempers, no fights, just a giant folk punk love fest. Fuck, it was great.
Flaming Lips last night performing The Soft Bulletin :)
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flaming-lips-perform-the-soft-bulletin-at-noise-pop-20120222 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flaming-lips-perform-the-soft-bulletin-at-noise-pop-20120222)
Flaming Lips - Sleeping On The Roof/Race For The Prize live @ Bimbo's , SF -Feb 21, 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtXfI3ul9s#ws)
Quote from: mjk73 on Feb 22, 2012, 09:49 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 22, 2012, 09:29 AM
Quote from: mjk73 on Feb 22, 2012, 07:04 AM
Frank Turner - Ace show. Threw in 2 new songs which where fun. That was the most audience participation I've ever seen at a show in a long time. Frank is high energy. Folk Punk with the energy of a metal band. Nothing like actually sitting on the stage and snagged a set list. I would highly recommend you check him out when he rolls through your town. See him while he's in clubs now as that's not going to last long. He'll be in much larger venues soon.
Glad you had a good time man! And yes, next time around he'll be playing rather large venues.
Everyone was singing along, it's kinda required. No tempers, no fights, just a giant folk punk love fest. Fuck, it was great.
A review from a good friend of mine that was next to me. I cannot stess how great the show was. And yes, it was insanity on the floor.
http://iwenttoashow.com/2012/02/frank-turner-at-off-broadway-or-thank-you-sir-may-i-have-another/ (http://iwenttoashow.com/2012/02/frank-turner-at-off-broadway-or-thank-you-sir-may-i-have-another/)
I was going into the Jane's Addiction show with low expectations and they ended up blowing me away. It was the first show of the tour but they were tight, Perry sounded great, he was having a good time and the whole thing had tons of energy. Great show. Nice setlist mix. They even turned out the lights and reset the stage for a small acoustic portion in the middle. There was also quite a show of props, girls and film. If you were on the fence about going, I'd highly recommend it.
Underground
Mountain Song
Just Because
Been Caught Stealing
Ain't No Right
Ted, Just Admit It
Twisted Tales
Classic Girl
I Would For You <-- :o
Jane Says
Irresistible Force (Love this new song)
Three Days (Monster!!)
Stop
Encore
Words Right Out Of My Mouth
I would have gone just to have my brain caved in from Three Days. A couple people at work went and said pretty much the same thing as you.
Sharon Van Etten for 3 nights in a row. Amazing artist.
For JohnnYYac
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/422708_605510929764_68302968_31883762_1091800082_n.jpg)
Thanks Rich. Always good to see (and hear) some 'chord!
of course! And if you're interested, you can download the 3rd night from here:
http://networkedblogs.com/uyHlo (http://networkedblogs.com/uyHlo)
Song with Laser Harp is "Magic Chords"
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Feb 29, 2012, 01:47 AM
of course! And if you're interested, you can download the 3rd night from here:
http://networkedblogs.com/uyHlo (http://networkedblogs.com/uyHlo)
Song with Laser Harp is "Magic Chords"
:thumbsup: :dankk2:
Saw Rich Robinson last night. Great show. His organ player stole the show. Excellent version of Oh Sweet Nuthin and a War cover that I didn't know but it was great.
Go see him. He needs the money.
Quote from: BH on Mar 09, 2012, 05:08 PM
Saw Rich Robinson last night. Great show. His organ player stole the show. Excellent version of Oh Sweet Nuthin and a War cover that I didn't know but it was great.
Go see him. He needs the money.
;D And you'll get a great rock show, too! Rich and his current band and current batch of songs are superb. He's doing excellent and thoughtfully different covers each night, so you could go see him several nights in a row and getting somewhat different setlists. Wish he'd come back out West again...
Crippled Black Phoenix last week, I was blown away :D. ~135 min show (for just 12 euros (~15 dollars or so))
They have been mentioned on this forum several times, but if you don't know them yet and you like some progrock, check them out ;)
A bluesy song of them that I like very much (most of their songs are different than this one though):
CBP - A Suggestion... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_iqIeGl0yE#)
Quote from: Sidus on Mar 18, 2012, 12:32 PM
Crippled Black Phoenix last week, I was blown away :D. ~135 min show (for just 12 euros (~15 dollars or so))
They have been mentioned on this forum several times, but if you don't know them yet and you like some progrock, check them out ;)
A bluesy song of them that I like very much (most of their songs are different than this one though):
CBP - A Suggestion... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_iqIeGl0yE#)
So pleased they put on a good show, seeing them in May...
Quote from: dragonboy on Mar 18, 2012, 04:15 PM
Quote from: Sidus on Mar 18, 2012, 12:32 PM
Crippled Black Phoenix last week, I was blown away :D. ~135 min show (for just 12 euros (~15 dollars or so))
They have been mentioned on this forum several times, but if you don't know them yet and you like some progrock, check them out ;)
A bluesy song of them that I like very much (most of their songs are different than this one though):
CBP - A Suggestion... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_iqIeGl0yE#)
So pleased they put on a good show, seeing them in May...
jealous of both of you. Thanks to my brother from a different mother DB, I've discovered these guys. Fucking awesome shit. I wish they were here so I could see them. Yeah, drunk
Quote from: mjk73 on Mar 18, 2012, 06:34 PM
Quote from: dragonboy on Mar 18, 2012, 04:15 PM
Quote from: Sidus on Mar 18, 2012, 12:32 PM
Crippled Black Phoenix last week, I was blown away :D. ~135 min show (for just 12 euros (~15 dollars or so))
They have been mentioned on this forum several times, but if you don't know them yet and you like some progrock, check them out ;)
A bluesy song of them that I like very much (most of their songs are different than this one though):
CBP - A Suggestion... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_iqIeGl0yE#)
So pleased they put on a good show, seeing them in May...
jealous of both of you. Thanks to my brother from a different mother DB, I've discovered these guys. Fucking awesome shit. I wish they were here so I could see them. Yeah, drunk
Right up my alley. Thanks. Will be checking these guys out.
Saw Joe Fletcher play at a seafood restaurant 3 blocks from my apartment! I have seen him and and his band the wrong reasons a million times but this was a particularly fun night. prob only 6-7 of us there to see him. The acoustics were great and he has improved immensely as a solo artist.
Chatted him up after the 1hr 45 min set! He just got back from SXSW and learned, like Brown Bird and Will Schaff (artist for Okkervil River), he now resides on my street! I have a kick ass street
He played all but 2 songs from White Lighter, several from his first album...He played Crash on the Levee (basement tapes), It Takes a Lot to Laugh (highway 61), and Bottom of the World (Tom Waits), and he covered Johnny Cash and George Jones songs which elude me at the moment.
wolof7, you do have a kickass street! That sounds like a great night.
I just home from going to see Alabama Shakes play in Huntsville. There was a man in front of me whose son does their lights. He told me that a lot of the band grew up playing in his garage. It was sweet to see how proud he is of them. It was a great show and there were lots of family members and friends there to see them. They were really good. All in all, a good night.
Springsteen last night...phenomenal!
Caught a little private artist showcase by Of Monsters and Men today. It was pretty mellow as the singer proclaimed it their "calm" day. I think they were probably just reserving energy for the sold out show at Black Cat tonight. Regardless, much more enjoyable live than I thought they would be.
Saw Wild Flag last night, and those gals can ROCK. Carrie Brownstein is a guitar god. If you liked Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag kind of picked up where they left off... huge distorted guitars, catchy hooks, and quite a few spacey jams in the live show. 8)
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Apr 04, 2012, 09:28 AM
Saw Wild Flag last night, and those gals can ROCK. Carrie Brownstein is a guitar god. If you liked Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag kind of picked up where they left off... huge distorted guitars, catchy hooks, and quite a few spacey jams in the live show. 8)
wait, the Portlandia chick? i'm finally understanding all this now...
Quote from: Penny Lane on Apr 04, 2012, 09:39 AM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Apr 04, 2012, 09:28 AM
Saw Wild Flag last night, and those gals can ROCK. Carrie Brownstein is a guitar god. If you liked Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag kind of picked up where they left off... huge distorted guitars, catchy hooks, and quite a few spacey jams in the live show. 8)
wait, the Portlandia chick? i'm finally understanding all this now...
Hahaha yes. Carrie Brownstein is/was a major player in the indie/punk scene in the Pacific NW. She was in Sleater-Kinney until they broke up in 2006. They really went out at the top of their game... their final album "The Woods" is easily one of the best albums of the 2000s. Its so heavy and BIG at some points it is hard to believe its just 3 ladies making all that racket.
Saw Jonny Corndawg and Shovels and Rope last night and the lasting impression I was left with is that the music world is not fair. How such a talented group of musicians can be seen in a half empty room on a Friday night for $12 is almost a shame. Shovels and Rope, who I wasn't familiar with, flat out blew me away. The group consists of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. They take turns on guitar and drums, with Trent playing both simultaneously at times. At one point he keeping time on the bass drum, using a morocca on the snare, and strumming a guitar slung around his waist with his free hand. I would go see these guys again in a second.
Corndawg delivered as well. Been waiting to see him for a long time after he showed up during the Middle Brother show and played a few of his tunes in the middle of the Deer Tick set. There's a John Prine-ish quality to his stuff. The lyrics beg you to not take him seriously but the music demands that you do. He played a good bit of Bikini Line and a bunch from his new album, Dad Country. No release date on that one yet...surprise of the night was two Middle Brother tunes (Mom and Dad, Middle Brother) after a shout out to John McCauley. Someone called out "is he here!?!?" to which the 'Dawg responded by placing his hand over his heart and stating "He's in here...he's always in here". He also did 2 songs by Philly musician Jimmy Cousins after announcing (somewhat sadly) that Cousins is out of music now and working construction. Overall a great show and like I said, one that hammers home the point that talent and popularity are often divergent paths when it comes to music.
Quote from: Fully on Mar 31, 2012, 02:13 PM
wolof7, you do have a kickass street! That sounds like a great night.
I just home from going to see Alabama Shakes play in Huntsville. There was a man in front of me whose son does their lights. He told me that a lot of the band grew up playing in his garage. It was sweet to see how proud he is of them. It was a great show and there were lots of family members and friends there to see them. They were really good. All in all, a good night.
so neat you were in h'ville .. that's practically my hometown (decatur actually) :thumbsup:
i don't know why i never post in here since i see shows on a pretty regular / weekly basis, d'oh !!!
friday night i saw War on Drugs in Brooklyn ... they are good (duh). i love their sound but it gets really boring and monotonous after a while. like it all starts to sound the same. there's alot of talent there but there's also alot of growing to do. i usually prefer to see all music live but for the time being i think i prefer listening to them at home :-\
Brooke, I just live straight north of Huntsville. It's about an hour fifteen to get there. We always take the kids to Point Mallard in the summer. Decatur has a lot of charm.
Just got back from Shabazz Palaces. They were pretty good, but the crowd was probably the worst I've ever seen. Between this and seeing my friend's band 1,2,3 on friday I've had my fill of hipsters for a long time. Seriously, I saw a dude wearing Keds friday for christ's sake. I left the Shabazz Palaces show a little early due to how late the show was running, and not being able to stand looking at the people around me anymore.
Went to the White Denim show last night.
What a talented group of dudes. A few of their songs have some jam-like qualities to them, but even in a live setting they are still interesting and engaging and never come close to jamming for the sake of jamming. Lots of tempo changes kept things interesting, and the crowd was awesome. They make it look so easy, incredible musicianship. Their sound was amazing too, sounded just like their records, despite playing through a few tiny mic'd amps. Proof that tone is in the fingers of the guitarist, not the gear.
White Denim 'Burnished' live at The Ghost Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FSF1K1evo#ws)
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Apr 12, 2012, 09:19 AM
Went to the White Denim show last night.
What a talented group of dudes. A few of their songs have some jam-like qualities to them, but even in a live setting they are still interesting and engaging and never come close to jamming for the sake of jamming. Lots of tempo changes kept things interesting, and the crowd was awesome. They make it look so easy, incredible musicianship. Their sound was amazing too, sounded just like their records, despite playing through a few tiny mic'd amps. Proof that tone is in the fingers of the guitarist, not the gear.
White Denim 'Burnished' live at The Ghost Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FSF1K1evo#ws)
Thanks, YAGTF! I've never paid any attention to White Denim but your excellent concise review convinced me to play the YouTube clip and I am impressed! I need another band to get into like I need a hole in the head, but will definitely check 'em out. :thumbsup:
White Denim RULES. I've seen them now 3 times. They just get better and better. The first time the bass player was manning their merch table, though I didn't know it at the time, I kept telling him that old farts (like me) would snap up posters if they had any, then he gave me a free LP for being such a nerd. Next show, waddya know: posters! (though they were ugly and so I didn't get one; he missed the point entirely of "art poster").
Quote from: vespachick on Apr 12, 2012, 01:05 PM
White Denim RULES. I've seen them now 3 times. They just get better and better. The first time the bass player was manning their merch table, though I didn't know it at the time, I kept telling him that old farts (like me) would snap up posters if they had any, then he gave me a free LP for being such a nerd. Next show, waddya know: posters! (though they were ugly and so I didn't get one; he missed the point entirely of "art poster").
;D
I was at the venue's bar during their opener last night, hanging right next to him... also didn't know who he was at the time... just thought he was a dude in a hat.
Heartless Bastards at Cain's last night! They only sold about 70 tickets, so it was in the little side room and that was kind of a bummer, but the teeny crowd meant a close-up show, which was WAY awesome. A couple of pics:
(http://pages.suddenlink.net/cberry47/imgs/hb_erika1.jpg)
(http://pages.suddenlink.net/cberry47/imgs/hb_erikaandme.jpg)
Deer Tick, with Turbo Fruits, and Viking Moses.
Viking Moses might be the worst band I've ever seen, totally pathetic. The lead singer was way too in love with himself. Deer Tick and Turbo Fruits exceeded my expectations however. I wasn't familiar with Turbo Fruits but I was very impressed, you can't go wrong with a band from Nashville either. Deer Tick was way better than I could've imagined them to be. They only played a couple songs from Born on Flag Day, witch I'm most familiar with, but the quality of playing the whole night and the covers we got more than made up for that. Great covers of Replacements' Bastards of Young and Beatles' One After 909, as well as the band playing tribute to Levon Helm made for a special night. I'm glad I won tickets for this show since I might not have went otherwise, I would gladly pay to see either band next time they come.
Turbo Fruits - Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVspBVuiZCE#)
Saw Bob Dylan last night at the inaugural opening of The Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY (rumor has it some other band will be playing there for 3 nights in late December).
Anyway, Bob was in rare form. Played the Piano most of the night (very little guitar) and lots of Harmonica. His band was great and Bob seemed (dare I say) happy.
You could actually understand the words although most songs were completely rearranged.
Anyway, some of the songs he played were:
Love minus zero
Things have changed
Tangled up in blue
Tweddly dum and tweedly dee
Shooting star
Visions of johanna
Highway 61
Ballad of a thin man
Like a rolling stone
All along the watchtower
Blowing in the wind
Anyway, the theater is GORGEOUS and the acoustics were terrific. Balcony holds about 800 people and the floor is all GA with capacity of about 1000. Terrific Venue.
After seeing MMJ three nights in a row at the Wiltern, I went back to the Wiltern for a fourth consecutive night to see The Hives.
Where the My Morning Jacket shows were rockin', majestic, and psychedelic, The Hives just bowl you over with their bravado. Fun week at the Wiltern!
The Jayhawks w/ Nicole Atkins at Williamsburg Park. Great show, Nicole's voice is as good as ever, made people pay attention during "The Way It Is" The Jayhawks, however were completely impressive and blew me away. I wasn't expecting much but they vastly exceeded my expectations :thumbsup:
Shug and I traveled down to Tucson on Wednesday to see Wilco! They don't come to AZ that often, so it's hard to pass it up even given I had ACL reconstruction surgery that morning. Thank god for oxycontin and primo handicapped seating (5th row just off center stage) to get me through!! Not one of my favorite Wilco shows, but happy to see them nonetheless!! :cheesy: :grin:
I went to see Wye Oak at the Brighton Music Hall Last Wednesday. Great Show but the sound engineer had the vocals a little too low. I was in front of course. :cool:
Hot as Day - Wye Oak (Live at Brighton Music Hall) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVig3-FBZU#ws)
Saw Dr. Dog last saturday with Cotton Jones opening. Came in late for Cotton Jones, I stayed at the back by the bar and didn't give them my full attention, but they sounded OK. Dr. Dog was great, and pretty loud. It's been awhile since I've seen them and forgot how different they're songs sound live. I got caught by security hitting a bowl during The Ark, but they let me back in after a brief conversation outside. They even let me keep my friend's bowl. I've done it at this venue before numerous times, but I think they were more sensitive to the goings-on with it being an all ages show, and the fact that some girl passed out while we were in line. The show was all around pretty nuts, this kid near us was dancing very spastically and bumping into my friends. I managed to have a good time despite a few set backs, and hope to catch the Dog again soon. I didn't get to hear some of my favorite Be the Void tracks like Big Girl, Vampire, and Warrior Man, but still pretty happy with the setlist:
How Long Must I Wait
Stranger
That Old Black Hole
Hang On
Do The Trick
The Ark
The Rabbit, The Bat, and The Reindeer
Alaska
Heavy Light
I Only Wear Blue
These Days
Black-Red
The Beach
The Way the Lazy Do
Shame, Shame
Shadow People
Heart It Races
Lonesome
Encore:
Turning the Century
Worst Trip
Jackie Wants a Black Eye
My Friend
i saw the offspring at terminal 5 last weds...big ISO on my concert bucket list ever since americana came out when i was in middle school. great songs, no stage presence, only played for 90 min...not like PJ / DMB / MMJ...but im glad they're not
Setlist:
1. Hurting as One
2. All I Want
3. Come Out and Play
4. Days Go By
5. Have You Ever
6. Staring at the Sun
7. Turning Into You
8. Bad Habit
9. Gotta Get Away
10. OC Guns
11. Gone Away (with Dead Sara)
12. Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?
13. Why Don't You Get a Job?
14. Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell
15. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
16. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
17. The Kids Aren't Alright
Encore:
18. Americana
19. (Can't Get My) Head Around You
20. Self Esteem
Quote from: kasedoug on Sep 16, 2012, 08:26 PM
After seeing MMJ three nights in a row at the Wiltern, I went back to the Wiltern for a fourth consecutive night to see The Hives.
Where the My Morning Jacket shows were rockin', majestic, and psychedelic, The Hives just bowl you over with their bravado. Fun week at the Wiltern!
fucking love The Hives live. Pelle is bombastic in the very best way.
Jack White tonight at the Charlottesville Pavilion! Going solo with 2+ hour drive but it's Jackie White. Can't wait.
Saw Oh Mercy at The Standard in Sydney on
Saturday, good stuff.
The Head and the Heart at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa last night, with Bryan John Appleby (beautiful stuff) and Blitzen Trapper (meh) opening.
Great show, it's always fun to see bands like these at the Cain's, though I could stand for it to have been on Friday or Saturday night.
Just went to Starry Nights Music Festival in Bowling Green, KY. It was my fourth and final fest of the year :cry:
First, I saw some really bad regional bands on Friday night. One band, Five Knives, was straight up Sleigh Bells, which makes me want to kill myself.
Saturday I saw...
Space Capone. A funk band whos singer sounds like MJ. It was pretty awesome.
JEFF the Brotherhood Not as much energy as I'm used to these guys having, but it was a JEFF show none the less. And awesome. The leader singer is so awkwardly funny.
Justin Townes Earle - Only half his set. Good shit. Definitely wish I woulv've checked him out earlier in my life
Manchester Orchrestra - I basically listened to them from afar. They have some good tunes, but all in all its not for me.
PORTUGAL. THE MAN - The show of the weekend. I can't believe I've never bothered with this band. They tore it up. It was awesome.
Cage the Elephant - ugh. why does this band get so hyped? I've seen them twice - STarry Nights '10 and Starry Nights '12. They've gotten worse. It's like nirvana all over again. make it stop.
Moon Taxi - everyone i was with hyped these dudes up all fucking week. way too poppy for me. I was waiting for a Maroon 5 guest appearence.
Also, last weekend I went to Music Midtown.
Avett Brothers - pretty good.
Civil Twilight - okay.
Garbage - The worst
Ludacris - I hate having to wait at a stage all day when I have to see Garbage and Ludacris back to back. fuck
Florence and the Machine - not bad. kinda boring, but pretty.
Pearl Jam - amazing, obviously.
@e_wind
really looking forward to Portugal. The. Man. this weekend at FreeFest. Glad to hear they killed.
JTE is a cool m'fer. I've only seem him once and it was just him and his acoustic. He said his drummer was stuck in an airport and his fiddle player was getting arrested so it was just him. Too funny, but his solo performance was reminiscent of what you read about old blues performers where they stomped the stage or knocked their guitar for the "rhythm" parts. Plus there was only like 200 people max there.
Quote from: parkervb on Sep 27, 2012, 10:31 AM
Jack White tonight at the Charlottesville Pavilion! Going solo with 2+ hour drive but it's Jackie White. Can't wait.
this show was really good but only ran 90 minutes. His stretched out Steady As She Goes killed. I'd love to have a recording of that but didnt see any tapers. He played with his male band and they seemed to have a fun time. Really liked that they asked that people refrain from taking cell phone pics or vids. Most obliged and it was nice to not see a dozen plus glowing squares in your line of sight.
I'm glad we got happy Jack, since RCMH only got a 20 minute set over the weekend.
Wilco & Joanna Newsome at The Hollywood Bowl last night. First show at The Hollywood Bowl, great venue overall, I kinda thought the sound/mix was a little off at the start of Wilco's set, but I kinda suck at telling whether that's actually the case. Wilco great as usual, nice setlist, great Impossible Germany. Joanna Newsome was a nice opener as well, really mellow, playing the harp with the sun going down.
Menomena last week at The El Rey. Love them and first time seeing them.
Quote from: parkervb on Oct 01, 2012, 11:28 AM
@e_wind
really looking forward to Portugal. The. Man. this weekend at FreeFest. Glad to hear they killed.
JTE is a cool m'fer. I've only seem him once and it was just him and his acoustic. He said his drummer was stuck in an airport and his fiddle player was getting arrested so it was just him. Too funny, but his solo performance was reminiscent of what you read about old blues performers where they stomped the stage or knocked their guitar for the "rhythm" parts. Plus there was only like 200 people max there.
JTE is awesome, I see him play every chance I get. I love that he can really get an audience hooked with just himself and his guitar. Last time he played Sydney he closed with Song For You by Gram Parsons. You could hear a pin drop.
Melvins Lite @ Paradise Rock Lounge :thumbsup: Was worth it for the freak puke vinyl alone lol
Well, I was blessed to see the opening of Ben Harper's new acoustic solo tour here in Ann Arbor, MI on 9/26. The small and intimate Michigan Theatre was sold out, and the energy there was hair raising like a mountain top lightning strike! I have been to hundreds of shows, and this year has yielded some of the top outings for me. Ben Harper did not disappoint!!!! :thumbsup: I have seen him with the Blind Boys, Innocent Criminals, Relentless 7, and by far this was the most intimate and moving shows of his I have witnessed. Ben was gracious and warm, full of vibrant stories of childhood, and candid in his narrative song prefaces. He paid homage to Detroit (Motown) with songs like moving renditions of I Heard It Through The Grapevine and Trouble Man. The man's voice was on a roller coaster track of beauty. He played instrumentals; he played the piano and xylophone; he played the ukelele and a slew of his other string instruments strewn throughout the stage; and he played for over 2 and a half hours!! He took requests, and came through. The crowd was pin drop quiet :lipsrsealed:, and erupted when the moment called :beer:. He couldn't believe the energy, and I couldn't either. It felt as if the plaster on the walls were crumbling from the earth shattering renditions of Another Lonely Day and Waiting On An Angel. However, "Please Bleed" moved me so much I lost my will to remain strong. :cry: I have been moved by songs before, but this was so much more; a lament, a soul turning from a whisper to a hurricane. It was a pure. Thank you Ben for being a gentleman, and an artist who shares and cares at such a deep level.
If you have a chance to catch this tour, I recommend you do so!
http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/review-ben-harper-tour-acoustic-michigan-theater/#.UGyIp654zwo (http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/review-ben-harper-tour-acoustic-michigan-theater/#.UGyIp654zwo)
Frank Turner was great at Ram's Head last Friday. Opening act Larry and his Flask were a trip as well. Rockin' show!
Haven't seen these shows yet, but I am certainly looking forward to them! November will yield at least 3 shows for certain: Justin Townes Earle w/ Tift Merritt on the 2nd in Detroit; Delta Spirit at St. Andrew's Hall on the 17th in Detroit; Delta Spirit (again) at the HOB in Chicago on 19th! I am geeked. Just wish I could be seeing the NYE Beantown show with MMJ. I had kick ass seats rarin' to go and flubbed the checkout! I am sure there will be more. Going to possibly see Band Of Horses @ Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor on Dec 3rd, and look forward to many more to come!!!! :beer:
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I took my wife to see Ben Sollee last night (Oct. 5, 2012) at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville. The show was great! He was promoting his new album, Half-Made Man. I had picked it up on vinyl the day before at Matt Anthony's Record Shop. It rocks a bit more than his previous albums. Also, Carl Broemel played pedal steel, acoustic, and electric guitar on it. After the show, I asked Ben how many tracks on the album Carl played on, and he said, "All of them. We basically recorded every track live." That alone should be enough to make every MMJ fan want to go out and get it now!
Ben will be playing a second show at Headliners tonight (Oct. 6th). He asked last night's audience to spread the word. So, again...BEN SOLLEE WILL BE PLAYING ANOTHER SHOW TONIGHT AT HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY! DOORS OPEN AT 8:00. (Last night, he didn't hit the stage until around 10:25 p.m.)
I had a feeling that Carl was on there, but I was too lazy to look it up. Good to know.
Quote from: Mr. White on Oct 06, 2012, 04:56 PM
After the show, I asked Ben how many tracks on the album Carl played on, and he said, "All of them. We basically recorded every track live." That alone should be enough to make every MMJ fan want to go out and get it now!
Well I may just have to buy it. I'm a big Carl fan.
Jack White, and it was incredible. In many ways my favorite time ever seeing him, and I've seen all three of his bands several times. If you get the chance to see him, do it.
Ruckus, I would have loved to see that Frank Turner show, but was out of town. Glad you caught it.
Whippy, I'm going to see JW on Wednesday. You're getting me pumped up. After not having a Jacket show yesterday and a couple of other disappointments, I've been needing this show. Glad it was so enjoyable.
I had a real good time at last night's Alabama Shakes concert at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. The only thing wrong with the show was what rmpotsy mentioned in what I think was the Alabama Shakes thread...it was too short. I wish they would have done some cover songs or jammed a little longer during some of their more rockin' tunes. However, overall the show was very tight and exciting. I'm glad to have caught them on their first big tour.
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It would help if they had another album or two of original material, but I don't think anyone would mind covers.
I was there and thought it was great, too, White. I thought that the show was a really good amount of time. They dont have a lot of material and are a newer band, so 1.5 hours was fine with me. The only way I would've liked it better is if they jammed out a bit more. Brittany fuckin killed it up there, but she needs to tell the rest of those guys not to be so scared. they were like statues on stage.
I saw Jack White last night. The man band played with him. It was a wall of sound - loved it. The Carl Perkins Civic Center was awesomely mid 70's. I felt like I was at a show in high school - not that I was in high school in the mid seventies. The crowd in Jackson was pretty cool too. They don't get shows like this there ever. They were completely thrilled to have someone of White's caliber performing in their town. And I enjoyed staying at the most run down Econolodge on I40.
Quote from: sidhe00 on Oct 04, 2012, 06:14 AM
Haven't seen these shows yet, but I am certainly looking forward to them! November will yield at least 3 shows for certain: Justin Townes Earle w/ Tift Merritt on the 2nd in Detroit; Delta Spirit at St. Andrew's Hall on the 17th in Detroit; Delta Spirit (again) at the HOB in Chicago on 19th! I am geeked. Just wish I could be seeing the NYE Beantown show with MMJ. I had kick ass seats rarin' to go and flubbed the checkout! I am sure there will be more. Going to possibly see Band Of Horses @ Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor on Dec 3rd, and look forward to many more to come!!!! :beer:
Can't wait for that JTE show either. Had no idea delta spirit was playing in the area, but I don't think I'll be able to make that one happen.
it's been a busy month for me so i'll start at the end:
last three shows: Nick Lowe @ the Troubadour - LOVE him. elegance, wit, grace, badassery.
Helio Sequence @ the Troubadour, then at Crescent Ballroom. they seemed surprised and moved by the crowd response to their shows. i wanted to shout, "this is what happens when you only tour every four years!"
to add: LONG LIVE THE FORUM! :beer:
We drove down to Augusta last night and saw Chris Robinson Brotherhood in a 500 capacity venue that only had about 150 in it. We were down on the front, about 2 feet from the stage. It was an incredible show. Tickets were $16 in advance!! I guess he's made enough money that he just wants to go out and do his own thing and not make any money off ticket sales. They were supposed to come onstage at 8, but it was around 8:20. Played until about 9:45 and took a break. We went ahead and left, as we had to pick/wake our boys up as it was at 11:15 by the time we got home. Didn't want to be coming through @ 12:30 on a school night. Always hard to explain to the teachers the next day when we get the phone call they were sleeping in class. Excellent show, though. Really dig Big Moon Ritual. Haven't settled into The Magic Door yet. Surprise on that release, it is cut @ 45rpm. First vinyl is white, second is black.
Going to see Floating Action next Friday. Three or four bands, and it is $8. Absolutely cannot wait.
Saw Henry Rollins Capitalism show last night in Harrisburg. Simply put the man is a great speaker, quite the marathon speaker too! His show was 2 hours 45 minutes of non-stop talking, not even a water break. I also liked the fact that he was able to get his point across without cussing, the only time that happened was when he was telling what someone else said. For as intense as Rollins is in his music, he is hilarious as a speaker.
He wasn't overly political, was more about getting people to get out and vote, didn't care who for. Granted he did talk about some issues that unfortunately have been politicized, like education and women's health, but he didn't preach. He spoke of his favorite historical figure, Abraham Lincoln a lot and how that has helped shape his point of view, as well as how the punk rock way of life makes him want to help others when he can and make sure he responds to every letter he receives. He also delved into some of his previous stops on the tour and his interactions with fans after the shows. It is amazing how he recalls so many experiences, but some are more memorable than others, especially the one's he spoke of last night. He touched on his experiences traveling the world, some while with Black Flag and other times along the way. He said he has done over a 100 shows over the last 31 years in some form or another, you can tell he takes his audiences very seriously.
So if you have a couple hours to spare I'd recommend checking out one of the few remaining shows on this tour.
Saw Drive-By Truckers with Glossary last night. Glossary was a pretty solid, straight forward rock band, solid opener for sure. DBT came on pretty late but made up for it by playing nearly two hours. It was the first time I saw them with the new bass player, what a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young man he is! Huge smile on his face the whole night, it was if he had won a contest to play with his favorite band. Seriously though he did sound pretty good on the bass. This was probably my favorite DBT show I've seen yet, awesome setlist and at one of my favorite venues. Theaters are nice and all, but it's so much better to move around and rock out a bit. The only problem was the drunk girl near me - yelled at them to play something faster during an acoustic song, continuously bumped into me forcing me to move to a different spot, made two more people near her move as well, and then proceed to text or tweet or whatever the hell she was doing on her phone for like 3 songs straight. Highlight was Patterson Hood changing the lyrics up a bit in Puttin' People on the Moon, threw in a "mother-fucking Mitt Romney" in there to an applause. Bought a sweet October tour poster with a Witch and cauldron on it, I dig the dude who does all their artwork.
Setlist:
The Buford Stick
Get Downtown
Road Cases
Gravity's Gone
Sinkhole
Uncle Frank
Puttin People on the Moon
Cartoon Gold
Box of Spiders
A Ghost to Most
The Opening Act
Women Without Whiskey
Dead Drunk and Naked
Guitar Man Upstairs
Lookout Mountain
Self-Destructive Zones
The Company I Keep
Marry Me
Hell No I Ain't Happy
Encore:
Birthday Boy
Let There Be Rock
So Penny was being obnoxious last night?
Quote from: Fully on Oct 27, 2012, 11:28 AM
So Penny was being obnoxious last night?
Penny won't tweet during a dbt show. That girl knows how to rock out! Wish I was there.
LOVE those DBT boys.
No, she wouldn't. But she might get a little crazy.
Bummed that I missed DBT doing Uncle Frank last night, but looks like they saved Shut Up and Get on the Plane and Angels and Fuselage for me for tonight. :evil:
Ended up getting all three of my biggest wishes for Drive-By Truckers songs that I mentioned above (Uncle Frank, Shut Up and Get on the Plane, and Angels and Fuselage). And, got to take in a DBT show next to miss Penny Lane! Great night.
Saw the Deftones on Friday night with Scars On Broadway in Baltimore. Great show, great mix of old and new and even brand new! Scars on Broadway were a great opener, wish they would have played a wee bit longer though. Got a special guest as well with HR from Bad Brains coming on stage to sing "Right Brigade", as well as helping out with "Bored" during the encore. The venue was packed, scalpers didn't even have tickets, so the fans got the tickets which was nice... I'm just glad I got up in the VIP area because those pits were pretty active, and that's a young man's game!
Myself and my friends had a blast at this show... kinda bummed I missed the System of a Down/Deftones tour over the summer!
Diamond Eyes
Rocket Skates
You've Seen the Butcher
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
My Own Summer (Shove It)
Poltergeist
Rosemary
Feiticeira
Digital Bath
Knife Prty
Tempest
Fireal
(First part only)
Engine No. 9
Right Brigade
(Bad Brains cover) (with H.R.)
Rivière
(Dedicated to Chi Cheng; no outro)
Change (In the House of Flies)
Passenger
Bloody Cape
Encore:
Bored
(with H.R.)
Root
7 Words
Saw Leonard Cohen last night in Austin, and it was amazing. He played two sets, amounting to about 3 hours and 15 minutes of music. He just oozes class, and the new songs he played were some of the highlights of the night.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Nov 02, 2012, 09:33 AM
Saw Leonard Cohen last night in Austin, and it was amazing. He played two sets, amounting to about 3 hours and 15 minutes of music. He just oozes class, and the new songs he played were some of the highlights of the night.
Here are a couple of videos from his Isle of Wight set back in 1970.
Suzanne (from "Live At The Isle of Wight 1970") (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_56ep729TE#ws)
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong (from "Live At The Isle of Wigh... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjR5Dk1DVhs#ws)
The Sea and Cake. Kicked ass!
Just spent two days seeing Red Fang, Black Tusk, and Lord Dying. The amount of energy at these two shows were amazing.
Quote from: manonthemoon on Nov 11, 2012, 02:34 PM
Just spent two days seeing Red Fang, Black Tusk, and Lord Dying. The amount of energy at these two shows were amazing.
Was at the Philly show. Really disappointed that Indian Handcrafts couldn't make it. Red Fang killed it. Wasn't a big fan of Lord Dying and Black Tusk, not saying they aren't good, just not to my liking. It was my first show at Underground Arts, interesting new venue, reminded me of a college party but with a great band! I'm glad I wore some earplugs for this one, first show I've done this for, being in a basement and such a small venue my ears would have been wrecked without them. Stayed in the back for the openers but made our way to the left side for Red Fang. The pit was very active and respectable, I saw one of the longest crowd surfs ever as one guys went from the front of the stage to the back of the of the room and back to the front.
Also caught Reignwolf at Ortlieb's Friday night. A great show but seemed like it was cut short. He hurt his hand so I'm guessing that was the reason, a lot of people stuck around for more just like we did. He played great while he did, definitely a new one to watch in the future. He brings a blues rock sound ala White Stripes and early Black Keys. Ortlieb's is an odd venue as the "viewing area" is only about 6 feet deep in front of the stage... the venue was narrow and the stage was on the long side.
Overall great road trip to Philly! Next up a hometown show with Tedeschi Trucks Band on the 30th.
Quote from: Jeff Murray on Nov 11, 2012, 07:43 PM
Quote from: manonthemoon on Nov 11, 2012, 02:34 PM
Just spent two days seeing Red Fang, Black Tusk, and Lord Dying. The amount of energy at these two shows were amazing.
Was at the Philly show. Really disappointed that Indian Handcrafts couldn't make it. Red Fang killed it. Wasn't a big fan of Lord Dying and Black Tusk, not saying they aren't good, just not to my liking. It was my first show at Underground Arts, interesting new venue, reminded me of a college party but with a great band! I'm glad I wore some earplugs for this one, first show I've done this for, being in a basement and such a small venue my ears would have been wrecked without them. Stayed in the back for the openers but made our way to the left side for Red Fang. The pit was very active and respectable, I saw one of the longest crowd surfs ever as one guys went from the front of the stage to the back of the of the room and back to the front.
Also caught Reignwolf at Ortlieb's Friday night. A great show but seemed like it was cut short. He hurt his hand so I'm guessing that was the reason, a lot of people stuck around for more just like we did. He played great while he did, definitely a new one to watch in the future. He brings a blues rock sound ala White Stripes and early Black Keys. Ortlieb's is an odd venue as the "viewing area" is only about 6 feet deep in front of the stage... the venue was narrow and the stage was on the long side.
Overall great road trip to Philly! Next up a hometown show with Tedeschi Trucks Band on the 30th.
Glad to see you made it out, I was actually up at the very front right by the right microphone for all three sets on the right side, right outside of the pit area. It was pretty crazy, but I have seen worse, the guy with the busted up forehead was classic.
Quote from: manonthemoon on Nov 11, 2012, 09:46 PM
Quote from: Jeff Murray on Nov 11, 2012, 07:43 PM
Quote from: manonthemoon on Nov 11, 2012, 02:34 PM
Just spent two days seeing Red Fang, Black Tusk, and Lord Dying. The amount of energy at these two shows were amazing.
Was at the Philly show. Really disappointed that Indian Handcrafts couldn't make it. Red Fang killed it. Wasn't a big fan of Lord Dying and Black Tusk, not saying they aren't good, just not to my liking. It was my first show at Underground Arts, interesting new venue, reminded me of a college party but with a great band! I'm glad I wore some earplugs for this one, first show I've done this for, being in a basement and such a small venue my ears would have been wrecked without them. Stayed in the back for the openers but made our way to the left side for Red Fang. The pit was very active and respectable, I saw one of the longest crowd surfs ever as one guys went from the front of the stage to the back of the of the room and back to the front.
Also caught Reignwolf at Ortlieb's Friday night. A great show but seemed like it was cut short. He hurt his hand so I'm guessing that was the reason, a lot of people stuck around for more just like we did. He played great while he did, definitely a new one to watch in the future. He brings a blues rock sound ala White Stripes and early Black Keys. Ortlieb's is an odd venue as the "viewing area" is only about 6 feet deep in front of the stage... the venue was narrow and the stage was on the long side.
Overall great road trip to Philly! Next up a hometown show with Tedeschi Trucks Band on the 30th.
Glad to see you made it out, I was actually up at the very front right by the right microphone for all three sets on the right side, right outside of the pit area. It was pretty crazy, but I have seen worse, the guy with the busted up forehead was classic.
Ha! Yeah I saw him. My buddy asked if I felt out of place without a beard! I tried! I had stubble at least from Friday!! :embarrassed:
last night at Glasslands Gallery (first show in my week off containing 3 shows):
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :shocked:
Loved her set. Great voice. Here's a video of her performing the really awesome acapella she opened with that certainly got my attention:
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper - Up In The Rafters/Regarding Ascending The Stairs (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMXPGFvBUxA#ws)
and Kaki King :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
My favorite guitarist! Got my guitar signed by her, which is totes cool. Always an amazing show. Here's a video of her from her 2010 tour when she had a full band. She's playing solo now and she's still phenomenal, but I freaking love this video so i'm posting it.
Kaki King - Doing the Wrong Thing/My Nerves That Committed Suicide (live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9yJgMVaPBc#ws)
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The Who doing Quadrophenia last night at Barclays Center. Amazing.
The Who - Sea and Sand - Barclays Center 11/14/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbv74b7YfQo#)
My week off concluded with Sharon Van Etten at Town Hall. Absolutely phenomenal.
Ryan Pickett was doing the sound. When Sharon said that I thought "no way i totally heard that wrong" turned around and he was at the soundboard. Pretty awesome :cool:
Last night I caught Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw and the Sword at the Met in RI.
Awesome show!
Gypsyhawk was a fun opener harkening the 70's heyday rock, they also covered the befitting "Rock n Roll Hootchie Coo." They were a lot of fun with choreographed guitar charges and looked nearly identical to Spinal Tap which was pretty great
Eagle Claw was a surprise. I not find any of their music to listen to before the show. Instrumental metal from Austin much in the vein of Russian Circles and some Barroness. The pit picked up mid-set and didn't relent. I really recommend them.
The Sword - Great, loving Apocryphon. I have to say the lead singer really looks like he gives it all up there. The Sword gets a lot of crap for being a retro hipster metal band but they are so much fun and for me a retro dual guitar attack with some major riffage and science-fiction themes will never get old.
I also stood next to the 2 members of Brown Bird (a local fav) and bought them beers, I guess they are both really into metal, they said "we fucking love the Sword" who woulda known?
Great show
Saw And You will know us by the trail of dea at Rock and Roll in DC. Awesome show, huge set list, the band was playing in crowd, getting people up on stage, the whole bit. I also like how they switch instruments throughout the show with multiple drummers, different guitarists, etc. Always blown away by these guys when I see them live, sometime I forget just how good they are.
I went to a local re-opening of a theatre in Providence. All local bands played:
The Sugar Honey Iced Tea: 4 ladies with beautiful harmonies, singing in a Carter Family old-timey style, comprised of guitar, banjo, ukelele, kick drum. Great set, these ladies having amazing vocals...very fun set.
The Barr Brothers: (Brad and Andrew originate from Prov) Truly one of the most amazing sets I've seen in a long while. I always talk up the Slip on here their now defunct jazzy-jam turned indie-post-rock band but this band has truly come into its own. Brad and Andrew are prodigies on the guitar and drums and their set was at times atmospheric, heartfelt, bluesy and rockin! Everyone needs to see them.
Brown Bird: a set comprised of mostly new songs. Good set not their best. The new stuff is pretty much standard BB. Unfortunately their strength as a duo lends to their weakness that songs come off sounding too samey at times and putting them after the transcendent Barr Brothers set was not the best idea lineup-wise.
The Low Anthem: It's hard to describe this set. This band announced after the end of their lengthy Smart Flesh tour that they were gonna be exploring new territory. The set opened with 4 tracks from Smart Flesh: Matter of Time, Burn, Smart Flesh, Ghost Woman Blues. Almost all of these versions were reworked to fit the new guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Ben switched from acoustic to a telecaster and Smart Flesh and Burn in particular were exhilerating as they reached the climax of eaches slow build.
The next 4-5 songs, soundscapes, rough sketches all come from the recording sessions started at that very theater they have converted into a studio and it was unreal. First and foremost the lights were dimmed and Ben introduced the new songs of needing to be played under "moth-light" which was a carosel of cloth moth figures illuminated by colored pulsating light, spinning at various speeds and raised 10 feet above the stage which took on a cartoon-like hallucinating, disorienting and astounding effect.
This mini-set opened with a 5 minute atmospheric soundscape which set the mood and was almost Sigur Ros quality of ambient music. From what I can remember of the songs, 3 were loud (ben on the telecaster) but in a Low Anthem way. The amps were turned way up and the music had a hard momentum but again the songs themselves were Low Anthem quality but different than anything they have ever done. The new guitarist made sounds I've never heard from a guitar. The one slower track and only one they announced the name for is called "The night of the great air hockey fire." Ben stated that the new material is inspired by a summer in his youth when a neighborhood kid was abducted and his best friend's house burned down. The music was disorienting, at times confusing and the band is obviously trying to find it's footing with the material, I loved pretty much all of it. It is different for them and as stated takes on a Sigur Ros and also Arcade Fire style and that is the best comparisons i can make. The crowd did not always respond lovingly to the new stuff but I was entranced and am very excited to how it comes along.
They closed with This goddamed house, played a cover "homegrown" w/ Joe Fletcher and a new song written that day with all the other local bands called "I wish I could be Ozzie Smith," which was a fun, standard rock n roll sing-a-long tune which traded vocals between Jeff from the Low Anthem and Joe Fletcher.
Finally, Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons played a surprise midnight set which was smoking in typical WR fashion. The new guitarist is amazing and absolutely blew me away on one of my favorite tracks "Womanizer Blues."
Great show.
Saturday night I saw a band called BLUE COUPE - the Bouchard brothers from the original Blue Oyster Cult and Dennis Dunaway, founding member of the original Alice Cooper Band and co-writer of "School's Out", etc. They do BOC and Cooper classics and a few new songs too. It's a fun night out.
On Wednesday Corrosion of Conformity and Royal Thunder played a show here that was excellent too. I saw COC last year at Maryland Death Fest, but it was my first time seeing Atlanta's Royal Thunder, who are an excellent metal/grunge band. Their CVI album is my favourite record so far this year. Their singer, MIny Parsons, has an incredible voice. She is just amazing live.
Rodrigo y Gabriela last night in Manchester. They're ridiculously talented, and are a must-see if they're passing your way.
Rodrigo y Gabriela "Tamacun" live @ Eurockéennes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0KEARF6NhM#ws)
I saw Wax Fang at Headliner's in Louisville last weekend! Fun band to see live!!
Next up: Jason Isbell!!
Saw Om last night in Nashville. Amazing music that takes you on a journey like no other band I've ever seen. I was really impressed with the musicianship of this trio. They have a sound that just , well, it just makes it hard to believe that there are only three guys up on stage. The bass player gets sounds out of his bass that made me awestruck that a bass could sound that way, the drummer is just unbelievably badass, and the guy that sits at the table (I have no other way to really describe what the hell he does over there - something involving samplers or I really don't know all the while either playing guitar, tambourine, and/or singing as if he's a sufi high priest up on a minaret) It's very heady music that takes you into a zone/trace state. If you ever get a chance to see them, check them out. It's not like anything I've ever seen before, but it was really good. Also, big thanks to Ruckus for introducing me to this band.
I saw Conor Oberst in Philly a couple of weeks ago. Solo mainly but he brought out a female vocalist and another dude on guitar and xylophone for a handful of songs. He played Map of the World. We were third row and it was an awesome fucking show. Daniel Johnston opened which I could take or leave to be honest. Thought they would have played Devil Town together or something but they didn't.
I saw Elbow last night in Liverpool. The Manchester miserablists put on a great show.
Quote from: MarkW on Nov 30, 2012, 01:12 PM
I saw Elbow last night in Liverpool. The Manchester miserablists put on a great show.
Love em! Glad to hear it...would love a new album...
Kurt Vile opened for Dinosaur Jr. last night at Terminal 5. First hour they played You're Living All Over Me from front to back, it was loud and awesome. Next hour and a half they played songs from Bug, Beyond, Farm and I Bet on Sky. Guests included Kurt Vile, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Frank Black, Kevin Drew, Johnny Marr, and a guy from the Melvins. Such a great show
Quote from: Murph on Dec 02, 2012, 05:19 PM
Kurt Vile opened for Dinosaur Jr. last night at Terminal 5. First hour they played You're Living All Over Me from front to back, it was loud and awesome. Next hour and a half they played songs from Bug, Beyond, Farm and I Bet on Sky. Guests included Kurt Vile, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Frank Black, Kevin Drew, Johnny Marr, and a guy from the Melvins. Such a great show
That sounds fucking awesome. I assume Lee sang his part on Little Fury Things? Man, I'd kill to hear all of You're Living All Over Me...
Quote from: ralph on Dec 02, 2012, 06:38 PM
Quote from: Murph on Dec 02, 2012, 05:19 PM
Kurt Vile opened for Dinosaur Jr. last night at Terminal 5. First hour they played You're Living All Over Me from front to back, it was loud and awesome. Next hour and a half they played songs from Bug, Beyond, Farm and I Bet on Sky. Guests included Kurt Vile, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Frank Black, Kevin Drew, Johnny Marr, and a guy from the Melvins. Such a great show
That sounds fucking awesome. I assume Lee sang his part on Little Fury Things? Man, I'd kill to hear all of You're Living All Over Me...
Yea Lee was the only one that came out during the first set. The show really was something special. This was my first time seeing Dinosaur Jr, I had always heard how loud they were (which is certainly true), but you never hear just how fucking amazing they are live. They've been doing this a long time obviously and are definitely masters of their craft, they had the entire place ROCKing out for well over 2 hours. I could listen to J. Mascis shred on guitar for days. All the guests just added to it. I don't know what song they played with Kim Gordon, but it was the definite highlight. Jesus Christ that woman can scream her lungs out. Fred Armisen from SNL and Portlandia played drums on a song also, that was pretty cool and completely random haha. I love Kurt Vile also and him and the Violators murdered it, they definitely made some new fans last night. Man what a great show
Dinosaur Jr, Don't (Why Don't You LIke Me), with Kim Gordon, Terminal 5, NYC, 12/1/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XylIlSii8Kw#ws)
Had a nice little run of shows over the last week!
11/30 Tedeschi Trucks Band
12/05 Trampled By Turtles
12/06 The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band was great. My only selfish complaint is that I wish the other members of the band weren't given so many solos, I'd rather hear Susan or Derek solo much more than the guy on keyboards.
Trampled By Turtles were great as usual. This is one band you want to get in early so you can get a spot to see, at least at Ram's Head Live in Bmore. Plus the opener Spirit Family Reunion was really good and a pleasant surprise. These guys rocked the place full of Bluegrass, the music kind, not the other kind...
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band is highly recommended if they are playing a venue near you. Great Blues Slide guitar accompanied with drums and washboard. This was the second band in two nights featuring a washboard, although Breezy's gets so hot it catches fire! The Rev has some great stories and just plays the hell out of the guitar all night long. Most of their songs are upbeat for those that like to shake the hips a little bit...
Now I am on a hiatus until the Port Chester shows.... :cry:
Neil Young & Crazyhorse in Philly. Same setlist all tour tho encore got Like A Hurricane as opposed to Roll Another Number.
Love And Only Love
Powderfinger
Born In Ontario
Walk Like A Giant
The Needle And The Damage Done
Twisted Road
Singer Without A Song
Ramada Inn
Cinnamon Girl
F*!#in' Up
Mr. Soul
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
Encore:
Like A Hurricane
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Union Pool in Brooklyn, for those who don't know the capacity there is 74. Absolutely awesome show, Karen O screaming lyrics in my face and whatnot! Anyone who knows me knows this was totally a dream show for me :cool:
Taken by someone not me:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Art Star" Live at Union Pool Brooklyn NY in HD 12/8/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffcBOA8SB7M#ws)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Perfection, except for the timing of the set (midnight to 1:30 AM on a Sunday night/Monday morning).
Orbital at Brixton Academy last night. Great sound and visuals, with a lot of old favourites played. My aching legs and back this morning are a reminder that I'm not 25 anymore...
I saw the Stones in Newark on Thursday. I guess I was expecting the worst because Mick and Keith sounded way better than I imagined they would. There was nothing that could have kept me from loving this show though. I had better love it anyway, considering the price....... I wish they dug a little deeper/switched up their sets each time but it was fun to see nothing but greatest hits and they did a crazy version of a Chuck Berry song I had never heard; which is sort of perfect for them on this big anniversary.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Friday 12-15-2012
Lexington, KY
pretty fuckin awesome:
1.Go It Alone
2.Tour of Duty
3.Decoration Day
4.Goddamn Lonely Love
5.Try (with No Quarter teases)
6.Streetlights
7.Heart on a String (Candi Staton cover)
8.Hey Pocky A-Way (The Meters cover)
9.In A Razor Town
10.Alabama Pines
11.The Magician
12.Outfit
13.Never Gonna Change (with Stone Free snippet)
14.Codeine
15.Dress Blues
Encore
16.Danko/Manuel
17.Like a Hurricane (Neil Young cover)
School of Seven Bells at Roosevelt Field Mall
Preservation Hall at Tilles Center at Long Island University
Speck Mountain, She Keeps Bees, and a not-so-secret special guest, Sharon Van Etten at Cameo Gallery
Three great shows, but the Sharon show was super special, and the most fun show I've been to in a while.
(http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/sharonvanetten/cameo/3.jpg)
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/12/surprise_guest.html (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/12/surprise_guest.html)
Carl! :cheesy:
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/23/a4ebesa6.jpg)
Carl's set opening for Trampled by Turtles was fantastic! It sounded like he might have been doing some different intros, and Questions went deep into some heaviness at the end, and there was a new tune, Sleepy Lagoon! Which was AWESOME, he sequenced some great aaaaaahhh vocal harmonies with some Doozie guitar and layered on some Gilmour-style pedal steel that blew my mind (he's "still working on the ending"). TbT joined him for a beautiful Carried Away, and then Carl joined them for two of their tunes which I cannot name. Great show! But gee whiz, I can't believe they didn't play Happy Together...
Sounds great Crispy! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 22, 2013, 10:04 PM
Carl! :cheesy:
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/23/a4ebesa6.jpg)
Carl's set opening for Trampled by Turtles was fantastic! It sounded like he might have been doing some different intros, and Questions went deep into some heaviness at the end, and there was a new tune, Sleepy Lagoon! Which was AWESOME, he sequenced some great aaaaaahhh vocal harmonies with some Doozie guitar and layered on some Gilmour-style pedal steel that blew my mind (he's "still working on the ending"). TbT joined him for a beautiful Carried Away, and then Carl joined them for two of their tunes which I cannot name. Great show! But gee whiz, I can't believe they didn't play Happy Together...
NEED to hear Sleepy Lagoon, sounds AWESOME! Did he do Questions by himself w/loops? I freaking love that.
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Jan 23, 2013, 08:58 AM
NEED to hear Sleepy Lagoon, sounds AWESOME! Did he do Questions by himself w/loops? I freaking love that.
Yeah, he looped beats, guitar, and vocals on nearly every tune, except Retired (I think) and Carried Away. Wonderful stuff.
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 22, 2013, 10:04 PM
But gee whiz, I can't believe they didn't play Happy Together...
:grin:
Heartless Bastards and Dead Confederate! Show kicked serious ass, glad I decided to go but it's not quite as fun on the rare occasion I don't find anyone to go with. Totally worth it still though. HB live sound a lot like they do on Arrow, in a good way. I think they played most of Arrow except Marathon, don't know what the setlist was. DC were very solid as the opener, wanted to grab an LP but just went with The Mountain and Arrow instead. They were very friendly and signed my Arrow LP, only took an additional half hour wait. Bullshitted with a dude from Denver who's seen them 46 times. Erika looks great in jeans. :thumbsup:
(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8341/s7300181m.jpg)
I dunno why they don't play marathon. The only disappointment when I saw them of an otherwise enjoyable show.
Stumbled upon this video from their last show in Pittsburgh, I must've started listening to them shortly after this show took place because it went under my radar. The venue they played at last year was very small, hence the band being in together so tightly. Not sure who that is on stage with them.
Forgot to mention they had Pixies Doolittle on repeat before the show and in between sets, so heard it 3 times in a row. :cheesy:
Heartless Bastards - Live - 'Marathon' - 2.19.12 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zx6ovwd0fc#ws)
Drive-by-motherfucking-Truckers, with Tired Eyes by my side. Favorite moment: when Patterson bent down to give Bill a fist bump, and I had to nudge him and say, "Hey, I think Hood wants to give you a pound."
Riding that post-show wave, I was rocking hard to RUSH (Hemispheres) all the way home from Tulsa tonight, I hit a good number on the speedo, then got all green lights all the way to the house. Would that have happened if I had some shit like Pavement or Guided By Voices on the stereo? I don't think so. That said, if I had to choose between seeing Rush or Malkmus live, I'm not sure which way I'd go. Discuss.
Quote from: Crispy on Jan 25, 2013, 02:45 AM
Drive-by-motherfucking-Truckers, with Tired Eyes by my side. Favorite moment: when Patterson bent down to give Bill a fist bump, and I had to nudge him and say, "Hey, I think Hood wants to give you a pound."
Riding that post-show wave, I was rocking hard to RUSH (Hemispheres) all the way home from Tulsa tonight, I hit a good number on the speedo, then got all green lights all the way to the house. Would that have happened if I had some shit like Pavement or Guided By Voices on the stereo? I don't think so. That said, if I had to choose between seeing Rush or Malkmus live, I'm not sure which way I'd go. Discuss.
I like this version of Crispy! Pumped up and prodding Bill to fist bump!
Conor Oberst with First Aid Kit guesting on a few songs, it was unreal how beautiful it was, unreal! He played several of my very favorites and brought out FAK for some of them, Cape Canaveral, Ladder Song, Southern State (FAK), Breezy, Map of the World (FAK doing the JJ and M. Ward bits, unreal) Laura Laurent and Lua!
Conor also explained how he quit MoF because there were too many egos flying around, though they might reunite if they bring the bread... :thumbsup:
Idiot Wind opened and was lovely as ever. TTMOE helped clear the stage after her, which for a few seconds had me hoping for some kind of crazy Idiot Wind, TTMOE, Conor and FAK combo, (didn't happen) but that might have been too good for me to handle. :wink:
If you have the chance, go see him, these intimate solo shows are just amazing.
I went on Saturday night to see the one night only reunion by Toronto thrash/punk band EPILEPTIC BRAIN SURGEONS at the Hard Luck Bar. Another recently reunited Toronto 80s metal band SOULSTORM (Canada's answer to GODFLESH) opened.
SOULSTORM was excellent, but EBS were disappointing. We left after 5 songs, in search of shelter
Calexico and Yo La Tengo last night at The Brown in Louisville.
weird and wonderful!! :thumbsup:
Well, it hasn't transpired, but I am excited and anxiously awaiting February 6th to see the beautiful Tift Merritt!!!! I saw her with JTE recently, but now I'll get to see her on her tour in the quaint atmosphere of the The Ark in Ann Arbor Michigan!!! Ready to explode with anticipation!!!!!! Wooooo hooooo! she's like my modern day Emmy Lou..... :cheesy:http://youtu.be/i8TdDJe6-xY?t=6s (http://youtu.be/i8TdDJe6-xY?t=6s)
The Vaccines/San Cisco last night at The Union Transfer in philly. Very energetic fun live band. Kinda reminded me of the Hives. Short songs, energetic. Not really a problem but they played the same set list as the nights before so I knew what songs were coming up. Also they only played for an hour
No Hope
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
Tiger Blood
A Lack of Understanding
Wetsuit
Change of Heart, Pt. 2
Teenage Icon
Under Your Thumb
Ghost Town
Post Break-Up Sex
All in White
Aftershave Ocean
Blow It Up
I Always Knew
If You Wanna
Encore:
Bad Mood
Wolf Pack
Nørgaard
Also caught Palma Violets a few nights ago at Kung Fu Necktie (which I had never been too ). Tiny bar (right near Johnny Brenda's in philly). They were real good as well. I only knew one song though, Best Of Friends. Their other songs sounded decent. Would have bought their album but it's not out yet and they were only selling t-shirts.
Went and saw Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Saturday night at Rams Head Live in Bmore. I am glad we got in at doors as the show was sold out and the chances for getting a good spot were getting slim. Felt bad as we were waiting in line to enter as a couple found out they bought tickets for the wrong night, they also had a second night on Monday, I hope the husband didn't get too much of brow beating as the wife was dressed to the nines and ready for a night out. I also had to chuckle as security asked how to handle crowd surfers, not really that kind of crowd!
Well the opener Houndmouth was excellent, always great to be pleasantly surprised by a good opener. You could see they enjoyed playing and had fun with each other, and the music was fun too. Would really like to see them play a small venue in the future.
When Grace Potter and the Nocturnals hit the stage it was go time. Grace Potter really gets a heck of a workout during her shows dancing around having a blast. She really seems like the little girl living out her rock n roll dream. I didn't really know what to expect prior to the show, I knew of her pop songs and I also knew she could dig deep into the blues and rock. The Nocturnals were really good, they floored me on the 3rd song, not sure of the name, but they guitarist just went back and forth with some dirty blues riffs mixed with some pedal effects and Grace singing over them or playing the keys. I truly believe she could be just as popular without the pop songs, not sure if they are her ideas or the record label's. Grace also kept the crowd involved, especially with the Ravens in the Super Bowl the next night, she really played that up. I also didn't realize prior to the show that it was a total request show, which I thought was a nice gift to the fans, especially the guy next to me that kept updated his notepad in his phone with the setlist.
Our only downfall for this show was that we chose the wrong side of the venue to stand, had a blocked view of Grace when she was on the keyboards, not a big deal, but she is the eye candy. Also had to chuckle at an older gentleman (loosely used term here) as he basically dirty danced with, I'm hoping, his wife. He pinned her with the railings and she didn't seem too happy as he was with his moves.
Anyway, great show with high energy. I would recommend her show to anyone that likes a good rock and roll show.
Quote from: sidhe00 on Feb 03, 2013, 01:25 AM
Well, it hasn't transpired, but I am excited and anxiously awaiting February 6th to see the beautiful Tift Merritt!!!! I saw her with JTE recently, but now I'll get to see her on her tour in the quaint atmosphere of the The Ark in Ann Arbor Michigan!!! Ready to explode with anticipation!!!!!! Wooooo hooooo! she's like my modern day Emmy Lou..... :cheesy:http://youtu.be/i8TdDJe6-xY?t=6s (http://youtu.be/i8TdDJe6-xY?t=6s)
man, tift is great. when is that Ann Arbor show? I was able to talk with her for a little bit when she opened for JTE and she's super down to earth.
Recently saw Polica and Purity Ring. Purity Ring's show is fantastic in it's simplicity, just a few tasteful lights and great sound, loved it.
Seeing Assembly of Dust (pumped for new album) soon. And Gold Fields!
I went to see D.R.I. last night at Club Infinity on the outskirts of Buffalo, NY.
I saw They Might Be Giants in Tulsa last night. The band was great, the boys were funny and having a good time, noting a couple times how much they liked playing at the Cain's, they did a nutty sock puppet show and a few Bob Wills-style calls, and rocked out.
The crowd, however, was one of the strangest I'd ever seen, and I don't mean strange people. There was a line of about 50 people to get in an hour before doors, which I thought seemed pretty normal, even though there had not been significant lines for other recent shows, like Tame Impala or Drive-by Truckers. And the room was only half full by the time everybody got in! So I didn't get up front, but still had a good spot in the middle about 5 people back. I figured I'd be behind the bunch of hardcore TMBG crazies and would have a great time. But when the show got going, it was like the crowd was reversed! EVERYBODY up front was suffering from what I am now calling Hipster Statue Syndrome, which causes the afflicted to lose the ability to display any sort of amusement or indication that they are having fun. Meanwhile, the entire crowd surrounding us was dancing and jumping and having a ball. I DO NOT GET IT. It's TMBG, not the fucking Antlers or Low or something!
Especially infuriating were the extremely cool hipster teenagers directly in front of me who were dressed to the nines in their old-fashioned finery, the boy with fancy white shirt and suspenders, the girl in a lovely dress and hat with pearls, their friend also in a funky getup with an old fuzzy hat. They were obviously fans, both girls noting the setlist in their teeny noteboooks. Fun kids, right? NO. No dancing, no jumping, no waving, clapping, or smiling. When the crowd got amped up with Birdhouse, of course a large jumpy man had to barrel his way up right next to fancy hipster boy and bumped him pretty good and yelled stupid things. Yeah, I know that sucks, but get over it, which is what the rest of us around him did, and stayed out of jumpy's way as much as we could, or jumped around with him and enjoyed the show. These kids not only scowled at (and elbowed) him, but heaped their disdain upon the rest of the crowd too, and I had to move back, as they and the rest of the statuary up front were wrecking the show for me. Bizarro Rock Show Crowd. I got a record and the awesomest deck of cards ever seen.
Quote from: Crispy on Mar 14, 2013, 10:23 AM
I saw They Might Be Giants in Tulsa last night. The band was great, the boys were funny and having a good time, noting a couple times how much they liked playing at the Cain's, they did a nutty sock puppet show and a few Bob Wills-style calls, and rocked out.
The crowd, however, was one of the strangest I'd ever seen, and I don't mean strange people. There was a line of about 50 people to get in an hour before doors, which I thought seemed pretty normal, even though there had not been significant lines for other recent shows, like Tame Impala or Drive-by Truckers. And the room was only half full by the time everybody got in! So I didn't get up front, but still had a good spot in the middle about 5 people back. I figured I'd be behind the bunch of hardcore TMBG crazies and would have a great time. But when the show got going, it was like the crowd was reversed! EVERYBODY up front was suffering from what I am now calling Hipster Statue Syndrome, which causes the afflicted to lose the ability to display any sort of amusement or indication that they are having fun. Meanwhile, the entire crowd surrounding us was dancing and jumping and having a ball. I DO NOT GET IT. It's TMBG, not the fucking Antlers or Low or something!
Especially infuriating were the extremely cool hipster teenagers directly in front of me who were dressed to the nines in their old-fashioned finery, the boy with fancy white shirt and suspenders, the girl in a lovely dress and hat with pearls, their friend also in a funky getup with an old fuzzy hat. They were obviously fans, both girls noting the setlist in their teeny noteboooks. Fun kids, right? NO. No dancing, no jumping, no waving, clapping, or smiling. When the crowd got amped up with Birdhouse, of course a large jumpy man had to barrel his way up right next to fancy hipster boy and bumped him pretty good and yelled stupid things. Yeah, I know that sucks, but get over it, which is what the rest of us around him did, and stayed out of jumpy's way as much as we could, or jumped around with him and enjoyed the show. These kids not only scowled at (and elbowed) him, but heaped their disdain upon the rest of the crowd too, and I had to move back, as they and the rest of the statuary up front were wrecking the show for me. Bizarro Rock Show Crowd. I got a record and the awesomest deck of cards ever seen.
what's with the deck of cards Crispy? photo please
Here's a link about the cards (http://laughingsquid.com/they-might-be-giants-playing-cards-featuring-mythical-creatures/).
what game will you play with those? i got these cards for two of my siblings at christmas:
http://www.polyvore.com/cb2_see_through_poker_face/thing?id=67157453 (http://www.polyvore.com/cb2_see_through_poker_face/thing?id=67157453)
Quote from: bluesky on Mar 14, 2013, 10:51 AM
what game will you play with those? i got these cards for two of my siblings at christmas:
http://www.polyvore.com/cb2_see_through_poker_face/thing?id=67157453 (http://www.polyvore.com/cb2_see_through_poker_face/thing?id=67157453)
Those things are wacky! I'll use my new cards at the next poker game, but I think I'll leave them at home for the games of Asshole we've been having at the bar during Happy Hour lately.
Quote from: Crispy on Mar 14, 2013, 10:23 AM
I saw They Might Be Giants in Tulsa last night. The band was great, the boys were funny and having a good time, noting a couple times how much they liked playing at the Cain's, they did a nutty sock puppet show and a few Bob Wills-style calls, and rocked out.
The crowd, however, was one of the strangest I'd ever seen, and I don't mean strange people. There was a line of about 50 people to get in an hour before doors, which I thought seemed pretty normal, even though there had not been significant lines for other recent shows, like Tame Impala or Drive-by Truckers. And the room was only half full by the time everybody got in! So I didn't get up front, but still had a good spot in the middle about 5 people back. I figured I'd be behind the bunch of hardcore TMBG crazies and would have a great time. But when the show got going, it was like the crowd was reversed! EVERYBODY up front was suffering from what I am now calling Hipster Statue Syndrome, which causes the afflicted to lose the ability to display any sort of amusement or indication that they are having fun. Meanwhile, the entire crowd surrounding us was dancing and jumping and having a ball. I DO NOT GET IT. It's TMBG, not the fucking Antlers or Low or something!
Especially infuriating were the extremely cool hipster teenagers directly in front of me who were dressed to the nines in their old-fashioned finery, the boy with fancy white shirt and suspenders, the girl in a lovely dress and hat with pearls, their friend also in a funky getup with an old fuzzy hat. They were obviously fans, both girls noting the setlist in their teeny noteboooks. Fun kids, right? NO. No dancing, no jumping, no waving, clapping, or smiling. When the crowd got amped up with Birdhouse, of course a large jumpy man had to barrel his way up right next to fancy hipster boy and bumped him pretty good and yelled stupid things. Yeah, I know that sucks, but get over it, which is what the rest of us around him did, and stayed out of jumpy's way as much as we could, or jumped around with him and enjoyed the show. These kids not only scowled at (and elbowed) him, but heaped their disdain upon the rest of the crowd too, and I had to move back, as they and the rest of the statuary up front were wrecking the show for me. Bizarro Rock Show Crowd. I got a record and the awesomest deck of cards ever seen.
suspenders, check! old timey hat, check! that sounds like a Williamsburg crowd! seems like they're starting to dress steampunk now? and yes, movement is so very 2010 at concerts..
Django Django last week. Fun/energetic show at The Union Transfer in philly
Bruce Springsteen. Good lord! He was so good, the E Street Band were amazing, it was just a really great show. :smiley:
I saw Sigur Ros for the first time a couple nights ago in DC. Absolutely stunning and unlike any show I've seen before. It's hard to even put the feeling of seeing them live into words.
I don't know if I can ever remember in my life the feelings of peace and tranquility that I felt after that show. Lasted 5 minutes or so and then I was back to my dark, cynical self.
If you have a chance to see them, don't pass it up.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Mar 26, 2013, 06:14 AM
I saw Sigur Ros for the first time a couple nights ago in DC. Absolutely stunning and unlike any show I've seen before. It's hard to even put the feeling of seeing them live into words.
I don't know if I can ever remember in my life the feelings of peace and tranquility that I felt after that show. Lasted 5 minutes or so and then I was back to my dark, cynical self.
If you have a chance to see them, don't pass it up.
sounds awesome. I get a little of that feeling even playing them on CD.
I have a friend who is a massage therapist and plays their music while she gives massages. perfect for that.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Mar 26, 2013, 06:14 AM
I saw Sigur Ros for the first time a couple nights ago in DC. Absolutely stunning and unlike any show I've seen before. It's hard to even put the feeling of seeing them live into words.
I don't know if I can ever remember in my life the feelings of peace and tranquility that I felt after that show. Lasted 5 minutes or so and then I was back to my dark, cynical self.
If you have a chance to see them, don't pass it up.
Wow, an un-dark, un-cynical Mr. Whippy? That I'd like to see, even more than Sigur Ros! No, wait, I don't want to see that. :wink:
Quote from: Crispy on Mar 26, 2013, 09:23 AM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Mar 26, 2013, 06:14 AM
I saw Sigur Ros for the first time a couple nights ago in DC. Absolutely stunning and unlike any show I've seen before. It's hard to even put the feeling of seeing them live into words.
I don't know if I can ever remember in my life the feelings of peace and tranquility that I felt after that show. Lasted 5 minutes or so and then I was back to my dark, cynical self.
If you have a chance to see them, don't pass it up.
Wow, an un-dark, un-cynical Mr. Whippy? That I'd like to see, even more than Sigur Ros! No, wait, I don't want to see that. :wink:
Well, given that I'm seeing Sigur Ros again next month at Coachella, you would have another brief window to experience Mr. Whippy at peace.
Yay! I'm finally going to see Sigur Ros live in a few weeks, I've never got the chance yet. Glad to hear such a good review. Can't wait to chill out into their particular brand of blissfulness, at least that's what I'm imagining.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Mar 26, 2013, 05:01 PM
Quote from: Crispy on Mar 26, 2013, 09:23 AM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Mar 26, 2013, 06:14 AM
I saw Sigur Ros for the first time a couple nights ago in DC. Absolutely stunning and unlike any show I've seen before. It's hard to even put the feeling of seeing them live into words.
I don't know if I can ever remember in my life the feelings of peace and tranquility that I felt after that show. Lasted 5 minutes or so and then I was back to my dark, cynical self.
If you have a chance to see them, don't pass it up.
Wow, an un-dark, un-cynical Mr. Whippy? That I'd like to see, even more than Sigur Ros! No, wait, I don't want to see that. :wink:
Well, given that I'm seeing Sigur Ros again next month at Coachella, you would have another brief window to experience Mr. Whippy at peace.
Man, yet another place I need to be. I DO want to see Mr. TranquilWhippyPeace! Stupid work and life obligations! :tongue:
Saw Frightened Rabbit with Wintersleep last night. I give the show an -A as it got better as it went. Best part of the show was Acts of Man, they had the strobe lights going ala It Beats 4 U. The singer is just getting over a throat infection so this was his "first sober show in a long time".
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Mar 30, 2013, 09:25 PM
Saw Frightened Rabbit with Wintersleep last night. I give the show an -A as it got better as it went. Best part of the show was Acts of Man, they had the strobe lights going ala It Beats 4 U. The singer is just getting over a throat infection so this was his "first sober show in a long time".
How was Wintersleep? I'm pretty meh about Frightened Rabbit, but I fuggin' love those Nova Scotians. That's one of those shows I would go to for the opener, and maybe stick around for the main act.
Sharon Van Etten and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 3 nights in a row. Absolutely incredible shows by both artists. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Quote from: Crispy on Mar 30, 2013, 09:54 PM
Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Mar 30, 2013, 09:25 PM
Saw Frightened Rabbit with Wintersleep last night. I give the show an -A as it got better as it went. Best part of the show was Acts of Man, they had the strobe lights going ala It Beats 4 U. The singer is just getting over a throat infection so this was his "first sober show in a long time".
How was Wintersleep? I'm pretty meh about Frightened Rabbit, but I fuggin' love those Nova Scotians. That's one of those shows I would go to for the opener, and maybe stick around for the main act.
I thought they were pretty good. Not overly impressed but nothing bad to say.
Saw Grizzly Bear in Louisville last night. Not really my favorite kind of music, but they sure are talented and put on a great show. Great voices and really nice harmonies, plus their stage set-up and lights were awesome. And it was at the beautiful Brown Theater!
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Mar 31, 2013, 01:04 AM
Sharon Van Etten and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 3 nights in a row. Absolutely incredible shows by both artists. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I saw the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds show in Toronto last a week-and-a-half ago at Massey Hall and it was amazing. I didn't get to see SVE, although I have before in the past, and just got to my seat as Nice Cave was heading on stage. Good thing for that too - the "seat" I had was obviously made for a midget, not a 6ft tall ex-hockey player who doesn't play anymore (i.e. ME). I had to have my knees bent and cocked to fit into the given legspace, which was clearly made for my five year old son.
However, having said that, it was my favourite of the 3 times I've seen NCATBS. They played just enough of the new album and the rest of the set was like a greatest hits made just for me. Well worth the $70 spent to get in (shhh, don't tell LeanneP)
Just got back from Toots and the Maytals. It was a killer set, glad I got to go! He's like the reggae version of James Brown. Most fun sing-a-long show I've ever been to, at one point he had us barking like dogs! Make sure you catch him if he comes to a town near you.
Saw Brown Bird the other night at the Federal Taphouse in Harrisburg. Had a great time, they really put on a great show. They played a good mix of new songs and older ones. I like the fact that they were hanging out watching the opener, ended up going up to them between songs to thank them for playing our town. The crowd was unfortunately thin, but those that were there had a good time dancing around. (March Fourth Marching Band was playing a few blocks away, and they are always a big draw) The venue is nice, good sound once they get it set. I like the fact that you can go to the main level and grab a good beer of your choice, they have a 100 on tap, or just take whatever they have in the cooler upstairs.
Quote from: Jeff Murray on Apr 12, 2013, 03:45 PM
Saw Brown Bird the other night at the Federal Taphouse in Harrisburg. Had a great time, they really put on a great show. They played a good mix of new songs and older ones. I like the fact that they were hanging out watching the opener, ended up going up to them between songs to thank them for playing our town. The crowd was unfortunately thin, but those that were there had a good time dancing around. (March Fourth Marching Band was playing a few blocks away, and they are always a big draw) The venue is nice, good sound once they get it set. I like the fact that you can go to the main level and grab a good beer of your choice, they have a 100 on tap, or just take whatever they have in the cooler upstairs.
I'm bummed I'm missing my first listen to Brown Bird a week from today. I have ticket to their album release in Boston, with Joe Fletcher and the WR, and haven't listened to them at all yet. Can't go, so if anyone in the Boston wants a ticket, no charge, give a shout. Glad you had a good time, JM!
Last night I was going to go see LIVING COLOUR with the same bunch of high school friends I went with in Oct 1990 to see them with, but throughout the last week everyone cancelled, one by one. So, since I didn't feel like going if no one else did, I went to see KEN mode, KEELHAUL and TODAY IS THE DAY in Toronto instead.
KEN mode have become Pitchfork darlings in the past year and a lot of people think they are a new band, although they have been at it for 13+ years. I have seen them numerous times over the past dozen years. They are a mixture of Amphetamine Reptile-style noise rock and hardcore like Converge (their guitarist Kurt Ballou recorded their past two albums) and they are always excellent live.
KEELHAUL are from Cleveland and never became as popular as they should be. Really well played math rock/metal, mostly instrumental, from a band that really know their instruments inside and out. They might be too weird for some people, but I think they are just excellent.
Watched 2 TODAY IS THE DAY songs and then my ride wanted to leave. They were good, but I've seen them many times before and knew the score.
The Joy Formidable @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
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The crowd wasn't great, but the band was on! If a recording pops up, it'll probably have "Whirring (Feat. FiddleCastro)" :grin:
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Apr 18, 2013, 08:33 AM
The Joy Formidable @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The crowd wasn't great, but the band was on! If a recording pops up, it'll probably have "Whirring (Feat. FiddleCastro)" :grin:
Suhhhweeet! I wanna hear that FiddleCastro contribution! I will be seeing them in Tulsa next week—I was shocked to find out that they had expanded their touring dates by seeing a poster for the show at some new little music hall I haven't been to yet. Should be interesting.
:cool:
Spent the last 2 nights at the incredibly beautiful Palace Theater in Louisville seeing 2 very long, very exciting Widespread Panic shows.
First night I was in the front row of the pit!! I have no idea how we got so lucky to get those tickets! I was directly in front of Jimmy Herring and watched him tear it up all night. he is one bad ass MF on the guitar!! Only issue was we heard him so loud I missed out on a lot of the piano and vocals. But so cool to be front row and stand up against the stage all night! Good setlist, excellent performance. Came on at 8 exactly and left the stage at 11:30, 20 minute set break...what more could you ask for for $50??
Then last night we were Row Q on the right downstairs. Way better sound from that space. Great first set! It was about 90 degrees and jam packed where we were though so we went up to the balcony for 2nd set and everything changed. It was cooler, we had space to dance, people were going nuts, and they played 3 of my favorite songs of theirs! Never seen them before, had them on my little "wish list" along with some great covers as expected. They were on fire, just amazing! Definitely the better of the 2 nights and probably the best show of their tour so far!
Happy to have the night off tonight before I start up with 3 more shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday! What a week! :)
Too bad I missed the JJ show down the street last night.
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Quote from: FiddleCastro on Apr 18, 2013, 08:33 AM
The Joy Formidable @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The crowd wasn't great, but the band was on! If a recording pops up, it'll probably have "Whirring (Feat. FiddleCastro)" :grin:
Suhhhweeet! I wanna hear that FiddleCastro contribution! I will be seeing them in Tulsa next week—I was shocked to find out that they had expanded their touring dates by seeing a poster for the show at some new little music hall I haven't been to yet. Should be interesting.
Glad to hear the band was on in the Big Apple.
Can't wait to see them at the 9:30 Club tomorrow for the first time.
Anyone else going to that show?
I went and saw Clutch at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Saturday. First off, I'd much rather drive to Baltimore for a show than Philly any day. Even with O's in town I didn't hit traffic getting into town, there was a big plus right there.
We were able to get into the venue at doors so we got a great spot in the 2nd level, the floor is a game for the young, and I'm not into getting pushed around anymore. The openers were very interesting to say the least. Scorpion Child reminded me of a 80's metal band and the lead singer needed a bigger stage. He was trying to pull off his choreographed jumps and mic tosses, but was just tight on space. They were okay, the most entertaining part was the cheesy moves by the lead singer, music was okay. The best opener was Lionize, these guys were tight. We even got Tim Sult to come out and play on a bunch of songs with the band. The most interesting part of this band was the bassist and drummer, the drummer laid the rhythm of the songs while the bassist essentially played like he was on lead guitar. Really set up some interesting arrangements. I would probably check these guys out if they tour on their own. The 3rd opener was Orange Goblin, these guys were fun, and you could tell they were having fun on stage too. The lead singer reminded me of WWE wrestler, the guy had to be close to 7' tall. The best was watching him getting the crowd riled up and playing air guitar when there was a solo, cracked me up. They played a good set, even got the rest of the openers out for a song. Not sure if I would see them if they headlined a show but they were great opening for Clutch.
Once Clutch hit the stage the crowd was ready. The pits had already started during Orange Goblin so they were riled up and ready to go. They started us off with 3 songs off the new album, and for me that was a good thing as I really dig the new album Earth Rocker. After that they really got the crowd rolling with The Mob Goes Wild. A few songs later some idiot thought it would be fun to toss a cup of ice on the stage from the balcony, needless to say Neil did not take kindly to this gesture. The idiot then throws another cup of ice to the stage before security escorted him out. The timing couldn't have been better as the band broke into The Wolfman Kindly Requests... Neil directed some of the lyrics to the area of the tosser...
There´s a buzzkiller in the room
In the room - can you dig it?
Party´s over you all gotta go
The wolfman is coming out
Party´s over you all gotta go
The sooner the better
The wolfman is coming out
The set list was killer, there were some new songs I was hoping to hear, but hopefully I will get them at the Philly show. I was suprised that the pits didn't get too rowdy, only one time did security need to jump in the middle and escort someone out. I thought it was cool that the group next to me brought their kids, Father said his kids really dig the band and wanted to see them, they were in an age range of 12-15 I would say. You could see the Dad was really proud that his kids enjoyed some of the music he did, and yes they did have earplugs in. Overall great show, left wanting more, and couldn't ask for a better group of people in our area, all were cool and respectful of each other. After the show I was able to get a New Belgium Clutch Sour Ale at the Leinenkugels Bar in the Power Plant... great way to end the night. :beer:
1.Crucial Velocity
2.Book, Saddle, and Go
3.Cyborg Bette
4.The Mob Goes Wild
5.Cypress Grove
6.Earth Rocker
7.D.C. Sound Attack!
8.The Elephant Riders
9.Oh, Isabella
10.The Wolf Man Kindly Requests...
11.The Soapmakers
12.Burning Beard
13.The Dragonfly
14.Escape from the Prison Planet
15.Spacegrass
16.Electric Worry
17.One Eye Dollar
Encore:
18.Pure Rock Fury
19.A Shogun Named Marcus
^^^ YES. Can't wait for next Thursday. After 3 years, Fiddle sees Clutch again!
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Apr 23, 2013, 08:40 AM
^^^ YES. Can't wait for next Thursday. After 3 years, Fiddle sees Clutch again!
Hope you have a blast! Look forward to hearing what you think.
I catch them again May 17 in Philly... couldn't pass up the new openers... Kingsnake and The Sword with Lionize again.
Kaki King 10th Anniversary of "Everybody Loves You" show. I've seen Kaki perform many times in the last 5 years, but last night was really special. She was having as much fun as we were, and we actually got a real, genuine encore. :grin:
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Quote from: Crispy on Apr 18, 2013, 09:12 AM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Apr 18, 2013, 08:33 AM
The Joy Formidable @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The crowd wasn't great, but the band was on! If a recording pops up, it'll probably have "Whirring (Feat. FiddleCastro)" :grin:
Suhhhweeet! I wanna hear that FiddleCastro contribution! I will be seeing them in Tulsa next week—I was shocked to find out that they had expanded their touring dates by seeing a poster for the show at some new little music hall I haven't been to yet. Should be interesting.
Glad to hear the band was on in the Big Apple.
Can't wait to see them at the 9:30 Club tomorrow for the first time.
Anyone else going to that show?
What did you think of them live!?
I saw The Joy Formidable last Friday night, and I want to thank FiddleCastro again for not spoiling it by telling me how awesome they are live—because they are OUTSTANDING live. It was in a little place in Tulsa (not the Cain's), and even with the prospect of playing the next night at a music festival in Norman, the band seemed genuinely excited to be there playing for us. I imagine that's what they do most everywhere they play, because it's fairly obvious when a group is phoning it in, and these guys were seriously enjoying themselves. I think they just love playing their music for people, and seeing those people enjoy it, which I sure as hell did. Great show.
Crispy, you just gave me a reason to not bail on Shaky Knees Fest. I need to go.
Quote from: Fully on Apr 29, 2013, 05:54 PM
Crispy, you just gave me a reason to not bail on Shaky Knees Fest. I need to go.
Great! Sorry for the spoiler, though. :wink:
They're one of my top 5 current touring bands. Their energy and stage presence is just incredible. Totally infectious (except in Brooklyn, dang hipsters!) Can't wait to see them in Ottawa.
I saw The Black Keys and Flaming Lips last night. I missed the first song from the Lips as it was taking awhile to get in and navigate through Consol Energy Arena. I ate some pot cookies before the show and the Lips were pretty intense, best light show I've ever seen. They only played for just under an hour so that was a little disappointing. The Black Keys were pretty good, better than I thought they'd be (first time seeing them with a full band). They still did some songs as just the two of them and those were the best parts. The crowd seemed more into it and louder during their more popular songs, witch was kind of annoying. Giant disco ball during Everlasting Light was pretty cool.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 18, 2013, 09:36 AM
:cool:
Spent the last 2 nights at the incredibly beautiful Palace Theater in Louisville seeing 2 very long, very exciting Widespread Panic shows.
First night I was in the front row of the pit!! I have no idea how we got so lucky to get those tickets! I was directly in front of Jimmy Herring and watched him tear it up all night. he is one bad ass MF on the guitar!! Only issue was we heard him so loud I missed out on a lot of the piano and vocals. But so cool to be front row and stand up against the stage all night! Good setlist, excellent performance. Came on at 8 exactly and left the stage at 11:30, 20 minute set break...what more could you ask for for $50??
Then last night we were Row Q on the right downstairs. Way better sound from that space. Great first set! It was about 90 degrees and jam packed where we were though so we went up to the balcony for 2nd set and everything changed. It was cooler, we had space to dance, people were going nuts, and they played 3 of my favorite songs of theirs! Never seen them before, had them on my little "wish list" along with some great covers as expected. They were on fire, just amazing! Definitely the better of the 2 nights and probably the best show of their tour so far!
Happy to have the night off tonight before I start up with 3 more shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday! What a week! :)
Too bad I missed the JJ show down the street last night.
I went to night one of WSP at the palace and JJ the next night. It was my first time seeing a non-festival set from WSP, and I really only went because friends were going. It was more of an excuse to party, because Im not really into jam bands. HOWEVER, after night 1, I was kind of bummed to be at JJ instead of night 2 of WSP. It was a blast.
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Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 18, 2013, 09:36 AM
:cool:
Spent the last 2 nights at the incredibly beautiful Palace Theater in Louisville seeing 2 very long, very exciting Widespread Panic shows.
First night I was in the front row of the pit!! I have no idea how we got so lucky to get those tickets! I was directly in front of Jimmy Herring and watched him tear it up all night. he is one bad ass MF on the guitar!! Only issue was we heard him so loud I missed out on a lot of the piano and vocals. But so cool to be front row and stand up against the stage all night! Good setlist, excellent performance. Came on at 8 exactly and left the stage at 11:30, 20 minute set break...what more could you ask for for $50??
Then last night we were Row Q on the right downstairs. Way better sound from that space. Great first set! It was about 90 degrees and jam packed where we were though so we went up to the balcony for 2nd set and everything changed. It was cooler, we had space to dance, people were going nuts, and they played 3 of my favorite songs of theirs! Never seen them before, had them on my little "wish list" along with some great covers as expected. They were on fire, just amazing! Definitely the better of the 2 nights and probably the best show of their tour so far!
Happy to have the night off tonight before I start up with 3 more shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday! What a week! :)
Too bad I missed the JJ show down the street last night.
I went to night one of WSP at the palace and JJ the next night. It was my first time seeing a non-festival set from WSP, and I really only went because friends were going. It was more of an excuse to party, because Im not really into jam bands. HOWEVER, after night 1, I was kind of bummed to be at JJ instead of night 2 of WSP. It was a blast.
They are on fire right now! I'm going to Nashville Friday to see them again Fri night and Sat Night! Wooo!!
Won't be as cool as The Palace, and it's outside in an open area with no cover and Rain is expected! Should be interesting! :)
Quote from: Crispy on Apr 29, 2013, 03:59 PM
I saw The Joy Formidable last Friday night, and I want to thank FiddleCastro again for not spoiling it by telling me how awesome they are live—because they are OUTSTANDING live. It was in a little place in Tulsa (not the Cain's), and even with the prospect of playing the next night at a music festival in Norman, the band seemed genuinely excited to be there playing for us. I imagine that's what they do most everywhere they play, because it's fairly obvious when a group is phoning it in, and these guys were seriously enjoying themselves. I think they just love playing their music for people, and seeing those people enjoy it, which I sure as hell did. Great show.
They were great in DC too and were clearly having a lot of fun on stage. There was a lot of noise for a three piece. A lot of stuff came from on a tape to replicate the songs on the album.... their first album is soooo good.
Quote from: APR on May 01, 2013, 08:01 PM
Quote from: Crispy on Apr 29, 2013, 03:59 PM
I saw The Joy Formidable last Friday night, and I want to thank FiddleCastro again for not spoiling it by telling me how awesome they are live—because they are OUTSTANDING live. It was in a little place in Tulsa (not the Cain's), and even with the prospect of playing the next night at a music festival in Norman, the band seemed genuinely excited to be there playing for us. I imagine that's what they do most everywhere they play, because it's fairly obvious when a group is phoning it in, and these guys were seriously enjoying themselves. I think they just love playing their music for people, and seeing those people enjoy it, which I sure as hell did. Great show.
They were great in DC too and were clearly having a lot of fun on stage. There was a lot of noise for a three piece. A lot of stuff came from on a tape to replicate the songs on the album.... their first album is soooo good.
Are you going to see them again at Shaky Knees? I'm planning on their set for sure.
Daughter at Bowery Ballroom
That was an absolutely incredible show. It's the first time I got to really witness a band realize they had "made it." Elena had a huge smile on her face all night. The audience sang along to "Landfill" and "Youth" and you could see Elena was just overtaken by joy. It was amazing hearing a few hundred people singing "I want you so much, but I hate your guts, I hate you" followed by a huge smile on Elena's face. We even got a real encore from them. Great show, check them out if they're playing near you, if it hasn't sold out already!
I'll post a video later.
Wow I'm on the train back from seeing Clutch and sweet baby Jesus they were awesome. Hadn't seen them in almost three years, they've gotten older, but they're as good as ever.
Saw The Breeders last night on the Last Splash 20th anniversary tour. I have yet to see The Pixies but have seen Frank Black, and this was much better. Last Splash in entirety translated well live as I expected. They did Happiness is a Warm Gun in the encore! Catch this tour if you can.
Just saw the "Peter Murphy Celebrates 35 Years of Bauhaus" show. Really great show, and very nice selection of Bauhaus songs.
Saw Clutch with the Sword last night at the State Theater in ME. Whoa, what a show! Mosh pits every where. Great venue, great band and the Sword blew me away!
Quote from: CTdeadhead on May 06, 2013, 10:24 PM
Saw Clutch with the Sword last night at the State Theater in ME. Whoa, what a show! Mosh pits every where. Great venue, great band and the Sword blew me away!
The Sword blew me away too! I'm mad at everyone who knew about them and didn't tell me how great they are :grin:
Quote from: CTdeadhead on May 06, 2013, 10:24 PM
Saw Clutch with the Sword last night at the State Theater in ME. Whoa, what a show! Mosh pits every where. Great venue, great band and the Sword blew me away!
I'm curious how the Electric Factory will handle the pits since they have a strict no moshing rule there.... gonna be tough to enforce with this crowd!
Fiddle - The Sword is one of the main reasons I'm going to the Philly show too, they got some solid albums. Also got a good local opener starting the show called Kingsnake, a Clutch sound with Lemmy on vocals. Plus Lionize is worth seeing again too, those guys are tight.
Beale Street Music(Mud)Fest:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Alice in Chains (for old time's sake)
Black Keys
The Roots
Deer Tick
Al Kapone
Phoenix
Gary Clark Jr.
The Black Crowes
Favorites were The Roots & Phoenix. The Roots were AMAZING! Al Kapone was a lot of fun also. Gary Clark was tough to get through the mud for a good view but he killed it even from a distance. Black Crowes are one of my favorites but they weren't really on fire. I really wished I had checked out the Flaming Lips instead.
I'm surprised at myself by saying that Phoenix live was one of the best shows I've seen in a while. I've only recently listened to some of their tunes.
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Saw Clutch with the Sword last night at the State Theater in ME. Whoa, what a show! Mosh pits every where. Great venue, great band and the Sword blew me away!
The Sword blew me away too! I'm mad at everyone who knew about them and didn't tell me how great they are :grin:
I understand Metallica hand picked them to open the last tour, they are great!!!
Steel Panther last night in Toronto.
It was more vulgar than a Calamity Jane-centric episode of Deadwood and had better tunes than all the real '80s hair metal bands they parody.
Quote from: Jaimoe on May 17, 2013, 08:02 AM
Steel Panther last night in Toronto.
It was more vulgar than a Calamity Jane-centric episode of Deadwood and had better tunes than all the real '80s hair metal bands they parody.
A guy I work with went to their show in Nashville a couple of weeks ago. He was telling me about it. It sounds like a blast.
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Quote from: Jaimoe on May 17, 2013, 08:02 AM
Steel Panther last night in Toronto.
It was more vulgar than a Calamity Jane-centric episode of Deadwood and had better tunes than all the real '80s hair metal bands they parody.
A guy I work with went to their show in Nashville a couple of weeks ago. He was telling me about it. It sounds like a blast.
Worst best guitar solos ever!
I went to see Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman/New Race fame last night here in Hamilton, Ontario and it was pretty amazing.
If you don't know Radio Birdman, they were essentially the first Australian punk band. I guess you could argue that point between them and The Saints, but I'll stick with RB. Deniz is an emergency room surgeon by trade these days (!) and tours for his holidays. His current band is him with 2 brothers on bass and drums. They did a bunch of Radio Birdman classics as well as song off his new solo album. All were excellent.
If you've never heard of Radio Birdman, here are a few youtube links to some of their more well know tunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWMmddFPlE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWMmddFPlE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWR5n-ZT4xI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWR5n-ZT4xI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNof2jlqoO4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNof2jlqoO4)
Just saw Sharon Van Etten, Lee Fields, father John Misty, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flaming Lips, and Matt & Kim at Great Googa Mooga festival.
Here's my little review from my tumblr:
QuoteGooga Mooga was a lot of fun, sad that today is cancelled. I got to groove out to Lee Fields, See a very interesting stage show from the Flaming Lips and see my Rock 'n' Roll love forever, Karen O totally rock Prospect Park. I finally "Got" Father John Misty, and saw an over-the-top fun set from Matt & Kim and an italian version of "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
Oh and of course I got to see one of my favorite touring acts, Sharon Van Etten and her band. They were great and if you're a Sharon fan (YOU SHOULD BE) and are curious about the setlist, she played all of Tramp except for "We Are Fine" and "Joke Or Lie" and added "Save Yourself" and "Don't Do It" and soldiered on through the set through rain and multiple wardrobe malfunctions, being over caffeinated, and poor Doug dropping his bass at the end. (And not in the super-cool Skrillexy-also-happening-in-NewYork-this-weekend-ElectricDaisyCarnival way).
It was a great time with great friends and great music! And of course, great food. I mean, right now i'm eating BOURBON BACON BBQ CARMEL POPCORN like, what that's awesome.
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Saw the Futurebirds last night and they put on a phenomenal show even though there were MAYBE 30 people there at most? I think if OSU students were still in town they might have had a bit better turnout. But I'm not complaining as it was quite the intimate show! :thumbsup:
Diarrhea Planet was the opener and I would say they are a band worth checking out! They had 4 guitar players and they could ALL shred! Very 70's rock vibe with them! They were YOUNG too as their lead singer looked like he just got his learner's permit... :tongue:
Met some of the band members after the show and chatted with Daniel for quite a while! He's a real cool dude and could not have been friendlier. We mainly talked about how this was their first real foray into the Midwest as well as their first time playing Columbus and he has been pretty happy with the fan support so far. Got to meet their dog Dakota as well. Great pup! :cool:
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 20, 2013, 01:25 PM
Saw the Futurebirds last night and they put on a phenomenal show even though there were MAYBE 30 people there at most? I think if OSU students were still in town they might have had a bit better turnout. But I'm not complaining as it was quite the intimate show! :thumbsup:
Diarrhea Planet was the opener and I would say they are a band worth checking out! They had 4 guitar players and they could ALL shred! Very 70's rock vibe with them! They were YOUNG too as their lead singer looked like he just got his learner's permit... :tongue:
Met some of the band members after the show and chatted with Daniel for quite a while! He's a real cool dude and could not have been friendlier. We mainly talked about how this was their first real foray into the Midwest as well as their first time playing Columbus and he has been pretty happy with the fan support so far. Got to meet their dog Dakota as well. Great pup! :cool:
Sounds like Diarrhea Planet has improved since I saw them a couple of years ago. They play Nashville quite a lot and back then they lived up to their name.
I saw Clutch with Kingsnake, Lionize, and The Sword opening at the Electric Factory in Philly. I will not go back to that venue if given the choice of seeing a band in a different town. The sound was terrible!! We stood in the 2nd level behind the sound board, should have been a sweet spot for sound, but it was muddy throughout the show. There was nothing the sound guys could do to clean it up, the acoustics in that room suck. And I know it wasn't the sound guys since I just saw Clutch in Bmore and the sound was great. The bands played well, it makes me want to see The Sword at another venue. Their kickdrum was too high and the vocals were drowned out. I wish the Philly traffic wasn't so bad, I only caught 3 songs from the local opener Kingsnake.
To sum it up... Unless the Electric Factory is your only resort go somewhere else!!! :angry:
I went to the Tibetan Freedom Concert at the Brown Theater in Louisville on May 20, 2013. I spoke to deidralynn and toretm after the show. There were several speakers, Squallis Puppeteers, Nawang Khechog, Peter Mulvey, and Ben sollee. Jim James showed up for the "Closing Performance with Ben Sollee and Friends - I Shall Be Released". I'll post some photos and a little video later.
Here is the last song of last night's Tibetan Freedom Concert with Ben Sollee & Friends (featuring Jim James) - "I Shall Be Released", at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky - May 20, 2013.
Ben Sollee and Friends (featuring Jim James) - I Shall Be Released (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro7a9UyiIEo#ws)
thanks for posting. one of my all time favorite songs! who's the little boy? he could totally rock out on the rail at MMJ :thumbsup:
Quote from: bluesky on May 21, 2013, 10:47 AM
thanks for posting. one of my all time favorite songs! who's the little boy? he could totally rock out on the rail at MMJ :thumbsup:
That is Ben Sollee's son. He was rocking out on the left side of the stage earlier in the show.
Nawang Khechog was mesmerizing. I could listen to him play (and speak) for hours.
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 20, 2013, 01:25 PM
Saw the Futurebirds last night and they put on a phenomenal show even though there were MAYBE 30 people there at most? I think if OSU students were still in town they might have had a bit better turnout. But I'm not complaining as it was quite the intimate show! :thumbsup:
Great stuff! Happy birthday again man. I get 'em tonight at a smaller club/bar in Philly that I've never been to but heard good things about. Should be cool.
Quote from: Ruckus on May 22, 2013, 09:40 AM
Great stuff! Happy birthday again man. I get 'em tonight at a smaller club/bar in Philly that I've never been to but heard good things about. Should be cool.
Hey Rob, how was the Philly show? Heard they had to cancel their show in RI last night because their van broke down. That would have sucked...
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 29, 2013, 07:58 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on May 22, 2013, 09:40 AM
Great stuff! Happy birthday again man. I get 'em tonight at a smaller club/bar in Philly that I've never been to but heard good things about. Should be cool.
Hey Rob, how was the Philly show? Heard they had to cancel their show in RI last night because their van broke down. That would have sucked...
It was a great time ILB! The opportunity to see them one last time in a very small venue was worth the trip and the hefty tab I ran up on divey prices. The venue was a slightly renovated and reopened former jazz club. As such, the layout was not in the slightest bit ideal for a rock band. The club was VERY narrow and goes far back so that there is room for maybe a row of people standing in front of the stage. Essentially the band played in front of a sit down crowd against the far wall opposite the stage (6 ft away) and the rest of the crowd sat or stood well off to the sides. I believe total capacity was 110-120.
Had a good time hanging with some of the band that included some pics that'll never see the light of day. I told Tom of my love for Dig and said they haven't played it yet because it hasn't been practiced with their new drummer. I also asked them about the possibility of playing Bradford's songs in the future and he said that was a distinct possibility. This was great news because Aquarium Floor might be the one song I haven't heard yet off Hampton's or the s/t EP
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 29, 2013, 07:58 AM
Heard they had to cancel their show in RI last night because their van broke down. That would have sucked...
It did suck. I am just happy I caught them in March when i was down in NC or I woulda been seriously bummed...I tried to reach them on twitter to see if they were gonna reschedule the date, no response as of yet which makes it seem unlikely at this point. Sucks too bc i was going w/ 3 friends 2 of whom were just getting into them, 1 is a fan and hadn't had a chance to catch them yet. Oh well.
I did catch Dead Confederate in Providence on Saturday. They were great, shattered my expectations. The new drummer is great. They mostly played new album which I'm loving right now
Quote from: Ruckus on May 29, 2013, 02:41 PM
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 29, 2013, 07:58 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on May 22, 2013, 09:40 AM
Great stuff! Happy birthday again man. I get 'em tonight at a smaller club/bar in Philly that I've never been to but heard good things about. Should be cool.
Hey Rob, how was the Philly show? Heard they had to cancel their show in RI last night because their van broke down. That would have sucked...
It was a great time ILB! The opportunity to see them one last time in a very small venue was worth the trip and the hefty tab I ran up on divey prices. The venue was a slightly renovated and reopened former jazz club. As such, the layout was not in the slightest bit ideal for a rock band. The club was VERY narrow and goes far back so that there is room for maybe a row of people standing in front of the stage. Essentially the band played in front of a sit down crowd against the far wall opposite the stage (6 ft away) and the rest of the crowd sat or stood well off to the sides. I believe total capacity was 110-120.
Had a good time hanging with some of the band that included some pics that'll never see the light of day. I told Tom of my love for Dig and said they haven't played it yet because it hasn't been practiced with their new drummer. I also asked them about the possibility of playing Bradford's songs in the future and he said that was a distinct possibility. This was great news because Aquarium Floor might be the one song I haven't heard yet off Hampton's or the s/t EP
Are you talking about Ortliebs? If so, it is a very strange venue... I saw Reignwolf there, cool set, but too short.
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Quote from: Ruckus on May 29, 2013, 02:41 PM
Quote from: iLikeBeer on May 29, 2013, 07:58 AM
Quote from: Ruckus on May 22, 2013, 09:40 AM
Great stuff! Happy birthday again man. I get 'em tonight at a smaller club/bar in Philly that I've never been to but heard good things about. Should be cool.
Hey Rob, how was the Philly show? Heard they had to cancel their show in RI last night because their van broke down. That would have sucked...
It was a great time ILB! The opportunity to see them one last time in a very small venue was worth the trip and the hefty tab I ran up on divey prices. The venue was a slightly renovated and reopened former jazz club. As such, the layout was not in the slightest bit ideal for a rock band. The club was VERY narrow and goes far back so that there is room for maybe a row of people standing in front of the stage. Essentially the band played in front of a sit down crowd against the far wall opposite the stage (6 ft away) and the rest of the crowd sat or stood well off to the sides. I believe total capacity was 110-120.
Had a good time hanging with some of the band that included some pics that'll never see the light of day. I told Tom of my love for Dig and said they haven't played it yet because it hasn't been practiced with their new drummer. I also asked them about the possibility of playing Bradford's songs in the future and he said that was a distinct possibility. This was great news because Aquarium Floor might be the one song I haven't heard yet off Hampton's or the s/t EP
Are you talking about Ortliebs? If so, it is a very strange venue... I saw Reignwolf there, cool set, but too short.
The one and only ;)
This is a week late but here it goes... Went to Philly last Friday to see Baroness at the Union Transfer. They had Tombs and Pallbearer open for them for this show. I'm glad I brought some earplugs for this one. The openers didn't do much for me, too much of the same sound, so my friend and I took a seat out by the merch stand during Pallbearer. It sucks getting old, my buddy's hip was starting to bother him and my feet were yelping, the show started about an hour plus later than scheduled, had some technical difficulties, so it goes with the first show of a tour.
By the time Baroness took the stage the crowd was ready, some a little too ready! ( :beer:) The band was genuinely appreciative of the support the fans have given them lately and they showed it with a great set. John gave some thanks to some and said it was the most he's ever talked to a crowd before. The new bassist and drummer stayed in time pretty well for just learning the songs, you could tell they were stoked being on stage. The sound was great, can't beat the acoustics of the Union Transfer. There were some song requests from the crowd and John politely explained how difficult it was to re-learn the songs, not just for the new band members, but for himself with his injuries. I was hoping for Rays Of Pinoin, but that didn't surface. They did help the crowd out by changing the light colors based on the album the song they were playing was from, and they did mix up the setlist pretty well. Only downfall of the night was the crowd surfers that made it to the stage and crashed on the pedal set ups as they were tossed on stage. The band was cool with it even when it cut out a guitar for a moment. I think they need to set up a rail with security personally, but that is my selfish old man side wanting to see them play without interruption. At the end of the show John invited everyone to stick around so they could personally thank everyone for the support, I thought that was cool and would have done it but my buddy was exhausted and it was already getting late. Overall Baroness puts on a great show and I would highly recommend them to anyone that likes hard rock/metal. I was half tempted to hit their Baltimore show the next night, but I was exhausted after battling a cold and not getting in until 3:30 the night before.
Set List:
Ogeechee Hymnal
Take My Bones Away
March to the Sea
A Horse Called Golgotha
Foolsong
Little Things
Green Theme
Swollen and Halo
Board Up the House
Sea Lungs
Cocainium
Eula
The Sweetest Curse
Isak
The Gnashing
Encore:
The Line Between
Jake Leg
Just got through a two night run with The Mountain Goats in DC and then in York PA. Both were great shows, but totally different as the Stand Theater in York is a seated theater so I couldn't really get into it as much as I am not one for seated shows, but then during the finale and encore they wanted everyone to sing along so everyone was up by the stage for that. Plus they dropped a "No, I can't" which is one of my favorite songs that they never play live, so that made it worth the drive in itself. The 930 show was standing only as it sold out so fast when it was going to be seated that they wanted to open up more tickets and the sold out crowd was way more into it. JD also seemed really talkative and told a ton of stories which is one of the best parts of the act IMO as he's a really funny dude. The best is how he shuts down all of the people yelling requests all night long.
The National, Barclays Center
This show was really good, the opener, Youth Lagoon was alright but really boring. The National were amazing, and their set was incredible!
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Matt roamed out into the crowd as usual and trouble found him as he approached the area of the crowd I was in. Some dude got in Matt's way and wouldn't move so Matt tackled him, which actually then tangled up a dude into his mic cord, when Matt pulled on it, the mic slipped out of his hand, he tripped and stepped on my foot, as the mic went flying somewhere... it was awesome.
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The National, Barclays Center
This show was really good, the opener, Youth Lagoon was alright but really boring. The National were amazing, and their set was incredible!
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Matt roamed out into the crowd as usual and trouble found him as he approached the area of the crowd I was in. Some dude got in Matt's way and wouldn't move so Matt tackled him, which actually then tangled up a dude into his mic cord, when Matt pulled on it, the mic slipped out of his hand, he tripped and stepped on my foot, as the mic went flying somewhere... it was awesome.
Sounds awesome, Rich. Tired Eyes and I had talked about going but I didn't want to fork up the cash. They're still on my bucket list--had no idea he got so involved in the crowd---with the type of music they play, can't picture that. I picture Radiohead and the crowd kind of just standing there ...
Quote from: Penny Lane on Jun 06, 2013, 10:10 AM
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Jun 06, 2013, 09:14 AM
The National, Barclays Center
This show was really good, the opener, Youth Lagoon was alright but really boring. The National were amazing, and their set was incredible!
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Matt roamed out into the crowd as usual and trouble found him as he approached the area of the crowd I was in. Some dude got in Matt's way and wouldn't move so Matt tackled him, which actually then tangled up a dude into his mic cord, when Matt pulled on it, the mic slipped out of his hand, he tripped and stepped on my foot, as the mic went flying somewhere... it was awesome.
Sounds awesome, Rich. Tired Eyes and I had talked about going but I didn't want to fork up the cash. They're still on my bucket list--had no idea he got so involved in the crowd---with the type of music they play, can't picture that. I picture Radiohead and the crowd kind of just standing there ...
This is the song it happens during, to give you an idea... But picture this in a GA pit
The National - Mr. November (Live Uncut) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxWQMyoYJBU#ws)
Definitely go see them! This was my third time seeing them, always a great show. Never thought I'd see them in such a large arena, though.
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
06-07-2013 at Iroquois Amphitheater
Louisville, KY
Iroquois amphitheater is a really awesome place and it was a beautiful night to be outside. like 78 degrees and not raining! My friends got there before us and saved us 2 seats in the 7th row, center! SWEET!!!
The tour is Isbell and Paul Thorn and I think they are alternating who plays first. I've never heard of Paul Thorn before this, but seeing as we were among the youngest in the crowd, I had a feeling all of these other people were here to see him and not Isbell.
Jason Isbell came out at 8:20, still light outside. Band was excellent. Jason's playing and singing sounded incredible. He was very gracious. Played for just an hour, but really packed a lot in with a good mix of new songs, older Isbell songs and a few DBT songs. And they were selling the new album even though it doesn't come out for a few more days.
setlist:
Flying Over Water
Go It Alone
Outfit
Traveling Alone
Different Days
Stockholm
Codeine
Decoration Day
Alabama Pines
Super 8
Never Gonna Change
Like a Hurricane
Decoration Day was the best performance of the night I thought. I was a little bummed he didn't play God Damn Lonely Love but still felt satisfied.
We stayed to watch all of Paul Thorn's set too. Guy is like a comedian/country singer. Apparently the radio station here shows him a lot of love. Crowd went wild for him. Beer drinking 60 year old ladies dancing and singing along! He was very entertaining. I liked his solo acoustic stuff best, but his band really rocked out on a few songs too.
Paul McCartney at Barclays Center.
Eight Days a Week
Junior's Farm
All My Loving
Listen to What the Man Said
Let Me Roll It
Paperback Writer
My Valentine
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
The Long and Winding Road
Maybe I'm Amazed
I've Just Seen a Face
We Can Work It Out
Another Day
And I Love Her
Blackbird
Here Today
Your Mother Should Know
Lady Madonna
All Together Now
Lovely Rita
Mrs. Vandebilt
Eleanor Rigby
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Something
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Band on the Run
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Let It Be
Live and Let Die
Hey Jude
Encore:
Day Tripper
Hi, Hi, Hi
Get Back
Encore 2:
Yesterday
Helter Skelter
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Fuck! Not bad for a guy who turns 71 in 9 days. Was it as good as it looks on paper?
Quote from: johnnYYac on Jun 09, 2013, 02:08 PM
Fuck! Not bad for a guy who turns 71 in 9 days. Was it as good as it looks on paper?
Better than I ever expected! I may try to see him again tomorrow night
Floating Action and Lydia Burrell at Zanzabar in Louisville, Kentucky - June 8, 2013
Blurry Photo of Floating Action
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They played a nice set. The energy of the audience was a little low for most of their show. (I think the majority of those there had come to see the last show of Lydia Burrell with their original bass player.) Floating Action were new to me, but I was able to find the groove right off. I got their album Fake Blood on vinyl right after their set.
Better Photos of Lydia Burrell
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Lydia Burrell sounded great. Their set was tight, and I liked the flow of all their songs. I only wish I had gotten into them before they were about to break up/re-form.
I saw Foals last night in Baltimore. It was a great show with a lot of energy from the band (especially the lead singer). He went into the crowd three times with his guitar and just walked around playing. It's amazing to me that they have such a distinct sound that somehow varies enough that no two songs really sound alike. And from what I could tell not a single band member changed out his instrument for a different one. Overall they really rocked the not so full venue and sounded great.
It was definitely worth the hour drive during torrential rain to see them.
Floating Action in Nashville last Friday and they were amazing. Seth's singing seems as easy as breathing. Everything just flows with those guys. I hope I get to see them again soon.
Local Natives last night at Minglewood Hall in Memphis. I was very impressed with how they sounded live. The multiple vocals and the rotating of instruments shows how talented they really are. They were excited to be in Memphis right before Bonnaroo. I would definitely go see them again.
I took my wife and 9 year-old grandson to see Ben Sollee play a free show as part of the Musicians Corner series of free shows in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday (June 15, 2013). He and Jordan (his drummer) did a fantastic job! I recorded several songs from the day.
Here is How to See the Sunrise.
Ben Sollee - How to See the Sunrise - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmMf3HHFCI#ws)
I will post more soon.
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 02:54 PM
I took my wife and 9 year-old grandson to see Ben Sollee play a free show as part of the Musicians Corner series of free shows in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday (June 15, 2013). He and Jordan (his drummer) did a fantastic job! I recorded several songs from the day.
Here is How to See the Sunrise.
Ben Sollee - How to See the Sunrise - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmMf3HHFCI#ws)
I will post more soon.
Here is Prettiest Tree On The Mountain from Musicians Corner in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee on June 15, 2013.
Ben Sollee - Prettiest Tree On The Mountain - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F8rmf_vlo#ws)
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Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 02:54 PM
I took my wife and 9 year-old grandson to see Ben Sollee play a free show as part of the Musicians Corner series of free shows in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday (June 15, 2013). He and Jordan (his drummer) did a fantastic job! I recorded several songs from the day.
Here is How to See the Sunrise.
Ben Sollee - How to See the Sunrise - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmMf3HHFCI#ws)
I will post more soon.
Here is Prettiest Tree On The Mountain from Musicians Corner in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee on June 15, 2013.
Ben Sollee - Prettiest Tree On The Mountain - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F8rmf_vlo#ws)
Here is a very good extended version of It's Not Impossible.
Ben Sollee - It's Not Impossible - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmpm2_o_0E#ws)
Saw The National for the first time last Saturday with my wife as we celebrated our 12th anniversary at The LC in Columbus. I've been wanting to see them live forever it seems and they did not disappoint. They were about to get cut off because I guess there is a pretty strict curfew due to condos in the area, so they unplugged everything (even their mikes) and stood along the front of the stage and played Vanderlyle truly unplugged as the crowd sang along with them. Gave me chills! :cheesy: :beer:
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Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 09:39 PM
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 02:54 PM
I took my wife and 9 year-old grandson to see Ben Sollee play a free show as part of the Musicians Corner series of free shows in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday (June 15, 2013). He and Jordan (his drummer) did a fantastic job! I recorded several songs from the day.
Here is How to See the Sunrise.
Ben Sollee - How to See the Sunrise - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmMf3HHFCI#ws)
I will post more soon.
Here is Prettiest Tree On The Mountain from Musicians Corner in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee on June 15, 2013.
Ben Sollee - Prettiest Tree On The Mountain - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F8rmf_vlo#ws)
Here is a very good extended version of It's Not Impossible.
Ben Sollee - It's Not Impossible - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmpm2_o_0E#ws)
Here is Unfinished recorded by Music City Roots on their bus (EM-50 Sessions) that was parked right next to the stage that afternoon at Musicians Corner.
Ben Sollee "Unfinished" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGfbLHPb6Eg#ws)
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 20, 2013, 10:43 PM
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 17, 2013, 07:01 PM
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 09:39 PM
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 16, 2013, 02:54 PM
I took my wife and 9 year-old grandson to see Ben Sollee play a free show as part of the Musicians Corner series of free shows in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday (June 15, 2013). He and Jordan (his drummer) did a fantastic job! I recorded several songs from the day.
Here is How to See the Sunrise.
Ben Sollee - How to See the Sunrise - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmMf3HHFCI#ws)
I will post more soon.
Here is Prettiest Tree On The Mountain.
Ben Sollee - Prettiest Tree On The Mountain - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F8rmf_vlo#ws)
Here is a very good extended version of It's Not Impossible.
Ben Sollee - It's Not Impossible - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmpm2_o_0E#ws)
Here is Unfinished recorded by Music City Roots on their bus (EM-50 Sessions) that was parked right next to the stage that afternoon at Musicians Corner.
Ben Sollee "Unfinished" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGfbLHPb6Eg#ws)
Here is the last song of the day, Paul Simon's Obvious Child.
Ben Sollee - Obvious Child - Musicians Corner - Nashville - 6/15/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwPp3EtCJE#ws)
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Jun 18, 2013, 03:24 PM
Saw The National for the first time last Saturday with my wife as we celebrated our 12th anniversary at The LC in Columbus. I've been wanting to see them live forever it seems and they did not disappoint. They were about to get cut off because I guess there is a pretty strict curfew due to condos in the area, so they unplugged everything (even their mikes) and stood along the front of the stage and played Vanderlyle truly unplugged as the crowd sang along with them. Gave me chills! :cheesy: :beer:
That sounds great! What a neat way to end the show! I saw them for the first time at bonnaroo this year and loved their set. I'm definitely planning on catching them again.
Last evening, I drove up to the Tim Faulkner Gallery in Butchertown in Louisville, Kentucky to enjoy the activities/information about social justice, environmental concerns, and good free music as part of the Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) - Jefferson County Chapter's 30th Birthday Bash. One of the big reasons I went was to catch Joan Shelley's set. She played at about 7:30, and I was able to record a few of her songs.
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Here is Siren from Joan's 2012 album Ginko.
Joan Shelley - Siren - KFTC Jefferson County Chapter's 30th Birthday Bash - 6/22/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La5Nu9y6-5Y#ws)
Quote from: Mr. White on Jun 23, 2013, 04:05 PM
Last evening, I drove up to the Tim Faulkner Gallery in Butchertown in Louisville, Kentucky to enjoy the activities/information about social justice, environmental concerns, and good free music as part of the Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) - Jefferson County Chapter's 30th Birthday Bash. One of the big reasons I went was to catch Joan Shelley's set. She played at about 7:30, and I was able to record a few of her songs.
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Here is Siren from Joan's 2012 album Ginko.
Joan Shelley - Siren - KFTC Jefferson County Chapter's 30th Birthday Bash - 6/22/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La5Nu9y6-5Y#ws)
Here is the song First of August from her 2012 album of duets with Daniel Martin Moore called Farthest Field.
Joan Shelley - First of August - KFTC Jefferson County Chapter's 30th Birthday Bash - 6/22/2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZxmiHrpGVQ#ws)
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I'm a sucker for collaboration, and goodness, this was awesome. Seeing some of my favorite musicians in the world playing one of my favorite albums together was just incredible. The whole night was awesome, the pre-show music was all Who tracks, too, it was like the perfect evening of music. I'm not even going to try to list who played, so i'll just copy and paste it off the City Park's website:
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Big Star's Third is a full performance of the iconic album by an astonishing who's who of rock music featuring famed vocalists including Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, Marshall Crenshaw, Pete Yorn, Reeve Carney (Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark), Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) and Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond), supported by an all-star band including Mike Mills (R.E.M.) on bass; Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Chris Stamey(The dB's), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star) and Richard Lloyd (Television) on guitar; Dale Baker (Sixpence None the Richer) playing percussion; Charles Cleaver on keys; Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony), Brett Harris and Skylar Gudasz on harmony and guitar; and original Big Star member Jody Stephens on drums, all backed with a twenty-piece chamber orchestra including famed cellist Jane Scarpantoni and the Uptown Horns.
Quote from: iLikeBeer on Jun 18, 2013, 03:24 PM
Saw The National for the first time last Saturday with my wife as we celebrated our 12th anniversary at The LC in Columbus. I've been wanting to see them live forever it seems and they did not disappoint. They were about to get cut off because I guess there is a pretty strict curfew due to condos in the area, so they unplugged everything (even their mikes) and stood along the front of the stage and played Vanderlyle truly unplugged as the crowd sang along with them. Gave me chills! :cheesy: :beer:
They've been doing this the last couple of years, dunno how often, but I saw them do it at the end of their beacon run and it's one of my all-time favorite live music moments. They also did it at Barclays. That was incredible, an arena that big singing along... Amazing
Not a concert but I went to see the Beatles Story exhibition in Liverpool today. It was really insightful. There were replicas of what the Cavern and Kasbah clubs looked like back when they played them and old guitars, plus a whole bunch of other stuff.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jul 05, 2013, 05:18 PM
Not a concert but I went to see the Beatles Story exhibition in Liverpool today. It was really insightful. There were replicas of what the Cavern and Kasbah clubs looked like back when they played them and old guitars, plus a whole bunch of other stuff.
You're in the UK? That's awesome. I know you were talking about going. Hope you have a great trip!
Quote from: Northern Neighbour on Jul 06, 2013, 12:14 PM
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jul 05, 2013, 05:18 PM
Not a concert but I went to see the Beatles Story exhibition in Liverpool today. It was really insightful. There were replicas of what the Cavern and Kasbah clubs looked like back when they played them and old guitars, plus a whole bunch of other stuff.
You're in the UK? That's awesome. I know you were talking about going. Hope you have a great trip!
Thanks. Started off in Scotland and stayed with some family friends and then drove down to Liverpool and Bath. Going to London tomorrow. Hopefully in time to watch the Wimbledon final from Henman Hill.
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jul 06, 2013, 03:54 PM
Thanks. Started off in Scotland and stayed with some family friends and then drove down to Liverpool and Bath. Going to London tomorrow. Hopefully in time to watch the Wimbledon final from Henman Hill.
Did you make it to Wimbledon weenie? That place had to have been nuts with Murray finally breaking the streak! :thumbsup:
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Quote from: weeniebeenie on Jul 06, 2013, 03:54 PM
Thanks. Started off in Scotland and stayed with some family friends and then drove down to Liverpool and Bath. Going to London tomorrow. Hopefully in time to watch the Wimbledon final from Henman Hill.
Did you make it to Wimbledon weenie? That place had to have been nuts with Murray finally breaking the streak! :thumbsup:
Didn't make it. It was so packed! I'm so glad that he won though. He's the only sports person that I actually pay any attention to apart from equestrians.
Got back from Ottawa Blues Fest yesterday thanks to Northern Neighbor :beer:
Got to see:
Jimmy Eat World
Black Keys
Camera Obscura
Frank Turner
Flogging Molly
She & Him
Justin Townes Earle
Amadou & Mariam
Fitz & The Tantrums
Neko Case
Sharon Van Etten
Fevers
Shaky Graves
The Joy Formidable
Wu-Tang Clan
Rocky Lawrence
Hannah Georgas
Tegan and Sara
Eric Burdon
The Specials
RUSH
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I was going to fly up to St. Paul last night, but I decided to go see Son Volt at the Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa instead! They were fantastic, and fantastically loud, and here's what it looked like behind me from my perch at stage center (no rail):
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At least I didn't have to struggle to keep from being overrun by aggressive Dylan fans.
Edit: The kid that was next to me with his dad saw the Jim Super Jam at Roo, and Victory Dance is his ringtone.
Gregory Alan Isakov last night at Zanzabar in Louisville. Very small place, I'd say less than 100 people there. Truly beautiful show. 4 men, all strings: banjo, acoustic guitar, violin and cello. damn good!! :thumbsup:
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Jul 11, 2013, 11:14 AM
Gregory Alan Isakov last night at Zanzabar in Louisville. Very small place, I'd say less than 100 people there. Truly beautiful show. 4 men, all strings: banjo, acoustic guitar, violin and cello. damn good!! :thumbsup:
I'm seeing him one week from tonight at the Bowery Ballroom in NY . Really looking forward to it now! :thumbsup:
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Jul 11, 2013, 03:22 PM
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Jul 11, 2013, 11:14 AM
Gregory Alan Isakov last night at Zanzabar in Louisville. Very small place, I'd say less than 100 people there. Truly beautiful show. 4 men, all strings: banjo, acoustic guitar, violin and cello. damn good!! :thumbsup:
I'm seeing him one week from tonight at the Bowery Ballroom in NY . Really looking forward to it now! :thumbsup:
If you don't have his new album yet be sure you get it before the show. Firstly because it's fuckingreat!! and also b/c he played most of it live...just a few older songs at my show. Second Chances is my favorite so far on the new album and he didn't play it, but hopefully he mixes things up and doesn't do the same set every night!!
I had been waiting a long time to see him and finally had the chance and he surely did not disappoint!!!
Love the Bowery Ballroom! :smiley:
Just caught Trail of Dead lastnight in Baltimore @ Metro Gallery. Small venue, but good quality sound that was much better than they usually get at Rock n Roll Hotel in DC. Great show, they always seem to pull out all of the stops and really know how to work up a crowd. Between this and Sleep for my show of the year so far, that's pre three Jacket shows that are upcomming, of course. :beer:
Wednesday I saw ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead at Spaceland in Hamden, CT. It was my first time seeing them and they were very good. Top support band Ume from Austin, TX was also good.
Thursday I saw Eilen Jewell at Cafe Nine in New Haven. She was really good. It was my 1st time seeing her. Jerry Miller (not the Moby Grape guy) plays guitar in her band & is terrific. Joe Fletcher opened with a solid set.
Friday I saw Kid Rock at the Meadows (refuse to use current corporate name) in Hartford. The openers were Marshall Tucker Band and Uncle Kracker. UK was horrid. Marshall Tucker Band was really good and Kid Rock was good too. Those two didn't play long enough due to awful UK taking up time at the start of the show.
The Ottawa Bluesfest has just finished, and it was great that FiddleCastro could come up for half of it. Over the 10 days, I saw the following:
Femi Kuti
Jimmy Eat World
The Black Keys
Camera Obscura
Frank Turner (tail end of his show)
Flogging Molly (only parts)
She & Him (may have been the most disappointing show of the festival)
Camp Radio (Ottawa band that plays indie rock-pop similar to Dinosaur, Jr's "Farm")
Justin Townes Earle
Amadou & Miriam
Fitz & the Tantrums
Neko Case
Belle & Sebastian (only about 20 minutes, should have stayed longer)
Sharon Van Etten (excellent show)
Fevers
Shaky Graves
The Joy Formidable
Wu-Tang Clan (just about 15 minutes)
Rocky Lawrence
Hannah Georgas
Diamond Rings
Eric Burdon
The Goodluck Assembly
The Specials
The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
Mother Mother
Atlas Genius
Animal Collective
Solange
Passion Pit
Jack Pine and the Fire
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Tragically Hip
Loon Choir (Ottawa band that has an Arcade Fire bent)
Matthew Good
TJ Wheeler & Friends
Balkan Beat Box
Roberta Bondar
Richard Perso (twice - he's a young Aussie, one-man band)
Imaginary Cities
Firebelly
Austra
Phosphorescent
Bjork (mind-blowing show)
Blues in the Schools (elementary and high school-aged kids get to play a couple of songs on stage)
Alice in Chains
Alejandro Escovedo
Yukon Blonde
B.B. King
Photos can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634525251201/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634525251201/)
Great shots Ben!!! Are those all yours?
Quote from: headhunter on Jul 16, 2013, 02:49 PM
Great shots Ben!!! Are those all yours?
Yes sir. We bought a new Sony camera the week before we went to your place. It's a great compact (well a little bit bigger than you're regular point-and-shoot) with a 30X zoom. I've had to play around with the manual mode to get some of those shots. My favourites are the ones of Sharon Van Etten and Bjork. The Bjork shot was taken about a good 100 feet or more from the stage.
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That's an awesome pic! I wish I stayed for Bjork! (and more free Pepsi :grin:)
Those are really cool photos Ben!
I finally got to see Phospherescent this past Tuesday with Strand of Oaks opening for them.
I remember reading how surprisingly good the new lineup is with the two keyboards and I must say I concur. They kicked some serious ass! :beer:
I actually didn't even look to see who the opener was until a few days before the show and I was quite stoked to see him as the opener and he didn't disappoint! :thumbsup:
NICE!! And I got to see Phosphorescent last night at Headliners in Louisville.
Fuckinawesome!! They sound incredible live. I liked this show even more than the little show in Bloomington a few months ago. That band is incredible, especially the male keyboard player and the drummer. Kicked ass last night too! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Jul 19, 2013, 09:36 AM
NICE!! And I got to see Phosphorescent last night at Headliners in Louisville.
Fuckinawesome!! They sound incredible live. I liked this show even more than the little show in Bloomington a few months ago. That band is incredible, esbpecially the male keyboard player and the drummer. Kicked ass last night too! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Yeah, the male keyboarder rocked. He was really getting the crowd involved. He also was wearing a J Crew Hawaiian shirt that I have and had contemplated wearing which I thought would have been pretty funny. It's not a shirt you see every day.
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Quote from: FiddleCastro on Jul 11, 2013, 03:22 PM
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Jul 11, 2013, 11:14 AM
Gregory Alan Isakov last night at Zanzabar in Louisville. Very small place, I'd say less than 100 people there. Truly beautiful show. 4 men, all strings: banjo, acoustic guitar, violin and cello. damn good!! :thumbsup:
I'm seeing him one week from tonight at the Bowery Ballroom in NY . Really looking forward to it now! :thumbsup:
If you don't have his new album yet be sure you get it before the show. Firstly because it's fuckingreat!! and also b/c he played most of it live...just a few older songs at my show. Second Chances is my favorite so far on the new album and he didn't play it, but hopefully he mixes things up and doesn't do the same set every night!!
I had been waiting a long time to see him and finally had the chance and he surely did not disappoint!!!
Love the Bowery Ballroom! :smiley:
he and his opener David Ramirez were great! Bowery Ballroom was packed! Was quite surprising!
Also just saw MMJ, Wilco and Dylan in CT. that was awesome :cool:
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Phish last night in Toronto at the Molson Amphitheatre (their make-up date from a few weeks back when Toronto was hit with severe flooding due to a massive storm). Good show with a great set list with many old favs including "David Bowie" and "Suzy Greenberg" along with a three-song encore (highlight was "Lovin' Cup") that went 20-minutes over the 11pm curfew. The boys haven't been back to Toronto since 2000 (I was there for that one too), so the cool gig poster (see above) was done rather tongue-in-cheek (i.e., snail's pace it took them in returning to town and the snail's pace that particular streetcar route takes to get to the amphitheatre). Also, you'll notice that the Toronto gig poster lists July 9, 2013, which was the original tour date, so these sold out fast (they didn't make an updated poster, making these immediate collectors items).
Last Saturday saw the Black Crowes & The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the VWA in Alpheretta GA. Great sets by both bands plus a killer encore with 17 excellent musicians sharing the same stage. Only downside is that I was hindered by a headache most of the night. The next night we saw the John Butler Trio at the Tabernacle. Amazing show. I love how JBT really builds their songs at the beginning before ripping into them. Crowd was a lil on the douchy side though, too much chatting. All in all an excellent weekend for live music.
Arrived back from Norway about ten days ago. The first part of the holiday was at the Traena Festival, held on an island off the coast of northern Norway near the arctic circle.
A couple of bands were excellent - particularly Vintage Trouble (who have been supporting The Who) and Highasakite (link here: http://highasakite.no/ (http://highasakite.no/)) who put on a great show under the midnight sun (albeit in a tent).
Three pics to share, starting with the coolest festival campsite ever:
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The cave stage, which was a boat ride away on another island:
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And the moment, on the fourth and final evening, when the sun finally came out at 11pm:
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Good times.
Quote from: MarkW on Jul 30, 2013, 01:34 PM
Arrived back from Norway about ten days ago. The first part of the holiday was at the Traena Festival, held on an island off the coast of northern Norway near the arctic circle.
A couple of bands were excellent - particularly Vintage Trouble (who have been supporting The Who) and Highasakite (link here: http://highasakite.no/ (http://highasakite.no/)) who put on a great show under the midnight sun (albeit in a tent).
Three pics to share, starting with the coolest festival campsite ever:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/camp.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/camp.jpg.html)
The cave stage, which was a boat ride away on another island:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/cave.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/cave.jpg.html)
Holy shit does that look like an awesome time Mark! That cave stage looks absolutely ridiculous?! How many people attended this festival?
And the moment, on the fourth and final evening, when the sun finally came out at 11pm:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/sun.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/sun.jpg.html)
Good times.
Quote from: he.who.forgets on Jul 25, 2013, 04:17 PM
Last Saturday saw the Black Crowes & The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the VWA in Alpheretta GA. Great sets by both bands plus a killer encore with 17 excellent musicians sharing the same stage. Only downside is that I was hindered by a headache most of the night. The next night we saw the John Butler Trio at the Tabernacle. Amazing show. I love how JBT really builds their songs at the beginning before ripping into them. Crowd was a lil on the douchy side though, too much chatting. All in all an excellent weekend for live music.
My wife and I saw the Crowes and TTB last Wednesday at the LC Pavilion in Columbus and it was killer. I had one of those face melting moments when the the Crowes brought out the entire TTB for their encore set and broke into Turn on your Lovelight! :cheesy:
Had a brain fart moment prior to the show as I forgot to print out my tix and didn't realize this until we were about an hour and a half from home with only about 2 hours until the show started?! Tried to get ticket bastard to change our tix from print at home to pick up at the box office, but you needed the last 4 digits of the credit card you used to make your purchase. Thing is, my credit card was somehow compromised and my bank had to issue me a new one and I had to cut the old one up meaning I no longer had the last 4 digits?! Luckily I was able to find it on record at Amazon from making previous purchases and it all worked out. Crisis averted! :cool:
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Quote from: he.who.forgets on Jul 25, 2013, 04:17 PM
Last Saturday saw the Black Crowes & The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the VWA in Alpheretta GA. Great sets by both bands plus a killer encore with 17 excellent musicians sharing the same stage. Only downside is that I was hindered by a headache most of the night. The next night we saw the John Butler Trio at the Tabernacle. Amazing show. I love how JBT really builds their songs at the beginning before ripping into them. Crowd was a lil on the douchy side though, too much chatting. All in all an excellent weekend for live music.
My wife and I saw the Crowes and TTB last Wednesday at the LC Pavilion in Columbus and it was killer. I had one of those face melting moments when the the Crowes brought out the entire TTB for their encore set and broke into Turn on your Lovelight! :cheesy:
Had a brain fart moment prior to the show as I forgot to print out my tix and didn't realize this until we were about an hour and a half from home with only about 2 hours until the show started?! Tried to get ticket bastard to change our tix from print at home to pick up at the box office, but you needed the last 4 digits of the credit card you used to make your purchase. Thing is, my credit card was somehow compromised and my bank had to issue me a new one and I had to cut the old one up meaning I no longer had the last 4 digits?! Luckily I was able to find it on record at Amazon from making previous purchases and it all worked out. Crisis averted! :cool:
Man, glad that worked out for you! I would have been a wreck. My buddy runs the LC Pavilion up there, but I've never had a chance to visit. Good venue?
Quote from: he.who.forgets on Jul 31, 2013, 02:37 PM
Man, glad that worked out for you! I would have been a wreck. My buddy runs the LC Pavilion up there, but I've never had a chance to visit. Good venue?
Yeah, I like it. It's quite intimate for an outdoor pavilion. There's a large pit area and no seating and the lawn is close enough you don't feel like you're in the next time zone when you're sitting in it like some of the larger amphitheaters. I actually enjoy the lawn there as it is more relaxed out there than how packed the pit area can get...
Also, the Indians AAA affiliate play right next door to the pavilion and there have been nights where they are playing at home with fireworks night that play nicely with the shows going on there... :cool:
Quote from: MarkW on Jul 30, 2013, 01:34 PM
Arrived back from Norway about ten days ago. The first part of the holiday was at the Traena Festival, held on an island off the coast of northern Norway near the arctic circle.
A couple of bands were excellent - particularly Vintage Trouble (who have been supporting The Who) and Highasakite (link here: http://highasakite.no/ (http://highasakite.no/)) who put on a great show under the midnight sun (albeit in a tent).
Three pics to share, starting with the coolest festival campsite ever:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/camp.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/camp.jpg.html)
The cave stage, which was a boat ride away on another island:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/cave.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/cave.jpg.html)
And the moment, on the fourth and final evening, when the sun finally came out at 11pm:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s174/mafwhite/sun.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/mafwhite/media/sun.jpg.html)
Good times.
This looks amazing, by the way. Curious as to how the cave show(s) sounded...talk about reverb, MMJ would be in heaven :smiley:
Newport Folk Festival pics are up here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634952652948/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634952652948/)
Went to Osheaga in Montreal yesterday only. Tough to get photos as the dry ice machine was going non-stop throughout the day.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634952733970/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634952733970/)
Last night I went to see Baroness and Royal Thunder at Toronto's Mod Club.
The doors were at 7, so my pal Kevin and I left my house at 5:45 figuring we'd make it into Toronto for 6:30, have time to eat and go see Royal Thunder when they went on at 8. WRONG!
It took over 2 hours to make the usual 45 minute drive. There was a baseball game, lots of shows happening everywhere and a huge accident on the Gardiner Expressway (already one of the worst highways ever) so we didn't get there till 7:50 AND Royal Thunder were already on. Shit!
Royal Thunder made my favourite album of 2012 but every time i see them they have a different line up. First time they were a quartet, next time they had a different drummer, this time they were pared down to a trio. Their vocalist MIny has an amazing voice and they are great live, but this was just an okay show by them.
Baroness blew my mind last night. The new rhythm section were on, the band was on fire. Maybe a few too many songs from Blue Record and not enough from Red Album, but fuck me they were great last night. Bought the new Live At Maida Vale 12" and also picked up Blue Record on vinyl finally.
Might go see the Mickey Hart Band tomorrow night. They are playing 10 miles away and it is free. I wouldn't pay, but I might go for free just to check it out.
I got to see my friend Becca Pieters from Gainesville, Florida at Pianos in NYC. She was really good, even if the audience was all talky at the bar and whatnot. Definitely check her stuff out! http://beccapieters.com/ (http://beccapieters.com/)
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Before the show I walked down there from my office in Manhattan, I actually got there kinda early. I was hanging around for a bit and I see Sharon Van Etten walk in, I say hey to her and tell her I was waiting for Becca, Becca comes down and Sharon takes us to a Mexican restaurant. We hang out there for a bit, then head over to Becca's show.
Becca was great, I really like her EP "Head Above Water" One track off that record, called "Off Center" is fantastic and one of my favorite tracks I've heard all year. She was telling me she usually doesn't play it, because it's got a lot of instrumentation to it, and when she plays it's usually just her playing acoustic, but she re-arranged it and played it and it was really good, she gave me a shout out before playing it "I'm playing this because Rich really likes this song" which was awesome. The rest of the EP is great, and the closing song, "Omaha" actually got people clapping along for a little bit. She played some older and newer songs (newer than the EP).
After the show we hung out at the venue for a little while, but it got loud (a DJ was playing) so we went to a more laid-back bar afterwards, it was kinda surreal hanging out with one of my favorite musicians, her guitarist, a friend I never met in person before, and a few other people, but it was really cool and it was awesome how supportive Sharon and Heather were of Becca. She's got some really great people willing to help her out. At the restaurant before the show, Sharon gave her a bunch of stuff, strings, picks, cables, nail polish, etc...
If you're in NY, she has one more show on Saturday Night at Path Cafe on Christopher Street. Come by and say hi and hang out and whatnot!
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Bob Mould at Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Great show! Lots of great tunes from Copper Blue, Silver Age, and the Husker Du catalog. Horrid opening act (Love Songs For Lonely Monsters from Des Moines), which I suppose made Bob and his great bandmates seem all the more amazing.
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THE ACT WE ACT (Sugar - Copper Blue)
A GOOD IDEA (Sugar - Copper Blue)
CHANGES (Sugar - Copper Blue)
HELPLESS (Sugar - Copper Blue)
HOOVER DAM (Sugar - Copper Blue)
STAR MACHINE (Bob Mould - Silver Age)
THE DESCENT (Bob Mould - Silver Age)
STEAM OF HERCULES (Bob Mould - Silver Age)
COME AROUND (Sugar - Beaster)
YOUR FAVORITE THING (Sugar - File Under: Easy Listening)
SEE A LITTLE LIGHT (Bob Mould - Workbook)
I APOLOGIZE (Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising)
CELEBRATED SUMMER (Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising)
CHARTERED TRIPS (Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade)
KEEP BELIEVING (Bob Mould - Silver Age)
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IF I CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND (Sugar - Copper Blue)
SOMETHING I LEARNED TODAY (Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade)
IN A FREE LAND (Hüsker Dü - Everything Falls Apart and More CD bonus track)
FLIP YOUR WIG (Hüsker Dü- Flip Your Wig)
HATE PAPER DOLL (Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig)
MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL (Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig)
Just got through catching Mastodon for a couple of shows back to back earlier this week. The first show at the Norva in Norfolk was decent but the security seemed to be a little uptight during the show and the crowd didn't know how to react as they are usually going crazy every time I have seen Mastodon. Plus Brent was sort of sick as he was drinking hot tea on stage and his vocals seemed off, but that could of been due to the sound system as I know he was trying to adjust it throughout the set. I did manage to get a Bran drum stick which was awesome after the show. Still was a good show and one of the openers a band called Hypocalypse from Richmond had a couple of very young, xed out hands young, and talented guitarists. Overall not super impressed with the music especially vocally, but both of the young guys could play.
We also caught them the following night at the Orange Peel in Asheville and that is where they proved to me that they are the greatest live act in all of metal. The crowd was so much better for this show. Everyone was moving and into the entire set, really suprised but the Hunter songs seemed to have the broadest appeal. But the crowd went the wildest when the older songs were played. You could tell the band just fed off of the crowd and they talked for a little bit after the set about the upcomming record. We ran into Bill after the set at a bar close by and mentioned that we really enjoyed both shows and then he mentioned how much better this show was than the Norva show. Just goes to show you how a good crowd can affect the band and show entirely as the set lists were exactly the same.
The New Pornographers with Cuff The Duke at the Canadian National Exhibition (135th annual edition of one of North America's biggest and most prestigious fairs). The August 17th show was included in the $16 admission into the fair, which is indeed a great plus since the EX is tons of fun without live music. Anyway, Cuff The Duke are one of Canada's criminally overlooked bands. They write great tunes and sound a bit like a cross between Wilco, Blue Rodeo and Neil Young and Crazy Horse. I think if they were from Nashville and not the blue-collar Ontario town of Oshawa they'd be well-known in the States. Great warm-up act.
The New Pornographers put on an awesome show. They are comparable to another Canadian indie super-group conglomerate, Broken Social Scene, but unlike the latter, the former's quirkiness and experimentation doesn't come off as annoying and self-indulgent. I stood right up to the stage, around 15 feet from the lovely and talented Kathryn Calder (Neko Case is on the road right now supporting her new solo album). Calder really is the glue of the band, acting as a perfect foil to frontmen Carl Newman and Destroyer (Dan Bejar). Tough task getting the mixed-age audience at a free concert fired up, but the crowd came to life as the gig wore on. Destroyer's songs were a revelation. Great night.
Went to see the Spirit Family Reunion open for Black Prairie last night at the Abbey Bar. Spirit Family Reunion really brings a raw Gospel/Folk sound to their shows. The vocals are intertwined between three of the members. The guy who plays fiddle and the accordian can really belt out a song, especially on Green Rocky Road. They had a good set and the crowd really enjoyed their show, one of the band members thanked us for finally showing up, as they have opened other shows there that didn't draw well.
Black Prairie seems a little too polished so to speak. For a folk band I am used to a little more rawness to the shows. I left early during their set, while what I heard was good, it was just not as exciting as the opener, and it felt like a let down.
Went to the first stop on the RiotFest tour last night -- featuring a nice double-whammy of Iggy and the Stooges and the Replacements, playing their first show in over 20 years.
The Stooges were HIGH on my bucket list and I'm SO glad I can finally cross 'em off. And hell, I wanna see 'em again! Iggy was as wild as I thought he'd be, James Williamson was even louder and crunchier than I expected, and Mike Watt, while not an original Stooge, is such a sight to behold on bass. They also had some of the most badass roadies I've ever seen, looking ready to knock out ANYONE who fucked with the band after Iggy inevitably invited the crowd on the stage. They played a great setlist, going over their allotted time to fit in some Iggy solo stuff and some tracks off the new album. For a band that's about as punk as it gets, their sound was damn impressive, they really groove! I dont think you'll find a band on the planet that works as hard for their paycheque!
The Replacements had the place buzzing from the minute they took the stage. I enjoy Let It Be, but really haven't heard much else. However, I was still captivated by the set. Westerberg is such a natural frontman, he had great banter and energy going the whole night. For a band that hasn't played in so long, they were TIGHT. I mean, occasional sloppiness when Westerberg forgot words, but isn't that to be expected from a Replacements show?! Personal highlights for me me were a revved-up version of "Maybelline", and of course "I Will Dare" that really showcased some fantastic guitar interplay. I have to believe the band will be very pleased with how their first show back went down.
Overall, a pretty damn awesome evening!
That's so cool! Seeing the Replacements would be awesome.
Quote from: oistheone on Aug 26, 2013, 12:55 PM
Went to the first stop on the RiotFest tour last night -- featuring a nice double-whammy of Iggy and the Stooges and the Replacements, playing their first show in over 20 years.
The Stooges were HIGH on my bucket list and I'm SO glad I can finally cross 'em off. And hell, I wanna see 'em again! Iggy was as wild as I thought he'd be, James Williamson was even louder and crunchier than I expected, and Mike Watt, while not an original Stooge, is such a sight to behold on bass. They also had some of the most badass roadies I've ever seen, looking ready to knock out ANYONE who fucked with the band after Iggy inevitably invited the crowd on the stage. They played a great setlist, going over their allotted time to fit in some Iggy solo stuff and some tracks off the new album. For a band that's about as punk as it gets, their sound was damn impressive, they really groove! I dont think you'll find a band on the planet that works as hard for their paycheque!
The Replacements had the place buzzing from the minute they took the stage. I enjoy Let It Be, but really haven't heard much else. However, I was still captivated by the set. Westerberg is such a natural frontman, he had great banter and energy going the whole night. For a band that hasn't played in so long, they were TIGHT. I mean, occasional sloppiness when Westerberg forgot words, but isn't that to be expected from a Replacements show?! Personal highlights for me me were a revved-up version of "Maybelline", and of course "I Will Dare" that really showcased some fantastic guitar interplay. I have to believe the band will be very pleased with how their first show back went down.
Overall, a pretty damn awesome evening!
I wanted to go to Riot Fest in Toronto, but I had to work the fucking MTV VMAs. Anyway, it's really only a couple of Replacements and a few replacement Replacements. The late-great Bobby Stinson's replacement, Slim Dunlap (had a stroke last year and can't play guitar), so he was replaced by Dave Minehan. Founding drummer Chris Mars has basically retired. Still, Tommy Stinson and Paul Westerberg make an awesome combo. You really need to get Tim (so many classic songs and some fine Bob Stinson solos) and Please To Meet Me. The early punkier stuff is great too.
Stooges?! Fucking awesome. Too bad that Ron Asheton died, but Mike Watt kicks ass. I like the pre-James Williamson Stooges' songs better than Raw Power-era, but nothing tops "Search and Destroy". I'm glad the show was memorable. Oh, and Dinosaur Jr. and Winnipeg's The Weakerthans were also on the bill. How were they?
On 8/22 I saw The Dexateens at The Nick in Birmingham, AL. It was my first time in Bham and it was great to see the band in their home state. The place holds 200 people and is a classic dive bar. Elliott McPherson came out in the crowd multiple times. During the last song, he rolled around on the floor, going right into my legs. Awesome.
On 8/23 and 8/24, I saw the Drive-By Truckers at the Georgia Theater in Athens, GA. These were terrific shows at a nice venue. The Dexateens opened Friday's show which was a cool bonus. I helped video both bands on Friday night (my first time helping out). Headhunter (his 1st time in Athens) and Penny Lane also attended these 2 shows. Friends of ours came from as far away as Scotland and California for these 2 shows.
Here is a link to the Dexateens set from 8/23.
http://southernshelter.com/2013/08/out-of-towners-the-dexateens-georgia-theatre-2013-08-23/ (http://southernshelter.com/2013/08/out-of-towners-the-dexateens-georgia-theatre-2013-08-23/)
Saw STRFKR, Small Black and Com Truise this weekend at Terminal 5. It was a lot of fun and an astronaut kneed me in the face before he jumped in his inflatable raft and sailed away.... :grin:
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Sep 10, 2013, 11:13 AM
Saw STRFKR, Small Black and Com Truise this weekend at Terminal 5. It was a lot of fun and an astronaut kneed me in the face before he jumped in his inflatable raft and sailed away.... :grin:
Rich, you're gonna need concert insurance!
Queens of the Stone Age! With a perfect view of fireworks from after the Pirates game in the lawn! Epic!! :thumbsup: :evil: :shocked:
Friday: Saw Deervana and Torres,
Saturday: Saw Royal Canoe and Alt-J, realized it was only 10pm then hopped on a train and caught Waxahatchee and Screaming Females in Brooklyn. Full reviews coming soon :grin:
Quote from: Northern Neighbour on Jul 16, 2013, 12:29 PM
The Ottawa Bluesfest has just finished, and it was great that FiddleCastro could come up for half of it. Over the 10 days, I saw the following:
Femi Kuti
Jimmy Eat World
The Black Keys
Camera Obscura
Frank Turner (tail end of his show)
Flogging Molly (only parts)
She & Him (may have been the most disappointing show of the festival)
Camp Radio (Ottawa band that plays indie rock-pop similar to Dinosaur, Jr's "Farm")
Justin Townes Earle
Amadou & Miriam
Fitz & the Tantrums
Neko Case
Belle & Sebastian (only about 20 minutes, should have stayed longer)
Sharon Van Etten (excellent show)
Fevers
Shaky Graves
The Joy Formidable
Wu-Tang Clan (just about 15 minutes)
Rocky Lawrence
Hannah Georgas
Diamond Rings
Eric Burdon
The Goodluck Assembly
The Specials
The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
Mother Mother
Atlas Genius
Animal Collective
Solange
Passion Pit
Jack Pine and the Fire
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Tragically Hip
Loon Choir (Ottawa band that has an Arcade Fire bent)
Matthew Good
TJ Wheeler & Friends
Balkan Beat Box
Roberta Bondar
Richard Perso (twice - he's a young Aussie, one-man band)
Imaginary Cities
Firebelly
Austra
Phosphorescent
Bjork (mind-blowing show)
Blues in the Schools (elementary and high school-aged kids get to play a couple of songs on stage)
Alice in Chains
Alejandro Escovedo
Yukon Blonde
B.B. King
Photos can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634525251201/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benyung6/sets/72157634525251201/)
How was Shakey Graves? I'm going to a Shovels and Rope show he is opening for this friday and was wondering if I should get there early.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Barclays Center :thumbsup:
Amazing, Rocking, and a beautiful celebration of their music. Have loved this band for a very long time.
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Nice! And wow, that's a big picture.
Quote from: Crispy on Sep 20, 2013, 10:29 AM
Nice! And wow, that's a big picture.
You know what they say about men with big pictures ...large apertures.
Meh, too lazy to fix that. Y'all can see my pics I took here, since its obvious you're all not using 70" flat screens as computer monitors
http://blog.mahgeetah.com/post/61735887595/yeah-yeah-yeahs-at-barclays-center-9-19-13-photos (http://blog.mahgeetah.com/post/61735887595/yeah-yeah-yeahs-at-barclays-center-9-19-13-photos)
Quote from: FiddleCastro on Sep 20, 2013, 01:19 PM
Meh, too lazy to fix that. Y'all can see my pics I took here, since its obvious you're all not using 70" flat screens as computer monitors
http://blog.mahgeetah.com/post/61735887595/yeah-yeah-yeahs-at-barclays-center-9-19-13-photos (http://blog.mahgeetah.com/post/61735887595/yeah-yeah-yeahs-at-barclays-center-9-19-13-photos)
You know what they say about men with ridiculously large monitors....blind.
There you go, Rich. I like this one:
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I saw Vampire Weekend on Thursday night at the Mann (Skyline stage). I had never seen them before and wanted to, Cool concert. Played lots off their latest album except the one I really wanted to hear cause it's my favorite, Worship You :angry: I had a feeling they weren't going to play it before the show cause I don't think it's a "popular" song or single and they hadn't played it before.
Some video I shot:
Vampire Weekend- Obvious Bicycle@ Mann Music Center (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PplEfZ1UPS0#)
Vampire Weekend- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa@ Mann Music Center (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNM8om3UT4#)
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I saw Julia Holter play last night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Apparently there was a lot of stuff going on around town last night... The XX at Radio City, Local Natives at Terminal 5, iamamiwhoami in Brooklyn, and of course Lionel Richie at Barclays... But I chose Julia Holter over all of it. I heard some tracks from Julia a while back and heard she puts on a great live show. I listened to her new record recently and really liked it. But tonight I have a new appreciation for her music.
I'm not sure what it was, but standing there at Music Hall with her music playing out in front of me, I felt like I was elsewhere, another planet, maybe? I'm not sure. For a while I just wasn't here, I just checked-out. Every so often, I'd snap out of it, but get dragged back into it by the music. Her music and voice is beautiful. The orchestration of her songs and re-arrangement into a live format and a band featuring a saxophonist, violinist, cellist, and drummer was incredible. If you haven't heard anything from Julia Holter, I highly recommend you check out her latest record, Loud City Song.
http://youtu.be/uulY9Qyp0sI (http://youtu.be/uulY9Qyp0sI)
Julia Holter - Maxim's II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwu6bZDRWOM#)
Saw Bahamas last night at Massey Hall, a place I feel they were made to play. I've mentioned here before how much I dig Bahamas, but that's not going to stop me from doing it again. It's Afie Jurvanen with a drummer and (now) three angelic backup singers. Every time I see them, I fall in love with Afie's Angels (as I call his backup singers) and come away more and more impressed with how fucking talented Afie is. He's a triple-threat of the highest order (singer, songwriter, guitar-slinger) and I will do anything I can to turn more people onto his talent.
Jack Johnson, uh, closed for him, and while I find most of Jack's songs kinda blend into a soothing but unstimulating blend of easy-jam-beach-folk-pop, it's pretty damn hard to dislike the guy. He just seems so damn nice. And part of Jack's stipulations for this tour is that the bars are prohibited from selling bottled water, so they gave out cups of ice water for free -- nice touch Jack! Anyway, I was planning on only staying for a few songs after Bahamas but ended up just boogiein' the night away with Jack and his pleasant band. Bahamas ended up sitting in on a few songs too, which was nice, though having Afie and his Angels sit in with Jack is a tragic under-use of their talents. With this and Bonnaroo, I've now seen Jack Johnson twice in a few months without ever having a plan to even see him once. But hey, fun is fun. Overall, very enjoyable night of tunes!
A couple of shows this past week...
First, J. Roddy Walston & The Business at The Washington in Burlington, IA last Friday. It's a nice little bar, the owner is a nice guy, but the locals showing up we're a real curiosity, there to drink and amazed that someone would drive 90 minutes to see a band they never heard of. I assured them they would see something great and, despite their lowbrow nature, they were, like me, blown away. We got two 45-minute sets, full of great energy. They played a number of tunes from across their discography, most unfamiliar to me then (I'm catching up). Rod rocks the piano with Jim-like intensity, long hair flying front to back, vocals with great ferocity. If I didn't think I'd get my ass kicked, I'd have been up front rockin' out, but the few feet in front of the stage remained mostly empty, but for a couple of drunk girls dancing for one tune in the first set (nice to watch) and a couple dancing for a couple tunes in the second set (painful to watch). Met and spoke with most of the band before, during the set break, and after the show, mostly Rod himself. He's a really nice guy! When some local guy was sharing his plans to open a pawn shop, I mouthed "save me" to Rod, he laughed and nodded understanding. Picked up their s/t vinyl, which the guys signed. A sparse crowd but J. Roddy & TB brought it! Closed with a blistering cover of Little Richard's "Lucille" that left many jaws dropped.
On Tuesday, it was Dawes at the Englert Theatre here in Iowa City. I caught 'em while camped in front of the adjacent stage at Mountain Jam in 2011 (ran into MMJ just before, on their way to check 'em out for the first time) and again at Newport last year. Festival scenes offer one kind of experience, though having my family with me at Newport was distracting, so a chance to catch a full set in a great venue- a theater with fantastic sound- was a treat. Met Taylor Goldsmith prior to the opener (Jonathan Rice, excellent), as he was hiding in plain sight seated nearby to my right through Rice's set and he talked of what great guys MMJ are. The crowd was feeding the band great energy and they delivered a solid show in return, expressing a genuine appreciation. Taylor is a talented, if somewhat tame, guitarist with Billy Joel-esque vocals, and his brother added percussion with flair and solid vocals here and there. The guy on keys looked like he wanted to be somewhere else, but added fantastic layers of organ and piano throughout. A bit mellow for my taste, but this is a solid, tight 4-piece group and it was a great way to spend a Tuesday night.
Did, you go see both these shows twice, Yac?
Quote from: Fully on Oct 03, 2013, 11:43 AM
Did, you go see both these shows twice, Yac?
oops. Fixed. Thanks for the sarcastic heads up, Fully. I expect no less!
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On Saturday night I saw Daugher at Terminal 5. It was their biggest headlining show ever. I remember seeing them last year open for the Walkmen at the same venue to a very small crowd. I came in during their set and I was able to get up to about the third row. I remember being blown away that night and a lot of people around me in the audience asked around "who was that!?"
Fast-forward to May, and Daughter's two sold out headline shows at the 600-capacity Bowery Ballroom. These were special shows. The crowd was into it, and Elena Tonra seemed overwhelmed by the support New York showed her those two nights, fighting back tears to thank the audience.
On Saturday, Daughter headlined the 3000 capacity mega-club Terminal 5. Once Daughter took the stage, the very young audience went crazy, screaming and cheering on the band. Singing along to every word, I will not forget the feeling of the audience singing along to "Youth" and I don't think Elena will either. Elena then said "I hope we're not depressing you too much on a Saturday night" which the crowd responded to with a cheer. The band was fantastic, playing songs off of If You Leave, and their amazing EPs which sounded great in the notoriously bad sounding venue.
It's crazy that a band I saw last October in the same venue to 1/10th the crowd just headlined there...
Neutral Milk Hotel last night in Richmond VA. Incredible and very moving show, the band sounds great and Jeff Mangum's voice was amazing.
Really special to finally have gotten to see them.
Baroness last night in Manchester, at a small (200?) venue. The sound wasn't great where I was standing (too much vocals), but they played all the good ones. Their new drummer hits his kit about as hard as anyone I've ever seen.
Quote from: MarkW on Oct 23, 2013, 07:28 AM
Baroness last night in Manchester, at a small (200?) venue. The sound wasn't great where I was standing (too much vocals), but they played all the good ones. Their new drummer hits his kit about as hard as anyone I've ever seen.
Good to hear about the new drummer. I saw them open for Clutch a few years ago, and saw them at Bonnaroo as well. Great to see them out on the road again.
Lucius @ Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA last night.
Small carpeted space in their student center. Their gear took up a third of the space
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I had spoken with the band online and before the show. They know Tommy's wife, Court, who was part of MMJ's management team. Also, one of their guitarists is from my homestate of NH. About 4 songs in, "we'd like to dedicate this next song to John," then proceeded to play Wonderful TWIF, which they'd covered at Solid Sound.
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This was a free show and poorly attended (maybe 60 people) but the girls were as powerful as ever with their parallel vocals and the guys provided great percussion and guitar work. The show ended with Lucius stepping away from their gear, having us form a circle around them, as they sang an acoustic cover of McCartney's Goodbye.
Not a bad way to spend a Wednesday night, and home in time to catch the last hour of the World Series game 1 (go Sox!).
I've been lazy about reporting back on the shows i've been going to lately... but saw Dr. Dog last night and thought I'd share. They get better every time I see them! And the crowd gets bigger too, not always a great thing. Got annoyed with these two guys that lifted their girl up on their shoulders, but security took care of that. It's an unnecessary thing and blocks the view of people behind you, you're not more important than anyone else there. Other than that not too bad of a crowd. The new songs sounded good, and got a nice mix of old songs toward the end of the set. Toby has really emerged as their front man, even if they're kind of a dual leader type thing.
The Truth
These Days
Heavy Light
Broken Heart
That Old Black Hole
Hang On
Love
The Beach
I Only Wear Blue
Cuckoo
(First Time Live/Tour Debut)
Oh No
Stranger
How Long Must I Wait
Too Weak to Ramble
Heart It Races
(Architecture in Helsinki cover)
Jackie Wants a Black Eye
Lonesome
Encore:
The Girl
Rock & Roll
(Tour Debut)
The Way the Lazy Do
The Breeze
The Rabbit, The Bat, and The Reindeer
Built To Spill on Monday in Iowa City, first time seeing/hearing them. Great musicians, both atmospheric and concise, cool covers (Don't Fear The Reaper was great!) and a reason to dig in to their back catalog, of which I am unfamiliar. Great openers, too - Genders (from PDX) and Slam Dunk.
Jason Isbell last night in a small club in Manchester. He was acoustic, and supported by Amanda Shires (his wife).
Amanda played ukulele and fiddle, later asking Jason to come on to play guitar. She's got a beautiful voice, and some nice between-song stories for the crowd.
After a short break, Jason was back on with Amanda supporting on fiddle. His voice was outstanding, and the Southeastern songs are so strong live. He's relaxed and friendly, with good chat between numbers. Decoration Day and Outfit stood out amongst the oldies.
Great crowd with no talkers. Even the bar staff were quiet. Awesome night.
Quote from: MarkW on Nov 26, 2013, 04:27 AM
Jason Isbell last night in a small club in Manchester. He was acoustic, and supported by Amanda Shires (his wife).
Amanda played ukulele and fiddle, later asking Jason to come on to play guitar. She's got a beautiful voice, and some nice between-song stories for the crowd.
After a short break, Jason was back on with Amanda supporting on fiddle. His voice was outstanding, and the Southeastern songs are so strong live. He's relaxed and friendly, with good chat between numbers. Decoration Day and Outfit stood out amongst the oldies.
Great crowd with no talkers. Even the bar staff were quiet. Awesome night.
Excellent! Chrissy loves Amanda Shires :)
Quote from: johnnYYac on Nov 20, 2013, 11:52 AM
Built To Spill on Monday in Iowa City, first time seeing/hearing them. Great musicians, both atmospheric and concise, cool covers (Don't Fear The Reaper was great!) and a reason to dig in to their back catalog, of which I am unfamiliar. Great openers, too - Genders (from PDX) and Slam Dunk.
BTS never disappoints! Saw them last month as well
Saw Red Fang @Underground Arts in Philly last night. Epic metal show, and probably my number 2 or 3 show of the year behind on Sleep at MDF and Trail of Dead. The crowd was crazy as always with tons of crowd surfing including a 300+ lb guy who ended up on top of a few guys including myself and other than the constant mass of humanity and taking a knee to the skull from another surfer it was a great night. Brian and Aaron where bother really playing to the crowd and kept on coming up to the edge of the stage where I was located during the solos which were awesome. Bryan also gave me a pick after the show so that will be nice to add to my collection. I think that might of been the last time I have ever exited a show dripping in sweat when it is snowing outside. As far as the music was concerned they played from their entire catalog which was awesome as they played all of the well known songs along with Malverde, Reverse Thunder, and some other great cuts. Now just hoping Queens bring the same sort of energy on Monday night.
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Yo La Tengo at Bell House in Brooklyn- just got back. It was my second time seeing them but first time seeing them do their own plugged-in/electric material. They were loud, noisy, and amazing. Ira Kaplan is a skinny Jersey Jew guitar god.
Roaring cover of Uncle Neil's Time Fades Away and several other 10+ minute guitar freak outs. Ira's mom sang "My Little Corner of The World" to end it. I can't believe this band doesn't have a bigger cult.
Quote from: MMPJ6306 on Dec 17, 2013, 12:57 AM
Yo La Tengo at Bell House in Brooklyn- just got back. It was my second time seeing them but first time seeing them do their own plugged-in/electric material. They were loud, noisy, and amazing. Ira Kaplan is a skinny Jersey Jew guitar god.
Roaring cover of Uncle Neil's Time Fades Away and several other 10+ minute guitar freak outs. Ira's mom sang "My Little Corner of The World" to end it. I can't believe this band doesn't have a bigger cult.
That's what I thought after finally witnessing some YLT awesomeness at Solid Sound. Hipster backlash, maybe.
Quote from: manonthemoon on Dec 10, 2013, 08:15 PM
Saw Red Fang @Underground Arts in Philly last night. Epic metal show, and probably my number 2 or 3 show of the year behind on Sleep at MDF and Trail of Dead. The crowd was crazy as always with tons of crowd surfing including a 300+ lb guy who ended up on top of a few guys including myself and other than the constant mass of humanity and taking a knee to the skull from another surfer it was a great night. Brian and Aaron where bother really playing to the crowd and kept on coming up to the edge of the stage where I was located during the solos which were awesome. Bryan also gave me a pick after the show so that will be nice to add to my collection. I think that might of been the last time I have ever exited a show dripping in sweat when it is snowing outside. As far as the music was concerned they played from their entire catalog which was awesome as they played all of the well known songs along with Malverde, Reverse Thunder, and some other great cuts. Now just hoping Queens bring the same sort of energy on Monday night.
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I wanted to go to that show!! I saw them there last year and it was a blast. I can't believe they haven't graduated to the Union Transfer yet... or they just like the basement vibe. Glad you had a good time!
saw Fastball in West Chester, PA a few weeks ago. Only knew their singles but it was a good show.
few days before that saw Jagwar Ma in philly at a nightclub (won tix). Really enjoyed that show. lots of dancing and peopel were into them.
Jagwar Ma- Uncertainty@ Voyeur in philly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqS9LoFf5Jw#ws)
Just saw Jeff Tweedy 12/8/13 in Seattle. It was a great solo show. Love his music. Can Never get enough much like MMJ, no matter what mood i am in there is a Jeff/Wilco/Jim/Carl/MMJ album that will work. Suffice it to say that MMJ and Wilco are my top two.
saw Against Me! in Lancaster, PA on Saturday. I only knew a handful of their stuff, but they put on one hell of a show. Crowd was into them, lot of moshing and crowd surfing. New stuff sounded decent as well.
Saw the Mountain Goats (just JD) in Durham on Sunday for a special fundraiser show. Very small venue, like 250 max and was able to get up front to in front of the stage which was cool. It was awesome as he played some unreleased stuff, some songs he never plays, covers, and then auctioned off 8 request songs for the charity. He had his typical witty banter and was pretty much totally on for the show as I am guessing playing a one off hometown show is something he likes to do. Totally worth the drive down and one of my top 5 shows ever, hopefully this is just the start to a fantastic year of shows with MMJ blowing us away in the Summer and Fall. :drum:
Jason Isbell
Headliners – Louisville, KY
January 15, 2014
on 10:15
Decoration Day
Flying Over Water
Tour of Duty
Go It Alone
Alabama Pines
God Damn Lonely Love
Heart on a String
Different Days
Live Oak
Stockholm
Cover Me Up
Relatively Easy
Traveling Alone
Codeine
Elephant
Never Gonna Change
Outfit
The Magician
Dress Blues
Super 8
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Danko/Manual
Atlantic City
off 12:20
Went to the Sydney Big Day Out on Sunday. Saw Tame Impala, Cosmic Psychos, Mudhoney and Pearl Jam of course. Incredible set list. They played Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns, Footsteps, In Hiding, Black, Insignificance, Kick Out the Jams with Mark Arm and Steve Turner, just so many good songs. The played for over two hours and past curfew. The audience sounded like a choir and were singing every word. I was on Stones side a couple of rows from the front.
Seeing Eddie solo at the State Theatre and the Sydney Opera House in a few weeks as well. Can't wait!
Got some free tickets to Jay Z the other night, and man, pretty kickass show! I went to the show a tad reluctantly, as I was feeling kinda shitty and I'm not even that big of a Jay fan. Just felt like I'd be an idiot to turn down free tickets. But goddamn if that guy didn't pull me in! I was bouncin' on cue on everything. What a killer band he's got too. Money well spent!
Queens of the Stone Age just blew my mind the other night. First time seeing them and it was pretty fucking outstanding.
Quote from: he.who.forgets on Feb 08, 2014, 09:17 AM
Queens of the Stone Age just blew my mind the other night. First time seeing them and it was pretty fucking outstanding.
:thumbsup: yeah they are awesome!
I saw a band called Drowners last night at a dive bar in philly. Only heard about them last week when a friend mentioned them to me and saw they were opening up for Temples soon. Checked out some of their videos on youtube and dug what I heard. Think early Strokes meets late 80's/early 90's brit pop music. They were pretty awesome live! Could be very huge one day! Lead singer is Welsh but moved to New York a few years ago to become a model. Bought the album at the show and got the set list (which was on a piece of cardboard signed).
Drowners- Watch You Change@ Kung Fu Necktie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnqERN8Qmg#ws)
Drowners- Let Me Finish@ Kung Fu Necktie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAd4kOZ8hfs#ws)
Drowners- Bar Chat@ Kung Fu Necktie in philly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gYGOETB5jY#ws)
Saw Justin Timberlake on Valentine's Day with my girlfriend. Surprised her with fourth-row seats, and it was hilarious to watch her go nuts. The music ain't really my thang, but it's hard not to admire JT from a performance standpoint. The man can entertain. Also, top marks for sheer production values. The stage setup was massive, with a backdrop that even covered the arena's ceiling. First I've ever seen that. He also had a huge hydraulic stage that moved to the other end of the arena for a few songs, turning our awesome seats to nosebleeds. All in all, top quality arena pop show.
On the complete other end of the spectrum, I saw a celebration of the Kinks last night featuring some of Toronto's finest. It was three straight hours of Kinks hits, most of which done remarkably well. The Golden Dogs hosted, and were supported by Zeus, Sloan, Ron Sexsmith, Jason Collett and about a dozen others. It was probably the catchiest night of covers I've ever seen. Here's Zeus rippin' through Victoria:
The Golden Dogs & Zeus - Victoria - Live at the Silver Dollar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeg30E_2LT0#ws)
My brother and I went to Nashville last Sunday (Feb. 16, 2014) to see Pat Metheny at the Ryman Auditorium. (See my two videos in the Jazz! thread - http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,16846.0.html (http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,16846.0.html)). We got the more expensive tickets, so we could be a little closer. Pat's new band is called the Pat Metheny Unity Group. His band now includes Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sanchez, and the addition of multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi (Antonio Sanchez has been Pat's drummer for many, many years). The show was really good. They played without an opening act, and the show lasted about 2 hours and 40 minutes. We also got a couple of Pat's guitar picks when the show was over.
Here are a few photos I took.
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Sick shots Mr. White! Looks like payin' for the good seats was worth it! Sounds like an awesome show for sure.
Quote from: oistheone on Feb 20, 2014, 09:39 PM
Sick shots Mr. White! Looks like payin' for the good seats was worth it! Sounds like an awesome show for sure.
Thanks! My brother and I were 8 rows back for the majority of the show. When some folks got up to leave right before Pat and the band came back out for a couple of encores (they must have had baby-sitters waiting on them or some other weak reason to not stick around for the best part of the show), we became what we used to call "grave robbers" - we took their empty 3rd row seats. My photos were not all that great, in my opinion. They were being really strict about not letting people take pictures or videos, so I only took a few. When I did dare to snap a quick shot, I kept my camera at about chest level and really close to my body. Therefore, I had to try to shoot between the people seated directly in front of us. I had to crop most of the photos to make them look as good as they do.
:grin: I'm familiar with both your techniques! Both the "camera at chest level to avoid persecution" and the "sneakin' up to better seats during the encore". One thing you can always count on at a show is suckers leaving early. And hardcore music fans like us will forever benefit from said suckers.
J Roddy Walston & The Business last at a small venue in Manchester (UK) last night. Small, quiet crowd (125?), but the band gave it everything. The audience warmed up towards What a show. I think that's what marks out a great performer for me - whether it's 100 or 100,000 in the audience, they still bring the noise.
Awesome.
Quote from: MarkW on Feb 27, 2014, 03:52 AM
J Roddy Walston & The Business last at a small venue in Manchester (UK) last night. Small, quiet crowd (125?), but the band gave it everything. The audience warmed up towards What a show. I think that's what marks out a great performer for me - whether it's 100 or 100,000 in the audience, they still bring the noise.
Awesome.
Mark, I saw them in a small Mississippi riverbank town in Iowa, maybe 20 people, only a few of whom had any idea who J. RW&TB were. Most were there for regular Friday night drinkin'. The boys rocked hard and gave it all. Being the only one who came from out of town, specifically to see them, it was almost like a private show. This was only a few months ago.
Quote from: johnnYYac on Feb 27, 2014, 12:04 PM
Quote from: MarkW on Feb 27, 2014, 03:52 AM
J Roddy Walston & The Business last at a small venue in Manchester (UK) last night. Small, quiet crowd (125?), but the band gave it everything. The audience warmed up towards What a show. I think that's what marks out a great performer for me - whether it's 100 or 100,000 in the audience, they still bring the noise.
Awesome.
Mark, I saw them in a small Mississippi riverbank town in Iowa, maybe 20 people, only a few of whom had any idea who J. RW&TB were. Most were there for regular Friday night drinkin'. The boys rocked hard and gave it all. Being the only one who came from out of town, specifically to see them, it was almost like a private show. This was only a few months ago.
Cool. I had a brief word to say thanks to JRW afterwords. He was polite and gracious. He also appears to enjoy a can or two of Red Stripe lager.
Saw Gregory Alan Isakov and Josh Ritter play an acoustic show at Headliner's in Louisville Monday night. Great performances by both, as expected...but it really wasn't a show for standing and GA. Would have been so much better at The Brown. In other cities they played theaters.
still a really lovely time, and two singer/songwriters I go see any and every chance I get! To have seen them together is just bonus!
I saw Moon Taxi play a sold out show at Headliners Louisville last Friday night. Those guys are the shit!
Just got back from seeing The Men at Bowery Ballroom. They were a lot of fun, but they didn't play a single song from Open Your Heart AND THEY PLAYED FOR ONE HOUR TOTAL.
Granted, the ticket was $15 and they play in NYC at least twice a year but still.
Sometimes you just need a reminder as to exactly how special an MMJ show is.
Last night in Iowa City. What an inspiration!
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Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 06, 2014, 12:09 PM
Last night in Iowa City. What an inspiration!
Any closer to the stage and you'd have been singing backing vocals. Did she put on a good show - I'd love to see her live.
White Denim and The Districts in Peoria, IL. Good night with a crowd of about 250 at a nice new venue. First time seeing The Districts, they were really good.
T. Hardy Morris Saturday night at Zanzabar in Louisville.
There were about 10 people there by the stage during his set, it was awesome!! He was opening for Robert Ellis...we stayed for 2 of his songs and left, just wasn't into it. T. Hardy was real good though as was his band!
Quote from: MarkW on Mar 06, 2014, 12:29 PM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Mar 06, 2014, 12:09 PM
Last night in Iowa City. What an inspiration!
Any closer to the stage and you'd have been singing backing vocals. Did she put on a good show - I'd love to see her live.
It was a great show, tons of fun. I haven't moved like that in a while, still sore. I WISH I had her energy! I was front row, one seat away from steps to the stage. She was recruiting folks to come up on stage to dance, but a couple to my right (who I later learned had seats almost at the back of the theater, then sleazed their way to the rail) were doing the full deadhead, arm flow dancing shit and got pulled on stage, where they embarrassed themselves. Another guy got on just prior and was all smooth with his moves and even sang along with Sharon into her mic (he had a good voice, too). After that, it would have been a hard act to follow, so I'm glad I missed my chance to get up there.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Mar 06, 2014, 03:05 PM
T. Hardy Morris Saturday night at Zanzabar in Louisville.
There were about 10 people there by the stage during his set, it was awesome!! He was opening for Robert Ellis...we stayed for 2 of his songs and left, just wasn't into it. T. Hardy was real good though as was his band!
Would love to catch THM. Not familiar with Robert Ellis
I got to do something very unusual Friday night. I went to a taping of Bluegrass Underground on PBS. On the lineup was Davina and the Vagabonds, Michael Martin Murphy, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Jason Isbell. I didn't really know what I was getting into or how awesome it would be, but without realizing it, I crossed an experience off my musical bucket list. The Volcano Room is 333 ft underground and has ridiculously great acoustics. It's also incredibly beautiful. Every act was good although MMM was my least favorite even though his guitar player was the shit. I'd never heard of Davina and the Vagabonds before, but she has an incredible voice. I had only seen Steep Canyon Rangers as a backing band for Steve Martin. They were way better by themselves. I'd love to see them again anytime. Then came Isbell and the 400 unit. I've seen him several times before. They were great as usual. The cave was the star of the show to me. It's beauty was awe inspiring and the sound in that room made every act shine a bit brighter.
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Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Mar 06, 2014, 03:05 PM
T. Hardy Morris Saturday night at Zanzabar in Louisville.
There were about 10 people there by the stage during his set, it was awesome!! He was opening for Robert Ellis...we stayed for 2 of his songs and left, just wasn't into it. T. Hardy was real good though as was his band!
Would love to catch THM. Not familiar with Robert Ellis
I wasn't either. I really didn't give him too much of a chance, but after 2 songs I could tell I wasn't into him. Just did not like his singing voice at all.
I did say hi to T. Hardy and shake his hand and told him how much I like his new album.
Quote from: Fully on Mar 10, 2014, 10:11 AM
Then came Isbell and the 400 unit. I've seen him several times before. They were great as usual. The cave was the star of the show to me. It's beauty was awe inspiring and the sound in that room made every act shine a bit brighter.
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This looks incredible!!
Quote from: Fully on Mar 10, 2014, 10:11 AM
The Volcano Room is 333 ft underground and has ridiculously great acoustics. It's also incredibly beautiful. The cave was the star of the show to me. It's beauty was awe inspiring and the sound in that room made every act shine a bit brighter.
Glad you enjoyed it , Fully!
I watch the tv show all the time& hope to make it down to the Underground later this year. Gotta be a one of a kind experience!
Must of been a great weekend for you with White Denim in Nville the next nite!
It was Yim. If you go, book a cabin at Rock island instead of staying in McMinnville bc McMinnville hotels are awful. Our doorknob fell off and I could hear the guy next door clear his throat all night
Band Of Horses at the Merriam Theater in philly. Pretty cool acoustic show.
Band Of Horses- Is There A Ghost (Acoustic)@ Merriam Theater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6a1AmOfZL0#ws)
Band Of Horses- Ode To LRC (Acoustic)@ Merriam Theater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2IT4A8Xkc#ws)
Band Of Horses- Laredo (Acoustic)@ Merriam Theater (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOv1CFsNN3k#ws)
Just saw Neil Finn at the Sydney Opera house!!!! He played a lot of songs from his new album Dizzy Heights which were so good and plenty of crowd pleasers. Very happy indeed. :smiley:
Quote from: weeniebeenie on Mar 21, 2014, 10:03 AM
Just saw Neil Finn at the Sydney Opera house!!!! He played a lot of songs from his new album Dizzy Heights which were so good and plenty of crowd pleasers. Very happy indeed. :smiley:
WOW! :shocked:
Last night (March 20, 2014) I got to go to my first J. Roddy Walston & The Business concert. It took place at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville. The opening act was a local band named Discount Guns. I thought they did a pretty good job.
I got to Headliners about a half hour before they opened the doors, so as soon as they let us in, I went upstairs to claim my spot on the balcony railing, right in the middle. I recorded several songs (that are posted in the J. Roddy thread). Since there was nobody in my way, I could hold the camera down low so I wouldn't disturb those around me. Before J. Roddy took the stage, I noticed a few Forum members were down near the right side of the stage. I saw deidralynn, toretm, and SaraBananaBear. I didn't get a chance to say hello since I wanted to keep my spot on the balcony rail. I also saw Patrick Hallahan hanging out at the bar area. He was still there as I was heading out after the show, so I decided to say hi. I talked with Patrick for about 2 or 3 minutes. It was my first time meeting him, and he was just as friendly as others here have described him to be. We talked about a neighbor of his I know and about how much J. Roddy rocked the place. I had also picked up J. Roddy's 2 albums on vinyl, and they caught Patrick's eye. I'm glad I waited to get his albums until the show. That way, most if not all of the money will go directly to him and his band instead of to all the middle men.
Here are a few photos I took.
Louisville's own Discount Guns
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J. Roddy Walston & The Business
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...And you will know us by the trail of dead just melted the faces off of DC over at the Rock and Roll Hotel. They played Sources and Tag Codes in its entirety and a few other gems and an encore as well. Playing all the way throughout the crowd, playing while body surfing, having random people get up on stage to sing along. The entire crowd jumping and rocking out, good times. These guys never disappoint and always make it a point o talk to the crowd after the show and sign whatever you want. Definately what I needed given a week of being sick and backlogged at work. One of the best live bands out there, they always bring it no matter what night it is.
Saw PHJB last Saturday in Greensboro, NC. They were good, but looked really tired or solemn in comparison to OBH. I am thinking, they were on a vacation in Mexico and were very relaxed, having a good time themselves...and now they are on tour, which certainly can takes its toll. Also, Ben wasn't with them.
Still, it was an outstanding show, they were great, they covered about 50% of their new release. The theater there is beautiful too. There was a drop down pit in front of the stage made available for dancing. It took half a show and two women to break the ice and run down to the pit to dance. It didn't take long after that for it to fill up. Even Clint commented that it was really cool for them to see people dancing, and he thanked them for that.
I recommend catching them on tour if you can. :beer:
Saw Real Estate in Nashville Saturday night.
First time at Exit/In. Very cool venue.
We got there before the opening act and got a spot upstairs leaning on the ledge of the balcony, perfect!! Opening band was Pure X. They were interesting and good. I had not heard them before.
Real Estate was excellent. That guitar player just blows me away. Their songs sound just like they do on the album live, but for them I like that. Good mix of songs on Days and the new album and a few from their first album, which I am not familiar with.
Loved the show! Loved the venue. Worth travelling to Nashville for!
Over the last couple of weeks, I've seen:
- Real Estate and Pure X at Il Motore in Montreal. Pure X's debut album was quite good - mellow synth pop, but their second album was a dud. They released a new album on Tuesday, but I have yet to hear it. Real Estate were excellent. The setup at Il Motore has the stage at the front of the venue (more like a bar that has about 600-700 capacity). After their first set, the band started to walk off stage but had nowhere to go. So Alex turned back and spoke into the microphone, "Guys, why don't we just keep playing. It's not like we can go anywhere." After a short break for the rest of the band to get a drink, they played an extended encore, some of it ad lib.
- Caught the Dum Dum Girls and Blouse at Il Motore last Friday night. I'm a fan of both. Blouse were great, even with their new indie rock sound (their debut was synth-pop). DDG have improved immensely with their live shows since the first time I saw them in 2010. Dee Dee was battling a cold or another ailment, but she soldiered on. Great show.
- The next night, saw Montreal's Suuns, who are an experimental rock band that mixes deep house, doom, indie rock, electronic, synth, etc. The music can be brooding at times or completely pulsating. Awesome band and one I definitely recommend seeing.
- Last night, saw Vancouver band The Zolas (had a post-set interview with them, too). They're poppy, but fun. They were actually the second of three bands. The first band was James Younger, who plays in The Zolas. He was great. His sound was almost Mikal Cronin-esque but not as fuzzy. Can't say Ty Segall because it didn't have the reverb or indie rock feel - more indie pop-rock. The third act was The Mounties, a super-indie Canadian band, although I missed most of the set hanging out with the founding members of The Zolas.
Warpaint at Gabe's in Iowa City on April 1. I love their albums, and they sounded pretty solid in person, but there was nothing compelling about them on stage. It was a standing GA club, level floor, low stage, and lots of tall people. I never actually saw the drummer or her kit. Their stage presence was indifferent. At one point, one of the vocalists said "It feels like a Friday night!" with her hands in the air. I though to myself, "Nah, it feels like a Tuesday night to me..." Still worth $15 and I picked up the latest LP on the way out. I'll enjoy them from the comfort of home and my turntable...
April 1- Neil Young at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (where the Academy Awards are held). Pure awesomeness. What a venue. Neil is the man.
April 3- Widespread Panic at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara
April 4 & 5- Widespread Panic at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
panic killed it as usual, all three nights were amazing. Nicky Sanders (from the Steep Canyon Rangers) came out both nights in LA, Neal Casal (Chris Robinson's Brotherhood/ Hard Working Americans) came out Saturday night in LA.
Good times had in SoCal last week.
My first Springsteen and E Street concert. Wow, what a force of nature he and the band are. Some feedback issues during the show but that is the only complaint. Here is a great recap from NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2014/04/bruce_springsteen_plays_a_summ.html (http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2014/04/bruce_springsteen_plays_a_summ.html)
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My first Springsteen and E Street concert. Wow, what a force of nature he and the band are. Some feedback issues during the show but that is the only complaint. Here is a great recap from NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2014/04/bruce_springsteen_plays_a_summ.html (http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2014/04/bruce_springsteen_plays_a_summ.html)
Glad you liked it Parker. :thumbsup: I was there too, and thought except for the feedback issues, it was a fantastic show. :beer: I really loved the Sherry> Talk To Me>Seaside Bar Song>Jersey Girl four pack mid set. It really did have an at the beach in Jersey feel to the show. Great fun, and lots of energy. :cool:
I got to see Howell Dawdy at Zanzabar in Louisvlle last night. He's pretty funny. He sings a little, but most of his stuff is spoken word. Here is one of two videos I recorded.
http://youtu.be/9MfRQyPMR0E (http://youtu.be/9MfRQyPMR0E)
The Whigs in philly at the Nortstar Bar last night. I was debating whether or not to go, but tix were kinda cheap at $15. Forgot how much they rock live. Also they have a new album out which i wasn't aware of until recently :embarrassed:
65Daysofstatic last week and Crippled Black Phoenix two days ago. Was the first time I saw 65Daysofstatic live and it was a great show. It was ten years ago they released their first album, so they played the whole album to celebrate during the first part of the show. In the second part they played nearly everything from their newest album (Wild Light), which was one of my favorite albums of 2013. Great show, very loud (this seems to be the standard with instrumental (post-rock) bands :P).
However, Crippled Black Phoenix was even better. It was a 2.5-3 hours show and I only paid 10 euros (like 14$ or so). After 1.5 hours I thought "damn, great show but they haven't played my favorite songs yet...", but then they played more than a hour and played all my favorite songs in a row :shocked:. I was blown away, it got better and better. Great audience as well! Half of the band has been changed since the last time I saw them (2 years ago or so), but this seems to be an improvement (better singer). Can't understand why these guys aren't more popular. Epic show, one of the best I've ever seen! Certainly the best price-performance :thumbsup:
Crippled Black Phoenix - 02 We Forgotten Who We Are (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3iIeh0Ruw#)
Just saw Hall & Oates - great show. They sound fantastic and covered all the major hits from 70s and 80s. They look good too (considering Daryl is almost 70).
The only downside, is it was a short show - barely 80 minutes in total from start to the end of the second encore. I guess when you are 70 and not always in the best of health, you just can't pull off 2 hour shows any more.
Saw Television last night in Toronto, and GOOD LORD -- these guys have still got it! Tom and crew exude an effortless cool -- I'd be happy if I was half that smooth when I'm their age! The sound was perfect, with each instrument fully defined in the mix. Closing my eyes, it felt like I could have been listening to a live bootleg from the 70s. And of course, the playing was masterful. Tom is a guitar surgeon, each lick so precise and stinging it was like a musical incision. I realize Jimmy Ripp may not be an original member, but I am thrilled to have seen him in the band because his playing was absolutely flawless. What tone!! I'm going to have a hard time picking up my Telecaster after watching him "Ripp" for two hours. And it takes some kind of bass player to jam on "Marquee Moon" for fifteen minutes while keeping the groove flowing AND interesting throughout -- well done, Fred! Gotta say though, Billy might have stolen the show. What an inventive drummer. Nothing was out of bounds with him, he was using his sticks on the side of the drums, on the cymbal stands, even on the floor! One of the best drummers I've ever seen.
The whole night was pretty much perfect. Tom was in a great mood, joking with the audience throughout and appeared to be thrilled with the energy the packed house was giving him. Last night was two hours of classic tunes, played with force and originality, while NOT sounding like a jukebox. If you are even a passing fan of Television, DO NOT MISS THIS TOUR! My girlfriend only knows a few tunes off Marquee Moon and she was a little afraid that they might not put on a "show", but she was riveted and grooving the entire time -- afterwards saying it was one of the best shows she's ever seen! Bravo, Television. Bravo!
Got to hang with some great guys tonight preshow Bruce in Albany. Always great to see you Jeff, and you too Joey. :thumbsup: Looking forward to the backyard show next month. In the meantime, here's a little Bruce pic from tonight. :beer:
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Was just blown away by Mastodon, Gojira, and Kvelertak both last night in Philly and earlier this week in DC. Was by far the best tour bill I have seen this year. Kvelertak more than held their own in a shortened set and it was interesting seeing 3 lead guitars who all got to do there own solos at different points and a very energetic vocalist. Gojira was just a pure assault with the kick drums being like machine gun fire. They were definitely top notch and on their game at both shows. I heard many people who were there only to see that group and I can see why. Mastodon lived up to their hype as one of the great live bands on the road these days. They know how to whip a crowd into a frenzy like no one else. The sheer force of the mass of humanity that was the crowd close to the stage was crazy all set long last night. Just a mass of bodies, headbanging hair, and aggression. The band was fantastic as well, playing a couple of new tunes off the up coming album and also pulling out various songs from their entire catalog of material including a 12 minute Hearts Alive and personal favorite Crusher Destroyer. They ended the night like they always do with Brann talking to the crowd and saying they can't wait for the new album to get out there and that they'll be back soon to play those songs indicating another long period of touring this late summer/fall. That coupled with the rumored Winter EP that has been mentioned to be released near the end of the year makes it feel like these guys will never slow down and that's a good thing.
Phosphorescent killed at Webster Hall last night. It was great to finally get to see all those Muchacho tunes I love with a full band. They really do the whole psychedelic, cowboy rock thing justice. Really awesome show.
Saw The Head and the Heart last night in Cleveland at the Masonic Auditorium and they didn't disappoint. The venue and the audience on the other hand... LAME is the only word that comes to mind about the crowd... :rolleyes:
The venue was all seated except for the pit and the mezzanine was reserved seating. The 'balcony' (if you want to call it that) was GA. So, we didn't get our tix early enough so we found seats in the balcony. The show starts and my wife and I stand to start dancing and we suddenly see we're like the only ones standing and then we start hearing it from behind to sit down?! I was like SERIOUSLY??? :angry: Did they not realize what show they were at? Thankfully the venue wasn't sold out so we moved to a spot where we could get our groove on without obstructing the lame asses who had to sit through the ENTIRE show. I'm still dumbfounded as to how so many people managed to keep their asses planted to their seats for such a high energy band like The Head and the Heart. At least they didn't keep us from having a great time! :beer:
Blitzen Trapper at Gabe's in Iowa City tonight. Great show, hot and sweaty. Went back in after the show for this...
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They closed a lengthy encore with a cover of Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings played at Massey Hall last night -- what a show!
I was very fortunate in that I had front row seats, but as soon as the Dap Kings took the stage, that seat was ignored for the rest of the night. As usual with Massey Hall, people behind me were yelling at me to sit down, but thankfully Binky "The Man" Griptite spoke up for me, saying "I know those seats are comfy, but we need EVERYONE to GET THE HELL UP right now!" Thanks Binky! I've never seen such a normally stuffy hall turn into such an awesome dance party free-for-all. My friends who had tickets a few rows back ended up boogiein' in the front row with us! We got lots of love from Sharon and the whole band and my girlfriend got to go up on stage and bust her moves! Sharon is just amazing, there is no hyperbole when it comes to describing her - she's every bit the firecracker she's described to be. Completely infectious energy, and what a band! Can't wait to see 'em again at Forecastle.
Also, the opening act James Hunter is unbelievable. I've been wanting to see him for years, and was a bit disappointed at first to see he didn't have his band, but those worries were quashed pretty much immediately. Just as good, if not better, when it's just him and a guitar. Check him out if you love talent!
Funny side story -- we were at a bar after the show and my girlfriend realized she lost her wallet. I was almost positive it wasn't stolen, so I went back to the venue to try and track it down. This was about an hour after the show and everything was getting broken down so there was no way I was getting inside. I explained my situation to a security guard, who quickly referred me to the tour manager and told me to follow him. I was led backstage and told to wait behind a sweet red velvet curtain. I heard a shout from behind the curtain asking me what color the wallet was. "SILVER", I shouted back. The voice told me to come through the curtain, so I popped through, and there's the whole band chilling out! Homer, the Dap Kings drummer, says "Here you go" and tosses me the wallet! I was so flustered, thanking them for the show, thanking them for the wallet, I was probably a blabbering idiot and just got outta there as quickly as I could before going back to the bar as a hero. But to me, the real heroes were the Dap Kings. What a night!
Last night, my brother and I got to see The Pat Metheny Unity Group for the second time this year. We took our father up to Louisville to see an intimate show at the Kentucky Country Day-School Theatre. The theatre holds between 380 and 460 people (depending on how the seating is set up). There were probably around 300 at last night's show. We had wonderful seats - 4th row, pretty much in the center. He played about 2 hours and 30 to 40 minutes with no opening act and no intermission. As always, Pat put on a really special show, however, there weren't many changes since the February 16th show we saw down in Nashville at The Ryman Auditorium.
Here is a slightly blurry photo of Pat waving good-bye at the end of the show.
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wow, I didn't know that KCD theater was that small, never been. That is awesome.
I am seeing Josh Ritter there in September. :thumbsup:
Bonnie Raitt on July 4 TH at Fair ST LOUIS in Forest Park. About 100,000 people there (90 percent of them there for post show fireworks) . We snaked thru to third row w the diehards, she had great band, played lotta old stuff and beer tent was just to right of stage! Great nite, oh yeah - fireworks were good too
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/30/usemyqe8.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/30/pyvube8u.jpg) Jack White
Need I say more?
Quote from: pattilovesmmj on Jul 30, 2014, 09:45 AM
Jack White
Need I say more?
Yeah, that guy is pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
And Mr. White, Pat Metheny! He was my first concert-going experience back in the mid-80s. :beer:
saw Temples last night, they played a free show in philly at Morgan's Pier.. Opening band was called Spires. Decent/young "psychedelic" band from New York. Temples came on around 11 and played a Fun/energetic 10 song set for about an hour.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOnl1z0cfBk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOnl1z0cfBk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwqS-8BIPk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwqS-8BIPk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByWXUelZiX0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByWXUelZiX0)
I saw Nas perform Illmatic last night. He did an encore that included Hate Me Now, Made You Look, and One Mic. Illmatic is probably my favorite hip hop album, so it was a treat to see him do it from start to finish. Before the concert, they showed a documentary about the album called Time is Illmatic. The film wasn't really about the making of the album, it was more biographical in nature. The doc was quite entertaining, definitely worth checking out.
Quote from: dmooney99 on Aug 07, 2014, 06:27 PM
saw Temples last night, they played a free show in philly at Morgan's Pier.. Opening band was called Spires. Decent/young "psychedelic" band from New York. Temples came on around 11 and played a Fun/energetic 10 song set for about an hour.
Saw Temples last Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed it. They could easily become a psychedelic jam band if they desired, as they ended on a 15 minute jam that was just spectacular. The entire show had a great energy about it. They also used a "live" lights display - three projectors were set up while three stage hands mixed dyes throughout the show to create an ever changing backdrop which was cool and different.
saw Futurebirds in a tiny little venue on Friday. They were great. Did an amazing cover of Brooks and Dunn's Neon Moon. Played some great new songs. Nice kids, said they would love to open for Jacket on their tour next year.
I saw Caribou last night and it was absolutely a blast. Definitely the most fun I've had at a show outside of a Jacket or Springsteen concert. While I'm not sure what the forum thinks of his music, there's something magical about dancing crazy and not giving two shits what anyone thinks.
Rival Sons last week in Manchester, UK. Equally as good in a 1500-capacity place as they were in a 300-capacity venue earlier in the year. Great sound, and had the whole crowd jumping by the end.
Just saw American Football with my sons, both in early 20's. Never heard of them, but my son wanted to go for his 21st B-day with me and his brother. They made one album in 1999, and broke up. Now doing a mini tour. My boys usually like pretty hardcore stuff, both being 10 year veterans of Warped, plus recent Coachella shows, but American Football is the most relaxing guitar based band I have ever heard. Sounds good in the studio, but in a packed theater like the Fonda, it made me want to find a place to lie down. I read they are part of what is called "Math Rock". Never heard of it.
Quote from: Osistheones on Oct 05, 2014, 11:51 AM
I saw Nas perform Illmatic last night. He did an encore that included Hate Me Now, Made You Look, and One Mic. Illmatic is probably my favorite hip hop album, so it was a treat to see him do it from start to finish. Before the concert, they showed a documentary about the album called Time is Illmatic. The film wasn't really about the making of the album, it was more biographical in nature. The doc was quite entertaining, definitely worth checking out.
watched this documentary last night, recorded on tv. it was real good.
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
12-31-2014
1.Decoration Day
2.Stockholm
3.Go It Alone
4.Flying Over Water
5.Goddamn Lonely Love
6.Tour Of Duty
7.Alabama Pines
8.Live Oak
9.Different Days
10.Yvette
11.Codeine
12.New South Wales
13.Cover Me Up
14.Relatively Easy
15.Traveling Alone
16.Mutineer (Warren Zevon cover)
Encore:
17.Super 8
18.Outfit
19.Heart On A String
20.Never Gonna Change
:thumbsup: great night!
Shovels & Rope...killed it :thumbsup:
Titus Andronicus!! Finally saw these guys and they didn't disappoint. I havent mosh pitted like that in quite some time. They played a free show at this place Brooklyn Night Bazaar, which can only be described as some sort of hipster carnival. Cool place, i'd definitely go back.
I haven't posted in ages so it's not the concert I just saw but last saw. Paul Kelly (awesome, incredible Australian songwriter) at Taronga Zoo (which is kind of on the harbour so the scenery was great). Amazing show.
Saw Fleetwood Mac last night at the Yum Center in Louisville.
really great show. Wish I had spent more $$ on better seats...I really don't like arena shows. But they have been on my wish list for a long time and they sounded really great!!
They play the same set every night so I knew what to expect. Gold Dust Woman and Silver Springs were the highlights for me. I love the Stevie songs most!!
1. The Chain
2. You Make Loving Fun
3. Dreams
4. Second Hand News
5. Rhiannon
6. Everywhere
7. I Know I'm Not Wrong
8. Tusk
9. Sisters of the Moon
10. Say You Love Me
11. Seven Wonders
12. Big Love
13. Landslide
14. Never Going Back Again
15. Over My Head
16. Gypsy
17. Little Lies
18. Gold Dust Woman
19. I'm So Afraid
20. Go Your Own Way
21. Encore:
21. World Turning
22. Don't Stop
23. Silver Springs
24. Encore 2:
24. Songbird
[rant]I was very tempted to see the Fleetwood Mac show nearest Iowa City, but I just can't justify paying well over $100 for decent seats or taking nosebleeds. I get they're a great band with extensive history and I would love to see them, but the same thing happened with The Who and AC/DC. I'd rather spend $150 on Forecastle or Solid Sound than on a mid-level arena seat for one band.
I paid just about $100 for Neil Young (w/Everest and Patti Smith opening) and $120 for nosebleeds for Roger Waters The Wall. They were great shows, but I'm not sure any band is worth more than $100 for a 2-3 hour show.
I've wanted to take my daughters to some of their pop faves, but ticket prices are just out of control. So, for now, I'm sticking with festivals (Forecastle) and local shows (DBT, Real Estate, Foxygen, Diamond Rugs, Father John Misty, etc. all for $10-$25 each).[/rant]
I agree with you completely, and that's why I sat out when FM came around to the same venue last year. But now with the whole band back together we decided to just go, and we bought tickets for my bf's parents for Christmas so the 4 of us could go. If it had been just 2 tickets we would have gone for the over $100 tickets and tried for better seats, but we stuck with the top, on the side at around $70 per ticket. And it was worth it bc the show was great! And his parents were thrilled.
But I can see a show at Headliners for under $30, and have seen Real Estate twice this past year for $20. We have seen some really great shows for $10 and $15 and been 15-20 feet from the band! No comparison.
That's why I decided not to get tickets for Stevie Wonder even though it would probably be a cool show!! But once a year, a splurge on a band like Fleetwood Mac, when it may be my one and only chance in my lifetime to see them, I'd go for it.
I saw Soundgarden this past Thursday and Saturday. I got to hear Kyle Petty (Son of Richard), Blind Dogs, Flower, Incessant Mace, Birth Ritual and so much more. I'm still a bit :cheesy:
And I met Ross Halfin too! He gave me one of Chris's pics.
Just caught a few The Mountain Goats shows over the past week, each were awesome and once again proved to me that Darnielle is the greatest lyricist out there today. All of the songs are so vivid and his stage presence is second to none. I could almost just watch a show of just his banter and storytelling. Good way to start off a spring full of concerts.
Weedeater in Philly, an electric show as always. Crowd was hot and heavy, fantastic pit, so much energy. Just hoping that the boys bring it tomorrow as these past few shows are going to be hard to top :thumbsup:.
Sufjan Stevens was quite impressive Saturday night. His voice and band were just perfect. Plus they had beautiful images of nature, and I think his old home movies on a big screen behind them. The images and the lights added a lot to his music.
Played the entire new album and then thanked the audience for letting them play all the new stuff first...
April 18, 2015
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
1.Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
2. Death With Dignity
3. Should Have Known Better
4. Drawn to the Blood
5. All of Me Wants All of You
6. Eugene
7. John My Beloved
8. The Only Thing
9. Fourth of July
10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
11. Carrie & Lowell
12. The Owl and the Tanager
13. In the Devil's Territory
14. To Be Alone With You
15. Futile Devices
16. Sister
17. Blue Bucket of Gold (with extended outro)
Encore:
18. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
19. For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
20. The Dress Looks Nice on You (for Dawn Landes "who sang her heart out tonight")
21. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
22. Chicago
Saw The Who last night in Atlantic City.
Shit, for a bunch of 70yr olds...they still fucking kill it!!!
(And they played A Quick One... Still waiting for MMJ to bring this cover back)
Speaking of 70 year olds still jamming, I saw Booker T Jones last nite in Bloomington. His son now playing w him.
Great stories, great sound!
Ryan Adams solo at the Sydney Opera House. One of the best shows I've ever seen. It was incredible. :smiley:
Set list:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ryan-adams/2015/concert-hall-sydney-opera-house-sydney-australia-3f625b3.html
that's some setlist!
Last night my wife and I sat front row for Mr Martin Sexton. Guy is incredible. Doesn't take himself too seriously even with a voice of an angel.
Yesterday my wife and I went to Newport Folk Festival Day 1.
Bands we saw:
elephant revival
the lone bellow
iron & wine w ben bridwelll - simply awesome
leon bridges - great live show!
strand of oaks
MMJ
Roger Waters w/MMJ- F'n EPIC!!!
Donavan Frankenreiter. Decent show.
I saw Van Halen in Bangor last week and it was amazing. DLR has taken a lot of crap for his vocals lately but he was fantastic. If you get a chance to see this tour, I would if your a fan of the old stuff, the setlist was deep and Eddie was on fire.
I saw Hum last week. It was a very good show. They had a little extra downtime between songs which made for a little issue with flow and skipped a few songs from You'd Prefer an Astronaut that I hoped to hear. But they played a "new" song..... one they wrote 15+years ago that was going to be on the new album that never happened. The new song was definitely a hard rocker.
Right on! I dig You'd Prefer An Astronaut. Didn't know Hum was still around.
A couple weeks ago the wife & I saw Wilco at the Greek in LA. Then we did the Red Rocks twosome with MMJ & Alabama Shakes & the Drive-By Truckers. Going to see the Jesus & Mary Chain tonight. It's been a good couple of weeks, that's for sure!!
High on Fire and Pallbearer in Baltimore. Holy hell that was maximum riffage straight to the face :shocked: but not really :shocked:
Sufjan Stevens in Manchester.
heading to Nashville tomorrow for 2 nights of Widespread Panic outside at the new Ascend Amphitheater. excited! supposed to be "Forecastle hot" this weekend.
Seeing Helmet on Thursday!!!
Sturgill tonight!
Quote from: parkervb on Sep 15, 2015, 09:48 AM
Sturgill tonight!
Fucking A those boys are tight! Go see them
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Neil Fest was so much fun!
Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown - The Cabin Down Below Band
Out on the Weekend - Steve Schultz
Comes a Times - Chase Cohl
Powderfinger - Caveman
Tell Me Why - Streets of Laredo
Tonight's the Night - Elvis Perkins
Walk On - Ryan Miller
Thrown Your Hatred Down - Danny Masterson & Adam Busch
Harvest Moon - Nicole Atkins
Alabama - Summer Moon
Down by the River - Michelle Branch & Gus Wenner
Don't Let it Bring You Down - Adam Green
Mr. Soul - Sammy James Jr.
Unknown Legend - Caleb Followill
Cortez the Killer - Nick Zinner & Donald Cumming
Mellow My Mind - Valerie June
Revolution Blues - Matt Hitt
On the Beach - Body/Head
Don't Be Denied - Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Jillette Johnson
For the Turnstiles - Ruby Amanfu
Heart of Gold - CHarles Bradley
After the Gold Rush - Brian Fallon
Everybody's Alone - Jade
Southernman - Jakob Dylan
Ohio - Pat Carney, Jakob Dylan, Butch Walker, Brian Fallon
Cinnamon Girl - Ryan Adams
Old Man - Ryan Adams & Norah Jones
Rockin' in the Free World - Butch Walker
Helpless - Group finale
I love Unknown Legend. I do not love Caleb Followill.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Sep 16, 2015, 02:32 PM
I love Unkown Legend. I do not love Caleb Followill.
Yea he kind of knocked it out of the park though. The house band was amazing all night as well. I will say though, Sunday night (I went Monday) Norah Jones did Unknown Legend and I definitely would rather have heard her if I had a choice between the two. I was happy to see he was involved in it. Most random guest of the night, Hyde from That 70's Show playing guuitar on "Throw Your Hatred Down"
Quote from: Murph on Sep 16, 2015, 04:09 PM
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Sep 16, 2015, 02:32 PM
I love Unkown Legend. I do not love Caleb Followill.
Yea he kind of knocked it out of the park though. The house band was amazing all night as well. I will say though, Sunday night (I went Monday) Norah Jones did Unknown Legend and I definitely would rather have heard her if I had a choice between the two. I was happy to see he was involved in it. Most random guest of the night, Hyde from That 70's Show playing guuitar on "Throw Your Hatred Down"
I noticed that on the list. Is Hyde in a band? is he still acting?
It'd be kinda hard to see him as anything other than Hyde...
Last Monday, Eagles of Death Metal. I know half the audience didn't really care for Jesika Von Rabbit but i kinda dug her. EoDM came on about 10:15 and played for about 1 and half hours. He said he was sick from the night before. Sounded fine though. Jesika joined them onstage for Cherry Cola. Almost got Bag O'Miracles (which they haven't played in like 6 years but Jesse forgot the words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJe40bUPUqg
Born on the Bayou (intro)
Bad Dream Mama
Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)
Heart On
Complexity (Boots Electric cover)
Whorehoppin' (Shit, Goddamn)
Got a Woman
I Got a Feelin (Just Nineteen)
The Reverend
Cherry Cola
Silverlake (K.S.O.F.M.)
I Like to Move in the Night
I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)
Encore:
Stone Walls and Steel Bars (Boots Electric solo)
Bag O' Miracles (Boots Electric solo, snippet)
San Berdoo Sunburn (Boots Electric solo)
Kiss the Devil (Boots Electric solo)
Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones cover) (Boots Electric solo)
Wannabe in L.A.
I Only Want You
Speaking in Tongues (With guitar battle between Jesse Hughes and Dave Catching, and bass solo by Matt McJunkins)
Overall fun good show. Some of the new songs didn't really care for too much. Hopefully the album is decent.
Few days before that saw L7. It was also good. I only knew a handful of their stuff though. But those girls can rock at 50 something years old.
Saw the Chris Robinson Brotherhood last night at the Mercury Ballroom.
This was my 5th time seeing them and I'd say it was the best of any of them.
Though Neal Casal is still a star, the keyboard player Adam MacDougall really stole the show last night. Just unlike any keyboard player I've ever seen.
He was great in The Black Crowes but really goes nuts on the CRB songs. he had 4 keyboards, all with different sounds and switches around a lot.
3 hour show. love this venue, only about 300 people there I'd say.
awesome night!!
Langhorne Slim & The Law and The Avett Brothers at the clearwater jazz festival
I think it would be cool if we had a sticky for new "tour announcements". I've been waiting a good while to see Jose Gonzalez. I very randomly went to his site today and he is touring. I had no idea. I grabbed decent tix to the show but I was way late for primo seats. Anyone else think a sticky for a little heads up on new tour announcements for bands other than MMJ would be great??
Quote from: beardedwonder on Dec 07, 2015, 10:07 PM
I think it would be cool if we had a sticky for new "tour announcements". I've been waiting a good while to see Jose Gonzalez. I very randomly went to his site today and he is touring. I had no idea. I grabbed decent tix to the show but I was way late for primo seats. Anyone else think a sticky for a little heads up on new tour announcements for bands other than MMJ would be great??
You need to get the Bands in Town app and follow your favorite artists on Facebook and Twitter if you want the earliest tour info.
Awesome! Thanks for the info Fully.
wife and I just saw Dr. John and The Nitetrippers at Tipitina's in NOLA last week. What an amazing legend!
gregg allman in birmingham tonight was just awesome. weird crowd of half hippies half rednecks, but damnit hes still got it! played all the classics, but funked em up just a little but. ready for night 2 tomorrow!
Saw Jason Isbell for the first time last weekend, awesome show! :thumbsup:
Mathew Logan Vasquez (lead singer of Delta Spirit and in Middle Brother). He did a Texas residency and played every Tuesday of January in Houston. I was able to go to all of them and all were great. He has a new album coming out on 2/9. I was able to grab it on vinyl last night even though it hasn't been released yet.
My first WILCO show. Great seats - directly in front of Nels Cline six rows back. Awesome!
Quote from: beardedwonder on Jan 31, 2016, 07:19 PM
My first WILCO show. Great seats - directly in front of Nels Cline six rows back. Awesome!
Given Nels guitar work, that's just about the best place to be seated at a Wilco show.
Saw Colin Hay last month - he was a great story teller, and very funny. He probably told stories as much as he sang, and he hasn't lost it. Fun time!
Saw Garth Brooks on Valentines Day. It was a birthday gift bucket list concert for my hubby, but I really enjoyed it. Garth took the best aspects of a lot of great concerts and put on a fantastic show.
Just saw The Clarks on Friday. I went to college with those guys. They are pretty much a Pittsburgh regional band that just never seemed to break out of that market. Seeing them in Charlotte made me feel like I was back in da 'Burgh.
Seeing Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds in 2 weeks! They look fun and funky. Looking forward to this one. :beer:
Dave Mason (50 years of Feelin Alright) opened for
Leon Russell last week in Reading PA!
They don't play as long but both sure as hell still can play!
Sweet encore of All Along the Watch Tower by Dave & highlights (IMO) from Leon were cover of Hard Rain's Gonna Fall with story of playing1970 MSG Concert for Bangladesh with Dylan (Leon on bass guitar that night) & Song for You.
saw what's left of the who last night. pete is still a force of nature, daltrey sounded better than expected. zak starkey is fantastic, hard to believe ringo's boy is 50! in their prime, probably the best live band ever, and they're still pretty damn good. glad i caught them one last time. :beer:
wonder if i'll be alive to see jim & the boys rocking out after they hit 70........
Carly Rae Jepsen was the most fun show I've seen in a long, long time.
Do yourself a favor and go see Phil Cook!!
Damn what a show! And what a nice guy. We got to speak to him for a few minutes after the show and he couldn't have been any cooler and more appreciative of all the love.
At Zanzabar the stage is like a foot off the ground and the 35-40 people that were there were just gathered around kind of jaw dropped and grinning.
They were just so much better than I imagined they would be. And I loved Southland Mission, from the very first moment I heard it, but those songs live were 100 times better.
He is a hell of a guitar player, hell of a singer and much more of a performer than he probably thinks he is. His band was fantastic as well.
The tour just started 2 nights ago in Nashville. Louisville was just the 2nd show in what looks like a long tour that goes everywhere, so GO!!! Seriously.
The opener, who was also the guitar player in Phil's band, was also excellent. Just solo, playing acoustic or banjo and singing some really good songs with a great voice. I bought his cd called Montana. He goes by The Dead Tongues but it was just one guy named Ryan. Looks like he'll be opening most of the tour.
ON The Road
Mar 17
Thu
Schubas Tavern
w/ The Dead Tongues
Chicago, IL
Mar 18
Fri
First Avenue
w/ The Pines
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 21
Mon
The Sunset
w/ The Dead Tongues
Seattle, WA
Mar 22
Tue
Doug Fir Lounge
w/ The Dead Tongues
Portland, OR
Mar 23
Wed
Humboldt Brews
w/ The Dead Tongues
Arcata, CA
Mar 24
Thu
The Chapel
w/ The Dead Tongues
San Francisco, CA
Mar 25
Fri
The Echo
w/ The Dead Tongues
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 26
Sat
Velvet Jones
w/ The Dead Tongues
Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 31
Thu
The Sidewinder
w/ The Dead Tongues
Austin, TX
Apr 1
Fri
Rudyard's Pub
Houston, TX
Apr 2
Sat
Hogs for the Cause
New Orleans, LA
Apr 3
Sun
Eddie's Attic
w/ The Dead Tongues
Decatur, GA
Apr 5
Tue
Boot & Saddle
w/ The Dead Tongues
Philadelphia, PA
Apr 6
Wed
Mercury Lounge
w/ The Dead Tongues
New York, NY
Apr 8
Fri
Rock & Roll Hotel
w/ The Dead Tongues
Washington, DC
Apr 9
Sat
Haw River Ballroom
w/ The Branchettes
Saxapahaw, NC
Apr 26
Tue
John Dee
w/ The Dead Tongues
Oslo, Norway
Apr 27
Wed
Loppen
w/ The Dead Tongues
København K, Denmark
Apr 28
Thu
Privat Club
w/ The Dead Tongues
Berlin, Germany
Apr 29
Fri
Ekko
w/ The Dead Tongues
Utrecht, Netherlands
Apr 30
Sat
Blues Night
w/ The Dead Tongues
Groningen, Netherlands
May 1
Sun
Roots and Roses Festival
Lessines, Belgium
May 3
Tue
100 Club
w/ The Dead Tongues
London, United Kingdom
May 4
Wed
Brudenell Social Club
w/ The Dead Tongues
Leeds, United Kingdom
May 5
Thu
Soup Kitchen
w/ The Dead Tongues
Manchester, United Kingdom
May 6
Fri
Whelan's
w/ The Dead Tongues
Dublin, Ireland
May 15
Sun
SECCA
Winston-Salem, NC
Aug 12
Fri
Eaux Claires Music Festival
Eau Claire, WI
Aug 13
Sat
Eaux Claires Music Festival
Eau Claire, WI
Aug 18
Thu
Green Man Festival
Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom
Aug 20
Sat
Pstereo Festival Trondheim, Norway
Just caught Patrick Sweany at a small bar. It was a great show, and he played over two hours!
Caught a bunch of great shows this month after a few months off with the newborn.
DBT 3/4-5/16 in DC were fantastic, especially night two where they seemed so stoked to be playing
Deer Tick 3/10/16 DC did the soundcheck thing with the little one, was really awesome and McCaulley want to hold her which was pretty cool. Show was amazing as well,and a few new songs were played including Only Love which is awesome but way more subdued than your typical DT show. The only major downside was the opener, I have finally found a band that I think is worse than Fidlar, reminded me of a sleep commercial.
Decible tour with Abbath, High on Fire, Skeletonwitch, Tribulation, Horrendous 3/17/16 Baltimore
I know most on here aren't metal heads, but dear god if you want to see the definition of riff you have to catch a High on Fire show somewhere. Pike is so much better now that he's sobered up and he's always been one of the best even prior. Face melting to an extreme level.
J Roddy Walston and the Buisness 3/18/16 DC
Always loved these guys, but last night's show was the best I have ever seen by them. Off the chart energy, he was everywhere crowd was totally into it. Definitely excited for the new album their working on.
We saw Jose Gonzalez last night. He played with yMusic. Great show all around.
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J Roddy Walston and the Buisness 3/18/16 DC
Always loved these guys, but last night's show was the best I have ever seen by them. Off the chart energy, he was everywhere crowd was totally into it. Definitely excited for the new album their working on.
Did they break out any new material? Seeing them 5/6 in Philly & it'd be sweet to hear some new songs. Excited for the new album as well
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J Roddy Walston and the Buisness 3/18/16 DC
Always loved these guys, but last night's show was the best I have ever seen by them. Off the chart energy, he was everywhere crowd was totally into it. Definitely excited for the new album their working on.
Did they break out any new material? Seeing them 5/6 in Philly & it'd be sweet to hear some new songs. Excited for the new album as well
No, I was expecting to hear something new since they are in studio recording, but after speaking to the merch guy for a while it doesn't seem like the new album will be out till late fall or next year possibly by the way he was talking.
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Quote from: manonthemoon on Mar 19, 2016, 08:17 PM
J Roddy Walston and the Buisness 3/18/16 DC
Always loved these guys, but last night's show was the best I have ever seen by them. Off the chart energy, he was everywhere crowd was totally into it. Definitely excited for the new album their working on.
Did they break out any new material? Seeing them 5/6 in Philly & it'd be sweet to hear some new songs. Excited for the new album as well
No, I was expecting to hear something new since they are in studio recording, but after speaking to the merch guy for a while it doesn't seem like the new album will be out till late fall or next year possibly by the way he was talking.
Meh, wishful thinking I suppose. Thanks for the intel!
James McMurtry, solo acoustic, in a 400 person theater with incredible sound.
great show! hell of a song writer.
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LUCIUS! At the Metro in Chicago
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LUCIUS! At the Metro in Chicago
Love Lucius!
Just saw The Moody Blues last week, followed by an amazing performance a few days later by the cast of "Once: The Musical" (even had to buy the CD). I highly recommend seeing if if you like musicals and off Broadway stuff.
Spent the weekend watching The Mountain Goats in Woodstock, New Haven, and Providence. The shows were fantastic and they did a great job of reworking some of the songs and giving them a little stripped down adaptations and JD pulled out some nice rare songs each night.
Saw Dave Rawlings Machine at the beautiful Brown Theater last night!
We were front row behind the pit.
AMAZING INCREDIBLE show, could not have loved it more.
They are some incredible musicians and singers. just awesome!
Played a lot of their last album and some really great covers: Queen Jane Approximately, Cortez the Killer, Going Down the Road Feeling Bad, plus more.
I HIGHLY recommend seeing them if you can. In Bloomington, IN tonight.
Saw Taj Mahal Trio Saturday night in a tiny theater with like 300 people there.
He is so awesome! so fun. Loved this show. so glad we went.
Hmmmm - Saw Steve Hackett on April 19 in Durham, NC. It was the last date for the US tour. He did 1/2 set solo work and finished up the second set with early Genesis that included Cinema Show and Musical Box. Superb! I got to have coffee the next morning with him and his wife and discuss the state of political affairs in NC, because my first ever Pearl Jam concert was cancelled for that evening.
Next show was The Smashing Pumpkins this past Wednesday - also a first for me. It was subdued. I didn't realize it was largely an acoustic show, so 1/2 the set was either really lovely or a tad on the boring side when you are expecting bass heavy distortion from an electric set. Still the second set was the band, electrified, and it was a joy that was really overshadowed by the incredibly rude talkative audience that surrounded me. Maybe they were bored with the acoustic? I dunno, but they were the most disrespectful crowd that I have ever seen and it sucked the energy from the band and the performance. After viewing recordings from The Masonic in SF, it was evident that our audience blew this show. Too bad.
Widespread Panic is my boyfriend's favorite band and we go see them a lot.
Have been reading interviews that they're stopping touring after 2016. Not forever but will just play a few shows a year, 2-3 night runs and places like Red Rocks, etc.
Saturday afternoon we were discussing if we will ever see them again and looking at their current dates and realized the show Sunday night was not on the outskirts of Cleveland like we thought, 5-6 hours away, but it was around Dayton, OH, more like 2 1/2 hours away...so we bought tickets!! And got our 2 friends to go as well.
So we went last night to what was possibly our last show and it was crazy! cool new venue. outdoor amphitheater with a roof but totally open on the sides. Crazy night of storms and pouring rain, a tree fell over the highway and our ride there was an extra hour and 20 minutes, but still so so worth it!
Got home at 1:30 am and woke up at 6:45 for work... :drum:
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Widespread Panic is my boyfriend's favorite band and we go see them a lot.
Have been reading interviews that they're stopping touring after 2016. Not forever but will just play a few shows a year, 2-3 night runs and places like Red Rocks, etc.
Saturday afternoon we were discussing if we will ever see them again and looking at their current dates and realized the show Sunday night was not on the outskirts of Cleveland like we thought, 5-6 hours away, but it was around Dayton, OH, more like 2 1/2 hours away...so we bought tickets!! And got our 2 friends to go as well.
So we went last night to what was possibly our last show and it was crazy! cool new venue. outdoor amphitheater with a roof but totally open on the sides. Crazy night of storms and pouring rain, a tree fell over the highway and our ride there was an extra hour and 20 minutes, but still so so worth it!
Got home at 1:30 am and woke up at 6:45 for work... :drum:
What a story, ha!!
I saw them in Birmingham on the 23rd with Tedeschi Trucks Band, and I have to say it was one of the best shows ive been to in my life. Encore lasted 49 minutes, with TTB up there the whole time, and ended with a crazy rendition of "You can Alway Get What You Want".....definitely worth going to take a listen on panicstream.com if you get a chance.
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awesome! ^^^
will be on the lookout for recording.
I'm seeing TTB for the first time in July with North Mississippi Allstars and Los Lobos! so many opportunities for sit ins! Derek Trucks and Luther Dickinson on stage together will be about as good as it gets!!
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on May 02, 2016, 12:08 PM
awesome! ^^^
will be on the lookout for recording.
I'm seeing TTB for the first time in July with North Mississippi Allstars and Los Lobos! so may opportunities for sit ins! Derek Trucks and Luther Dickinson on stage together will be about as good as it gets!!
Watching Derek Trucks make magic on that guitar of his just leaves you with your jaw dropped!!
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Sturgill Simpson put on a great show Tuesday! He opened with four songs before playing all of Metamodern Sounds In Country Music straight through with a couple of covers mixed in, and then finished with playing all of A Sailor's Guide To Earth straight through. Ended up playing 24 songs in almost 2 hours.
Last show I saw was a fluke! Boston cancelled all of their shows in NC so I had nothing better to do. I decided to go see KIEFER SUTHERLAND.
I was pleasantly surprised. He writes his own material and threw in 3 covers for the show. It's got a country blues rock vibe. Met him before the show too. Very nice, very humble man.
Opening for Kiefer was Austin Plaine. He was quite good and sounded a little like...oh, I dunno....MMJ? So I asked at the merch table if he liked Jacket. His response? "I'm a HUGE Jim James fan!". :beer:
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL!!!! I was front row at Lupo's in PVD--right by Jesse. That guy is a GREAT frontman, super laid back funny and wicked engaged with his fans! He even commented on how much he like my shirt (his face is cartoon with his goatee in the shape of the letters "EODM". :beer: Loved it so much I grabbed tix for the House of Blues Boston show beginning of June, CAN'T wait! :cool:
saw The Jayhawks Friday night. Got pretty close to front and it was a great show...except for the guy behind me singing every word.
I came to hear the band. not sure why people feel the need to do that???
Mudcrutch at the 9:30 Club in D.C. I didn't know a single song, but enjoyed it more than I thought. It was cool to see Petty in such a small place. He looked like he was having a lot of fun and was happy to be there. I hadn't seen him in 20 years, and that was at a huge amphitheater.
Paul Simon @ The Berkeley Greek. Good times.
Mandolin Orange on Monday was great. Their cover of "Boots of Spanish Leather" was a highlight.
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Paul Simon @ The Berkeley Greek. Good times.
wrist band my man..
The National at Mass MOCA.
Sammy Hagar with Michael fuckin' Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson as The Circle.
Montrose, Led Zeppelin, Van Hagar and Sammy solo tunes, hard fuckin' rock solid all night long like it used to be done. Sammy puts almost all of his 60 year old peers to fuckin' shame with his high energy, no pretentious art rock bullshit, salt of the earth positivity. That man has found the Fountain of Youth in rock 'n' roll, God bless him!
When The Levee Breaks was a major highlight, dirty, lowdown hard rock slide guitar Delta Blues. Pretty fucking epic in this day and age.
Caught a pair of Phish shows at Wrigley. The second night was oh so pure.
I saw Phish for the 1st time in 1995, and for the 2nd time Sunday night at Deer Creek, 21 years later. I am really not a fan but my bf is and I agreed to go along. I was very surprised at how much I liked it!! Great show.
We saw Wussy Saturday night at Headliners. Hardly anybody there which was a disappointment being that they're from Cincinnati, an hour and a half away and it was a Saturday night.. Really fun show.
Saw Ray and the Boys last night up in Cleveland and it was an amazing show!
Bo had quite a few solos which was nice to see. At one point the band was jamming and the lights highlighted each one of them and went dim on Ray which I thought was a pretty nice touch of Ray appreciating who he was playing with.
I'd been really looking forward to hearing Ouroboros live and it didn't disappoint! Carl and Ray laid some some really psychedelic jams!
I saw Gregory Alan Isakov on Saturday and it blew me away. I hope he always tours with the symphony from now on. Langhorne and Shakey Graves joined him for a cover of TVZ's If I Needed You in the encore. Great night of tunes.
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I saw Gregory Alan Isakov on Saturday and it blew me away. I hope he always tours with the symphony from now on. Langhorne and Shakey Graves joined him for a cover of TVZ's If I Needed You in the encore. Great night of tunes.
so cool you were there! I saw a picture of the 3 of them on stage together.
I've seen Isakov solo acoustic once and with his band once and was blown away both times. I think he's just incredible no matter who plays with!
chris cornell at the louisville palace last night. just fantastic. might be the best voice in all of rock 'n roll.
and i got my first-ever setlist. 23 songs on the list, plus he threw in 6 more. loved all the covers....prince, zeppelin, marley, beatles, dylan.....and billie jean :thumbsup:
highlights for me were his cover of mad season's river of deceit and seasons.
I dig Mad Season alot, too. Its my fave album of the grunge bands, probably because its both the most 70s sounding of them all and its got that lethargic opiated feeling. Sorry that Layne had to die to achieve it.
What Zepp songs did he do?
he played "thank you."
Saw dinosaur jr. And janes addiction last night!
Great time!
Felt like 1995 :drum:
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loved all the covers....prince, zeppelin, marley, beatles, dylan.....and billie jean :thumbsup:
highlights for me were his cover of mad season's river of deceit and seasons.
Best cover I saw him do was
Man of Golden Words.
Dead&Co back to back nights from the pit in Fenway. Night 1 had possibly the best set of live music I have seen in person to date (set 2). These guys are the best live act currently IMHO.
Quote from: Cameron on Jul 06, 2016, 12:08 PM
I saw Gregory Alan Isakov on Saturday and it blew me away. I hope he always tours with the symphony from now on. Langhorne and Shakey Graves joined him for a cover of TVZ's If I Needed You in the encore. Great night of tunes.
And
Quote from: slappymoe on Jul 07, 2016, 03:45 PM
chris cornell at the louisville palace last night. just fantastic. might be the best voice in all of rock 'n roll.
and i got my first-ever setlist. 23 songs on the list, plus he threw in 6 more. loved all the covers....prince, zeppelin, marley, beatles, dylan.....and billie jean :thumbsup:
highlights for me were his cover of mad season's river of deceit and seasons.
Caught both of these performers and completely agree. So good!
Also hit the Howard Jones-OMD-Barenaked Ladies show, the Steve Miller show, the Bad Company-Joe Walsh show, the Steve Winwood-Steely Dan show, and the Ray LaMonJacket show. All excellent. :-)
Tedeschi Trucks/Los Lobos/North Mississippi Allstars at Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH
This was the show of the summer for me!! I was hoping for 1 collaboration...I got so much more!!
Derek came out with NMAS. Susan came out with Los Lobos and did "What's Going On"
Los Lobos covered "West L.A. Fade away"
Luther came out with Tedeschi Trucks for 5-6 songs including the most beautiful "Midnight In Harlem" with Derek and Luther alternating guitar solos.
The big man from Los Lobos came out with TTB too. Plus their 12 piece band complete with a horn section and 3 back-up singers was just over-the-top amazing!!!
Just got home from Pearl Jam at Fenway night 1. The last time I saw PJ was in 2008 and I've likely seen them around 8-9 times. Tonight, all I could think was "holy crap, Jim and the boys absolutely blow this band outta the water!!"
Don't get me wrong PJ puts on a very good rock n roll show and you get your $ worth. But tonight really helped to put live MMJ into perspective for me.
Apples and oranges is the way I look at it. Both great.
That Masters of War with the full band though. :thumbsup: I had only seen it Eddie solo before.
To be fair, tonight's show proved to be a much better experience. At 51 Eddie still has it. My wife was very pleased and I rocked out. Dug the J Mascis cameo.
Saw The National at the Greek in LA a week ago. Great show. Annie Clark & Adam from The War On Drugs came out for a couple of songs.
Two great nights of live music.
On Thursday, Aug. 11, took my two oldest daughters (Maddie 12 and Katherine 14) to Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in Maquoketa, Iowa to see Lucius. Its a really cool venue.
Get a taste of CHB here:
The girls made me proud, holding the rail and having a great time. Torrential thunderstorms and the mud pit parking lot afterward did not dampen our mood. A great show!
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On Friday, I recovered from the hot, humid muddy blast from the night before with a nice theater show downtown, by myself, to see Hot Tuna Acoustic at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. A finer display of musical talent I cannot recall...
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My boss has been to Jorma's guitar camp twice. he loved it, as you can imagine...
he's also a really cool boss. :thumbsup:
Margo Price - 10.14.16 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
Great show last night, first time catching her live. Great band, solid playing, some interesting covers
(The Meters, Merle Haggard, Janis Joplin). Just a fun night of music at a classic venue. Highly recommend checking her out if she's coming by your town.
Local Natives last night in DC. My third time seeing them. It was great. You can really tell how hard they're trying and singing to deliver a great show. They sincerely appreciated the fans and their current ability to play bigger shows compared to when they first started out. They are also really proud to donate $1 of every ticket sold to a good cause.
CRB Killed it again last night!! So fun! Encore was awesome!
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Just saw Cass Mccombs and Delicate Steve in Brooklyn the other day. Great show. I knew Delicate Steve would be great (check them out if you haven't yet) but Cass really impressed me. Only other time I saw them was opening for MMJ at the Beacon and that wasn't great.
Phish Halloween in Vegas. Ziggy Stardust. :thumbsup:
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Phish Halloween in Vegas. Ziggy Stardust. :thumbsup:
Suhhhweet. :beer:
Dinosaur Jr. 10/6/16 @the Bluebird, Denver,CO (loudest show I have EVER seen)
Lampedusa-Concert for Refugees 10/13/16 @The Vic Chicago,IL
(Emmylou Harris,Steve Earle,Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller,Milk Carton Kids,Robert Plant)
Die Antwoord 10/11/16 @Aragon Ballroom, Chicago,IL (Show was FUCKIN BONKERS)
Fruit Bats 10/27/16 @Colectivo Coffee, Milwaukee,WI
Fruit Bats 10/28/16 @Space Chicago(Evanston),IL
John Prine 11/4/16 @Chicago Theater, Chicago,IL (SEE HIM IN 2 DAYS :thumbsup:)
Band of Horses last night at The Louisville Palace!
great show! I had only seen them open for MMJ once and once at Forecastle so this was the first full show of theirs I saw. Great band, beautiful voice live just like on record, and a very good mix of old and new songs!
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Band of Horses last night at The Louisville Palace!
great show! I had only seen them open for MMJ once and once at Forecastle so this was the first full show of theirs I saw. Great band, beautiful voice live just like on record, and a very good mix of old and new songs!
Awesome!! I was lucky enough to catch BOH's warmup show prior to One Big Holiday 2015. Flew down on the same flight as them. They were great acoustic at sunset!!
2016.11.12
James McMurtry & Anders Osborne - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
Great combo last night. Both solo acoustic. Anders songwriting takes a bit of a hit when stripped down but James McMurtry can turn one hell of a phrase and sounds great with just a guitar. His music ain't breaking any new ground but he writes some killer lyrics.
yeah he does. We saw McMurtry solo acoustic earlier this year in a really small theater. He's great.
I read Anders has upcoming shows with Jackie Greene and 1 show with Rich Robinson. I love these collaborations, and wish I could catch one of these shows.
Saw Carl last night in Nashville as part of the Misty Marathon Hop. Lots of musicians from lots of great bands getting together to pay tribute to Led Zeppelin. Such a cool idea and experience. Would love to have seen more of Carl but he was part of the highlight of the night for me which was Ten Years Gone.
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Saw Carl last night in Nashville as part of the Misty Marathon Hop. Lots of musicians from lots of great bands getting together to pay tribute to Led Zeppelin. Such a cool idea and experience. Would love to have seen more of Carl but he was part of the highlight of the night for me which was Ten Years Gone.
Cool! That sounds unreal with Carl on Ten Years Gone.....my favorite Zep song off of my favorite album of theirs. Please post a video if you come across one or have one.
i took a little video on my phone, will try to get that on to youtube so I can share here..
or is there a way to just post video here without youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxAvyMrdueE&feature=youtu.be
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Nice! Thanks. They sound just like Zeppelin. I checked out a little Colin Hay while I was at it too.
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Nice! Thanks. They sound just like Zeppelin. I checked out a little Colin Hay while I was at it too.
Ha, awesome! Colin Hay solo acoustic was a really fun show. He's like a stand-up comedian in between songs.
That Zeppelin tribute was great all night and it was like 3 plus hours. Carl was only out for a few songs, and I would've loved to hear him sing one too, but I sure can't complain for all I got to see that night for $30!!!
Super Bowl in Houston brought some great shows this week FO' FREE
Tuesday 1/31 - The Bright Light Social Hour
Wednesday 2/1 - Hayes Carll and Ryan Bingham
Friday 2/3 - Shakey Graves and Leon Bridges
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Super Bowl in Houston brought some great shows this week FO' FREE
Tuesday 1/31 - The Bright Light Social Hour
Wednesday 2/1 - Hayes Carll and Ryan Bingham
Friday 2/3 - Shakey Graves and Leon Bridges
awesome! Just got tickets to see Hayes Carll at a tiny theater here, never seen him before.
did he and Ryan Bingham play together?
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Quote from: MMJTX on Feb 03, 2017, 12:14 PM
Super Bowl in Houston brought some great shows this week FO' FREE
Tuesday 1/31 - The Bright Light Social Hour
Wednesday 2/1 - Hayes Carll and Ryan Bingham
Friday 2/3 - Shakey Graves and Leon Bridges
awesome! Just got tickets to see Hayes Carll at a tiny theater here, never seen him before.
did he and Ryan Bingham play together?
Hayes Carll is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. You're going to enjoy it! They didn't play together but for Hayes' last song Bingham came out with some others and they sang This Land is Our Land (made me think of MMJ too as I love their cover of this song).
We boarded the Mothership with the legendary Maceo Parker! :cool:
went and saw SOHN last night on a last minute suggestion. really enjoyed the show, he has an incredible voice. reminded me like a mixture of Hozier, Chvrches, and Chet Faker
Last night we saw the Southern Soul Assembly which is Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, JJ Grey and Marc Broussard. Marc was the only one who I was completely unfamiliar with and he was really great. I am going to search for some of his music, really great voice.
This show was just the four of them seated in chairs and they literally just went down the line alternating singing their own songs. At times 4 guitars, at times Luther played a mandolin, bass, some homemade instrument with a coffee can and some strings, acoustic and electric guitar. He was the big draw for me and Anders. I really was impressed with all of them though and felt each had their moments where they just stole the show!! Such a cool one-time experience.
not my picture but here's what it looked like:
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Strand of Oaks last night in Houston!!! was a great show, a little shorter than I hoped but it was great nonetheless. Picked up the new album on vinyl and Timothy had signed and wrote a unique little note on each vinyl cover so that was cool. Mine says "Make Boogie Make Good Love"
Derek, great seeing you last night, sorry we left before I could say goodbye, catch ya at the next show!
i just got home acouple of hours ago from a jethro tull concert. it was pretty damn sweet
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i just got home acouple of hours ago from a jethro tull concert. it was pretty damn sweet
What year is this?
I didn't know JT were touring, such as they may be. Glad to hear they're still putting on a good show.
In the "What year is this?" department......Local H. I'm surprised they're not bigger than they are and never got bigger 10-20 years ago. I don't know how he sings like that every night.
Quote from: APR on Apr 26, 2017, 10:36 AM
In the "What year is this?" department......Local H. I'm surprised they're not bigger than they are and never got bigger 10-20 years ago. I don't know how he sings like that every night.
Where'd you see them? I know KROQ in LA plays "Bound For The Floor" (Born to be down) on a pretty regular basis, but I've never heard another Local H song on the radio.
speaking of "what year is this?" Tears for Fears just announced a show at The Louisville Palace.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 26, 2017, 04:14 PM
speaking of "what year is this?" Tears for Fears just announced a show at The Louisville Palace.
They're co-headlining two nights at the Staples Center in L.A. with Hall & Oates!
I wanted to go to that! ^^^
I'm much more interested in seeing Hall and Oates. But it's coming only to Cincinnati on a week night and I have tickets already to see Sigur Ros the same night. Are you going?
"It's motherfuckin John Oates!"
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 26, 2017, 09:10 PM
I wanted to go to that! ^^^
I'm much more interested in seeing Hall and Oates. But it's coming only to Cincinnati on a week night and I have tickets already to see Sigur Ros the same night. Are you going?
"It's motherfuckin John Oates!"
Not going to Tears For Fears / Hall & Oates. Sigur Ros should be great though - I remember Popplagio being so overpowering when they played the Wiltern some years back.
yeah it is going to be interesting and special I have a feeling. Plus we are front row of the balcony in The Palace which just may be the best sounding spot in the place!! :thumbsup:
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Quote from: APR on Apr 26, 2017, 10:36 AM
In the "What year is this?" department......Local H. I'm surprised they're not bigger than they are and never got bigger 10-20 years ago. I don't know how he sings like that every night.
Where'd you see them? I know KROQ in LA plays "Bound For The Floor" (Born to be down) on a pretty regular basis, but I've never heard another Local H song on the radio.
They played in Vienna, VA (a D.C. suburb). The radio used to play a song called "Eddie Vedder" from that same album and maybe another one from their follow up album.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 27, 2017, 08:55 AM
yeah it is going to be interesting and special I have a feeling. Plus we are front row of the balcony in The Palace which just may be the best sounding spot in the place!! :thumbsup:
That's awesome. They put on a show that is otherworldly!
Quote from: sillyboob on Apr 27, 2017, 10:14 AM
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 27, 2017, 08:55 AM
yeah it is going to be interesting and special I have a feeling. Plus we are front row of the balcony in The Palace which just may be the best sounding spot in the place!! :thumbsup:
That's awesome. They put on a show that is otherworldly!
That's what we're hoping for! :)
Whitney tonight
STS9 tomorrow
We just saw Sigur Ros at the Santa Barbara Bowl on a rainy spring night. This is the stripped-down three piece band tour that they've never done before, but it was plenty ethereal and orchestral and it got loud and art-rock freak out noisy at time. You will not be disappointed. Two sets, no opener. them doing what they do. Sunflower, get ready, you are in for it if you have never seen them!
We are seeing a sweet triple bill tomorrow night
Son Volt
Justin Townes Earle
The Sadies
and then on Sunday night we are seeing another triple bill of classic country newcomers
Jamey Johnson
Margo Price
Brent Cobb
Quote from: Shug on Apr 28, 2017, 04:46 PM
We just saw Sigur Ros at the Santa Barbara Bowl on a rainy spring night. This is the stripped-down three piece band tour that they've never done before, but it was plenty ethereal and orchestral and it got loud and art-rock freak out noisy at time. You will not be disappointed. Two sets, no opener. them doing what they do. Sunflower, get ready, you are in for it if you have never seen them!
Thanks, Really excited!!
Mastodon, so many riffs and so good
I just saw Colter Wall at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC. Great story teller. If you like country/folk give him a listen.
So weird but a friend of mine told me tonight to check him out. Never heard of him.
I saw Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Saturday night in Indiana.
They killed it. Just perfect show. Played everything I wanted to hear.
Perfect sound and performance. Everyone should try to go see them on this 40th anniversary tour!
roger waters at the KFC yum! center.
fantastic. the ladies from Lucius are a perfect addition, they killed "great gig in the sky."
musically, visually amazing. never seen or heard anything like it.
don't go if you're a trump fan, lol!
Quote from: slappymoe on May 30, 2017, 10:23 AM
roger waters at the KFC yum! center.
fantastic. the ladies from Lucius are a perfect addition, they killed "great gig in the sky."
musically, visually amazing. never seen or heard anything like it.
don't go if you're a trump fan, lol!
Yeah, it was very impressive. Our seats were straight back in the lower section and it was perfect! 2nd set when those screens came down was just insane, like you said: never seen anything like it. will try to post some of my pictures here.
I got some good videos including those Lucius girls on Great Gig in the Sky. wow!
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MDF
John Moreland was pretty fucking awesome live. Voice is gravelly and perfect. His acoustic guitar playing is beautiful plus he had another guy with him who played acoustic and harmonica and a few songs on keyboard. Really great show! Go see him if you get the chance!
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Royal Blood. Great show but also probably the shortest show I've seen (at least by a headliner at a regular venue). They played one hour and didn't return for an encore. The old songs got a great reaction from the crowd, but since the new album isn't out yet, that wasn't the case for the new stuff.
saw White Denim last night in Houston,
fantastic show, the guys rocked it out
A Perfect Circle in Fairfax, VA. Great show..... way better and longer than the last time I saw them over 10 years ago. Maynard can sing and I love his voice!! There were signs saying no photos or videos, and I didn't see a single person disobey the entire night. I almost felt like it was a different decade in the older arena and no phones on display anywhere.
saw Paul Cauthen and Margo Price last night, if you haven't seen/heard Paul Cauthen he is incredible. Felt a little bad for Margo having to follow Paul's performance but she was good.
Yonder Mountain tonight!
I saw Wussy last night at The Woodward Theater in Cincinnati. They played their upcoming new album start to finish, then came back and played a set of older songs. Fun show!!
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on May 06, 2018, 10:34 AM
I saw Wussy last night at The Woodward Theater in Cincinnati. They played their upcoming new album start to finish, then came back and played a set of older songs. Fun show!!
Awesome! Wish I could have made that trip again, but no dice this time. Sounds like I missed a good one, can't wait for that new record.
It was great. I really liked some of the new songs. Got to talk to Chuck at the merch table before the show too. :thumbsup:
Hope to see you there next time!
Dr. Dog is as good as ever. The talent and energy those guys bring is comparable to very few bands touring right now
Saw Dead and Co. last night. For all of the John Mayer cynics, dude can really play guitar. He really looks to be digging his role in this band as well!!!
saw J Roddy last week and they killed it as usual despite the smallest crowd i've seen them perform for in my 6ish shows. I was there with Capt Scotty for those who remember him.
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I saw Jackson Browne last week for the first time. Still got it!
Seen a lot of great shows this year. Most recent was Phosphorescent. It was amazing. go see them live.
We saw New Madrid and Liz Cooper this weekend. I had never heard either beforehand and really liked both!! :thumbsup:
Jonny Fritz, J Roddy Walston and the Business (OBH Vets), and Murder By Death
last night in Dallas at Gas Monkey Bar n Grill.
-Jonny Fritz one of my fave country singers kicked it off with a hilarious short 30 mins set, out in the cold and rain, little acoustic set. Was such a treat to finally get to see him live wish it could've been longer
-J Roddy blew the non existent roof off the place, that band is absolutely fire rock and roll.
-Murder By Death, only stayed for 5 or 6 songs as it was sunday and i wasn't as familiar with them but really enjoyed what i saw. Will definitely continue to listen to them and check them out next time they come through town.
I did Dawes' two night run at the Ryman last weekend and it was incredible. Probably the only band close to the jacket in my eyes.
I saw J Roddy Walston & The Business a couple of nights ago (Sunday - 2/24/2012) at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville (Night 2 only of a 2 Night run). They put on a really good show! I had seen them once before (also at Headliners). I'll probably post a couple of songs as soon as I get them ready. I was up in the balcony on the front row again (real cool spot for unobstructed viewing).
Patrick Hallahan was there with Mark Charles Heidinger who I've seen a few times and met before, so after the show, I said hello to them on my way out. Mark said he's working on a new solo album and is trying to figure out how to release it. I told him to put it on Bandcamp, since that's where I had gotten a couple of his albums when he was in Vandaveer. Also, Patrick was there at Headliners back when I saw J Roddy in March of 2014.
Saw SUSTO last night in Dallas, great show as always, the new songs sounded goo too. Got a good mix from all 3 albums and even a "Chillin on the Beach"
Quote from: MMJTX on Mar 16, 2019, 09:59 AMSaw SUSTO last night in Dallas, great show as always, the new songs sounded goo too. Got a good mix from all 3 albums and even a "Chillin on the Beach"
"Chillin on the Beach" has become a classic in my campus ministry's praise band jams. We sing about ice cream instead of drinking bud light
Quote from: jttouch2 on Mar 17, 2019, 12:11 AMQuote from: MMJTX on Mar 16, 2019, 09:59 AMSaw SUSTO last night in Dallas, great show as always, the new songs sounded goo too. Got a good mix from all 3 albums and even a "Chillin on the Beach"
"Chillin on the Beach" has become a classic in my campus ministry's praise band jams. We sing about ice cream instead of drinking bud light
Hahah that's great!
The Barr Brothers
Just saw them in Philly and was great. If you are in DC, go check them out tonight. You won't be disappointed.
Good week last week. Tuesday was Jeff Tweedy solo at a sold out venue that was really too small for someone like Jeff Tweedy. I feel very lucky to have been there and he played way more Wilco songs than I was expecting. He was pretty funny too.
Then Saturday was Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Son Volt opening!! Pretty incredible night start to finish.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 25, 2019, 10:55 PMHe was pretty funny too
i don't think I've ever heard anyone start their set by announcing "I just puked."
And I loved Tweedy's zero tolerance for talkers. People really do need to stfu.
Quote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 25, 2019, 10:55 PMGood week last week. Tuesday was Jeff Tweedy solo at a sold out venue that was really too small for someone like Jeff Tweedy. I feel very lucky to have been there and he played way more Wilco songs than I was expecting. He was pretty funny too.
Then Saturday was Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Son Volt opening!! Pretty incredible night start to finish.
I went to both of those shows! I was in the balcony on the front row of chairs for the Tweedy show and on the 2nd row on the left facing the stage for the Isbell show. Both were pretty special.
Quote from: slappymoe on Apr 27, 2019, 10:58 PMQuote from: LBSUNFLWR on Apr 25, 2019, 10:55 PMHe was pretty funny too
i don't think I've ever heard anyone start their set by announcing "I just puked."
And I loved Tweedy's zero tolerance for talkers. People really do need to stfu.
Yes, he was awesome and really funny. He seemed to have a good time.
I was right in front of soundboard for Tweedy and was magically able to see in between all the tall dudes in front of me.
Glad you were both there as well. It was a special event.
Last week was a good week. Started with Strand Of Oaks at the Teragram Ballroom in LA, and ended the week seeing The National at the Orpheum Theater. Both were great shows, The National played a short film soundtracked by their new album before coming out for a brief Q&A with Matt, Bryce, the director, and the star of the film, moderated by Carrie Brownstein. Then The National came out and played almost all of the new album, accompanied by two femle vocalists, along with Leslie Feist and Phoebe Bridgers on selected songs, and a string quartet. They ended the show with a handful of their more popular (and more known) songs.
Marcus King Band last night in Dallas at Granada Theater. Unreal show, can't be many bands better than them touring right now. Just absolute fire
Saw The Who in Indy Saturday. My favorite band since high school in the late 70's, Pete and Roger are still worth the time, effort and money. Townshend especially. Still athletic, lean and limber, attacking his guitar as if his life depended on it. Their acoustic "Won't Get Fooled Again" was the highlight for me.
If this was (finally) the last Who show I see, couldn't have asked for anything better.
What a weekend.
Santigold at the Hollywood Palladium Friday night.
Dramarama at a tiny amphitheater in Garden Grove Saturday night (and done just after 10pm).
Johnny Marr at the House Of Blues in Anaheim Sunday night.
I need sleep. But I'll settle for coffee.
saw Isbell and Father John Misty last night in RVA.
Jason Isbell continues to blow me away with his guitar playing when I see him. He played a new song, the song he wrote for A Star is Born and opened with Children of Children which is one of my favorite songs of his.
FJM was really good as well though I was hoping for longer than a 65 minute set.
Pretty great crowd at the Altria on a Monday night
Quote from: parkervb on Jun 25, 2019, 08:40 AMsaw Isbell and Father John Misty last night in RVA.
Jason Isbell continues to blow me away with his guitar playing when I see him. He played a new song, the song he wrote for A Star is Born and opened with Children of Children which is one of my favorite songs of his.
FJM was really good as well though I was hoping for longer than a 65 minute set.
Pretty great crowd at the Altria on a Monday night
Sounds they've been rotating closing sets, im seeing them on Thursday in Dallas, pretty pumped. looks like isbell will be closing that night.
Two nights of Broken Social Scene a couple weeks back made for a really great weekend in Hollywood. Saw the Thursday and Friday shows at the Fonda Theater. Both nights were great, Emily from Metric joined on a couple of songs on Thursday night. It was fun watching the band switch instruments and seeing versatile the band members were, especially Ariel Engle.
Dead and Company at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas last night, was my first time seeing any iteration of The Dead, did not disappoint!!! Had a blast, loved the scene and the music. Played so many "Texas" songs! :cheesy:
I saw Built To Spill on Tuesday night. It's the 20th anniversary of Keep it Like a Secret and they played the full album. Very fun.
Last night we saw Death Cab for Cutie outside at Iroquois Amphitheater. It was crazy hot out but worth it.
Got to check out Spafford in a small venue in Grand Rapids. Super impressed with the quality of music and sound. They go heavy on the long jam and throw in some fun 5 minute rippers.
Caught Strand Of Oaks in Austin last weekend and this weekend. Great shows as always. Will Johnson joined him for a cover of The Dark Don't Hide It by Magnolia Electric Company. That was a nice treat. I'm glad he lives in Austin now. He has already played there 7 or 8 times this year, and seems to really be enjoying himself.
Drive by Truckers in Philly. My first time seeing them. I liked it a lot. Great guitars and not countryish at all in a live, loud setting. Until last night, I had never seen a band play 2.5 hours without a set break or even a break for an encore. It was one long set. The sound guy at stage left was rocking out and mouthing the lyrics almost all night. The bassist was constantly smiling. It looked like they had a lot of fun playing what were serious/meaningful/political songs.
Sturgill Simpson is a bad motherf*cker. His show last night in Detroit was something else. Round 2 tonight. Tyler Childers was great as well.
Quote from: APR on Feb 28, 2020, 09:56 PMDrive by Truckers in Philly. My first time seeing them. I liked it a lot. Great guitars and not countryish at all in a live, loud setting. Until last night, I had never seen a band play 2.5 hours without a set break or even a break for an encore. It was one long set. The sound guy at stage left was rocking out and mouthing the lyrics almost all night. The bassist was constantly smiling. It looked like they had a lot of fun playing what were serious/meaningful/political songs.
Hell yeah! That bass man is the best -- he is "the real Matt Patton," and is just a blast to watch. I've seen DBT several times, and I always like to be on that side, which of course is also where Cooley is, and it's always a great rock show.
Last night I saw Justin Townes Earle in Tulsa, at a little club by himself, and it was totally amazing. He warned the crowd before he started that the best way to to keep a song from getting played was to yell out the title, so that kept those folks quiet. :grin:
Quote from: bschulze1726 on Mar 01, 2020, 01:51 PMSturgill Simpson is a bad motherf*cker. His show last night in Detroit was something else. Round 2 tonight. Tyler Childers was great as well.
Very happy to hear this, going to the Dallas show. I had read an article on facebook about him starting to talk about how tired he is of playing shows and how he hates some of his music. i think for the most part is was a pretty "click-baity" article so won't even give it that much credit but glad to hear this, i love all of sturgill and tyler's music
Quote from: MMJTX on Mar 02, 2020, 10:24 AMQuote from: bschulze1726 on Mar 01, 2020, 01:51 PMSturgill Simpson is a bad motherf*cker. His show last night in Detroit was something else. Round 2 tonight. Tyler Childers was great as well.
Very happy to hear this, going to the Dallas show. I had read an article on facebook about him starting to talk about how tired he is of playing shows and how he hates some of his music. i think for the most part is was a pretty "click-baity" article so won't even give it that much credit but glad to hear this, i love all of sturgill and tyler's music
you can tell when the US got flipped on its head by the date we stopped talking about shows we've just seen.
I was supposed to see Stu and Tyler on Friday the 13th but the show got cancelled the day before (2nd time I've lost out on seeing Sturgill). I know it's trivial in grand scheme, but at least once a week I think about how he may never tour again and I may never hear him rip a massive solo during Remember to Breathe or Fastest Horse in Town. The article in question is likely the Steven Hyden interview and its not clickbait imo, it's a great interview.
Our last show was Mavis Staples in Ann Arbor, MI back in February and it was really good. We have tickets for two shows that didn't happen. Stick Men in Cincy and the real heart breaker Turkuaz with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew playing Remain In Light in New Orleans which was supposed to happen in early May (also had thoughts of seeing some of the jazz fest). We have a bunch of upcoming King Crimson shows that are postponed, and of course we are pining to see MMJ just like everyone else so no telling for sure when this mess will be far enough behind us for all of that to actually happen.
Our last show was the Nashville benefit at Marathon Music Works with a big cast of local Americana folks-Brandi, Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Yola, Katie Pruitt, and plenty more. Crazy that the tornado that destroyed so much there feels like a complete afterthought right now-what a long time ago that was. Tough for the Nashville scene to not have any time to bounce back from that disaster before a new one got bad.
I had Sturgill tickets for tomorrow night in Nashville, but that's obviously canceled. He made a comment on instagram the other day about how "what he planned to be his last big tour" got canceled, and I really am nervous that I'll have never gotten to see him. Good for him though, getting his $$ and getting off the road.
Big Thief in July canceled too. The only show I still have remaining tickets for is in August, but I'm fully expecting not to see another in person show for the rest of the year. This sucks.
Tonight was supposed to be our first King Crimson show of 2020 at the Palace Theater in Louisville KY. I was really looking forward to seeing them again but for now I'll have to settle for some YouTube...
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Welcome to 2021 folks! Last night we made our first concert ticket (re)purchase and it feels soooooo good. We have new tix to see the Turkuaz Remain In Light show in New Orleans on October 15 2021 with our good friends that we have not seen in over a year!!!
All of these post pandemic concepts are causing much joy in our corner of the world as we get our vaccinations and begin to contemplate a future without this damn virus hanging over our heads.
Come on MMJ open up the floodgates. We all know that you're primed and ready to go with not one but two new albums to rattle our bones and my calendar is filling up so it's time to start the announcements!!!
The day is coming, you know what I mean...
Quote from: ranyart on Mar 11, 2021, 10:01 AMWelcome to 2021 folks! Last night we made our first concert ticket (re)purchase and it feels soooooo good. We have new tix to see the Turkuaz Remain In Light show in New Orleans on October 15 2021 with our good friends that we have not seen in over a year!!!
All of these post pandemic concepts are causing much joy in our corner of the world as we get our vaccinations and begin to contemplate a future without this damn virus hanging over our heads.
Come on MMJ open up the floodgates. We all know that you're primed and ready to go with not one but two new albums to rattle our bones and my calendar is filling up so it's time to start the announcements!!!
The day is coming, you know what I mean...
Right there with you. I was pretty excited a couple weeks back to repurchase tickets for Friday night of Ohana Fest, scheduled for late September. Great knowing there's MMJ show in my backyard in the relatively near future, if all things go well.
Betsy and I went to our first live in person musical event since Feb 2020 this past Saturday. We saw Atlanta Rhythm Section at Ludlow Garage. The place was totally packed, and it sounded like this was Ludlow's first big event since reopening (and that they are lucky they survived the virus mess financially). Not a mask in sight even though we have lots of unvaccinated people in this part of the world, people were very drunk, and someone even puked toward the back by the only non-emergency exit. ARS was good fun to watch and hearing live rock-n-roll music again was magic, so we had good fun overall but it certainly felt surreal being in that sort of crowd again.
Two more concerts are on our calendars for August. Here's hoping that the virus doesn't boomerang back and hit us too hard in the coming months!
Modest Mouse - August 17 - at The Anthem in DC. They were great and (pleasantly) not as loud as I remembered them being. It was just great to see live music with a big crowd again. It has been a long year and a half waiting for shows, and while Modest Mouse was great and fun, I'm really waiting for my second show back -- MMJ. That will be next level awesomeness.
Was this for the tour with Future Islands? How were they?
finally got a chance to see bright light social hour last night. i'm prone to being easily excitable, but i've been letting it sit for awhile now, and i really think that was one of the better shows i've seen in the last several years. don't miss them if they're rolling through your area.
Hit Dead and Company in Dallas and then in Houston last week/weekend. Had a great time at both.
Dallas - first set was all about the women, the Peggy-O was beautiful and the Sugaree was insane. Second set highlight was obviously the Help-Slip-Franklin's Tower, was so happy i got to see one of those.
Houston - first set was a little slow in my opinion, but ended on a high with Jack Straw that set up a real face melting 2nd set, the Trucking into St. Stephen was mind blowing and the black muddy river closer was great
Forgot to post this earlier but went and saw Goose on 11/13 in Dallas at a new venue called The Echo lounge. Show was absolutely packed, sold out very quick. Great show and they even covered State of the Art!!!! Was killer.
Caught the first Florence + The Machine show since 2019 on Friday night in Newcastle at O2 City Hall. They're usually an arena band in the UK so seeing them in such an intimate setting was incredible. Even if you just *like* their music I'd recommend catching them live. Total powerhouse and very euphoric!
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To anyone ever coming to the UK and wanting to catch some live music - I recommend heading to Newcastle! I saw Future Islands there a couple of weeks ago and the crowds for both shows were wild. I'm used to the more reserved London crowds but I'm not a Londonder so I'm usually alone in my dancing/singing/fan-girling. Newcastle is apparently where the party is at!
Quote from: Lucius on Apr 17, 2022, 07:31 AMCaught the first Florence + The Machine show since 2019 on Friday night in Newcastle at O2 City Hall. They're usually an arena band in the UK so seeing them in such an intimate setting was incredible. Even if you just *like* their music I'd recommend catching them live. Total powerhouse and very euphoric!
https://twitter.com/MrsKray/status/1515419199606345732
To anyone ever coming to the UK and wanting to catch some live music - I recommend heading to Newcastle! I saw Future Islands there a couple of weeks ago and the crowds for both shows were wild. I'm used to the more reserved London crowds but I'm not a Londonder so I'm usually alone in my dancing/singing/fan-girling. Newcastle is apparently where the party is at!
Sounds excellent. My wife & I will see Florence & The Machine & The War On Drugs on back to back nights in October in San Diego at a small outdoor theater. Will be two great nights of music!
Just spent the week in Chicago where we saw Jawbreaker with Built To Spill & The Smoking Popes. Great show!! The Popes were a lot of fun (last time I saw them was 1995 at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood for a midnight show) and played a great version of Pure Imagination. Built To Spill were a stripped down trio, and BTS needs extra guitars to sound right. Didn't quite hit it home. Jawbreaker are touring for their Dear You album, but opened up with (arguably) their biggest hit Want (joking it was on their Dear You album, which it isn't) and played a great emo punk set, aided at times by a second guitarist. Chicago was a great time, what a great city!!
We went to see Steve Hackett over the weekend in Atlanta and it was a fantastic show. He played Seconds Out plus Selling England By The Pound which is right in my personal Genesis sweet spot. His band is really good especially the keys and the bass player (who also played quite a bit of backup guitar). Now I can say I've seen all of Genesis (took almost 40 years)!
Quote from: sillyboob on Apr 18, 2022, 02:40 PMQuote from: Lucius on Apr 17, 2022, 07:31 AMCaught the first Florence + The Machine show since 2019 on Friday night in Newcastle at O2 City Hall. They're usually an arena band in the UK so seeing them in such an intimate setting was incredible. Even if you just *like* their music I'd recommend catching them live. Total powerhouse and very euphoric!
https://twitter.com/MrsKray/status/1515419199606345732
To anyone ever coming to the UK and wanting to catch some live music - I recommend heading to Newcastle! I saw Future Islands there a couple of weeks ago and the crowds for both shows were wild. I'm used to the more reserved London crowds but I'm not a Londonder so I'm usually alone in my dancing/singing/fan-girling. Newcastle is apparently where the party is at!
Sounds excellent. My wife & I will see Florence & The Machine & The War On Drugs on back to back nights in October in San Diego at a small outdoor theater. Will be two great nights of music!
You're in for a treat with Florence! Even though it was their first performance in three years they were TIGHT. "What The Water Gave Me" was a personal highlight. The crowd was there for every single song though! Hopefully you get the same :drum:
I finally got to see JRAD Thursday night in Newport, KY which is across the river from Cincinnati.
This band doesn't come around my way very often and I've been trying to see them for years! I had tickets to a show in Nashville two years ago but of course it was canceled.
Finally got another shot, and an hour and a half away on a Thursday night. So I got tickets and took off work Thursday and Friday.
Six weeks ago I fell and broke my foot!! But knee scooter and all I made it to the show!!!
New venue called Promo West at Ovation and it is awesome. The sound in this place was fantastic. JRAD did not disappoint. They sounded incredible and I got a nice setlist. Can't wait to see them again every chance I get!!
JRAD 4-28-2022 Newport, KY
Alligator
China>Bertha
Black Throated Wind>Rider
Greatest Story Ever Told
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Mississippi Halfstep
Dancin in the Streets
Eyes of the World
Playing in the Band
Werewolves of London
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U.S. Blues
I went to All Points East festival in London on Thursday to see Tame Impala. I enjoyed his set, fantastic lights and some great trippy prog-rock numbers (his older stuff really shines live) but my opinion on festivals hasn't changed... crowd full of people talking, barging their way around, arguing and fighting, way too many people that can't hold their alcohol/drugs and were either puking or being dragged out. I can handle a wild crowd but that was a strange one. Apart from his "hits" it felt like standing in a crowded, noisy bar. Really takes you out of the moment when you're someone that really likes to lose themselves in the music! Will definitely have to catch him during his next UK tour.
Also discovered a great quirky band called GOAT who had a great rockin' energy and quirky image. Fun to watch!
I flew to NJ last weekend and went with my best friend to see Leon Bridges at Forest Hills Stadium.
Leon was pretty good, but more importantly I got to see Forest Hills! What an amazing venue to see MMJ. I have to go to those shows next tour.
Forest Hills is a great venue, I really enjoyed seeing MMJ there in 2019, when Warpaint opened.
Speaking of Warpaint, just saw them to top off a two week run of The National at Kettlehouse & Dillon amphitheaters, MMJ at Santa Barbara & Hollywood Forever. Had front row tickets for the John Anson Ford amphitheater, right across from the Hollywood Bowl. What a blast it was, watching the band members exchanging glances and smiles, watching Stella on drums and JennyLee on bass interacting. And we had a young girl dancing in the aisle for almost the whole show, and the band invited her up on the stage for the encore. It was pretty damn adorable. Went with Tom Acevedo, a friend I made on the MMJ / Strand Of Oaks facebook pages.
Finally caught one of my favourite bands live on Wednesday. I was already aware that they have a reputation for being not very good live... and that was confirmed! Not the worst I've seen but I won't be in a rush to go see them again. They have a great catalogue but don't seem to want to play much of it live. Weird set-list which was a bit too deep cut heavy, and not much played from anything >2006. A lot of fan favourites left out.
However, the first support act absolutely blew the roof off the place! It was worth the ticket price for these guys alone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34kaMyIdRzc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INcEK7Qpcq8
Just saw First Aid Kit which was sublime as usual. They covered Fleetwood Mac's Songbird beautifully!
Just saw Blondie at an outdoor show in Cardiff.
Pains me to admit it, but Debbie really is losing her voice now. It's been getting progressively deeper/weaker for a good couple of decades now but she always maintained great control up until recently. She sounded like she was really struggling through the entire show on Friday night. They're my 'other' favourite band alongside MMJ, so I really don't wanna admit it - but I think the end might be in sight for them.
On the plus side - the rest of the band are TIGHT. Some nice jams and musical segues in there. Every tour they like to throw in a few surprises and deep cuts that haven't seen the light of day, sometimes ever! It was still worth it for the music alone. But I feel bad for Deb :undecided:
Just saw two nights of Goose at the Louisville Palace.
They are incredible and I'm trying to see them as much as possible while they're still playing theaters!
I get to top that of with MMJ tonight in Newport.
Just one? Since Jacket at Red Rocks, I've been to two excellent festivals -
Oceans Calling - Peach Pit (first time, really good), Dispatch, Dirty Heads, Third Eye Blind, Sheryl Crow (way better than expected), Incubus, Grace Potter (damn), Weezer (double damn). Oh, and MD band OAR with guest sit ins from RunDMC (Doing Walk This Way lol) and Richie Sambora. All were excellent sets.
Just back from this weekends Power Trip festival at Coachella. Skipped G&R night (heard they weren't good). Saw Judas Priest and the highlight of every band I'm listing here - AC/DC. Good lord they rocked. Their first show in 8 years. Then last night Tool and Metallica. I get why Metallica has the huge following, if still not a big fan of much of their catalogue. Great performers and thunderous presence, what hard rock is all about.
Can't rave enough about Angus Young. Dude is mid-70's, running the stage and duck walking like he's still 40. Whole band with Brian Johnson back again sounded great, and rocked the 80,000 out for almost 2 1/2 hrs. 24 songs. No letup. Jacket-worthy.
Coolest moment I've seen at a rock show - James Hetfield was fan boying to Angus snd AC/DC from the VIP pit just in front of me. Laughing and pointing to his friends every time Angus did his signature slide-dance during solo riffs. Very cool to see! Great festival, hot as hell though.
U2 at the Sphere. Amazing show. Best sound I have ever heard in a large space.
Quote from: brob on Oct 11, 2023, 09:56 PMU2 at the Sphere. Amazing show. Best sound I have ever heard in a large space.
Amazing! Can't wait to see phish there next year.
I caught Wilco in LA last week, good show but goddam is the LA crowd soft. Most sitting the entire show and barely moving.
Phish is going to play there?! wow!!
Wilco was pretty great I thought but to be fair, they don't have a lot of dance-y numbers ... the one I saw there were more people standing up and Tweedy even commented on that.
Overall though LA crowds aren't the greatest unfortunately....
Quote from: ChiefOKONO on Oct 12, 2023, 12:30 PMPhish is going to play there?! wow!!
nothing officially announced, but april is the rumor.
Did you go to one of the Wilco shows at the Ace? I was in front row of balcony for thursday show. I could see that the floor was up on their feet for some tunes, but the balcony was seated the entire show.