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I went out to this mini-festival yesterday and caught The Preatures opening for Art Vs. Science, among others. Both shows were amazing, albeit far too short.
Mark my words - in a year's time, The Preatures will be one of the biggest names in pop music. They have future headliner written all over them. This is a band that's ready for the spotlight; they know it, the record execs know it, the promoters and fans know it. Their debut LP drops in a week, and what I heard from the record yesterday reconfirms that in my mind. Summer jams 2k15 FTW.
It can be hard to separate the hometown buzz from the bigger picture - but in the space of 18 months, they have gone from playing the 500-capacity Oxford Art Factory, to 1500-capacity venues like the Metro & the Hi-Fi, to opening for the quackin' Rolling Stones. Their trajectory and professionalism make them seem all but unstoppable at this point. Catch 'em while you can.
Caught The Preatures at Roo this year. I don't know if they will be one of the biggest names in pop music, but they are entertaining. Enjoy their EP.
It's not unusual for homegrown bands to get quite big here before making it in the US or Europe, in large part because of the high cost of touring so far away - but the last time I saw an Aussie band blow up this much while staying relatively small in the States, it was Cut Copy (from '04-'09ish). In last year's Triple J Hottest 100, a massive nationwide poll of the best songs of the year, Is This How You Feel was voted 9th - ahead of songs by Kanye, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Lorde, and more. They are hitting critical mass at home, which explains the Stones dates. I didn't mean to imply they were a future Bonnaroo headliner, but a festival like Sasquatch? Or even the second stage at Lolla? That certainly seems in the cards.
I saw them in mid-July, and again last weekend. They've changed their setlist up in preparation for the new album, in my mind for the better. What I've heard from the new record sounds like it will be a major hit - catchy as hell. Their sound appeals to both alternative and mainstream pop fans alike, so we shall see.
Post by snowmanomura on Sept 23, 2014 11:37:05 GMT -5
There is a small little club in downtown phoenix that's half venue, half bar/lounge/restaurant. If you eat lunch there on tuesdays you can get a free ticket to any of the shows the upcoming week, which is a pretty awesome deal. My wife dragged one of her carpoolers with her and got an $8 dollar burrito and a pair of tickets to see Jungle last night.
A band called Beaty Heart opened the show, and they sounded sorta like Django Django with less pop of a sensibility. Looped vocal samples, kinda tribal drumming, no real hooks or anything. They also had a criminally underused background singer. the few times she opened her mouth it was great, but she mostly just stood there. the music was pretty upbeat and danceable, but overall somewhat forgettable. Their strongest song was their last, and it sounded kinda like VAmpire Weekend channeling a Paul Simon graceland B-side. The front man was rather charming and made some jokes about his pale British skin out in the american desert. He was dressed in a Gilligan hat and a mesh tank top, and I thought that was a funny.
Jungle quacking killed it though. They had a full band one stage, 7 people altogether. the usually lifeless phoenix crowd was really into it, and I think Jungle was really feeding off that. A lot of the people there knew a lot of the words/songs, and pretty much everyone was dancing. not just bob your head to the music dancing, but flailing arms and shuffling feet and funky breakdowns. Once at a Widespread Panic show my wife and I met a guy who called himself Dancing Bear, and he would use these huge, roving dance moves to clear out space for him to dance. there were definitely some Dancing Bears there last night. the two singers only talked occasionally, but seemed genuinely happy to be there and were very thankful to the crowd. (from what I could understand...they have pretty thick accents). There were two drummers, one on a kit and one on hand drums and stuff. They were really good, adding more percussive interplay and syncopation than on the album. Lights were pretty basic, but I wasn't really expecting much. It was one of my wife's favorite shows of the year, and its up there for me too. If you are on the fence about seeing them, I would highly recommend it. If you plan on seeing them, you are in for a great time.
though I think I'm starting to get old because my knees and feet are killing this morning.
I made it out to the Felice Brothers last night in Knoxville. Israel Nash was the first act. He was fine, I guess. He didn't do much to stand out to me though. He was very much a standard Americana/Folk/Singer-songwriter kind of opener. River Whyless was the second act. They're from Asheville which is close enough to me that I should have heard of them, but I hadn't until they appeared on the bill. I really enjoyed them and would suggest people checking them out. Songwriting is good. Vocals (they have three different vocalists) are good. The drummer throws in some alternative percussion to keep things interesting. For the main event, despite an underwhelming crowd (~100 max), the Felice Brothers put on a good show. I hadn't seen them before and am only vaguely familiar with their catalogue, so I don't really know how the show/setlist would compare to others. I enjoyed the dynamic between James and Ian onstage in that they had very different stage personas. My favorite bit of banter was where James was going on about how Knoxville was a special stop for them and how great of a city it was right here on the Ohio River at which point Greg quietly told him that it's not the Ohio River. Cue awkward silence from James before swiftly going into the next song. In a move that at least Lawn Gnome and snowmanomura would appreciate, they played Rocky Top for the encore. They screwed up some of the words and Ian threw in a half verse that I am 99% sure isn't in the original song. It was still great though because both them and the crowd were having fun with it. Lastly, as I somehow anticipated, I actually watched a good bit of the openers standing next to Josh and David without knowing it since I didn't know what they looked like. That's the way things happen though.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Sept 23, 2014 14:25:18 GMT -5
Cool stuff about the show. Sad to see a small crowd but they tend to still put on a decent set. They definitely mill about in the crowd before shows so I'm not surprised you were standing near some of them.
The Rocky Top cover has been played a decent amount lately and Ian will sometimes fill in his own lyrics or (what seems to be) freestyle something while on stage. He has done this in the past for other covers/traditionals as well as some of their own songs. I know the song White Limo has had a few different versions over the years. It's always interesting to see how the show goes because sometimes Ian can seem moody and like he's not enjoying himself while at other shows he seems to be having the time of his life. Guess it depends on where his head is at that day.
I always recommend seeing these guys. I've loved them for a long time and their catalog of songs is so underrated and underappreciated. I meant to expose everyone to more of the deeper/lyrical songs they do in the Felice Brothers thread I started but I got lazy. Maybe i'll bump it soon. There's really some amazing gems from Ian. He's a fantastic songwriter but doesn't get much recognition.
I made it out to the Felice Brothers last night in Knoxville. Israel Nash was the first act. He was fine, I guess. He didn't do much to stand out to me though. He was very much a standard Americana/Folk/Singer-songwriter kind of opener. River Whyless was the second act. They're from Asheville which is close enough to me that I should have heard of them, but I hadn't until they appeared on the bill. I really enjoyed them and would suggest people checking them out. Songwriting is good. Vocals (they have three different vocalists) are good. The drummer throws in some alternative percussion to keep things interesting. For the main event, despite an underwhelming crowd (~100 max), the Felice Brothers put on a good show. I hadn't seen them before and am only vaguely familiar with their catalogue, so I don't really know how the show/setlist would compare to others. I enjoyed the dynamic between James and Ian onstage in that they had very different stage personas. My favorite bit of banter was where James was going on about how Knoxville was a special stop for them and how great of a city it was right here on the Ohio River at which point Greg quietly told him that it's not the Ohio River. Cue awkward silence from James before swiftly going into the next song. In a move that at least Lawn Gnome and snowmanomura would appreciate, they played Rocky Top for the encore. They screwed up some of the words and Ian threw in a half verse that I am 99% sure isn't in the original song. It was still great though because both them and the crowd were having fun with it. Lastly, as I somehow anticipated, I actually watched a good bit of the openers standing next to Josh and David without knowing it since I didn't know what they looked like. That's the way things happen though.
where was the show?
i feel like any band can endear themselves to a knoxville audience by just mentioning rocky top, even if they don't play it.
except phish, I thought for sure they'd do it in Thomson boling. lost that beer bet.
Cool stuff about the show. Sad to see a small crowd but they tend to still put on a decent set. They definitely mill about in the crowd before shows so I'm not surprised you were standing near some of them.
The Rocky Top cover has been played a decent amount lately and Ian will sometimes fill in his own lyrics or (what seems to be) freestyle something while on stage. He has done this in the past for other covers/traditionals as well as some of their own songs. I know the song White Limo has had a few different versions over the years. It's always interesting to see how the show goes because sometimes Ian can seem moody and like he's not enjoying himself while at other shows he seems to be having the time of his life. Guess it depends on where his head is at that day.
I always recommend seeing these guys. I've loved them for a long time and their catalog of songs is so underrated and underappreciated. I meant to expose everyone to more of the deeper/lyrical songs they do in the Felice Brothers thread I started but I got lazy. Maybe i'll bump it soon. There's really some amazing gems from Ian. He's a fantastic songwriter but doesn't get much recognition.
Ian was playing and sounding great. He just didn't have a ton of energy going on. It may have been that he looked lower energy because James was so exuberant while playing. Yes, the verse he did for Rocky Top was very much ad libbed off the top of his head.
I will agree with you about the songwriting. I tried to pay special attention to it because you have mentioned it specifically on a few occassions, and I was not disappointed. I don't know how it ranks for the general fanbase, but I really liked "Take This Bread". Great song for me.
One thing I forgot was Halli from River Whyless told a story in between songs in their set about going to a Felice Brothers show in Asheville and how she was right up front in the center being "that fan girl" having a great time dancing. She said one of the guys reached off the stage and twirled her while she was dancing. She said it still ranked as one of her best concert memories ever and had been thinking how awesome it was that she was sharing the stage with them now.
I made it out to the Felice Brothers last night in Knoxville. Israel Nash was the first act. He was fine, I guess. He didn't do much to stand out to me though. He was very much a standard Americana/Folk/Singer-songwriter kind of opener. River Whyless was the second act. They're from Asheville which is close enough to me that I should have heard of them, but I hadn't until they appeared on the bill. I really enjoyed them and would suggest people checking them out. Songwriting is good. Vocals (they have three different vocalists) are good. The drummer throws in some alternative percussion to keep things interesting. For the main event, despite an underwhelming crowd (~100 max), the Felice Brothers put on a good show. I hadn't seen them before and am only vaguely familiar with their catalogue, so I don't really know how the show/setlist would compare to others. I enjoyed the dynamic between James and Ian onstage in that they had very different stage personas. My favorite bit of banter was where James was going on about how Knoxville was a special stop for them and how great of a city it was right here on the Ohio River at which point Greg quietly told him that it's not the Ohio River. Cue awkward silence from James before swiftly going into the next song. In a move that at least Lawn Gnome and snowmanomura would appreciate, they played Rocky Top for the encore. They screwed up some of the words and Ian threw in a half verse that I am 99% sure isn't in the original song. It was still great though because both them and the crowd were having fun with it. Lastly, as I somehow anticipated, I actually watched a good bit of the openers standing next to Josh and David without knowing it since I didn't know what they looked like. That's the way things happen though.
where was the show?
i feel like any band can endear themselves to a knoxville audience by just mentioning rocky top, even if they don't play it.
except phish, I thought for sure they'd do it in Thomson boling. lost that beer bet.
It was originally going to be at The Standard which is a newer multi-purpose venue, but they had issues with alcohol permitting. They moved it to the Concourse which was maybe the Cider House when you lived in Knoxville. It's the building that is right next door to the Valarium/Electric Ballroom/etc.
Cool stuff about the show. Sad to see a small crowd but they tend to still put on a decent set. They definitely mill about in the crowd before shows so I'm not surprised you were standing near some of them.
The Rocky Top cover has been played a decent amount lately and Ian will sometimes fill in his own lyrics or (what seems to be) freestyle something while on stage. He has done this in the past for other covers/traditionals as well as some of their own songs. I know the song White Limo has had a few different versions over the years. It's always interesting to see how the show goes because sometimes Ian can seem moody and like he's not enjoying himself while at other shows he seems to be having the time of his life. Guess it depends on where his head is at that day.
I always recommend seeing these guys. I've loved them for a long time and their catalog of songs is so underrated and underappreciated. I meant to expose everyone to more of the deeper/lyrical songs they do in the Felice Brothers thread I started but I got lazy. Maybe i'll bump it soon. There's really some amazing gems from Ian. He's a fantastic songwriter but doesn't get much recognition.
Ian was playing and sounding great. He just didn't have a ton of energy going on. It may have been that he looked lower energy because James was so exuberant while playing. Yes, the verse he did for Rocky Top was very much ad libbed off the top of his head.
I will agree with you about the songwriting. I tried to pay special attention to it because you have mentioned it specifically on a few occassions, and I was not disappointed. I don't know how it ranks for the general fanbase, but I really liked "Take This Bread". Great song for me.
Yea, that's a great one. It's much more folksy/rootsy on album but live it's a big sing-along. That's one of their more well-known songs that gets a lot of people moving/dancing and singing together. They have occasionally brought bread on stage and thrown slices at the fans while singing and there's usually a breakdown part where Ian is like sing-talking.
That is one of their good ones in terms of songwriting but there are so many more. Songs about poverty, songs about looking for a better life, songs about lost loves, amazing story songs. I really need to get on that thread and bump it.
One thing I forgot was Halli from River Whyless told a story in between songs in their set about going to a Felice Brothers show in Asheville and how she was right up front in the center being "that fan girl" having a great time dancing. She said one of the guys reached off the stage and twirled her while she was dancing. She said it still ranked as one of her best concert memories ever and had been thinking how awesome it was that she was sharing the stage with them now.
That's really cool. The band does interact with the fans a bunch and that's probably due to the fact that they aren't big enough to have to worry about psycho obsessed fans or people attacking them or anything. I've been on stage a handful of times because they used to bring the entire audience up during the last song at some shows. I've seen them finish a set by having the drummer run off a pier and dive into the ocean and have also seen them bring random folks onstage to sing a line or strum the washboard.
Definitely a live act. I love their albums but they are a bit harder to get into at first. Seeing them live is the way to go.
In a move that at least Lawn Gnome and snowmanomura would appreciate, they played Rocky Top for the encore. They screwed up some of the words and Ian threw in a half verse that I am 99% sure isn't in the original song. It was still great though because both them and the crowd were having fun with it.
Playing Rocky Top in Knoxville is almost always a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
It probably hit ~350 when they went on, but overall a very disappointing turn out for a Friday night.
Semi-related. The show was at Union Transfer, 1000 capacity venue, best of it's size by far - always booking top tier talent. They sent me an email acknowledging that I see a lot of shows and offered me two free tickets to each of these shows:
Rubblebucket Simian Mobile Disco Why? Brendan James The Rentals MØ Augustines Imelda May
It's nice to see a business show some appreciation for their customers. I'm more than happy to give them all my money.
I was also at this show, and Union Transfer is definitely my favorite venue. I guess I need to buy more of my tickets online, I'm there at least once a month. Can you recall a list of shows you've seen there?
This is more or less the list of artists I've seen there. They also mentioned in the email that social media interaction counts too, whatever that's worth.
Animal Collective Austra Black Angels Black Joe Lewis Bonobo Charles Bradley Conspirator Cults Darkside Deerhunter Disclosure Flume Flying Lotus Galactic Godspeed You! Black Emperor Heartless Bastards Jim James Jungle Karl Densons Tiny Universe plays Rolling Stones Brown Sugar Local Natives M83 Man Man Man Man Man Man Neutral Milk Hotel Of Montreal Phantogram Simian Mobile Disco Tame Impala White Denim Yeasayer
I didn't plan accordingly, and forgot what parking was like in Austin on a Saturday night. As a result, I missed the first half of Black Anvil's set. However, I'd say that Black Anvil was still my favorite set of the night.
I was not familiar at all with GHOUL, so I certainly didn't expect the GWAR inspired stage show/theatrics. Entertaining to say the least, but I was more impressed with their stage show then the music. Not that the music was bad, but it all started to sound the same after a bit. The band members were quite funny in between songs though.
Skeletonwitch got the crowd whipped up into a frenzy, but unfortunately they suffered the same musical fate as GHOUL did to my ears. After a few songs, everything just sort of blended together for me. Admittedly, I'm not super familiar with their studio output, so that might have been a factor. I loved the energy of the band.
All said though, Black Anvil were great, and I'd love to see them again. As for the GHOUL and Skeletonwitch, I'll definitely give them another shot, but they didn't blow me away.
Outkast was a blast last night for their homecoming run in Atlanta. Their was an amazing buzz in the air all week. The crowd was one of the best I have ever seen. Especially for that size. Outkast played the hits and were amazing. But, y'all could probably figure all that out.
After Outkast, we went to Terminal West to see Jungle. Now, I mostly went because they are decent band, my wife loves them, and it was something to do after the Outkast show. What I found out, is Jungle is one of the best live bands out there. I am so floored by how great they were. Everybody was floored. Jungle is Thee Oh Sees of pop music. Please go see this band.
Outkast was a blast last night for their homecoming run in Atlanta. Their was an amazing buzz in the air all week. The crowd was one of the best I have ever seen. Especially for that size. Outkast played the hits and were amazing. But, y'all could probably figure all that out.
After Outkast, we went to Terminal West to see Jungle. Now, I mostly went because they are decent band, my wife loves them, and it was something to do after the Outkast show. What I found out, is Jungle is one of the best live bands out there. I am so floored by how great they were. Everybody was floored. Jungle is Thee Oh Sees of pop music. Please go see this band.
Outkast was a great show and you could tell that the crowd was loving every second. I really wish I could have saw Jungle, but my girl was exhausted from the all day event and we had a 2 hour drive ahead of us. Glad that it ended up being a great show.
Post by billypilgrim on Oct 7, 2014 9:44:27 GMT -5
On Sunday, I saw Joe Russo's Almost Dead close out a stage at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 14. Went home, took a brief nap, showered, and headed out to see 4 of the same 5 musicians play as Bustle in Your Hedgerow. It was joyous.
Post by snowmanomura on Oct 8, 2014 16:34:48 GMT -5
Went and saw moon taxi last night. It was a tiny crowd (maaaaybe 200 people) but they were enthusiastic and energetic. Most seemed familiar with the band, even if only the newer hits (morocco got a big cheer/sing along). The band played one of the best shows I've seen. opened with mercury>all the rage, and played 'em pretty standard. then they played fool's gold and dedicated it to one of their long time friends who was in the crowd. this is where they really turned it up and brought out the jam. Other highlights were a midsong segue into blinded by the light (the manfred mann version), a Southern Trance dedicated "to all the southerners out there" that evolved into an extended trancy-breakdown jam ala umphrey's. They threw in a true-to-form cover of Everybody Wants to Rule the World, and closed with a couple of burners that really got the crowd going. They came back for an encore and launched into RATM Wake Up, which sent the crowd absolutely nuts. I was next to a middle aged lady who was headbanging like mad. They followed it up with Killing in the Name, which just amped the crowd up even more. I was hoping for People of the Sun second set at this point, which would have been gerat. The guy singing/rapping nailed De La Rocha's intensity and ability. It was much better than I would have imagined moon taxi covering RATM would be by a long shot. Overall the show was great, there was lots of interaction with the small crowd and the band seemed appreciative of their reception. They played almost an hour and a half, but easily could have kept going. The energy levels after the RATM covers got the crowd amped, and no one was ready for it to be over. Having seen them 3 or 4 times before this, I kinda knew what I was getting into, but it exceeded my expectations. I brought a buddy with me who had never heard them and he was blown away.
saw chance the rapper last night at a school homecoming. him and the band were so great, and his dance moves were on point. but i think i'm already too old to be at college events.
Holy five strings of anal gaping bass nuts. Honestly, your music is so offensively horrible...Just fuck yourself, Thundercat. The whole world hates you (especially FlyLo fans).
Holy five strings of anal gaping bass nuts. Honestly, your music is so offensively horrible...Just fuck yourself, Thundercat. The whole world hates you (especially FlyLo fans).
really? Well this makes skipping that free nola show to do monsters of funk instead that much easier.
I saw Kind Diamond tonight and it was fucking AWESOME. Also, nothing makes me happier than seeing old metal duders bringing their kids to shows like that. I wanted to haul ass over to see if I could catch the end of FlyLo, but it was like 11:30 before I got out of the gotdamn parking lot so I said fuck it and drove home. Yes, I drove 5 hours home after the show. I took the rainbow road.
Holy five strings of anal gaping bass nuts. Honestly, your music is so offensively horrible...Just fuck yourself, Thundercat. The whole world hates you (especially FlyLo fans).
really? Well this makes skipping that free nola show to do monsters of funk instead that much easier.
I saw Kind Diamond tonight and it was fucking AWESOME. Also, nothing makes me happier than seeing old metal duders bringing their kids to shows like that. I wanted to haul ass over to see if I could catch the end of FlyLo, but it was like 11:30 before I got out of the gotdamn parking lot so I said fuck it and drove home. Yes, I drove 5 hours home after the show. I took the rainbow road.
Nils Frahm Sunday evening. Part gorgeous and ethereal, part gritty and grimy, and entirely awesome.
You see that guy right in the middle of the picture who looks like the dad from That 70s Show? You see that dashing fellow whose face he is partially obscuring? Aww yeah.
Saw The Preatures last night and they put on a hell of a show. Izzy (the lead singer) did a handstand in the first minute of the show and it only got better and better from there. I snatched the setlist and got them all to sign it. The bass player signed it twice in a five minute period: First as "The Preatures" in the top left and then again as Shooter McGavin a la Happy Gilmore in the bottom right. Spoiled for size.