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Post by RyDolla$ign on May 31, 2024 8:32:37 GMT -5
Went to all 3 of Empress Of's tour warm-ups at Elsewhere last weekend and had a great time all 3 nights. She played some medleys of her tracks and it worked really well; created a dancey/party environment. She has amazing energy, even when it was probably over 100 degrees in there the first night, and was dancing the whole time. She is also very funny (and sexy). Highly recommend seeing her on this tour, the bangers on the new album are a lot of fun live.
Shannon & the Clams was kind of disappointing last night but I might have just been tired so idk.
Had my first show experience at The Sphere last night with Dead and Company. Best music venue I've been to and it's not even close. We all know about the screen and I'll talk about that but first i want to talk about the sound.
for better or worse, i'm what you call an "audiophile". i've been obsessed with speakers, headphones, and related equipment and their impact on sound for almost two decades now. i've had the pleasure of owning lots of different kick ass speakers and headphones in my own home and have spent a lot of hours just sitting in front of my speakers (or before that sitting with my headphones) listening to music. also got my hearing checked last year and was delighted and surprised that i still have perfect hearing (thank you etymotic earplugs).
the sound in the sphere last night was audiophile quality sound. so i was way over in sec 211, which is hard right. my experience in other venues told me i'd probably be hearing echoes and reverb the like. but the sound where i was sitting was like i was sitting directly in the middle of my speakers at home. i could lock into any of the musicians and follow them, and their tone was absolutely perfect. no frequency was over or under emphasized. it was so weird and so awesome. and what was so strange about it was it wasn't loud, it was clear and coherent. a common trick of poorly designed speakers is to increase the volume of some frequency to make it sound more detailed, and that just naturally happens in most regular music venues because of the acoustics of the room, but none of that was happening at the sphere.
aside from that, the seats were firm but comfortable and not too cramped, and the venue staff were fantastic. they were friendly and helpful and were constantly making announcements, i.e. at setbreak they had people saying "hey everyone five minutes left in setbreak" which was nice.
all that to say that even without the screen, it's still the best venue i've ever been to.
but yeah the screen. the screen fucking rules. if you've seen any of the videos from the Dead and Company shows you've seen this, but early in set one the screen "opened up" to Haight Ashbury, everybody goes nuts, and then slowly the camera starts to rise and tip downward and it absolutely felt like the entire venue was tipping up on it's end and you were about to fall and everybody is screaming. it keeps going up until you are in outer space and it was fucking crazy. there was also plenty of nature scenes and cosmic psychedelic shit, and they did a great job of putting the band members up on various parts of the screen during solos etc. so you could see exactly what they were doing. so cool.
the screen shenanigans created a phenomenon where more people were sitting that at a typical show like this. most people were standing / dancing but also i didn't feel weird about sitting and just taking it all in. there was even a moment when there was this spinning disco ball effect where i almost had to sit down, it was a bit much. very cool just really intense.
musically it was a great night, the band was on point. i think lost a little steam after drums > space but still great. and drums > space was the best part of the night lol, this venue was made for this. they really played with the surround sound capabilities during this segment, big bass bombs pressurizing the room and drum sounds coming at me from 360 degrees, totally immersive.
also they opened with "Alabama Getaway" fuck yes. "It Hurts Me Too" was also huge for me. you can tell Mayer loves playing it. also if you start a band find a lead guitarist who looks at you the way Mayer looks at Chimenti.
no "The Other One" or "Cold Rain and Snow" last night but maybe this Thursday I'll get them.
anyway if you like the Dead even a tiny bit and can make it happen, catch one or more of these shows. or catch some other band you love there in the future. though somebody was saying they heard The Eagles were locked in for a residency which is gross.
If youre looking for a deal and a solid double bill then hit up the Sarah Mclachlan and Feist tour. Feist tore it up with a 45 min set and the crowd loved it cause she is so engaging. Sarah is performing Fumbling Towards Ectasy but was smart to play all the hits first and then the album. A nice 3 hours of for $10 wasnt a bad night out. ( had to pay for parking but thats still insane value on a $100 seat )
Post by Ambassador Of Fun on Jun 5, 2024 23:06:15 GMT -5
I saw Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Cat Power this evening.
I’m only vaguely familiar with Cat Power. She was kinda boring.
This was my third time seeing Modest Mouse. They’re fine. I’ve listened to their catalog quite a bit over the last 20 years, but they really only have a handful of songs that I love - that I truly think are great songs. They’ve played a couple of them each time I’ve seen them, but I’ve never seen them play my favorite couple, and tonight was no exception.
Pixies are obviously alt-rock legends, and this was somehow my first time seeing them. They sounded great, but for some reason, they ended at 10:30 without playing “Here Comes Your Man” or “Monkey Gone to Heaven”. WTF?!?!
Upcoming Shows: 7/25 - Foo Fighters/Pretenders @ Great American Ballpark 7/26 - Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light @ Bogart's 7/28 - Brett Goldstein @ Taft Theatre 8/4 - Phish @ Deer Creek Music Center 8/17 - The Jayhawks @ Memorial Hall 8/22 - Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins & Rancid @ Great American Ballpark 8/25 - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ MEGACORP Pavilion 9/7 - Weezer, Flaming Lips, & Dinosaur Jr. @ Nationwide Arena
Jacob Collier played our 4500 cap that has a GA floor and 2 balconies of seating. I was on the fence about going but esteban luckily coerced me from afar. The floor was very much not full but the balconies were pretty close to it, which says something about the target audience I guess.
I left Jacob's Roo '23 show about 10 minutes in. It just wasn't the vibe I was looking for. But seeing him and his band alone in a big room was a really really special experience. Each of his very talented band members gets to put their talents on display more than once. The set & lighting look great. Very creative with fake trees on stage (funnily enough knocked loose does this on this tour as well). He has a 1 of 1 built for him "harmonizer keyboard" that's basically a souped up vocoder. He does a solo cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water and I was fully transfixed the entire time. Brought me to tears. Anyway great show. Catch the tour if you can.
So cool nasti. Bonnaroo show ended up ruling but it was condensed into like 75 minutes. This tour is about 2 hours of blissful sounds and some of the best voices in the business. I agree with rooloo that I’ll catch him every time he comes through town or any festival. Top 1 show of 2023 and the current front runner for 2024 for me.
Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 9, 2024 17:24:45 GMT -5
Knocked Loose/Show Me The Body/Loathe/Speed were all great last night. I also ran into Teddy Flair which was good times.
If you're at all into hardcore, I'd suggest checking out Speed. If last night was any indication, they're getting ready to blow up. Before their set, their merch guy was sitting in his chair playing on his phone. After, they were thirty people deep. I also had three different conversations with random people which amounted to, "Had you heard them before? Holy shit. They were great."
Knocked Loose/Show Me The Body/Loathe/Speed were all great last night. I also ran into Teddy Flair which was good times.
If you're at all into hardcore, I'd suggest checking out Speed. If last night was any indication, they're getting ready to blow up. Before their set, their merch guy was sitting in his chair playing on his phone. After, they were thirty people deep. I also had three different conversations with random people which amounted to, "Had you heard them before? Holy shit. They were great."
yeah Speed is gonna be a big deal real soon, debut album comes out in a couple weeks I think?
Knocked Loose/Show Me The Body/Loathe/Speed were all great last night. I also ran into Teddy Flair which was good times.
If you're at all into hardcore, I'd suggest checking out Speed. If last night was any indication, they're getting ready to blow up. Before their set, their merch guy was sitting in his chair playing on his phone. After, they were thirty people deep. I also had three different conversations with random people which amounted to, "Had you heard them before? Holy shit. They were great."
yeah Speed is gonna be a big deal real soon, debut album comes out in a couple weeks I think?
Like a lot of near-suburbs in the Boston area, my town has an annual porchfest where musicians of every level of experience perform on porches, sidewalks, in driveways, and on front lawns all over town. I last saw rocking alt-country singer/songwriter Sarah Borges nearly 20 years ago at a street fair, and can't believe that it took me that long to see her a second time last weekend. She's got an incredible voice and writes great melodies.
She tours nationally on the club level from time to time and if you'd go see Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle when they played locally, you'll likely enjoy Borges. (She's appearing on the next Outlaw Country Cruise with both of them and many others in 2025.)
Post by RyDolla$ign on Jun 21, 2024 8:45:13 GMT -5
Went to ODESZA very last minute last night and they were as good as always. I think this was the 4th time I've seen them on the tour and they kept it fresh each time. Going back and forth between headbangers/some DnB and really pretty strings sections is great. New mixes and version of Locomotion were fire.