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Saw Sonic Youth last night at the Variety Playhouse. Awesome show. It still feels so surreal to see such a great band put on a fantastic show in such a small and intimate venue. I'm not complaining though.
Going to see Gov't Mule @ Minglewood Hall tomorrow night and then Magnolia Electric Co. @ Hi-Tone on Thursday night. Should be fun. May also hit the Blues on the Bluff @ National Ornamental Metal Museum on Saturday.
I have been to a few shows the past 2 weeks. I saw Kaki King, Man Man, Dirty Projectors, and Black Moth Super Rainbow and they were all free ;D. Out of all of them, I have to say The Dirty Projectors were a bit dissapointing, but the show was in Williamsburg, so that explains half of the reason right there ;-)
Post by suspendedzen on Aug 2, 2009 16:44:18 GMT -5
Saw Doomtree (minus POS) Friday night. Cartoonishly good. Doomtree is what the Beats would have been if they were around now instead of the 40s/50s and from Minneapolis instead of NYC/SF.
Post by questionablesanity on Aug 3, 2009 13:31:33 GMT -5
Just got back from a weekend at Deer Creek w/ DMB. They are tearing it up. Jeff Coffin and Tim Reynolds add somuch to this band. So much jazzier w/ Jeff on sax. Also a lot harder with Tim on electric guitar. I know alot of people don't like DMB, but give em another chance. Horns are more orchestrated now with Rashawn Ross on trumpet. New album is really good. I've seen them around 40 times and the last two shows are among the best I've attended.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Post by nodepression on Aug 5, 2009 12:43:10 GMT -5
Just saw a sold out Fleet Foxes show at Massey Hall, wow. They were unbelievable. The acoustics were tremendous and when they started with Sun Giant the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I felt lucky to be at the show and it felt like a special moment in the bands history. They played a bunch of new stuff that was really great and sounded very similar in style to the first ep and album, so I guess there will be no difficult second album, which is definitely a good thing. It's so nice to hear their voices, and hopefully we'll continue to do so. This is a special band.
You are so lucky! I wish I would have been able to see them when they were closer, I think they came to Dallas and I didn't have the money to go ever and see it. I have to see them at some point, I was really counting on them being @ Roo....maybe next year....or hopefully they will come near me again. I will probably bawl like a baby seeing them play Mykonos. I tear up every time I hear that song.
So, Sir Paul McCartney at Fenway Park last night... amaaaaazing! He played for two and a half hours (without a set break), with a nice mix of Beatles, Wings and solo songs, and some audience banter thrown in for good measure. The stage was set up over in the outfield (by the Green Monstah), so it was a bit hard to see from the stands, but considering I had stadium tickets and not field tickets, I actually had a great view - just to the right of where the net behind home plate ends, in the sixth row. The only problem was that we were directly behind the sound booth, so about a third of the stage was obscured through the show (thankfully there were TV screens). He also had some really cool visual effects - great lighting, yes, but also a screen behind him that played animation or stock footage related to whatever song was playing. I don't know if that constitutes a light show, but whatever you want to call it, it was awesome.
MGMT opened for him, and they were surprisingly flat, I felt. I'd seen them one and a half times before (Roo '08 and half of Roo '09), and this was the least enjoyable set for me. I think that's due to a few reasons. For one, the acoustics weren't great, and also, I think something is lost from their show when the sun is still up (they started at 6:30). They're much more of a night-time act. Plus, a lot of the crowd seemed like they couldn't care less about MGMT, and were chatting through the entire thing - and when I'm surrounded by a negative vibe at a show, it tends to make me enjoy the show less.
And... I cannot WAIT to do it all over again tonight ;D
Last night's set list -
01. drive my car 02. jet 03. only mama knows 04. flaming pie 05. got to get you into my life 06. let me roll it/ foxy lady 07. highway 08. long and winding road 09. my love 10. blackbird 11. here today 12. dance tonight 13. calico skies 14. michelle 15. mrs. vanderbilt 16. eleanor rigby 17. sing the changes 18. band on the run 19. back in the ussr 20. i'm down 21. something 22. i've got a feeling (with extended jam) 23. paperback writer 24. A day in the life 25. let it be 26. live and let die 27. hey jude Bows
Encore #1 28. daytripper 29. lady madonna 30. I saw her standing there Bows
Encore #2 31. yesterday 32. helter skelter 33. get back 34. Sgt Pepper reprise into The End
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Post by strumntheguitar on Aug 6, 2009 15:22:21 GMT -5
^^Two things blow my mind about that, Jack:
1) MGMT opening for Paul McCartney. I mean... really? There's gotta be a better or atleast slightly more noteworthy band to open up the stage for such a musical icon.
2) Who's great idea was it and thought that MGMT's sound could possibly fill Fenway Park? Just putting the band in such a huge and wide open space seems to destine the performance for disappointment. That's a headscracther, for sure!
But Paul's setlist there looks incredible, and I'm glad it sounds like an excellent show! Lucky you, getting to do it twice!
1) MGMT opening for Paul McCartney. I mean... really? There's gotta be a better or atleast slightly more noteworthy band to open up the stage for such a musical icon.
2) Who's great idea was it and thought that MGMT's sound could possibly fill Fenway Park? Just putting the band in such a huge and wide open space seems to destine the performance for disappointment. That's a headscracther, for sure!
But Paul's setlist there looks incredible, and I'm glad it sounds like an excellent show! Lucky you, getting to do it twice!
From what I read, Paul actually chose MGMT to be the opener because he liked their sound. And everything bad I said about MGMT's Wednesday performance - it was the complete opposite for Thursday night. This was probably the best show out of the four times I've now seen them. They were jamming a lot more fluidly, and the sound was much clearer than the night before. The crowd seemed to appreciate them more as well.
Paul was every bit as good as the night before (which is to say, incredible). He played an almost identical show, from the set list right down to the same jokes and stories. And that was perfectly fine by me.
Also, as a side note, nobody fucking smokes any more - during the "Hey Jude" finale, I saw hundreds of people waving their cell phone screens in the air, but only about ten lighters in the entire park. Shame on you, Boston. Try to be less health conscious next time.
Also, as a side note, nobody smurfing smokes any more - during the "Hey Jude" finale, I saw hundreds of people waving their cell phone screens in the air, but only about ten lighters in the entire park. Shame on you, Boston. Try to be less health conscious next time.
Sounds like the entire city of Beantown has been Reiner'd.
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
1) MGMT opening for Paul McCartney. I mean... really? There's gotta be a better or atleast slightly more noteworthy band to open up the stage for such a musical icon.
2) Who's great idea was it and thought that MGMT's sound could possibly fill Fenway Park? Just putting the band in such a huge and wide open space seems to destine the performance for disappointment. That's a headscracther, for sure!
But Paul's setlist there looks incredible, and I'm glad it sounds like an excellent show! Lucky you, getting to do it twice!
From what I read, Paul actually chose MGMT to be the opener because he liked their sound. And everything bad I said about MGMT's Wednesday performance - it was the complete opposite for Thursday night. This was probably the best show out of the four times I've now seen them. They were jamming a lot more fluidly, and the sound was much clearer than the night before. The crowd seemed to appreciate them more as well.
Paul was every bit as good as the night before (which is to say, incredible). He played an almost identical show, from the set list right down to the same jokes and stories. And that was perfectly fine by me.
Also, as a side note, nobody smurfing smokes any more - during the "Hey Jude" finale, I saw hundreds of people waving their cell phone screens in the air, but only about ten lighters in the entire park. Shame on you, Boston. Try to be less health conscious next time.
Wait so Paul played two nights in a row in Fenway, and he played nearly identical setlists and even made the same jokes?
That disheartens me just a little bit. No doubt the music was phenomenal, but jeez if you're gonna do a two night run atleast switch up the setlist from the usual... But hey, I wasn't there so who am I to critique it?
Post by nodepression on Aug 31, 2009 21:57:55 GMT -5
I saw NIN last night and needless to say it was amazing. The Day The World Went Away, Ruiner, Dead Souls, Something I Can Never Have, Lights In The Sky, and La Mer -->The Wretched were all tremendous surprises. It will be sad to see a band of this caliber stop touring, the level they're playing at right now is unbelievable, but I'm glad I got to say goodbye even if I had to watch Our Lady Peace in the process to get a good spot.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Post by questionablesanity on Sept 11, 2009 8:39:19 GMT -5
I saw Cornmeal last night. Holy Shite, were they good. Smoking fiddle player. I thought her fiddle was going to catch fire. I went to see them on a recommendation from a random guy I met at a Yonder Mountain show. Man, I was impressed. Two sets of non stop grooving. They didn't slow down for a minute, other than a set break.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
I drove three hours to Austin and three hours back yesterday (despite having work this morning) to catch Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain at Bass Concert Hall. It was absolutely worth every second/penny. Three virtuosos and great innovators that can truly speak with their instruments. And their music was very much a conversation, never clashing, always exchanging ideas, creating rich textures. They all seem like such nice guys (most of you have probably seen at least Béla before, and know what I'm talking about), and they really have a great time playing together. I'd recommend this for anyone, regardless of their musical tastes. The tickets were quite affordable, as well.
One of the best concerts I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot of concerts.
Here's info on the rest of the tour.
09/19/09 Sat Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 09/20/09 Sun Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI 09/26/09 Sat Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR 09/29/09 Tue Royal Conservatory Toronto, ON 09/30/09 Wed Stanley Performing Arts Center Utica, NY 10/01/09 Thu Princeton University Princeton, NJ 10/02/09 Fri Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 10/03/09 Sat The Egg Albany, NY 10/04/09 Sun University of Richmond Richmond, VA 10/06/09 Tue Williams Center for the Arts Easton, PA 10/08/09 Thu University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 10/11/09 Sun Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC 10/15/09 Thu Grinnell College Grinnell, IA 10/16/09 Fri Goshen College Goshen, IN 10/18/09 Sun Gusman Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 10/20/09 Tue Mesa Arts Center - Ikeda Theater Mesa, AZ 10/22/09 Thu Royce Hall at UCLA Los Angeles, CA 10/24/09 Sat Chan Centre Vancouver, BC 10/28/09 Wed San Francisco Jazz Festival San Francisco, CA
Post by questionablesanity on Sept 16, 2009 6:41:36 GMT -5
I saw the Vic Wooten and JD Blair "Two minds, One Groove" show last night. Simply amazing. They packed the Bluebird to capacity. Being that it was a small club, I smuggled in a 6 pack of Fat Tire in my camelbak. It's almost like drinking for free compared to paying $6/beer.
The show is complete improv with a few songs thrown in. I've seen Vic several times, so I knew what to expect. But JD blew my mind. I've never seen him with so much freedom. He's a hell of a drummer. Catch the show if you can.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good