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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
Flaming Lips last night in Charlottesville was pretty awesome.
i was at this! it was excellent...the music and environment had me in a different dimension. i took some vids too, here's the one of the beginning of the show:
another great show i saw recently was gang gang dance...they really know how to get deep into a groove...soo fun, checkit if ya like:
Post by shingboslice on Apr 24, 2010 21:04:31 GMT -5
MMJ in municipal auditorium. (has to be the least security enforced venue i have ever been to.no pat down. cig and cron blazing indoors with no hate. There was even a tank on the floor somebody snuck in at ABB/panic My friends snuck in to MMJ and panic/allman bros with no problem.)
I saw Esperanza Spalding tonight. She played several brand new compositions, and added a horn section and backup vocalists to her usual trio on many of the songs. It was an absolutely spectacular show. Try to see her if she comes to your town.
went to see the heartless b astards tonight. as per usual, they were awesome. whether they are in a small venue or a playing at a large festival, they always bring it. i got to chat with erika (the lead singer) before the show and she signed a record for me. i still am trying to get up the nerve to talk to the drummer, he is such a fox.
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Friday night I saw my friends' band The Restoration have their release show for their debut album. They were absolutely incredible, by far the best I've seen them. They've been sitting on a goldmine with this CD of theirs.
Also of note, opening for them was a solo set from Riley Baugus. He is a banjo player and singer, noted for his work on the "Cold Mountain" OST, along with playing the bajo on Plant and Krauss' "Raising Sand" album. Great little workshop like show from him.
So, yeah, that was fucking cool.
Huge turnout; 79 presales in a 160 capacity theater, sold out 15 minutes after doors, they sold 20-something more after meeting capacity.
Best local show that I can say I've seen in Columbia.
Post by billypilgrim on Apr 26, 2010 17:06:42 GMT -5
On Friday, I saw Sublime with Rome at the Fox Theatre in Oakland. My 15 year-old nephew begged me to take him. It was fun being the "cool uncle" but less fun being the "responsible adult." The new singer/guitarist was good, but he wasn't Bradley Nowell good. In some ways, it was like seeing a tribute band. They played the hits and tried to sound as close as possible to the way the songs sounded when they were recorded. But if you love those songs, I would recommend this show.
The Queen of Soul still reigns! With her personal prada bag assistant and all! LMAO! Great night....Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Chain of Fools absolutely KILLED!
I saw Liars last week at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. A wicked show. They're one of the best bands at what they do. Also caught Wayne Shorter (jazz legend) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He played a FREE 2+ hour concert last Friday. A real treat.
Post by questionablesanity on Apr 27, 2010 16:20:29 GMT -5
EOTO Sunday night=amazing. I'll post some pics after editing.
Alright here's some pics. These are actually some of my faves that I've ever shot. A local kid ran the lights and didn't use the spotlights which really helped capture the mood of the show.
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
Saw the Avett Brothers in Tucson last Friday, Truth & Salvage Co. opened.. Great show all around, T&S definitely surprised me, I became an instant fan, and the Avett Brothers never let down, rocked old songs all night with a sporadic few new one's. My favorite band for a few years running now, can't waitttt for their Bonnaroo set!!
Also caught Wayne Shorter (jazz legend) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He played a FREE 2+ hour concert last Friday. A real treat.
Awesome! Wayne is the artist I'm most looking forward to at Jazzfest this year. I saw him play with Herbie around 12 years ago, but they only played for like 45 minutes, so I'm excited to see a longer set. Also, his band just smokes. I love Brian Blade.
Saw Phoenix last night and it was awesome. They rocked it hard and had tons of energy. Thomas Mars went out in the audience and the band had people come onstage at the end of the last song. It was super fun. I hope they aren't scheduled against anyone I really need to see, because I'd love to catch them at roo.
The speakers and performers at the Earth Day/Climate Rally on Sunday were sooo good. Many, many people who really care and are passionate about the cause. Performers included Passion Pit, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Weir, John Legend, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Mavis Staples, THE ROOTS! and Sting plus others. Most only did one or two songs, but lots of collaboration, and much love. It was just a beautiful, inspirational day all around. I managed to get some decent (for me) pictures too. ?uestlove is the man.
Post by strumntheguitar on Apr 28, 2010 8:26:55 GMT -5
Sweet pics, Bunny. I like how Questlove seems to be checking out both Sting and that girl in the last two pics (Is that Joss Stone? I have no idea...)
My shows are temporarily on pause until mid-May I guess. I feel like I have so much coming from May - July that I don't even know half of what I've already bought tickets to.
Sweet pics, Bunny. I like how Questlove seems to be checking out both Sting and that girl in the last two pics (Is that Joss Stone? I have no idea...)
My shows are temporarily on pause until mid-May I guess. I feel like I have so much coming from May - July that I don't even know half of what I've already bought tickets to.
Did you notice he's kind of frowning behind Robert Randolph? lol Good pics.
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 Apr 29, 2010 8:23:29 GMT -5
I got the opportunity to see Elton John perform last night at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Ryan White. He died 20 years ago, man I can't believe it's been that long. Anyways, my brother put the event on at Clowe's Hall. He booked Elton John plus Phil Donahue and Judith Light. The event was co sponsored by the Indianapolis Children's Museum. The first act was a ten minute one man show by a kid portraying Ryan White in his bedroom writing a speach. It was impressive. Apparently he performs the show at the Children's Museum every day. The first speaker was the President of the Children's Museum who introduced Donahue, who spoke and played a couple of clips from his show. He then introduced Judith Light, who is still absolutely stunning. She spoke, cried, spoke, played a clip from Nancy Pelosi and Oren Hatch. She then introduced Ryan's mother and sister who spoke and cried a lot. It's amazing what I forgot over the past 20 years. I remember the tragedy of Ryan having hemophilia and then contracting HIV through a tainted blood transfusion. I completely forgot why he was famous. I forgot that the Kokomo school system would not let him attend school and that all he really wanted out of his life was to go to school like normal kids and then go on to educate people about the two diseases. I need to watch that movie again.
Ryan's mother then brought out Elton and they embraced, then Elton spoke for about 20 minutes. He gave a tear jerking speech about how special Ryan was. He said that in the 6 years that he knew Ryan, from age 12-18, Ryan taught Elton how to be an adult. It was during that time that Elton got sober. He said that he realized how ridiculous he lived his life by spending gobs of money on outlandish things or throwing temper tantrums if the wallpaper wasn't the right color in his dressing room. HE completely changed his life around.
Then he went to the piano and played Tiny Dancer, Rocketman (with an amazing outro where he looped his voice and sang over it), Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, a couple others and ended with Crocodile Rock. He can flat out play the piano. I was disappointed because he played with a backing track that had synth and bass. Tickets for this show were priced high since it was a benefit. I think they ranged from $150-$500.
The coolest part of my night was getting to photograph the show. I have a nice camera and lenses but I rented another zoom lens for the show. I knew I was in trouble when I saw another photog walk up with a $10k zoom lens. But after looking at his pics online, my are just as good with half the gear. It was strict. Normally you can can shoot the first three songs at a concert in the pit. Well, this was in a theatre, so we were behind a curtain in a tiny area off of the side of the stage. Elton didn't want us visible. In this tiny area, there were three tv cameras and 6 photogs including me. We could shoot all we wanted during the speeches. But once Elton sat down at the piano and started playing, we could shoot for 90 seconds. Amazingly, I got everything I needed in 45 seconds. There's only so much we could do from the location we were in.
I then sat on a bench and watched the rest of the show. I'll post pics and video once I get them uploaded. It was a great experience getting to talk to photogs and video camera operators from Good Morning America, Associated Press, USA Today, and Getty. Those guys have a great job. But 'm glad that I only do it as a hobby.
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 cornquacker on May 2, 2010 14:37:23 GMT -5
Jealous^ That's a cool opportunity.
Porcupine Tree last night was ... well what you expect from Porcupine Tree, fucking awesome. They have to be the best progressive band going now. This is shaping up to be a great week with MMJ tonight, Frightened Rabbit thursday, and Pearl Jam on friday.
I saw Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells last night at a very small local club (far too small for them really but this only made the vibe more awesome) and it was an awesome show.
Sleigh Bells were nothing special from a purely music and lyrics standpoint but man can the lead singer wail! Not only that the energy level the duo was able to maintain was out of control as was the bass level in the sound mix. Overall, Sleigh Bells weren't amazing but I'm glad I witnessed the spectacle.
Yeasayer was nothing short of jaw dropping! They more or less played the new album in its entirety with three or four first album cuts thrown in there. The first two songs weren't great but after they worked out the sound mix they really took off; the flow from one tune to another was awesome, vocally and musically they were extremely tight. The light show they brought barely fit on the stage with them but it did fit and was used to great effect; there was a slow pulsing function and I found myself getting pulled out of the music at times by this lighting effect. The crowd energy was unlike anything I have seen before at this particular venue and the band was obviously feeding off of this which really amped the energy level even more as their set progressed. Definitely check these guys out before they blow up and charge an arm and a leg
Post by nodepression on May 12, 2010 18:14:03 GMT -5
Went to Massive Attack this past Sunday in Toronto and they played a phenomenal set. The new stuff had some extra pop live, but it was old songs like "Angel" and "Unfinished Symphony" that were highlights. My jaw was dropped half the time, and even after seeing a bunch of shows this year, this had to be at the top.
It was really hard to take pictures, but here's one that came out decent, kind of...