June 30, 201312 yr I'd like to see both she and him and camera obscura This sentence is correct.[/grammar police] This sentence is less than perfect.[/the lesser known capitalization police]
June 30, 201312 yr I'd see She & Him again in a heartbeat, excellent show all around. I think I've under appreciated both Ward and Zooey's talents until now. But damn I came away from that show really impressed. Camera Obscura's sound was a little off. I didn't sense as much emotion from their lead singer as she has on their recordings, which was a shame. The lead guitar and trumpet were spot-on though. Would see them again, but they definitely didn't bring it like She & Him.
June 30, 201312 yr Was Zooey hot in person? M. Ward albums are really good if you haven't checked them out.
July 3, 201312 yr The Greenbeans at Tale of the Pup Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
July 7, 201312 yr Preservation Hall Jazz Band. And the bartender could not make a Sazerac. Music is making up for it though. Love me some PHJB! Seen them so many times now I've lost count. In a world where music fans crave authenticity, it doesn't get more real than PHJB. Or Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
July 9, 201312 yr Recent Austin City Limits - The Steve Miller Band / Preservation Hall Jazz Band from @pbsvideo http://to.pbs.org/tdPZKv Edited July 9, 201312 yr by blessingx
August 3, 201312 yr First night of Lollapalooza 2013 is just about done. Finishing with Nine Inch Nails. Good mix of ambient and club-like stuff with his industrial. Must be some new stuff here, I haven't heard the newest album yet. Btw, if anyone likes Crystal Castles, they had an amazing set and were easily my favorite of the day. Don't miss 'em live!
August 3, 201312 yr First night of Lollapalooza 2013 is just about done. Finishing with Nine Inch Nails. Good mix of ambient and club-like stuff with his industrial. Must be some new stuff here, I haven't heard the newest album yet. Btw, if anyone likes Crystal Castles, they had an amazing set and were easily my favorite of the day. Don't miss 'em live! awesome to hear man glad you are at lolla. i've never been, but would like to make all of the Big 4 before its over with. Already done bonnaroo a few times, need to make coach, lolla, and acl. I also make jazzfest every year, which just misses out being in the big 4.
August 3, 201312 yr BTW Aura, tomorrow if you have time checkout Foals. Outstanding neo-post punk gloomy dance rock. Outstanding stuff, fun but it gets loud and heavy as hell. Blew me away at Bonnaroo.
August 22, 201312 yr At the Chicago Theater to see The Allman Brothers. I am stoked. derek gonna kill it. have a blast, the bros are part of the rare breed to elder rock statesmen that still destroy crowds every night.
August 22, 201312 yr They are doing it. An astounding "Jessica" to close the first set. "Stormy Monday" was really good too. Both Derek and Warren have been on fire tonight. And I love the fact I can download the show on flac tomorrow.
August 22, 201312 yr Second set was as good, if not better than, the first. Blue Sky, a stellar Dreams and an awesome cover of Into the Mystic. All in all a great show. I think what most amazed me wasn't the crushing guitar work - I expected that. It was Greg Allman's voice. With all of the health problems he has had over the last few years, I expected his range to be restricted as many older singers are. Instead, he sounded like it was At The Fillmore East all over again. Several times during the show I looked at Debbie in astonishment at how strong he sounded. But, as great of a show as it was, it was partially ruined by inconsiderate cunts (TM Voltron Enterprises). After having two guys behind us talk through the first 5 songs loud enough that they were competing with the guitars, I turned around and asked them if they would be talking through every song and if so, why they paid what they did for their tickets. They apologized and shut up. Two songs later, the woman sitting next to Debbie sees someone she knows and now it's family-fucking-reunion time. For two songs they talk and partially block Debbie's view. Finally Debbie had had enough and told them "We came to listen to the band, not you two talk!" They stopped. And then her and her date/husband/pimp/whatever moved a seat over to separate themselves from us. I told Debbie we should have moved right back next to them. Assholes. This has happened to us at the last few bigger venue shows we've gone to and it is making me question whether I will attend any more of these bigger shows. But in the end, the band was awesome and we came away loving the show. And tomorrow I'll have flac files that will have no talking audible.
August 22, 201312 yr Second set was as good, if not better than, the first. Blue Sky, a stellar Dreams and an awesome cover of Into the Mystic. All in all a great show. I think what most amazed me wasn't the crushing guitar work - I expected that. It was Greg Allman's voice. With all of the health problems he has had over the last few years, I expected his range to be restricted as many older singers are. Instead, he sounded like it was At The Fillmore East all over again. Several times during the show I looked at Debbie in astonishment at how strong he sounded. But, as great of a show as it was, it was partially ruined by inconsiderate cunts (TM Voltron Enterprises). After having two guys behind us talk through the first 5 songs loud enough that they were competing with the guitars, I turned around and asked them if they would be talking through every song and if so, why they paid what they did for their tickets. They apologized and shut up. Two songs later, the woman sitting next to Debbie sees someone she knows and now it's family-fucking-reunion time. For two songs they talk and partially block Debbie's view. Finally Debbie had had enough and told them "We came to listen to the band, not you two talk!" They stopped. And then her and her date/husband/pimp/whatever moved a seat over to separate themselves from us. I told Debbie we should have moved right back next to them. Assholes. This has happened to us at the last few bigger venue shows we've gone to and it is making me question whether I will attend any more of these bigger shows. But in the end, the band was awesome and we came away loving the show. And tomorrow I'll have flac files that will have no talking audible. On the Jazzfest board we called them CFWs, or chatting fuck wits. I see a lot of live music and its always my number one complaint. I'm glad you confronted both CFWs, and glad they shut up. In other news, closing out summer tour next week with a trip to Denver to see three nights of Phish at Dicks Sporting Goods Park. I've never even been to Colorado, incredibly excited.
September 24, 201312 yr Just got back from the Monterey Jazz Festival and it didn't disappoint. Highlights for me was Dave Holland's band Prism with Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn and Eric Harland. Heavy fusion influence and all of the players absolutely smoked! Just before them (on Saturday night) Joe Lovano (who was this year's artist in residence) Dave Douglas Quintet played an awesome set which included a commissioned composition by Wayne Shorter. Joe also played with his regular band "Us Five" and just torn the place up. The two drummers and the way they "conversed" with each other was stunning! Sunday night Wayne Shorter's Quartet played. Lots of material I hadn't heard and the guys were in the best form I've ever heard them. Amazing! Friday night Gregory Porter started the weekend sounding great and had the crowd eating out of his hand. That was followed by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra that played a commissioned piece dedicated to Dave Brubeck. There was lots of Brubeck tributes since Dave has been a regular at the festival (I think I've seen him 8 times there). I attended some great talks but the best was a conversation with Lou Donaldson. He was so funny as he talked about his life in jazz.
September 24, 201312 yr That sounds awesome, Steve. I saw Prism at SF Jazz earlier this year and they were badass. They are playing at SF Jazz again in early October...
October 10, 201312 yr Seeing Phantogram at the Vic on the north side of Chicago tonight. We're watching the opening act, Future Islands, as I write this and I honestly can say this is the fucking weirdest band I've ever heard. They are straight synth pop, but the vocalist is doing a combination of a Fat Albert impersonation and death metal growls. All while dancing around the stage like he's in a ska band. I seriously can't tell if this whole act is a joke or not, but Allison and I are laughing our asses off at how bad this is.
October 10, 201312 yr During one song he stuck his entire fist in his mouth, leaned back, and pretended to puke it out. For the finale's chorus, he just screamed nonsense. Wat. Da. Fuk.
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