Finally went out and saw a concert last Friday -- Zombi -- multi-instrumentalist (synths, bass, and the occasional sax) and drummer -- was a great first concert

 

Roxy Music is touring again, with Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson (with St. Vincent).

So excited!

 

Edited April 14, 20224 yr by HiWire

^^ Very cool....but in one ad/article about the reunion/tour, they had a picture with Eno in it.  THAT would have been fucking incredible!

saw PFunk and Dopapod last night 

 

 

Did you bring your Flashlight?

In 1977 I'd crank that up every time it hit the airways. Then bought the album and completely drove my Mother crazy!

Kraftwerk 3D in SF. Fun fun fun. The old classics don’t need much polish to still sound relevant in 2022.

That's awesome Adam!  And during the Tour de France! Jealous

Americana 

Under the Redwoods, with the good folk of San Anselmo,

Thanks to Jerry Hannan 

 

Edited July 9, 20224 yr by Grahame

Followed the sound in Golden Gate park to find 

https://goldengatebandshell.org/event/soul-jazz-rb-happy-hour-13/

As part of 

https://goldengatebandshell.org/

https://www.cortemaderacommunityfoundation.org/corte-madera-summer-concerts  

Soul Mechanix entertaining the good people of Corte Madera.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, mikeymad said:

Glad you spotted that "Easter egg".

The motion blur should tell you she was running in front of the stage,  and hence max spl.

But kids eh, what do they know?

Compare to this non critic 

Also , when the going gets tough in Old Corte Madera 

You need the ultimate in outdoor picnic gear.

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 20224 yr by Grahame

Saw Jimmy Vivino and Ronnie Earl last week.  Really nice Blues, all different types.  We went because of Ronnie Earl, and the fact that Jimmy had grown up and went to school in the same hometown as my wife (Glen Rock, NJ); I wasn't familiar with him otherwise.  Turned out to be a HELL of a show!

Ronnie has a bunch of health issues, so it was great to see him live.  And Jimmy was right up there in energy, voice, and spirit.  he also had a boatload of great stories from clubs across the states and musicians from the 60's on....

 

Edited July 19, 20224 yr by skullguise

Avril Lavigne and Machine Gun Kelley in Oakland.

Edited July 20, 20224 yr by TMoney

Speaking of live music, what are people using as ear plugs these days? I've tried one of the audio-focused brands and some walgreens/rite-aid foam specials, but I don't love what either does to the sound beyond lowering the decibels.

Are custom earplugs made from molds worth it? Is there a better off-the-shelf solution I'm missing?

Any advice would be appreciated!

ETY•Plugs® Earplugs (etymotic.com)

https://jhaudio.com/accessories/JHA-FLTR-PLUG

I think @VPI has those, and also https://www.earasers.net/collections/musicians-hifi-earplugs if memory serves. He can probably tell you none of them are worth it, and just go either foamies or some esoteric active customs.

Edited July 20, 20224 yr by MexicanDragon

12 minutes ago, mikeymad said:

ETY•Plugs® Earplugs (etymotic.com)

Mine are so old school they were called ER20's ( with the stems, unlike the new fangled stemless ER20XS's )

You know, from the before times, when I might consider remaining in a crowded enclosed venue, for an extended period, while being encouraged to engage in strenuous breathing by chants of "make some noise" , or "I can't hear you", fun.

Or maybe thats just me.

I notice on https://www.etymotic.com/hearing-protection/ that the non Brents can now avail themselves of not just the plebian 

PRO's  https://www.etymotic.com/product/music-pro/

but the 1%'er (upcoming?) PRO ELITE's https://www.etymotic.com/product/music-pro-elite/

Have they left room in the marketing space for the Apple compatible MAX PRO ULTRA ELITE's ? ( or some non copyright infringing combination / ordering of those superlatives)

13 minutes ago, Grahame said:

Mine are so old school they were called ER20's ( with the stems, unlike the new fangled stemless ER20XS's )

You know, from the before times, when I might consider remaining in a crowded enclosed venue, for an extended period, while being encouraged to engage in strenuous breathing by chants of "make some noise" , or "I can't hear you", fun.

Or maybe thats just me.

I notice on https://www.etymotic.com/hearing-protection/ that the non Brents can now avail themselves of not just the plebian 

PRO's  https://www.etymotic.com/product/music-pro/

but the 1%'er (upcoming?) PRO ELITE's https://www.etymotic.com/product/music-pro-elite/

Have they left room in the marketing space for the Apple compatible MAX PRO ULTRA ELITE's ? ( or some non copyright infringing combination / ordering of those superlatives)

So I'm considering joining a community band again since I have a stable schedule so I was thinking JH Customs with various filters, but this may be a more expensive and more complicated option. I'm intrigued.

Edit: Heh. I contacted Ety to ask a question or two. I now have a discount set up. Anyone up for a group buy on some Music/Pro and/or GunSport/Elite?

Edited July 20, 20224 yr by MexicanDragon

36 minutes ago, MexicanDragon said:

So I'm considering joining a community band again since I have a stable schedule so I was thinking JH Customs with various filters, but this may be a more expensive and more complicated option. I'm intrigued.

Edit: Heh. I contacted Ety to ask a question or two. I now have a discount set up. Anyone up for a group buy on some Music/Pro and/or GunSport/Elite?

Maybe in. The actives cost a ton more than the passives but might be worth it.

Got to see my favorite, Mark Burgess of the Chameleons, at a special tour he's doing.  He does acoustic, and he has a guitarist doing the echo-y/reverb-y stuff for which the band is well known.  REALLY interesting concept, and last night's venue was a little "Coffee Haus" above a Firehouse museum type place.  All in Millis, MA, pretty much nowhere.

The room was very nice and quite intimate.  Took my son, we both loved it, and got to chat with Mark before and after.  Lots of good chat about the songs and his history, stuff we had never heard before.  

Quite a great night.  And I'm going to see him again Thursday night at another place.

 

Edited July 20, 20224 yr by skullguise

7 hours ago, TMoney said:

Speaking of live music, what are people using as ear plugs these days?

I, too, have the Ety's, only they were rebranded as something else, but I swear by 'em.  Hold on, let me look...

LOLOLOL  I accidentally searched in "Prime Video" and got this:

Kek, as the kids would say.

I'm pretty sure I have the Hearos -- basically, rebranded Etymotics:

Swear by 'em.  Forgot 'em enough times that I went by the CVS near the ((no longer) new) 9:30 club, I've tried most of the foam ones, and they all change the sound profile (boomy).  These are the closest thing to transparent I've found.

Ety passives here too. 

Another vote for the Etymotic ER-20, or whatever they are called these days. Been using the same ones for 15 years at this point.

Edited July 21, 20224 yr by Beefy