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Metric- Help I'm Alive
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Black Mountain- Stormy High
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Sam Roberts Band- Brother Down
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Showing posts with label Sebastein Grainger and The Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sebastein Grainger and The Mountains. Show all posts
Friday, July 01, 2011
Monday, July 06, 2009
Shows This Past Week
Metric/Sebastien Grainger
Terminal 5
http://www.myspace.com/metricband
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
Its not often that a show bill is exciting enough that you feel the need to get there as early as possible. When one of your all time favorites is headlining and one your new favorites is opening, you have to do just that. Both bands were great. This was actually Metric’s best show I have seen in a few years. Emily
and the gang were on, and I mean very on. The performance was great and they were working with the crowd keeping everyone engaged the whole time. The NYC crowd was slow to warm up to Sebastien Grainger but seemed to get into it as the night went on. He finished with his dance track with was probably smart. The only problem with finishing they way he did, was a drunk girl in front of us managed to get so drunk before they finished that she placed a pile of thick red liquid on the floor that resembled a Jamba Juice smoothie. It is very impressive when people throw up before the headlining band even starts. The crowd seemed to make a circle around the honk pile so they didn't step in it butby the time Metric came out to do there thing, people seemed to not care anymore and dozens of people were standing in it...yum.
Non Music Related High Point
The DJ between sets was on point! Playing stuff MSTRKRFT to The Horrors to Silversun Pickups
A Place To Bury Strangers/Secret Machines
Santos Party House
http://www.myspace.com/aplacetoburystragers
http://www.myspace.com/secretmachines
I have seen A Place To Bury Strangers before. This was the smallest room I had seen them in. It was loud. It was really loud. It was really fucking loud. I still really dug it though. It was cool seeing a band that plays such big sounds in as intimate setting as Santos Party House. If you have never seend A Place To Bury Strangers before, it kind of resembles a fight with sound and flashing lights. It is very high energy (considering the guys don't move and neither
does most of the crowd). Secret Machines were the headliners but I couldn’t stay as long as I would have liked to. I have seen them before and they are always a good show.
Non Music Related High Point
An old friend of mine is now a member of the Secret Machines so it was good hang with him for a little bit before they went on.
Terminal 5
http://www.myspace.com/metricband
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
Its not often that a show bill is exciting enough that you feel the need to get there as early as possible. When one of your all time favorites is headlining and one your new favorites is opening, you have to do just that. Both bands were great. This was actually Metric’s best show I have seen in a few years. Emily
and the gang were on, and I mean very on. The performance was great and they were working with the crowd keeping everyone engaged the whole time. The NYC crowd was slow to warm up to Sebastien Grainger but seemed to get into it as the night went on. He finished with his dance track with was probably smart. The only problem with finishing they way he did, was a drunk girl in front of us managed to get so drunk before they finished that she placed a pile of thick red liquid on the floor that resembled a Jamba Juice smoothie. It is very impressive when people throw up before the headlining band even starts. The crowd seemed to make a circle around the honk pile so they didn't step in it butby the time Metric came out to do there thing, people seemed to not care anymore and dozens of people were standing in it...yum.Non Music Related High Point
The DJ between sets was on point! Playing stuff MSTRKRFT to The Horrors to Silversun Pickups
A Place To Bury Strangers/Secret Machines
Santos Party House
http://www.myspace.com/aplacetoburystragers
http://www.myspace.com/secretmachines
I have seen A Place To Bury Strangers before. This was the smallest room I had seen them in. It was loud. It was really loud. It was really fucking loud. I still really dug it though. It was cool seeing a band that plays such big sounds in as intimate setting as Santos Party House. If you have never seend A Place To Bury Strangers before, it kind of resembles a fight with sound and flashing lights. It is very high energy (considering the guys don't move and neither
does most of the crowd). Secret Machines were the headliners but I couldn’t stay as long as I would have liked to. I have seen them before and they are always a good show.Non Music Related High Point
An old friend of mine is now a member of the Secret Machines so it was good hang with him for a little bit before they went on.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
Shows This Past Week (slash past 4 months)
I know I haven't done this in forever but I will get back to is soon. Since it has been so long and there are so many, I am going to keep these very brief.
Rock Boat Niner
Floating music festival on a Carnival Cruise ship. Acts included Sister Hazel, Hanson, David Ryan Harris, Pat McGee, Ernie Halter, Tyronne Wells, Curtis Peoples, Michael Tolcher, Gaelic Storm, Cowboy Mouth, Blackberry Smoke, Green River Ordinance, Tonic, Stephen Kellog & the Sixers, Zac Brown Band, The Kin, Aslyn, Wideawake and Graham Colton.
Mean Creek/These United States
Knitting Factory
http://www.myspace.com/meancreek-- Think of Joy Division were to add a shoegaze element and were more contemporary.
http://www.myspace.com/theseunited-- Think Wilco + the first Kings of Leon (circa Youth & Young Manhood)
Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains/Twin Tigers
Mercury Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger-- Take DFA1979 give a more pop related indie sound almost like the Strokes with balls...
http://www.myspace.com/thetwintigers-- two words. Sonic Youth
The Gay Blades/Scott Weiland
Irving Plaza
Not even going to tell you where to hear Scott Weiland's solo stuff... it was god awful.
http://www.myspace.com/gayblades-- total show stealers. Again, pop music with twist of hard rock and indie... def worth checking out live.
Metallica
Prudential Center
www.myspace.com/metallica-- Metal legends played one of the best shows I have ever seen in my life... I had no voice for days from singing. Truly memorable.
Rosewood Thieves
Piano's
http://www.myspace.com/therosewoodthieves-- Rebelde Radio favorites need little intro to their folk rock sounds.
Cold War Kids
Mercury Lounge
www.myspace.com/coldwarkids-- going to see them tonight at a bigger venue but this was a very special show... it was really small and they played mostly Loyalty to Loyalty plus the "hits."
Sam Roberts Band
Bowery Ballroom
www.myspace.com/samrobertsband-- Canada's best straight forward rock band proves at yet another show why they live show is way better than the records.
MRNORTH
Ulysses
www.myspace.com/mrnorthmusic-- some of my best friends in the business playing a fun high energy show.
Rock Boat Niner
Floating music festival on a Carnival Cruise ship. Acts included Sister Hazel, Hanson, David Ryan Harris, Pat McGee, Ernie Halter, Tyronne Wells, Curtis Peoples, Michael Tolcher, Gaelic Storm, Cowboy Mouth, Blackberry Smoke, Green River Ordinance, Tonic, Stephen Kellog & the Sixers, Zac Brown Band, The Kin, Aslyn, Wideawake and Graham Colton.
Mean Creek/These United States
Knitting Factory
http://www.myspace.com/meancreek-- Think of Joy Division were to add a shoegaze element and were more contemporary.
http://www.myspace.com/theseunited-- Think Wilco + the first Kings of Leon (circa Youth & Young Manhood)
Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains/Twin Tigers
Mercury Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger-- Take DFA1979 give a more pop related indie sound almost like the Strokes with balls...
http://www.myspace.com/thetwintigers-- two words. Sonic Youth
The Gay Blades/Scott Weiland
Irving Plaza
Not even going to tell you where to hear Scott Weiland's solo stuff... it was god awful.
http://www.myspace.com/gayblades-- total show stealers. Again, pop music with twist of hard rock and indie... def worth checking out live.
Metallica
Prudential Center
www.myspace.com/metallica-- Metal legends played one of the best shows I have ever seen in my life... I had no voice for days from singing. Truly memorable.
Rosewood Thieves
Piano's
http://www.myspace.com/therosewoodthieves-- Rebelde Radio favorites need little intro to their folk rock sounds.
Cold War Kids
Mercury Lounge
www.myspace.com/coldwarkids-- going to see them tonight at a bigger venue but this was a very special show... it was really small and they played mostly Loyalty to Loyalty plus the "hits."
Sam Roberts Band
Bowery Ballroom
www.myspace.com/samrobertsband-- Canada's best straight forward rock band proves at yet another show why they live show is way better than the records.
MRNORTH
Ulysses
www.myspace.com/mrnorthmusic-- some of my best friends in the business playing a fun high energy show.
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