|
Post by a Nick O! on Aug 20, 2012 1:31:57 GMT -4
Spineshank: 01. Violent Mood Swings 02. Asthmatic 03. Synthetic 04. After the End 05. Beginning of the End 06. Slavery 07. Murder-Suicide 08. Smothered 09. Nothing Left for Me 10. I Am Damage 11. Detached 12. Dead to Me Encore: 13. New Disease 14. The Height of Callousness 01. Fast as You Can 02. On the Bound 03. Shadowboxer 04. Paper Bag 05. Anything We Want 06. Get Gone 07. Sleep to Dream 08. Extraordinary Machine 09. Werewolf 10. Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song) 11. Daredevil 12. I Know 13. Every Single Night 14. Not About Love 15. Carrion 16. Criminal Encore: 17. It's Only Make Believe [Conway Twitty cover] 01. For Annabelle 02. The First Song 03. Infinite Arms 04. Slow Cruel Hands of Time 05. No One's Gonna Love You 06. Laredo 07. Everything's Gonna Be Undone 08. Older 09. Detlef Schrempf 10. The Great Salt Lake 11. Monsters/Neighbor 12. The Funeral 01. Master Plan* 02. It Beats 4 U 03. Circuital 04. Outta My System 05. Gideon 06. Rollin' Back* 07. Tonight I Want to Celebrate with You* 08. What a Wonderful Man 09. Mahgeetah* 10. Wonderful (The Way I Feel) 11. Where to Begin* 12. Steam Engine* 13. Isn't It a Pity [George Harrison cover]* 14. Victory Dance 15. Wordless Chorus 16. The Day Is Coming 17. Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Pt. 1 18. Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Pt. 2/Good Intentions 19. Holdin' on to Black Metal 20. One Big Holiday* Encore: 21. I Will Be There When You Die* 22. I'm Amazed 23. Phone Went West* *=Didn't recognize these because they're either from too far back in their catalog or too obscure.
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Aug 20, 2012 23:15:28 GMT -4
It's so hipster to not play "Is There A Ghost?" and "Off The Record"!
|
|
|
Post by Mega248 on Aug 21, 2012 6:28:07 GMT -4
One Big Holiday* *=Didn't recognize these because they're either from too far back in their catalog or too obscure. [/spoiler][/quote] You weren't familiar with "One Big Holiday"? That's my favorite song of theirs and one of the best songs to air guitar to ever (yeah, I'm a dork). I'd imagine the last couple minutes of that song especially must've been great to watch live.
|
|
|
Post by Pipa on Aug 21, 2012 17:44:25 GMT -4
I'm Amazed is one of my favourites. But boo to no Off the Record. Hearing that epic ending alone live would be worth the ticket.
|
|
|
Post by a Nick O! on Aug 28, 2012 2:29:12 GMT -4
Sorry, guys, somehow I only noticed tonight that I had replies to my post. It's so hipster to not play "Is There A Ghost?" and "Off The Record"! It seems like that's an emerging trend, at least to me: leaving out a song the audience would reasonably expect to hear. And it wasn't like they were running short on time, either. BOH started on time and ended an hour later. When they said, "this is gonna be our last song," I knew they were gonna be leaving out either that or "The Funeral," and more than likely, the latter is what they were gonna go with. You weren't familiar with "One Big Holiday"? That's my favorite song of theirs and one of the best songs to air guitar to ever (yeah, I'm a dork). I'd imagine the last couple minutes of that song especially must've been great to watch live. Nope. If it wasn't on any of their last 3 records, I didn't know it. So therefore, having never heard the last couple minutes before, sadly, it was wasted on me. I'm Amazed is one of my favourites. But boo to no Off the Record. Hearing that epic ending alone live would be worth the ticket. I never heard "OTR" on the radio or anything, so while I'm aware it was a single, I don't know how you guys know that one so well. Their last 3 albums are where my interest starts, but, I'm sorry, I thought bands typically draw the most from the recent half of their catalog - in MMJ's case, the stuff with the most critical acclaim - not play nearly half a set of material I don't even know. I guess their live shows are constructed for the diehards, one of which I'll never be. While the show was my idea, I'm glad I had 3 friends with me who like both bands better than I do. That helped a lot. (My copies of the bands' albums I own were all downloaded illegally over time.)
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Aug 29, 2012 0:52:09 GMT -4
I never heard "OTR" on the radio or anything, so while I'm aware it was a single, I don't know how you guys know that one so well. "OTR" was 89x's #88 song of 2006, as well as my introduction to the band, and as far as I know, their first blip on the mainstream radar. So, before your posted setlist, I would have fully anticipated to not only see this song performed, but for them to close their set with it. Alas, it's only the tenth most played song of theirs according to last.fm, which actually comes as quite a surprise to me. All 9 songs in front of it were played at your show. I guess it makes sense, since they are more of a last.fm type of band than a Mediabase type of band .
|
|
|
Post by halo19 on Aug 30, 2012 19:14:55 GMT -4
I think some of those bands don't see themselves as "hit" bands and frankly they've had minor success at best in that regard.
|
|
|
Post by halo19 on Sept 28, 2012 3:08:51 GMT -4
Saw the Smashing Pumpkins for the first time ever. Bought my ticket on pre-sale and I knew the same promoters or whatever had the Garbage concert that sold out virtually admittedly and got rescheduled (people love to scalp in Austin ). It was a pavilion gig which was destined to sell out quickly anyway, supposedly a "warm-up gig" for the fall tour. Ume opened and were alright. Oceania was performed in its entirety. I like the album, but I was sort of underwhelmed by that. I don't remember the other albums being played in entirety when they were the newest album (though even in the "classic" period, the sets leaned heavy on the new music). A few songs are a bit dull on there. Set list: 01. Quasar 02. Panopticon 03. The Celestials 04. Violet Rays 05. My Love is Winter 06. One Diamond, One Heart 07. Pinwheels 08. Oceania 09. Pale Horse 10. The Chimera 11. Glissandra 12. Inkless 13. Wildflower "Dusties"/classics + 14. Space Oddity (David Bowie cover) 15. X.Y.U. 16. Disarm 17. Tonite Reprise/Tonight, Tonight 18. Bullet With Butterfly Wings 19. Stand Inside Your Love 20. Zero 21. Ava Adore 22. Cherub Rock encore: 23. Jeepster (Hot T. Rex remake, Jimmy Flemion of the Frogs did lead vocals.)24. Thirty-Three 25. Gossamer (Didn't know this by title; extended psychedelic jam the group played in many '08 shows and is on the DVD from that period.)26. Black Sunshine 27. Mayonaise Ok, I think that's more like it. A bunch of new songs and a could've been greatest-hits setlist, although oddly missing their most successful, "1979." It wasn't bad and the main disappointment was probably the heavy reliance on the newer songs and that I rushed for something like this. However, at least my "acts I want to see but haven't yet" list is slightly narrowed. I probably would have been more stoked if reunion shows materialized in 2004-2005, the peak of my love for them/related with any members. And it still seems odd that their current drummer is 3 years younger than me, considering Machina was released when I was slowly transitioning to a rock radio listener from a pop one.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Sept 29, 2012 0:28:26 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Two Door Cinema Club - Sept 28, 2012 Central Park SummerStage - Rumsey Playfield] 1. Sleep Alone 2. Undercover Martyn 3. Do You Want It All? 4. This Is The Life 5. Wake Up 6. You're Not Stubborn 7. Sun 8. Spring 9. I Can Talk 10. Costume Party 11. Next Year 12. Something Good Can Work 13. Handshake 14. Eat That Up, It's Good For You
Encore: 15. Someday 16. Come Back Home 17. What You Know
Openers were Guards (who I didn't think were very good, at all) and Friends (they were okay).[/spoiler]
Coming up: M83 (10/2; I probably won't be able to recognize most of the songs), Santigold (10/13), Silversun Pickups (10/15), Major Lazer (10/27; this will probably be a DJ set), Shiny Toy Guns w/MNDR (10/30), Matt & Kim w/Oberhofer (11/15), and maybe Sam Sparro (11/30)
|
|
|
Post by halo19 on Sept 30, 2012 11:07:14 GMT -4
01. Monarchy of Roses 02. Dani California 03. Can't Stop 04. Scar Tissue 05. Look Around 06. Throw Away Your Television 07. Soul to Squeeze 08. Tell Me Baby 09. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie 10. Right on Time 11. Under the Bridge 12. Ethiopia 13. Higher Ground 14. Californication 15. By the Way
encore: 16. Chad & Josh & Mauro Jam 17. The Power of Equality 18. Meet Me at the Corner 19. Give It Away
Band of Skulls opened and I didn't know until arriving here that it was the opening act. I only read recently how Janelle Monà e was not going to be there and had a different schedule for fall. Despite the song I know the best from them, I don't generally find them that interesting. RHCP were impressive though. The stage show ruled, Flea and Anthony had a lot of stage presence and the members showed their versatile instrumental skills. (Josh sat virtually the whole way through, tho.) The tour switched every night, although predominantly there were constants. I don't know if they would have been able to do all the major hits here and there's some I really enjoy that were not in set list (Knock Me Down (which is almost never played), Breaking the Girl, Warped- but who would I kid, Otherside), but they managed to cover many staples anyway (s/o to "Soul to Squeeze"). The new album wasn't a favorite of mine (fine, but perhaps my least favorite when factoring Uplift onward), but they tended to cover a lot of my preferred tracks.
of interest: Garbage - 10/10 Austin City Limits Festival weekend - 10/12-10/14 (hopefully at least Saturday. I might leave early on Sunday or or not go that day, come to think about it.) Mute Math - 10/14 (I wouldn't mind seeing them here the next time they come to this city. I'd just cut ACL attendance short most likely.) Assemblage 23 - 10/14 (the venue for this plays shows late, so it'll work. I'm much more familiar with the discography since 2 years ago.) believe it or not, don't know about anything after that.
|
|
|
Post by radical347 on Oct 1, 2012 2:20:17 GMT -4
Getting caught up for this year:
[spoiler text=Miike Snow 4/12/12 The Fox Theater, Oakland CA]
1. Enter the Jokers Lair 2. The Wave 3. Cult Logic 4. Bavarian #1 (Say You Will) 5. Burial 6. Pretender 7. Silvia 8. God Help This Divorce 9. Black & Blue 10. Paddling Out 11. Vase 12. Black Tin Box 13. Devil's Work
Encore: 14. Sans Soleil 15. Animal
Think of them as a Peter Bjorn & John with less stage presence...or more accurately, no stage presence. :-\ They were nice enough, though. The background visuals were cool. Their latest album kinda sucked & the audience didn't respond too well to the tracks from that (except "Paddling Out," which got a moderate reception) but went wild when they played anything from the first album. Penguin Prison were good openers. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Gotye 4/18/12 Bill Graham Civic Center, San Francisco CA]
1. Eyes Wide Open 2. The Only Way 3. Easy Way Out 4. Smoke and Mirrors 5. State of the Art 6. Thanks for Your Time 7. Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You 8. Somebody That I Used to Know (with Missy Higgins) 9. Save Me 10. Bronte 11. Heart's a Mess
Encore: 12. I Feel Better 13. Learnalilgivinanlovin
Originally scheduled for the Independent (capacity ~500), bumped over to the Graham Civic (capacity ~7000). If I had tickets to the Independent, I would have been pissed. But I didn't, so I'm glad. Critics said he couldn't handle the big venue yet, but I thought he was fine. Opener was Missy Higgins & we missed that, although she did a fine job on Kimbra's part. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=The B-52s & Squeeze, 6/26/12 The Mountain Winery, Saratoga CA]
B-52s: 1. Eyes Wide Open 2. Mesopotamia 3. Private Idaho 4. Lava 5. Give Me Back My Man 6. Funplex 7. Roam 8. 52 Girls 9. Love in the Year 3000 10. Hot Corner 11. Love Shack
Encore: 12. Planet Claire 13. Rock Lobster
Couldn't find the setlist for Squeeze, although I do remember that they played all their hits that I can think of (Hourglass, Tempted, 853-5937, Another Nail in My Heart, & Pulling Mussels From the Shell.)
The B-52s were a lot fun. & considering that they're like 50, 60 year olds that are still singing party anthems for twentysomethings, they were actually really good.
The Mountain Winery is a gorgeous venue, atop a high mountain and looking down at the lights of Silicon Valley. But this is probably my last visit there unless I end up winning tickets to someone that I really want to see (i.e. Duran Duran, who apparently visits the Mountain Winery almost every year.) Once you get to the foot of the mountain, it's like half an hour drive to the top, and it's a very winding road that doesn't really have any safety barriers. Then to top things off, it's $20 for parking. Ridiculous especially considering that there is no form of public transportation whatsoever that runs anywhere near this place. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Tears for Fears, 8/2/2012 Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco CA]
1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World 2. Secret World 3. Sowing the Seeds of Love 4. Change 5. Call Me Mellow 6. Everybody Loves a Happy Ending 7. Mad World 8. Memories Fade 9. Closest Thing to Heaven 10. Falling Down 11. Advice for the Young at Heart 12. Floating Down the River 13. Badman's Song 14. Pale Shelter 15. Break It Down Again 16. Head Over Heels
Encore: 17. Woman in Chains 18. Shout
Well this was a good show. Roland Orzabal is still awesome. Curt Smith was a'ight. Some girl named Carina Round was the opener & backup singer...she landed a pretty awesome gig if you ask me. She had a good voice, although her placement was a bit unnecessary at times. They still sounded good, almost throughout the entire show--sadly, they the one song they dropped the ball on was my favorite...Pale Shelter. Oh well, at least they played it. But some of their other performances were downright amazing, like Break It Down Again & Shout. I'm really happy they did Break It Down Again because that was originally a Curt-less song. The setlist couldn't have been better. They played just about every song that was a single anywhere (except for Mother's Milk, although that one isn't well remembered anyway) & a few of their other faves. [/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Shonen Knife, 8/11/2012 The Blank Club, San Jose CA]
Note: I pulled the setlist from the Cincinnati, OH show because that's the only one from this year that actually has the setlist up, but it looks correct.
1. Konnichiwa 2. Pop Tune 3. Osaka Rock City 4. Psychedelic Life 5. Rubber Band 6. Buttercup (I'm A Super Girl) 7. Rockaway Beach 8. Devil House
Encore: 9. Sushi Bar [/spoiler]
Coming up this month: Peter Gabriel (10/2), New Order (10/5), & Snow Patrol (10/21). That should probably finish off the year, because I'm currently maxed out on winning tix from most stations & I don't anticipate must-see tours coming by in Nov. or Dec. Maybe Live 105's Not-So-Silent night, but we'll see who they get this year.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Oct 3, 2012 23:54:49 GMT -4
[spoiler text=M83 - Oct 2, 2012 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, N.Y.] 1. Intro 2. Teen Angst 3. Reunion 4. Sitting 5. Year One, One UFO 6. We Own The Sky 7. Steve McQueen 8. Wait 9. Graveyard Girl 10. This Bright Flash 11. Midnight City 12. My Tears Are Becoming a Sea Encore: 13. A Guitar and a Heart 14. Kim & Jessie 15. Outro 16. Couleurs Openers were Sun Airway, and I didn't think they were anything special. The venue was really weird, the setup was like a play theatre, with balconies and mezzanines. They had different sections of "General Admission", all priced the same but I guess you get assigned to the section depending on when you bought your ticket. The floor had no seats, and I was on the mezzanine which had seats, but they were unassigned. The setup sucked for the opener, because it felt like I was watching other people watching the concerts. For the main show, it was fine though. The crowd wasn't very good, there were way too many Jersey bro-types. Some guys were obviously tripping out. However, the show still rocked. I was wondering what the setlist was going to be like, because I only just recently listened to their pre- Hurry Up, We're Dreaming material, and they were really different. A lot of their songs had much more of an ambient sound, but they didn't really play that. The band was really solid, and I think sounded much better live than on their albums. They had a really high production value light show with lasers, a sax player (well I guess they had to, for "Midnight City", duh), and even a string section. Well worth the rather high ticket price ($57), for a non-stadium show.[/spoiler]
|
|
|
Post by radical347 on Oct 8, 2012 1:56:52 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Peter Gabriel, 10/2/2012 HP Pavilion, San Jose CA] 1. OBUT 2. Come Talk to Me 3. Shock the Monkey 4. Family Snapshot 5. Digging in the Dirt 6. Secret World 7. The Family and the Fishing Net 8. No Self Control 9. Solsbury Hill 10. Humdrum (First performance since 2007) 11. Red Rain 12. Sledgehammer 13. Don't Give Up 14. That Voice Again 15. Mercy Street 16. Big Time 17. We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 18. This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) 19. In Your Eyes Encore: 20. The Tower That Ate People 21. Biko After his last few years with the New Blood Orchestra, I was afraid he'd been running out of steam. I've seen some of the videos of that & it's nice, but boring. He just stands there, too. But this tour (specifically Pts. II & III) put these fears to rest. It was divided into 3 parts, Acoustic, Electric & So. In Acoustic & Electric, he did a lot of deeper tracks & a few hits. Then Part III was the "So" album from beginning to end, with the original band. I had been kind of afraid when he started with the acoustic set, because that seemed to be in line with him becoming boring. The acoustic version of "Shock the Monkey" wasn't bad though. But when he started the Electric part of the set...WOW. I'm glad to see that he can still rock out & is as creative as ever. "Digging in the Dirt" & the next three tracks sounded legitimately industrial. He wasn't terribly energetic (unlike, say, Springsteen) but this performance displayed pretty good choreography & great lighting. "So" dazzled. It was his album full of hits (I think 6-7 of the 9 tracks were singles) and it sounded every bit as anthemic live as it does on the album. Lighting was good here too. "Red Rain" was red, "Mercy Street" was blue (& he was singing that one lying on the ground), & "Sledgehammer" & "Big Time" were in technicolor. His voice held up pretty well...he just sounds like an older version of himself. I was happy that he played "The Tower that Ate People" for the encore. There was a floating tower during the show that descended in a spiral pattern to cover him & he sang from inside it. The opener was supposed to be some girl named Ane Brun, but she got sick so her backing band members Jennie Abrahamson & Linnea Olsson & were the opening act by themselves. In typical RealWorld (Peter Gabriel's record label) style, it was pretty standard AC/World type music but they were very pleasant and sounded good without Ane Brun. They also did very well on Kate Bush's part on "Don't Give Up" & some other female backup parts. [/spoiler] [spoiler text=New Order, 10/5/2012 The Fox Theater, Oakland CA] 1. Elegia 2. Crystal 3. Ceremony 4. Close Range 5. Age of Consent 6. Isolation (Joy Division cover) 7. Here to Stay 8. Your Silent Face 9. Bizarre Love Triangle 10. 586 11. True Faith (Shep Pettibone Mix) 12. The Perfect Kiss 13. Blue Monday 14. Temptation Encore: 15. Atmosphere (Joy Division cover) 16. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover) New Order was awesome. I was glad I got to see them since they don't come to the US that often (last time was in 2005, I think.) Setlist was almost perfect. In addition to "Blue Monday," "True Faith," & "Bizarre Love Triangle," which they had to play, I was also glad they did "Your Silent Face," "Here to Stay," and "Elegia." I would have liked to see "Krafty," although that song is kind of standard among their singles, so leaving it out is understandable. Omitting "Regret," though, was not really excusable. Bernard Sumner looked like someone's grandpa. But they sound as good as ever. They got the distortion down just fine. While Get Ready isn't among my favorite albums of theirs, I found out when they performed "Crystal" -- which was the standout of the night -- that the magic of that album is seeing it live. I would have liked to see them do more tracks from it. Also, I was surprised they performed the Shep Pettibone remix of "True Faith." Good for them for remembering Ian Curtis. They dedicated their encore to Joy Division, with a picture of him on the screen. Seeing New Order live was quite a trip. They're quite possibly my favorite 80s band and, in my opinion, in the top tier of most influential new wave bands. I'd heard from at least a half dozen people that they're not very good live, but I seeing them -- I never would have guessed they had that reputation. They sounded great, had good energy, connected with the audience great. Perhaps they were more on top of their game this time. Or, maybe, considering how influential they are, people expect more than simply a good sound & a solid show. Performance wise I guess it's true that they don't really go the extra mile, like U2, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, or even bands the next tier down in terms of being influential, such as Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears...but that doesn't mean that their show wasn't awesome. The openers were Run Run Run, a shoegazing indie band from Los Angeles. They were very good too...much better than their clips on iTunes sound. [/spoiler]
|
|
|
Post by halo19 on Oct 11, 2012 7:36:34 GMT -4
Garbage @ La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX; Oct. 10, 2012: 01. Automatic Systematic Habit 02. I Think I'm Paranoid 03. Shut Your Mouth (w/ technical difficulties in beginning, so Shirley also spoke quite a bit between that and performing this.)04. Why Do You Love Me 05. Queer 06. Stupid Girl 07. The One 08. Hammering in My Head 09. Control 10. #1 Crush 11. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) 12. Blood for Poppies 13. Special 14. Cup of Coffee 15. Push It 16. Only Happy When It Rains 17. Man on a Wire Encore: 18. Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover; featured Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females [opening act of tour])19. I Hate Love 20. Vow Screaming Females were a pretty decent opening act. at the album cut selections from Version 2.0 and Beautiful Garbage. Has most of the main hits. "When I Grow Up" was off the set list of this year's tour. As far as singles, "Milk" wasn't uncommon on sets but sadly was not played here. I've always really liked the arrangements, effects, etc. in their songs. Some of this was highlighted in the show. The crowd definitely filled the whole club; obviously a sold out gig. I'd put this just a hair below Thrice as my favorite concert of 2012 (incidentally, one of the last acts I saw when I had previously been at this venue - in 2009).
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Oct 16, 2012 1:31:17 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Santigold - Oct 13, 2012 Roseland Ballroom, New York, N.Y.] 1. GO! 2. L.E.S. Artistes 3. Lights Out 4. Say Aha 5. Get It Up 6. Hold The Line 7. Disparate Youth 8. This Isn't Our Parade 9. Anne 10. The Riot's Gone 11. I'm A Lady 12. The Keepers 13. Creator 14. Freak Like Me 15. Starstruck 16. Brooklyn Go Hard / Shove It 17. Fame 18. Big Mouth Encore: 19. Look At These Hoes[/spoiler] Opener was MNDR, which was a surprise because they never announced who it was gonna be. I have heard of them before, when they sang on Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.'s "Bang Bang Bang" and I love that song. Although I'm not sure if I like the fact that I'll have to see them again later this month when they open for Shiny Toy Guns. I'm not even a huge fan of Santigold, but she put on a great show. She had her signature 2 emotionless dancers doing very unique jerky dance moves with a dancehall influence. The thing that really impressed me the most is that maybe half her songs (especially the ones produced by Switch or Diplo) are driven by samples or synthetic instruments, and she could have easily copped out and got a DJ to spin a backing track while she sings over it. Instead, her band actually tapped out the samples to all her songs live. She was full of energy, despite of style of lack-of-caring vocals. She manage to keep the energy going even on the more mellow songs, which a lot of artists aren't able to, and annoying people start talking over them. The show may have been cut short, because she took over an hour to come out, and when she left before the encore, she quickly returned and mentioned, "They told us we don't have any time to play games!" [spoiler text=Silversun Pickups - Oct 15, 2012 Terminal 5, New York, N.Y.] 1. Skin Graph 2. The Royal We 3. Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 4. Simmer 5. Gun-Shy Sunshine 6. Substitution 7. Mean Spirits 8. The Pit 9. Three Seed 10. Panic Switch 11. Dots And Dashes (Enough Already) 12. Lazy Eye Encore: 13. Make Believe 14. Out Of Breath 15. Well Thought Out Twinkles [/spoiler] Openers were Atlas Genius and Cloud Nothings. I really liked the former, and really didn't care for the latter, although apparently both AV Club and Pitchfork have been praising the hell out of them. The rest of the crowd didn't get them either, not to mention they were an odd pairing with Silversun Pickups. I want to like them, because they were jamming a lot between songs, but the vocals were just bad. Silversun Pickups were amazing. The last time I see them was 2 years ago when they opened for Muse, but I didn't realize that Brian was such an entertaining character! He was pretty hilarious and really got the crowd going. Nikki has been temporarily replaced on tour, because she's pregnant. Nonetheless, it was a solid performance.
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Oct 27, 2012 2:12:29 GMT -4
Catching up...
[spoiler text=The Honda Civic Tour with MUTEMATH, Incubus, and Linkin Park The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI 8/21/2012] Incubus: Adolescents Nice to Know You The Warmth Megalomaniac Wish You Were Here If Not Now, When? Made for TV Movie Anna Molly Smile Lines Promises, Promises Drive Switchblade In the Company of Wolves Pardon Me Sick Sad Little World Aqueous Transmission
Linkin Park With You Faint Given Up Victimized Lying From You Somewhere I Belong New Divide In My Remains Empty Spaces When They Come for Me Waiting for the End Breaking the Habit Leave Out All the Rest / Shadow of the Day / Iridescent The Catalyst What I've Done Burn It Down In the End Numb Bleed It Out
Encore: Lost in the Echo Papercut One Step Closer
This show isn't exactly fresh in my mind anymore, but...MUTEMATH closed their set with "Spotlight" and that's all I saw of them. Incubus made me very pleased by unexpectedly closing their set with "Aqueous Transmission". I recorded it and it's mine forever. However, after seeing them in 2011, also as a second billing in a festival show, I hoped for and expected more surprises. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was completely absent too--the wrong type of 'surprise'. Still a quality performance though.
I'm not a gigantic Linkin Park fan by any stretch, but they are pro's when it comes to live performance. Aside from combining all their slow hits into one obligatory medley, which was lame, their show was easily among the better few I've seen this year.[/spoiler]
[spoiler text=Deftones (with Scars on Broadway) Royal Oak Music Theater - Royal Oak, MI 10/24/2012]
Diamond Eyes Rocket Skates You've Seen the Butcher Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) My Own Summer (Shove It) Poltergeist Rosemary Feiticeira Digital Bath Knife Prty Tempest Fireal Engine No. 9 Rivière Change (In the House of Flies) Passenger Bloody Cape Encore: Bored Root 7 Words
My fourth attended Deftones performance, but first as headlining performance. What impressed me the most is how energized the crowd became over all those tracks from Adrenaline and White Pony. I don't even know those songs that well, but feeling the energy from the crowd made for a pretty awesome experience. Being the opening night of the World Series with their guys facing our guys led to some interesting moments as well.
Also, I love System of a Down's no bulls*** approach to performing a rock concert, and Scars on Broadway was no different in that regard.[/spoiler]
Nothing else on the horizon at the moment, but there is Muse on March 2nd of 2013. Not likely to be my next actual show.
|
|
|
Post by radical347 on Oct 29, 2012 19:54:19 GMT -4
Live 105 announced this year's Not So Silent Night. For the first time, it's two nights.
Friday, Dec. 7: Two Door Cinema Club, Gaslight Anthem, Of Monsters & Men, Metric, The Shins, Jack White
Saturday, Dec. 8: Imagine Dragons, Grouplove, Tegan & Sara, Passion Pit, M83, The Killers
This is best lineup since at least 2009, in my opinion. The only one of the above that I really dislike is Jack White. I'm also "ehh" on Grouplove and Of Monsters & Men, but regarding the latter I heard a live version of "Little Talks" that made me think they'd be fun to see. I wish it was back in San Jose rather than Oakland Oracle Arena because they get about 3/4 of Live 105's big shows, but it does look going up there for.
I'll probably just end up attending Day 2, because Day 1 is a Friday and my workplace isn't particularly convenient to Oakland so I probably wouldn't be able to get there until at least 8 or 8:30. With six bands it probably starts before that and the band that day I have the most interest in, Two Door Cinema Club, looks like they're on first. I've seen Gaslight 2x and The Shins 1x (though that was back in '05). Give or take OM&M & Metric...and I don't like Jack White. But fortunately, I like most of the bands on Saturday even better.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Nov 6, 2012 2:56:46 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Shiny Toy Guns - Nov 5, 2012 Santos Party House, New York, N.Y.] 1. Wait For Me 2. Rainy Monday 3. Carrie 4. Ghost Town 5. Somewhere To Hide 6. Starts With One 7. Jackie Will Save Me 8. Mercy 9. If I Lost You 10. Stripped 11. Waiting Alone 12. Le Disko 13. Chemistry Of A Car Crash 14. Frozen Oceans 15. Don't Cry Out 16. Ricochet! 17. Speaking Japanese 18. Rocketship
Encore 19. Major Tom (Coming Home) 20. Fading Listening 21. You Are The One
This was originally scheduled for Oct. 30, but was postponed to Nov. 3, then Nov. 5 due to Hurricane Post-Tropical Storm Sandy. The PATH (rapid transit between NJ and NY) is still not running, so the band actually offered to pick fans up from Hoboken to New York, so they wouldn't have to deal with paying cab fares. How cool is that?
The venue is actually owned by Andrew W.K., and it was tiny. I read online afterwards that its capacity was 600, but it certainly seemed smaller than that. I was surprised though, I thought they were a bit bigger than that, especially in a place like NYC.
Unsurprisingly, their second album was barely represented in the setlist with just the singles and "Frozen Oceans" (which was truncated, anyway). Carah just doesn't have the same vocal style to sing on Sisely's tracks. It just didn't sound right especially during the screaming parts of "Ricochet!" Clearly, "We Are Pilots" have been their best album, and the crowded reacted accordingly. Overall, a solid show. MNDR was awesome again, I'll have to buy her album now. She's got that electro-pop style, which I dig. She was being a bit of a diva, which wasn't really that bad. She refused to continue playing until her mic was fixed, and she responded to someone at the front heckling her. She even took a guy's cell phone away, because he was on it while she was on playing. Amazing.[/spoiler]
Openers: COLOURMUSIC (I missed), Static Summer (bad), MNDR (good)
Coming up for the rest of the year: Matt & Kim w/Oberhofer (11/15), Sam Sparro (11/30), Marina & the Diamonds w/Icona Pop (12/6)
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Nov 16, 2012 3:01:21 GMT -4
Matt & Kim - Nov 15, 2012 Terminal 5, New York, N.Y.
1. Block After Block 2. It's Alright 3. Let Me Clear My Throat / Red Paint 4. Grand 5. It's A Fact (Printed Stained) 6. Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare / Jump On It 7. Tonight 8. Now 9. Turn This Boat Around 10. Silver Tiles / Niggas In Paris 11. Yea Yeah / Better Off Alone 12. Cameras / Move Bitch 13. Ten Dollars I Found 14. Overexposed 15. Daylight 16. Let's Go 17. Lessons Learned
Encore: 18. The Next Episode / Good For Great
Opener was Oberhofer, who were okay. They had some really good songs so they have potential, but they weren't very consistent. I would listen to them again though.
Matt & Kim were incredibly entertaining and adorable. Kim kept jumping up on her drums set to get the crowd going whenever there's a break on the drums. They talked between almost every song with a lot of fun banters. They also were playing around by mashing-up other songs in between verses of their own songs, including some hip-hop songs, as I indicated on the setlist. Sometimes in between songs, they would do a bit of a dance break by playing some hip-hop track, and Matt would do this one dance he knows and it was very white. It sorta resembled the Soulja Boy.
I feel like I'm getting too old to be in the pit for any non-21+ shows now. I think I should start going to the balcony if I attend any more non-21+ shows. So many annoying and obnoxious goddamn high school kids. A fight almost broke out when Matt threw a t-shirt into the crowd (which isn't even signed!), and a guy beside me fainted after he took one hit off someone else's joint. Ugh. Damn spoiled Upper West Side kids.
Overall, great performances, and no lame encores!
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Nov 23, 2012 3:00:09 GMT -4
I don't know much from Matt and/& Kim (just "Cameras", really, along with the ability to know it's them if I hear it), but I really want to see those fellas, if only to see how well they pull off the Ben Folds "extremely white dudes tryin' to be street" act. I didn't realize it before I read this but every track I've heard from them could be transformed into a hip-hop track with not too much work. Plus your writeup is a good sell.
I've already missed them on their current tour though. I'd have to catch them opening for Passion Pit next February (who I also wouldn't mind seeing).
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Nov 23, 2012 18:12:56 GMT -4
I don't know much from Matt and/& Kim (just "Cameras", really, along with the ability to know it's them if I hear it), but I really want to see those fellas, if only to see how well they pull off the Ben Folds "extremely white dudes tryin' to be street" act. I didn't realize it before I read this but every track I've heard from them could be transformed into a hip-hop track with not too much work. Plus your writeup is a good sell. They're really your typical post-gentrification Brooklyn white kids. A lot of their songs definitely have heavy hip-hop influences, which isn't surprising, considering they rely mostly on a synthesizer and drums. Hell, they even have a song featuring both Soulja Boy Tell 'Em and Andrew W.K. on the same track! What really got my attention is their ridiculously awesome music videos, including one where they strip completely naked in the middle of Times Square in February ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkymylTNU4) and a guerrilla style video where they put on impromptu performances in various busy places all over New York ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hz8fuw5adc). I already got tickets to see Passion Pit and them on Feb 8. Damn those Taco Bell Doritos Locos commercials have gotten me to like them.
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Dec 1, 2012 2:04:06 GMT -4
Those are some pretty sweet videos.
That Passion Pit track really was everywhere this year--not just to sell tacos, either. I have no idea how the people who make songs blow up haven't made it blow up yet.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Dec 1, 2012 3:37:55 GMT -4
Sam Sparro - Nov 30, 2012 Webster Hall, New York, N.Y.
1. We Could Fly 2. The Shallow End 3. Yellow Orange Rays 4. Let The Love In 5. Clingwrap 6. Sally 7. Happiness / Happiness (The Magician Remix) 8. Shady 9. Shades Of Grey 10. Sick 11. Paradise People 12. I Wish I Never Met You 13. Black And Gold
Encore: 14. 21st Century Life
I don't think I've ever seen that many African-American gays in one setting before, it was such a fun crowd! The opening act was Jessica 6. I didn't realize it was a band until I looked them up just now, as the lead singer was singing and dancing with two back-ups, and the other two band members were off to the side. I thought they were just a touring band. The lead singer was dressed up like a drag queen (and I guess danced like one too), her voice was a bit inconsistent, but their style of modern disco with R&B was very interesting. Her and her two dancers were really working it.
Sam Sparro has such a stunning voice, it's a shame that he hasn't been gotten much success aside from having "Black And Gold" feature in movies, TV shows, DJ Hero 2 and a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. But man, he could sing! Songs spanned from both of his albums. His new album has much more of a funk influence. He definitely got the crowd dancing. Probably one of the best $20 shows I've ever been to.
Next week I'll be closing off my concert year with Marina & the Diamonds w/Icona Pop (12/6). And in the new year, I'll be seeing Purity Ring (1/11), Green Day (1/16 - will probably be postponed based on Billy Joe's recent meltdown and rehab stint), fun. (2/2), Passion Pit w/Matt & Kim (2/6), Lady Gaga (3/6) and Muse (4/15).
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Dec 7, 2012 2:20:34 GMT -4
Marina & the Diamonds w/Icona Pop - Dec 6, 2012 Terminal 5, New York, N.Y.
Icona Pop: 1. Manners 2. Nights Like This 3. Good For You 4. Top Rated 5. Ready For The Weekend 6. I Love It
Marina & the Diamonds: 1. Homewrecker 2. Oh No! 4. Mowgli's Road 5. Lies 6. I Am Not A Robot 7. The State of Dreaming 8. Power & Control 9. Bubblegum Bitch 10. Starring Role 11. Obsessions 12. Valley of the Dolls 13. Sex Yeah 14. Primadonna 15. Shampain 16. Hollywood 17. Radioactive 18. Fear and Loathing
Encore: 19. Teen Idle 20. How to Be a Heartbreaker
There's been a lot of hype about Icona Pop lately, with some music publications claiming they will be the next big thing in pop music. They're a Swedish female duo, they both sing and they both DJ. They were really energetic and put on a really solid performance and they had a lot of fans there in the audience too. This was probably one of those few shows where the opening act was just as popular as the headliner. I definitely will have to check out the rest of their music. I thought "I Love It" sounded so familiar... turns out it was used as the theme song to Snooki & JWOWW. That's why. :X
I wasn't really a huge fan of Marina & the Diamonds, but the tickets were relatively cheap ($27) and my friend who saw her in Seattle told me that I had to see her, and so I did. Prior to listening to her latest album, I really only knew her from her single "Primadonna", which was okay (and a minor Top 40 hit). I later realized that I actually heard of her before. I once saw her video for "Shampain" on PunchMuch a couple years ago, which was one of the sister channels of MuchMusic in Canada. It was an homage to "Thriller", but about drinking. And the spelling of the song title was memorable.
I didn't realize she was that popular, but she managed to sell out two shows here. And they're not just randomly kids who went because they have nothing to do, most of the crowd were singing to ALL her songs. Her audience was mostly females and gays, which I guess isn't surprising, because she is kind of a pop diva, even though she doesn't dance at all. She was a really good performer though. Her voice was stunning and consistent. Her style of music was interesting... it was like 80s/early 90s pop, but again with a really good voice. I definitely appreciate her a lot more now that I've seen her perform.
|
|
|
Post by halo19 on Dec 9, 2012 8:41:06 GMT -4
I don't know a whole lot of their non-famous songs, but I saw Civil Twilight last night and it was a pretty solid performance. I know that "Fire Escape," "Letters from the Sky" and the "Teardrop" cover were played... all back to back. Those were like the fourth-to-last -to- second-to-last tracks from the main set but it was a one-song encore after main. When an act headlines and only really has 2 albums, you're most likely going to get the "expected" tracks in the set. ("River" was in there but earlier than those other 3.)
It drew a rather small crowd (no surprise, considering it's San Antonio), but they seemed to really enjoy it. One of the few acts who managed to come here right after being in Austin.
|
|
|
Post by radical347 on Dec 10, 2012 3:07:25 GMT -4
Live 105's Not So Silent Night (Night 2) 12/8/12 Oracle Arena, Oakland CA This one was a little too popular so sadly I couldn't win tickets. But after realizing that we really couldn't go without seeing the Killers and M83, esp. since they were so close, I put myself in black market mode and scored tickets for $25 apiece. (Regular price for the seats were $37.50, which wouldn't have been bad except that then there's plus service charges, which who knows how much that would have added.) Seats were upper level, but it was in the section nearest to the stage so the musicians still looked like people, not blobs. It was 6-12. We got there around 6:40 so unfortunately we missed Imagine Dragons (their set was four songs ). [spoiler text=Grouplove Tegan & Sara Passion Pit] Grouplove[/u] 1. Itchin' on a Photograph 2. Borderlines And Aliens 3. Spun 4. Slow 5. Tongue Tied 6. I Want To Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston cover) 7. Colours I wasn't originally a big fan of Grouplove but they were an awesome opening-ish act for NSSN. Energetic, good stage presence, & a lot of fun. Their cover straddled the line of amusing/ridiculous, rather than being just plain ridiculous, so props for that. Tegan & Sara[/u] 1. Back In Your Head 2. Walking With A Ghost 3. Hell 4. Living Room 5. Messed Up 6. Feel It In My Bones 7. Closer I know Tegan and Sara have a following but they weren't great for a concert like this, sadly. They should be playing in some park, or at best, a mid-size indie venue. They just stood there. We could barely hear them. It was nice of Live 105 to bring them on night two of the station's signature show without a legitimate hit but if "Closer" is to be the big hit Tegan & Sara (and/or their record company) are planning for it to be then they'll have to work on impressing bigger audiences. Passion Pit[/u] 1. Take a Walk 2. The Reeling 3. Carried Away 4. Constant Conversations 5. I'll Be Alright 6. Sleepyhead 7. Little Secrets PP, like T&S, doesn't seem too adroit at playing bigger venues, but at least he put in much more of an effort. The singer wandered around stage aimlessly, and his voice kind of went all over the place, not always in a good way, although the times that he actually got it right, it was awesome. I was wondering if they'd be able to put the same distortion on his voice live. They didn't, but at best he did a very impressive falsetto. The band consistently awed, though. "The Reeling" was a bit more mellow live, which actually worked alongside his falsetto to sound surprisingly neo-soul.[/spoiler] [spoiler text=M83 The Killers] M83[/u] 1. Intro 2. Teen Angst 3. Sitting 4. Reunion 5. We Own the Sky 6. Steve McQueen 7. Midnight City 8. Couleurs M83 nearly* completely blew it out of the water. They looked like Stargate and had the soul of a 60's jam band, just synth heavy. They didn't have the string section that Sunny saw, but were still awesome. Guitarist jamming the the keyboard player, false endings, ten minute songs...it was really a trip to see. *Sadly, in my opinion they dropped the ball on Midnight City. They beat box'd the song ( ) and barely sang or did anything else to it. It also seemed about 30-40% softer than everything else. Sad considering how awesome everything else they did was (including "Reunion"). It was like since it was their big hit, they wanted to play it as safe as possible. This didn't stop the audience from going berzerk when it came on or singing along to it, though. We got the saxophonist, though, which almost saved it. It was good to see him jam out with the rest of them when they returned to form on the closing track. The Killers[/u] 1. Mr. Brightside 2. Smile Like You Mean It 3. Spaceman 4. Miss Atomic Bomb 5. Human 6. Somebody Told Me 7. Here With Me 8. For Reasons Unknown 9. From Here On Out 10. Read My Mind 11. Runaways 12. When You Were Young Encore: 13. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 14. All These Things That I've Done 15. Battle Born The Killers were also awesome, although overall M83 slightly upstaged them, in my opinion. But what's for sure is the Killers played all of their hits (& most of their other singles), all of which the audience gladly sang along with. So much so that we could barely hear Brandon Flowers, lol. He was quite the performer. Also, now that he's ditched the makeup (or at least the excessive emo makeup) he looks like something out of the 50s. The stage blew up during "Miss Atomic Bomb," which was probably their attempt at making that song somewhat interesting. "Spaceman" wasn't too necessary either in my opinion, but at least these tracks did not come at the expense of their better singles. "Read My Mind" was fudged a little because it seems he messed up when he played the loop to put on repeat, though he went back and fixed it about 3/5 the way through. But they finished strongly pre-encore with "Runaways" and "When You Were Young." [/spoiler]
|
|
|
Post by crash46 on Dec 10, 2012 15:10:47 GMT -4
I'm mad that M83 totally ignored my part of the country. Didn't even realize they were touring the US until people I know were talking about how they were seeing them. Then this Bay Area show usually goes around the same time KROQ's Christmas show, which led to an 'oh s***' moment because I'd never checked to see when it was or who was playing. But, nevermind...this is the first year they decide not to stream it live. Thank you, CBS. . They're running a webcast of day one now. The Gaslight Anthem is playing at the moment...day two is tomorrow. But who the hell has time to sit around all morning and afternoon on a Monday and Tuesday and watch these. Ah well, so much for that festival... One Christmas festival around here: The Killers with Tegan & Sara. Ooh. What a festival. I'm slightly more interested in that now than I typically would be, due to the lack of anything going on.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Dec 11, 2012 20:22:34 GMT -4
To be fair, "Midnight City" was by far the least musically interesting song during M83's set (there are only minimal bass and synth during the verses!), there's only so much they can do about that.
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Feb 3, 2013 17:42:05 GMT -4
[spoiler text=fun. with Andrew McMahon - Feb 2, 2012 Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y.] Andrew McMahon 1. The Resolution 2. I Woke Up In A Car 3. Amy, I 4. The Mixed Tape 5. Astronaut 6. Swim 7. Keep Rising 8. Learn To Dance 9. La La Lie 10. Dark Blue
fun. 1. Out On The Town 2. One Foot 3. All The Pretty Girls 4. Why Am I The One 5. At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be) 6. All Alone 7. It Gets Better 8. Barlights 9. All Alright 10. The Gambler 11. Carry On 12. What The f*** 13. We Are Young
Encore: 14. Some Nights 15. Stars
Second Encore: 16. You Can't Always Get What You Want
I was really looking forward to this concert because I've never been inside the iconic Radio City Music Hall (which is beautiful), and I've been wanting to see them in a while and they kept selling out. Thankfully, I signed up to their mailing list and was able to get in on the fan pre-sale. I managed to get myself a seat in the pit (there was no GA for this show) and I was literally on the second row from the stage!
I didn't know who was opening, and then when I saw it was Andrew McMahon, it didn't click that he was formerly the lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin until he mentioned that he was playing a mixture of songs from his previous bands and new material he's been writing. He has formed a new band using just his name this time. He was pretty solid and I enjoyed hearing them play. I guess I should revisit has work in the past because I haven't been too familiar with them, but they sounded decent enough.
fun. was amazing. I was a little skeptical on how they would sound live since their latest album sounded like it used some studio magic. But no, they pulled it off and they sounded like they did on record. Nate's voice was auto-tuned for some songs when appropriate (like on "Some Nights" and "It Gets Better"). They were filled with energy, had great banter, and kept the crowd interested the entire time. The show was a bit like their "homecoming" since they were from this city, and Radio City was the biggest venue they have played here so far. Having "Some Nights" in the encore was lame, but at least they had a second encore.
Coming up are Passion Pit w/Matt & Kim and Icona Pop (2/8), Atlat Genius (2/20), Solange (2/25), Lady Gaga (3/6), Alicia Keys w/Miguel (4/5), Green Day (4/7 postponed from January), Muse (4/15).
|
|
|
Post by blahblahblah on Feb 11, 2013 2:14:35 GMT -4
[spoiler text=Passion Pit with Matt & Kim and Icona Pop - Feb 8, 2012 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.] Icona Pop 1. Manners 2. Good For You 3. Top Rated 4. I Love It
Matt & Kim 1. Block After Block 2. Let's Go 3. Now 4. Daylight 5. Cameras 6. Lessons Learned
Passion Pit 1. I'll Be Alright 2. The Reeling 3. Carried Away 4. Moth's Wings 5. Love Is Greed 6. It's Not My Fault, I'm Happy 7. American Blood 8. Constant Conversations 9. Take A Walk 10. Cry Like A Ghost 11. To Kingdom Come 12. Eyes As Candles 13. Make Light 14. Folds In Your Hands 15. Mirrored Sea 16. Little Secrets
Encore: 17. Sleepyhead
It was certainly nice to see Icona Pop and Matt & Kim again, considering I enjoyed seeing both of them just months before in separate shows. I was a little disappointed at the short set by Icona Pop. They started right on time (at 8pm), which also meant the arena was fairly empty at that point. I guess they did all they could, and given the lack of props on the stage, they could only do so much playing to a venue much bigger than what they're used to. They definitely had problems getting everyone engaged. But, I still liked them, and their music is awesome. And, apparently they now have a song on the Pop chart, thanks to that TV show, Girls.
Matt & Kim were once again awesome, and lots of fun. They took no time to set up (maybe 10 minutes? This should happen more often!). They felt right at home even though this was the largest venue they have ever played. They did a great job involving the audience with banters and once again, Kim jumped to the crowd and was shaking her ass while having her feet held up by audience members. The audience was certainly feeling them and they were certainly the highlight of the evening. It felt like the headlining show I went to see them before, but with a truncated playlist.
Passion Pit was fine. They sounded decent, but they lacked stage presence. It was mostly because the lead singer looked awkward as hell. It kinda seemed like he was uncomfortable throughout the entire set. He kept walking back and forth from one end of the stage to another (as Davey pointed out). I read reports about how he had to halt their tour earlier to receive treatment for his bi-polar, so perhaps this may have to do with it. Or maybe the band just rose so quickly, that they haven't been able to adapt to such a large crowd. Nonetheless, they manage to sell out Madison Square Garden, that's something they'll have to get used to. And hey, at least they didn't do a lame encore by getting the newer singles out of the way pretty early in the set![/spoiler]
|
|