Ceridwen
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Post by Ceridwen on Nov 27, 2003 11:18:29 GMT -5
Eeek... Robbie Williams? No offence... but he's not for me. Went to see Josh Ritter last month (bit late now, I know!) and he rocked the casbah. I know he has been enthused about here before, so I won't bore y'all anymore..! His support was Sarah Harmer, who was absolutely angelic. Next weekend I'm going to see Turin Brakes, which should be good. I'll let y'all know how it goes, if I have a good time, which I'm sure I will. ;D
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Post by Rue on Nov 29, 2003 2:13:35 GMT -5
John Gorka's this crazy folk musician. He used to write a lot of romance songs, before he got a bit... sillier, you could say. He's great, like, he's a seven-year-old kid inside. He has this one song called "People my age" and part of the lyrics are, "People my age have started looking gross. I cannot say all and I shouldn't say most. I've seen 'em in the grocery, I've seen em up close, and people my age have started looking gross ... People my age are looking overripe. Some are getting operations to tighten up what ain't tight, what gravity's ruined, trying to fix with a knife. What's pleasant in the darkness is plain scary in the light ..."
Wow, Josh Ritter. I've been listening to his songs basically non-stop, and I had a dream about going to a concert... it was a good concert in the dream.
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Ceridwen
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Post by Ceridwen on Dec 8, 2003 8:13:56 GMT -5
;D John Gorka sounds great, those lyrics rule! And yeah *sigh* get thee to a Josh Ritter gig as a matter of urgency. The guy's a legend... I can't say enough about him. Turin Brakes! Man, what a show! Not only were they brilliant, but their support was also good, and featured one of the best drummers I have ever seen, who was also really quite hot. The gig was seated, which was a bit of a drag after a while, when you felt like getting up to dance but there was no room - but by the end of the night they had people up on tables, dancing on stools, falling over one another just to get on down and boogie. They gave a great performance, just the right mix of rock-star posing (this means you, Olly Knights) and brilliant music. I was kindof a fan before... now I am an uber-fanatic. The guys rock. I'm not too sure where else they've played, or if anyone in America's even heard of them yet.. but they are really good. Their newest album is 'Ether Song', and well worth getting your hands on. The harmonies are gonna stick in your head though, be warned.... All in all, one of the best gigs I've been to this year, and I've been to two Josh Ritter gigs... so I am one lucky chick. ;D
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Post by En on Dec 13, 2003 13:25:28 GMT -5
Yepyep. Gorka's terrific. He did a benefit concert for my concert hall last year, too -- he's just a nice guy. And silly is definitely a good word. He came out at the top of that benefit concert and said, "Hi, I'm sure a lot of you are here because this is a benefit for [Concert Hall], and you actually have no idea what a Gorka is or what you do with it.... Some of you guys out there may have brought your date because you've heard that girls dig guys who dig Gorka, because I've got this reputation for being Very Sensitive, so, I'll do what I can to help you out tonight, okay? And the rest of you -- hi. Hi. I'm John Gorka. I wrote a song. I only know this one though. No, really."
He is so cute. Side note: he's got about what, 15 albums? so the bit about only knowing one song was quite goofy.
Honest, I'm not biased because he sang a bit of "When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Tree" to my answering machine once
Anyway, I'm busy recruiting people for the concert, though I can't actually take anyone as I'm working box office again In other news: I'm going with a sister and some friends to see ANI DI FRANCO! WOOOOO! ;D
It's been a slow couple of weeks for concerts for Nialle; I've actually only worked one, and it was BLEAH. I knew I wouldn't like it going in, because it was going to be Christmas music by three women who like sequined gowns (*double raspberry noise*), but it just drove me batty, and not just because all these ritzy lawyer types showed up and I had to keep a straight face while they acted all important (difficult, let me tell you). We also had a certain English Lord show up, and I would really have liked to be able to argue with him, but it's probably for the best that I had to concentrate on counting up the cashbox
The good news is that Elidor by Alan Garner is so good that I was able to tune out the whole second half of the concert and just read. ;D
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gabi
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Post by gabi on Jan 15, 2004 1:10:09 GMT -5
All right, so I just found out that Ryan Adams is going on tour a little bit, and he'll be stopping by Tempe on March 9th (which is good, because my last show was in November, and I've been in concert-withdrawl). I am so there. ;D I saw him preform "So Alive" on David Letterman a few weeks ago, and it was really good, so I'm hoping that the show will be too. I'll let everyone know how it goes.
I also heard that Jet, The Vines, and The Living End are doing a US tour sometime soon. That should be rad.
Ahh! I'm so excited. Which is lame, because it's like two months 'til Ryan and Jet hasn't even posted dates yet.
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fico the fur
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Post by fico the fur on Jan 29, 2004 10:42:05 GMT -5
*sets up the soapbox and presently sits down comfortably* I want everyone here to know the beauty of Ellis. You know how people get compared to Ani DiFranco all the time now? (It's kind of like getting compared to the Beatles or something.) Well, this is the first time I actually think it's justified.
So yesterday, I frantically asked this kid to cover for me at work. Apparently, the best new artist this side of the Mississippi was going to be playing at the Stomping Grounds. (The Stomping Grounds are this coffee-house-place that's connected to the caf.) So I got someone to cover work for me, and I went to the concert.
Dude. It was great. Everyone was all huddled semi-close together. (My guess as to why: it was cold, and there weren't many people, herd mentality.) And this chick gets up there with shaggy short hair. (This, um, really good-looking artist. She's, like, perfectly androgynous. Like, it's kind of hard to tell she's a girl. And she would be attractive to both guys and girls, no matter their sexual orientation, simply because she's attractive regardless of her sex. She makes a good guy and a good girl and a good in between.) And she does final sound-check and all that, and then she started singing.
She's got this really low-ish type of voice. I mean, she'd be an alto, and she wouldbe a good one. She can go to some high notes, but you know when guys do high notes and you hear their voice semi-crack? Hers does that too.
She honestly does sound a lot like Ani DiFranco. But it's cool. 'Cause her guitar is very Ani-like, and then she does her own stuff with her voice. It made me think about how there's an important difference between having influences from another artist and actually stealing from another artist. It just makes me happy when I meet someone who understands the beauty of influences.
So, yeah. She's got these great lyrics. She has little plays on words, and she has good messages. But she's one of those people that doesn't just load up every song. She's got this one that all about not being able to find her car when she parks it. At the same time, she has a new song out about the Patriot Act, and she has songs that are really deep and meaningful.
So I sat there, on this funky-shaped blue stool, and I listened to good music for over an hour. She played guitar well, and her friend (J.J.) played drums for part of the show. Ellis just sort of spread out from the stage. Her sound didn't fill up the room, but I didn't want it to. And she had these great stories to put in between the songs. It was good stage presence, even though it's not the kind I'm used to.
It was just good. I've missed music a lot in college. I don't have a disc-man, and I don't spend any time in my room. So I haven't been able to listen to much music at all. It's kind of sad actually. But this one was so good.
So, yeah. Listen to Ellis. Rock on.
p.s. Bitch and Animal will be playing in Cedar Rapids this March. Who's happy? *points to himself* Ooooh, yeah.
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Post by En on Feb 14, 2004 13:44:47 GMT -5
Gorka's just as much to love as ever -- this guy really is great, so if you're into new folk at all, check him out -- but I have to tell you this bit:
He's never ever political, at least not in his speaking, though some of his songs have political hints about them. Most of his songs are about relationships or personal experiences, right? But this one time, he did say something political... he was saying something about Abe Lincoln, whom he admires greatly. And he was like, "not like the guy in office now... who I consider to be sort of the anti-Abe... I mean think about it. Abe. He started from nothing, worked hard for everything he got, and became remembered as one of the greatest leaders in history. [very long pause, during which people slowly get it and start laughing] Okay, I'm gonna play my song now."
;D
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Post by Fantasia on Mar 9, 2004 7:53:16 GMT -5
Last night i went to the Barenaked Ladies concert in Orlando, it was great! Those guys not only have really good songs, they are histerical. Little comical 'dance' moves to go along with the song, little made up raps about eachother and orlando, FL in between songs, and even small 'skits' inside the songs. (for those of you who know the song "Shopping", I think you'll catch my drift. ) It was the best concert I've ever been to, which isn't really saying much, considering I've only been to one other concert besides that. But it was wonderful. They sang the 'roadrunner, beep beep! the coyote's after you' song, they had pre-concert movies, they all played a free-form jazz song on kazoos....I had the time of my life. well, not realy, but you get my point. ;D
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Post by KoNeko on Mar 10, 2004 8:10:10 GMT -5
I saw Blink182 about 1.5 hours ago. I was in the front row on the side (to avoid dying in the mosh pit) and waved to Mark, who smiled at me. It was awesome. I'm not like, a rabid obsessive Blink fan (Ash, who I went to the show with, is more of a fan and it was my present for her birthday) but they played all their released songs and it was just really fun to watch because they had so much energy and stuff and yeah. So it was good. My hands are all messed up from being stuck on "slayer" for about 2 hours and my feet don't work anymore and my ears are practically bleeding (well they're ringing- we were in front of about 20 speakers) but I had a really really really good time. News at 11. When I can write properly and by brain isn't all melting. ;D
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Post by KoNeko on Mar 23, 2004 8:07:19 GMT -5
Ouch! Is that metal pole-thingy attached to his hand?!
Speaking of, Travis from Blink182 broke his foot or his ankle or something the day after I saw their show- he was jumping out of the tour bus and stuffed it up, so they had to cancel or postpone a lot of their shows in other states. Shame.
Hey Gabi, maybe you should advertise the Coachella thing in your sig or something, that might get more people's attention. But yeah, Jet are really good live, so you're in for a great show when you see that. And The Living End? Make them play "Prisoner of Society" or else.
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Post by Soupy's Back! :) on Mar 23, 2004 18:59:51 GMT -5
i havent been to too many concerts... but i wish to go to more, theyre such fun! ;D
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Jameson
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Post by Jameson on Apr 27, 2004 11:06:41 GMT -5
Matt Bellamy from Muse broke his jaw on stage a few weeks ago.
Yesterday I went to see The Rasmus in Birmingham. I'll start with my expectations of the gig. I was obviously looking forward to seeing them, I think Dead Letters is a really good album however in the last few weeks I've seen three tv appearances of The Rasmus and they didn't perform live at any of them which got me questioning whether they could actually cut it live or not. I went to Birmingham trying to keep an open mind and hoping they would be good enough to make it an enjoyable evening.
I got there at 3pm, expecting to be the first one there and hopeful I would catch the band before they went to soundcheck. Unfortunately there were about 40 people there already, some had been queueing since 12, two girls had been there since 9am. I met a lot of the Rasmus forum members which was really cool . A load of them had come over from Finland, Sweden and Belgium. We took lots of group photos and signed each others shirts. They were such a nice bunch of people, the time just flew we were having such a laugh. When the doors opened at 7pm the queue disappeared right around the corner. The Carling Academy capacity is 2700 which I think they exceeded because it was completely packed in there. I managed to get in the second row to the stage right and it soon filled up. It was really hot and there was no air. The support band Boxer Rebellion were quite good actually though I'd not heard of them before. The atmosphere was electric as we waited for The Rasmus and yet everyone was really good natured and friendly - a welcome change to recent gigs I've been to. I put my arms in the air to clap and found there was no space to put them back down and I was finding it difficult to breathe. People were starting to faint and even guys were being dragged out from the front. Unfortunately my camera got mashed and I lost all the photos I'd taken earlier.
Thankfully the lights eventually went down and the orchestral overtures of Funeral Song filled the academy. although it was almost drowned out by the terrific screams and cheers from the audience. When The Rasmus hit the stage the place erupted, everyone went wild. They started with 'First Day of my Life' which had everyone jumping up and down. Lauri sang perfectly. Dressed entirely in black, in a shirt and tie, no feathers but with wind swept spiky hair he resembled some kind of cute anime character. The band had incredible stage presence - which I hadn't expected. As they've only recently broken England I keep forgetting they've actually been around for ten years. The played mainly Dead Letters stuff plus a few favourites off the other albums, like F-F-Falling, and a couple of new songs which sounded really good. They also covered a Bjork song. They ended the set with 'In the Shadows' which predictably got the biggest cheer of the night and had everyone going nuts again. I was drenched in sweat and shouting my head off becuase I didn't want it to end. (My voice has gone today) As they left the stage the sound of a thousand boots thundered loudly around the academy as the audience demanded more and the chant of 'Rasmus! Rasmus! was deafening. The encore was Funeral song, which was beautiful, and they finished with 'In my Life' leaving the crowd wanting more.
It was one of the wildest gigs I've been to, without the violence and idiots too. The energy was incredible. A fantastic experience. I'm so glad I'm going to see them again in Manchester on Wednesday.
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Post by have you ever turned to dust? on Apr 27, 2004 19:13:53 GMT -5
A couple monthes ago I saw AFI in concert.. they were really good live, and davey was so hot.. it's too bad I only really saw like the first half.. it got really rowdy and I kept falling down.. first I lost my shoes, then I lost my pants .. so what I did see of AFI was awesome.. Static Lullaby wasn't bad either.
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Jameson
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Post by Jameson on Apr 29, 2004 7:18:48 GMT -5
I went to see The Rasmus again last night and they were just as brilliant! The venue was smaller and I was stood near the middle so I had a much better view. The set was longer this time and they played a lot more stuff off the second album. It was absolutely awesome! You can see I'm just a little overexcited about this. ;D I managed to take a few pictures, heres one of them. Rasmus
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