What Shows Have You Been To Lately?

blackdragon123 · 08-03-2013, 01:14 PM

Saw The Boss at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff the other day. 3 and a half hours of non-stop ROCK AND/OR ROLL. legendary. Couldn't fault him. Great showman, great singer, great band behind him. His acoustic playing of "Thunder Road" at the end was truly a treat.

**Janszoon** · 12-15-2013, 09:25 PM

Dosh
I went to this show this last last Friday, the sixth. It was a frigid, rainy night, and as a result the place was dead. That kind of sucks for the people playing but it was nice as an audience member. The photo above was taken by me at the show and really demonstrates how close I, and much of the audience, were standing to Dosh throughout his entire set. He played on the floor right in front of the sound booth, which was interesting, and handled his own levels. The sound guy covered up his board and was just watching Dosh in awe, as we all were. He was amazing—playing drums and keyboard at the same time, looping, mixing, creating gorgeous layered vocals, playing the exposed circuitry of his electric piano with drumsticks like it was a xylophone. After his set, he ended up standing next to me at the bar and I talked to him for a bit. Guy turned out to be just a friendly as he is talented.

For anyone unfamiliar, here's Dosh at work:

I should also add that Dosh wasn't even the headliner for this show, Matthew E. White was. He was decent and played a kind of indie version of 60s rock/soul. I wasn't overly excited by the music but his band was very tight. They also served as the backing band for the first opener, Howard Ivans, who frankly was a little on the dull side, but again had a nice tight backing band.

**Janszoon** · 12-24-2013, 07:29 PM

West Philadelphia Orchestra
The weekend before last I went to see my old neighbors' band, though as I discovered at the show, my old neighbors are no longer in the band. Nevertheless, they still play some badass Balkan brass dance music with a touch of jazz. The singer was a new addition (though they still played a lot of instrumental stuff as well) and I thought she was great. An excellent show. If you're ever in Philly or anywhere else these people happen to play, I highly recommend going to see them.

Check it out (song fully kicks in at 1:30):

jackhammer · 12-27-2013, 07:44 PM

Black Sabbath a few days ago. I don't give 2 ****s how old they are or if they don't run around like loons on stage, they were one of the tightest and heaviest bands I have ever seen and I have seen a few bands in my time.

Saw Fields of the Nephilim 5 days earlier and they were incredible too, The Mission followed and they were quite frankly ****.

Mojo · 01-06-2014, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Black Sabbath a few days ago. I don't give 2 ****s how old they are or if they don't run around like loons on stage, they were one of the tightest and heaviest bands I have ever seen and I have seen a few bands in my time.

Saw Fields of the Nephilim 5 days earlier and they were incredible too, The Mission followed and they were quite frankly ****.

I saw Sabbath in '05 and they were great then too. Surprisingly brilliant. Good to know thats still the case. Its a shame its not quite the original line-up this time though but I still really fancied going. Just couldnt swing it.

**Janszoon** · 03-30-2014, 10:40 AM

Whores.
Thanks to bob for telling me this show was even happening. It happened to be at one of my favorite local venues which was nice, and we began the evening by hitting Whore's singer/guitarist Christian Lembach with the door on our way into the club which was kind of hilarious. The show was fantastic! The songs from Ruiner were as amazing live as I expected them to be and the songs from Clean were much better live than on the EP—much more of sludge/doom sound to them than the way the recorded versions sound. My only complaint was that, with them being one of the opening acts, their set was pretty short. But they ended with a kickass version of "Tell Me Something Scientific" and that made me happy.

Dulce · 12-30-2013, 10:10 PM

I missed out on the Alex'a Bar one and now missing out on the Club Nokia in L.A.

Shame on me for being a fan and not going to go see my band live. The next time in 2014.

bob. · 03-30-2014, 04:15 PM

you lucky bastard!

i already sent them an email telling them what dicks they are for going to Philly before coming out west!

seriously though....glad you enjoyed it man

~~James~~ · 03-31-2014, 05:02 PM

I saw a local band called The Amazing Snakeheads recently although they are getting quite big. The Guardian (so rock'n'roll) said they were the best live band in the UK. They were very intense but in a good way. The guy was wiping tears from his eyesat one point and eye****ed the bassist for a while which was a little uncomfortable.

I also saw Metronomy which was enjoyable pop fan but not much else. They had neat stage presence and I just stared at the drummer most of the time because she is beautiful and talented.

**Janszoon** · 04-04-2014, 11:48 PM

Rocket from the Crypt
I just got back from this show about an hour or so ago. It was glorious! They were every bit as wild and fun as I always hoped they'd be and John Reis is one hell of a showman. They opened with one of my favorite songs of theirs, "Light Me", and roared through a lengthy set and encore of virtually all the tracks I hoped they'd play, finally bringing down the house with a great version of "Glazed". And yes they all were wearing those shirts from the picture above.

The opening act, Dan Sartain, was very good too, and his brand of punky throwback rock 'n roll fit well with RFTC.

08-03-2013, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
blackdragon123 don't be no bojangles Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 496	Saw The Boss at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff the other day. 3 and a half hours of non-stop ROCK AND/OR ROLL. legendary. Couldn't fault him. Great showman, great singer, great band behind him. His acoustic playing of "Thunder Road" at the end was truly a treat. __________________ 'Well, I'm a common working man, With a half of bitter, bread and jam, And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man, When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

12-15-2013, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Dosh I went to this show this last last Friday, the sixth. It was a frigid, rainy night, and as a result the place was dead. That kind of sucks for the people playing but it was nice as an audience member. The photo above was taken by me at the show and really demonstrates how close I, and much of the audience, were standing to Dosh throughout his entire set. He played on the floor right in front of the sound booth, which was interesting, and handled his own levels. The sound guy covered up his board and was just watching Dosh in awe, as we all were. He was amazing—playing drums and keyboard at the same time, looping, mixing, creating gorgeous layered vocals, playing the exposed circuitry of his electric piano with drumsticks like it was a xylophone. After his set, he ended up standing next to me at the bar and I talked to him for a bit. Guy turned out to be just a friendly as he is talented. For anyone unfamiliar, here's Dosh at work: I should also add that Dosh wasn't even the headliner for this show, Matthew E. White was. He was decent and played a kind of indie version of 60s rock/soul. I wasn't overly excited by the music but his band was very tight. They also served as the backing band for the first opener, Howard Ivans, who frankly was a little on the dull side, but again had a nice tight backing band. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-24-2013, 07:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	West Philadelphia Orchestra The weekend before last I went to see my old neighbors' band, though as I discovered at the show, my old neighbors are no longer in the band. Nevertheless, they still play some badass Balkan brass dance music with a touch of jazz. The singer was a new addition (though they still played a lot of instrumental stuff as well) and I thought she was great. An excellent show. If you're ever in Philly or anywhere else these people happen to play, I highly recommend going to see them. Check it out (song fully kicks in at 1:30): __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-27-2013, 07:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Black Sabbath a few days ago. I don't give 2 **s how old they are or if they don't run around like loons on stage, they were one of the tightest and heaviest bands I have ever seen and I have seen a few bands in my time. Saw Fields of the Nephilim 5 days earlier and they were incredible too, The Mission followed and they were quite frankly **. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-30-2014, 10:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Whores. Thanks to bob for telling me this show was even happening. It happened to be at one of my favorite local venues which was nice, and we began the evening by hitting Whore's singer/guitarist Christian Lembach with the door on our way into the club which was kind of hilarious. The show was fantastic! The songs from Ruiner were as amazing live as I expected them to be and the songs from Clean were much better live than on the EP—much more of sludge/doom sound to them than the way the recorded versions sound. My only complaint was that, with them being one of the opening acts, their set was pretty short. But they ended with a kickass version of "Tell Me Something Scientific" and that made me happy. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-30-2013, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dulce WILDFIRE Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 232	I missed out on the Alex'a Bar one and now missing out on the Club Nokia in L.A. Shame on me for being a fan and not going to go see my band live. The next time in 2014.

03-30-2014, 04:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	you lucky bastard! i already sent them an email telling them what dicks they are for going to Philly before coming out west! seriously though....glad you enjoyed it man __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

03-31-2014, 05:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I saw a local band called The Amazing Snakeheads recently although they are getting quite big. The Guardian (so rock'n'roll) said they were the best live band in the UK. They were very intense but in a good way. The guy was wiping tears from his eyesat one point and eye****ed the bassist for a while which was a little uncomfortable. I also saw Metronomy which was enjoyable pop fan but not much else. They had neat stage presence and I just stared at the drummer most of the time because she is beautiful and talented.

04-04-2014, 11:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Rocket from the Crypt I just got back from this show about an hour or so ago. It was glorious! They were every bit as wild and fun as I always hoped they'd be and John Reis is one hell of a showman. They opened with one of my favorite songs of theirs, "Light Me", and roared through a lengthy set and encore of virtually all the tracks I hoped they'd play, finally bringing down the house with a great version of "Glazed". And yes they all were wearing those shirts from the picture above. The opening act, Dan Sartain, was very good too, and his brand of punky throwback rock 'n roll fit well with RFTC. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm