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Here is my not-so-live blog of my concert experience… 8/29: I hear that Augustines (or musicians formerly known as members of Pela) will be playing in Boston at The Middle East on 9/22. Check calendar. It’s a Wednesday. Think, can I change my work schedule to get to the show? No. Wonder why none of [...]
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Tags: augustines, bowery ballroom, pela, the boxer rebellion
Besides Daniel @ Eels Lounge
Last night I was on the exclusive guest list of about 20 people who who were invited to assemble in Greenpoint to hear the music of Atlanta-based Besides Daniel. Doors opened at 8, the music was to start at 9. There was an opening band (Tim Walker), professional video cameras and a merch table. This [...]
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I knew Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings were popular, but I had no idea they would bring out such a huge crowd to the Prospect Park bandshell Saturday night. They mentioned that there were around 20,000 people there, but I’m guessing there were actually more than that. When we arrived at 6 p.m. (when the [...]
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Tags: celebrate brooklyn, prospect park, sharon jones and the dap kings
In the end it was Andrew’s night. Andrew is a man who just showed up at a concert yesterday, sat in the blazing heat for a couple of hours, and probably just wanted to hear a few good songs. I bet he never expected to strike up a connection with Band of Horses lead singer [...]
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Tags: band of horses, williamsburg waterfront
Since the release of their latest album High Violet in May, The National has been doing some extensive NYC touring. They did a small show at The Bell House (3/12), performed a benefit show at BAM (5/15) with an online simulcast, and then they hit none other than Radio City Music Hall last night. All shows [...]
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Tags: radio city music hall, the national
I had never heard of Bob Schneider until last week, but he’s a big name on the Austin music scene. Lucky for me, the Austin music scene took over Madison Square Park this past weekend during the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. So I got to hear Bob Schneider play live, which I would now [...]
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Tags: bbq block party, bob schneider, madison square park
Looking for more Mumford? Read my recent review of Mumford & Sons at Terminal 5 on 11/15/10. I must say, Marcus Mumford and his bandmates put on a really great show. If you’ve never heard of them before, Mumford & Sons is a 4-man band from England who are playing sold-out shows all over the [...]
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Tags: mumford, mumford & sons, music hall of williamsburg
Good stuff
So I did end up watching most of The National’s concert on Saturday night as it was streamed live from BAM. The quality of the video was great and I enjoyed hearing the new songs. The audio quality wasn’t bad, but of course nothing will be as good as the live sound (and I was [...]
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Tags: bam, high violet, the national
It usually doesn’t take me this long to write a post after a concert, but I think I have been putting it off because I didn’t want to write a bad review of a really good band. I mean, maybe it was because I got there late and was in stuck watching the concert from [...]
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It’s sort of strange to leave a concert and realize you can’t listen to the songs again for a few months, but such is the case when you attend a last minute hush-hush pre-tour teaser of a show. But I am not complaining, last night’s performance by The National was a great show and left [...]
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Tags: high violet, the bell house, the national
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