I didn't end up making it the the Bryant Lake Bowl last night, but I thought I would share some thoughts from the last show.
[Photo by glt] When "Halloween, Alaska" appeared at the Triple Rock Social Club, they were headlined by These Modern Socks and Mystery Palace, iirc. The first band was a little too electronica for my tastes, occasionally incarnating the spectre of video games past. I found myself liking one song but feeling some dread that the song would never end -- thankfully it did. The second band was a little closer to music I like. They weren't afraid to experiment with musical form and had no interest in the typical verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus arrangement. Unexpectedly, one song appeared to be composed entirely of clever and interesting sounding bridges. I dubbed it, "The Bridge to No Where". I liked the second band better than the first. Both opening acts have a lot of potential, but wouldn't go out of my way to see either one at this point. Somewhere past midnite, came the main act. (Note to self, grab chair first thing when entering the performance space at the Triple Rock.) They were everything they were the last time I saw them. I love the sound these guys produce. The drumming was spot on and full of showmandship(like always), the vocals were haunting and well matched (just like before) and the keyboard/powerbook guy seems to have a gift for making electronica sound organic. I feel bad I never really notice the guy playing bass. Must be the curse of playing bass, people only notice when you are bad. The stand-out song for the evening was the LL Cool J cover, "I Can't Live Without My Radio". I still have yet to hear them play "State Trooper" live. With my luck they probably they played it last night and I missed it. I can't wait to hear these guys play again.
[Photo by glt] When "Halloween, Alaska" appeared at the Triple Rock Social Club, they were headlined by These Modern Socks and Mystery Palace, iirc. The first band was a little too electronica for my tastes, occasionally incarnating the spectre of video games past. I found myself liking one song but feeling some dread that the song would never end -- thankfully it did. The second band was a little closer to music I like. They weren't afraid to experiment with musical form and had no interest in the typical verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus arrangement. Unexpectedly, one song appeared to be composed entirely of clever and interesting sounding bridges. I dubbed it, "The Bridge to No Where". I liked the second band better than the first. Both opening acts have a lot of potential, but wouldn't go out of my way to see either one at this point. Somewhere past midnite, came the main act. (Note to self, grab chair first thing when entering the performance space at the Triple Rock.) They were everything they were the last time I saw them. I love the sound these guys produce. The drumming was spot on and full of showmandship(like always), the vocals were haunting and well matched (just like before) and the keyboard/powerbook guy seems to have a gift for making electronica sound organic. I feel bad I never really notice the guy playing bass. Must be the curse of playing bass, people only notice when you are bad. The stand-out song for the evening was the LL Cool J cover, "I Can't Live Without My Radio". I still have yet to hear them play "State Trooper" live. With my luck they probably they played it last night and I missed it. I can't wait to hear these guys play again.
The green font is giving me a headache
It goes with my sweater -- it's a St. Patrick's Day theme.