11/15/2012 Theory of a Deadman, Adelita’s Way (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
By Eric | November 16, 2012 10:39 am
A good old-fashioned rock show down at Water Street. Charm City Devils were the first band on, but I didn’t arrive in time to catch them, instead walking in during the set changeover. Found a nice spot in the middle of the floor and Adelita’s Way got started. I’ve missed these guys a couple of times for various reasons, so it was nice to finally get to see them. Collapse started things off on a fast and heavy note, and got everyone into it right away. Plenty of people were familiar with the tunes, so there was enough crowd interaction to make it fun. They ran through all of their singles and most of the heavier stuff I would have liked to see, including “I Wanna Be”. Strangely enough, Tyler Connolly co-wrote and sang on that song, yet didn’t come out for a guest spot. Thought that would have been a cool touch. No matter, AW finished off with Sick and Invincible, and for this being the last night of the tour, they all looked pretty fresh, sounded good, and put on a solid performance. I was fairly impressed.
Criticize
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Adelita’s Way Setlist:
Collapse
Dirty Little Thing
Hurt
Alive
I Wanna Be
Cage the Beast
Criticize
Bullet in the Head (Rage Against the Machine cover) (Instrumental)
Sick
Invincible
One quick set change later and Theory was up. Overall this set wasn’t terribly different from what I saw at Tag’s last year, but these guys are always fun. They put “Nothing Could Come Between Us” back into the set, so this old-school fan had one less thing to complain about, then they dashed the goodwill somewhat by skipping No Surprise (they’d been playing it pretty regularly). On the other hand, in the middle of the set they went psuedo-unplugged and played “Out Of My Head”, “Better Off”, and a great take on AIC’s “Got Me Wrong”. The crowd was pretty happy with the main set closer “Hate My Life”, as there was a pretty big sing-a-long for that one. After a quick second, they started the encore off with Hurricane, then during the banter between songs we got more AIC as they strummed on “Nutshell” for awhile before sending everyone home happy with “Bad Girlfriend”. This was the 9th time I’ve seen Theory, so I knew was I was in for, knew what to expect, and Tyler and the boys delivered. Good times!
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Theory of a Deadman Setlist:
Gentleman
So Happy
All or Nothing
Bitch Came Back
Nothing Could Come Between Us
Not Meant to Be
Got Me Wrong (Alice in Chains cover)
Out of My Head
Better Off
Lowlife
Nutshell (Alice in Chains cover) (Instrumental)
Santa Monica
Hate My Life
Encore:
Hurricane
Bad Girlfriend
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By Eric | August 29, 2012 10:10 am
RT @bulledge: Check the band Hey Monea on iTunes before they break #nextbigthing
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Toadies Setlist at Water Street Music Hall, Roches
By Eric | August 5, 2012 10:03 am
Toadies Setlist at Water Street Music Hall, Rochester http://t.co/sQGtLeDx via @setlistfm
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08/04/2012 Toadies, Helmet (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
By Eric | August 5, 2012 8:35 am
A total nostalgia-fest with a co-headlining run for the two 90’s alternative mainstays. Helmet was one of those bands that I probably should have gotten into, but just never did. I couldn’t pick a song out of a lineup besides maybe In The Meantime (and I only know that because Soulfly covered it). Anyway, Page Hamilton seemed to be having quite the good time up on stage with the rest of the dudes who currently make up Helmet. It also seemed like the fans that were there for Helmet were really enjoying themselves. Good on them.
Judging from other setlists on this tour, I saw some approximation of:
Sinatra
So Long
Renovation
Welcome to Algiers
Exactly What You Wanted
White City
Bad Mood
FBLA II
Seeing Eye Dog
Ironhead
Unsung
Overrated
Wilma’s Rainbow
Milquetoast
I managed to worm my way up front for the Toadies, and had a blast. Blast from the past, to start, since they opened with Backslider and I Come From The Water. There was a heavy emphasis on the older stuff to be sure (8 songs off Rubberneck!), not that I think anyone complained. The new stuff got its due as well, with 3 songs off the brand new Play. Rock. Music. and 3 off No Deliverance, with some HB/SA stuff and even a Feeler track (Waterfall) to keep the diehards happy. The band sounded fantastic, the fans were enthusiastic, and I think, given the partisan crowd, that the percussion-heavy closer “I Burn” got a bigger reaction than Possum Kingdom did! (Judge for yourself in the videos below). I had an absolute blast, considering it had been eleven years since I saw them in Buffalo, and not that it really counts, but over five years since seeing Todd Lewis front the Burden Brothers.
Toadies Setlist
Backslider
I Come from the Water
No Deliverance
Summer of the Strange
Sweetness
Away
Waterfall
Push the Hand
Beside You
Happyface
Song I Hate
Possum Kingdom
Hell In High Water
Mister Love
Tyler
Encore:
Rattler’s Revival
I Burn
Away
Possum Kingdom
Tyler
I Burn
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Helmet now, Toadies in a bit! (@ Water Street Musi
By Eric | August 4, 2012 9:26 pm
Helmet now, Toadies in a bit! (@ Water Street Music Hall for Helmet and Toadies w/ 7 others) http://t.co/BnGMQOdA
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07/20/2012 Big Wreck, The Balconies (Lockport, NY @ Ulrich City Centre)
By Eric | July 28, 2012 8:15 am
The Balconies, a three-piece out of Toronto (via Ottawa) was the first band I saw (there were two others, but I didn’t see them), and they were very impressive. If all “indie-rock” was like this, I’d probably like it a lot better. Just good catchy tunes, a lead singer that can actually sing (and she could belt it out too), and a band that could keep up. Good stuff.
But of course, most everyone was there to see Big Wreck. I mean, it’d only been 11 years since I’d seen them at Edgefest in Barrie, and if you wanted to count seeing Thornley open for Finger Eleven, it’d been 8. Ian and the boys haven’t missed a beat. A nice spread over the three Big Wreck albums, plus a couple off the first Thornley disc (nothing off the second, however), they kept everyone happy. Including me, as they opened with Look What I Found, and I also got Ladylike. The new stuff sounded awesome (especially the ZZ Top-esque You Caught My Eye), and naturally everyone went bonkers for The Oaf as the closer. Great stuff all the way around, and as their only US date for the foreseeable future, I count myself lucky enough to have been there!
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Big Wreck
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Look What I Found
That Song
All Is Fair
So Far, So Good (Thornley cover) (Extract)
Wolves
Albatross
Falling To Pieces (Thornley cover)
Inhale
Ladylike
Blown Wide Open
Come Again (Thornley cover)
Encore
You Caught My Eye
By The Way (Extract)
The Oaf
That Song
Albatross
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RT @ColtCabana: Dave Mathews Band meets Facepaint:
By Eric | July 3, 2012 7:04 pm
RT @ColtCabana: Dave Mathews Band meets Facepaint: Ultimate Frisbee Warrior.
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Happy Canada Day to my friends up North! Oh the me
By Eric | July 1, 2012 7:53 am
Happy Canada Day to my friends up North! Oh the memories of heading up to Molson Park in Barrie, and later the Friendship Festival shows…
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Just got a call from an area code in Chagrin Falls
By Eric | June 20, 2012 8:11 pm
Just got a call from an area code in Chagrin Falls, OH. Was hoping it was @thehipdotcom but no such luck.
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RT @EyeEmpire: The “Impact” is Officially Here!! Y
By Eric | June 19, 2012 5:36 pm
RT @EyeEmpire: The “Impact” is Officially Here!! You can Now Download our 24 Track Debut on iTunes for Only $9.99!! NOW… http://t.co/5 …
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