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
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on Helmet now, Toadies in a bit! (@ Water Street Musi
Tags: music, twitter
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!
[flickr-gallery width=”800″ height=”600″ pagination=”0″ mode=”tag” tags=”072012″]
Big Wreck
———
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
Topics: Concerts | Comments Off on 07/20/2012 Big Wreck, The Balconies (Lockport, NY @ Ulrich City Centre)
Tags: 2012, Big Wreck, Lockport, The Balconies, Ulrich City Centre
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.
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on RT @ColtCabana: Dave Mathews Band meets Facepaint:
Tags: music, twitter
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…
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on Happy Canada Day to my friends up North! Oh the me
Tags: music, twitter
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.
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on Just got a call from an area code in Chagrin Falls
Tags: music, twitter
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 …
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on RT @EyeEmpire: The “Impact” is Officially Here!! Y
Tags: music, twitter
Why did it take until a stupid VH1 countdown for m
By Eric | June 3, 2012 9:31 am
Why did it take until a stupid VH1 countdown for me to realize the Chili Peppers’ double-entendre with the title of “Cali-Fornication”? #duh
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on Why did it take until a stupid VH1 countdown for m
Tags: music, twitter
RT @DownGoesBrown: Going to go find a piano player
By Eric | May 4, 2012 2:33 pm
RT @DownGoesBrown: Going to go find a piano player and punch him in the face. #rip
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on RT @DownGoesBrown: Going to go find a piano player
Tags: music, twitter
RT @DefJamRecords: Man…that one hurts. Our praye
By Eric | May 4, 2012 2:32 pm
RT @DefJamRecords: Man…that one hurts. Our prayers go out to Adam Yauch and his family. #MCA #BEASTIEBOYS Rest Well.
Topics: Blog | Comments Off on RT @DefJamRecords: Man…that one hurts. Our praye
Tags: music, twitter
03/03/2012 Matthew Good, Emily Greene (Rochester, NY @ The Club At Water Street)
By Eric | March 4, 2012 8:50 am
Two years removed from the last time I’d seen Matt Good, he was back to the solo acoustic shows for this tour. Emily Greene had her half-hour, and she was enjoyable for her performance. Seemed like a fairly young crowd for Matt Good. As I tweeted:
99% of us is failure. In other words, 99% of this crowd is too cool for the room. Holy crap do I feel old and out of place. Damn.
— Eric Bonus (@woopop) March 4, 2012
So yeah. Interesting set list from MG, with nothing from Vancouver at all, and except for the closer “How It Goes”, nothing from the latest Lights of Endangered Species. Heavy on the older stuff (hey, no complaints!), and for me, a first time ever hearing anything off of Ghetto Astronauts, as he played the hidden track “Omissions of the Omen”. Wow. A very enjoyable show, very intimate since it was on the club side, and despite the relative lack of crowd involvement, it was still a good time.
[flickr]7080500803[/flickr]
Advertising On Police Cars
Born Losers
Fated
While We Were Hunting Rabbits
The Fine Art of Falling Apart
Avalanche
Strange Days
In a World Called Catastrophe
Suburbia
Omissions of the Omen
Load Me Up
Apparitions
Metal Airplanes
Encore:
Alert Status Red
Black Helicopter
How It Goes
Born Losers
While We Were Hunting Rabbits
Avalanche
Strange Days
Omissions of the Omen
Apparitions
Metal Airplanes
Topics: Concerts | Comments Off on 03/03/2012 Matthew Good, Emily Greene (Rochester, NY @ The Club At Water Street)
Tags: 2012, Emily Greene, Matthew Good, rochester, The Club At Water Street