Made it to the Ballroom. Can’t wait for some Stati
By Eric | April 24, 2009 12:00 am
Made it to the Ballroom. Can’t wait for some Static-X!
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04/20/2009 Theory Of A Deadman, Black Stone Cherry (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
By Eric | April 23, 2009 7:58 am
I usually never get this lucky.
The bill originally was Hinder, Theory, BSC and the Veer Union at the RIT Fieldhouse. Then about two weeks prior to the show, they split the bill, with Hinder and Veer Union playing at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, and Theory and BSC here at Water Street. So not only did I not have to see two bands I couldn’t care less about, I didn’t have to drive any further either! This also made the show much more palatable for Tiffany, so I actually had a partner! And another plus? Hoorray for no openers, just the good bands! Only two bands on the bill, so each got to play longer!
We got there just as the doors were opening at 7, and walked right in. Since Tiff’s ankle still isn’t a complete 100%, she set up shop right in front of the front left-side pillar. It was a great vantage point, plus she could lean, and hey, no one behind us! After the requisite killing time, Black Stone Cherry came out at 8. They started with the opening strains of Rain Wizard, which meant the handful of BSC fans there joined in on the culimination of the intro… “HERE COMES THE RAIN!” The Kentucky boys proceeded to rock the house, continuing the heavier stuff with Backwoods Gold and Blind Man. After admonishing the crowd for being a little too quiet, and then imploring some female booty-shaking, they came back with Please Come In and Soulcreek. The pleasant surprise of the night was next, as we got a b-side! Big City Lights (which the drummer said they hadn’t played in almost a year) was the tune, followed by Lonely Train, the singalong for Peace Is Free, and the closer was Maybe Someday. The band sounded excellent, singer Chris Robertson’s voice was strong, and I was thrilled to death that they were able to play for 45 minutes! I managed to snag the setlist from the soundboard after their set too.
Black Stone Cherry Setlist: Rain Wizard, Backwoods Gold, Blind Man, Please Come In, Soulcreek, Big City Lights, Lonely Train, Peace Is Free, Maybe Someday. (On the physical setlist, Big City Lights was a write-in, with Rev. Wrinkle crossed out.)
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Only a half-hour wait between sets, and then it was time for the headliners. Theory of a Deadman came out to wild screams from the female contingent, and slammed into Crutch. Good choice for an opening song, followed by a newer favorite in Little Smirk. Then it was back to the old-school, with Nothing Could Come Between Us (curiously not as many people singing along to that one!). The boys brought it back to the newer two albums, with By The Way, All Or Nothing, Better Off, and So Happy, before a singalong with Make Up Your Mind. The crowd was interested throughout, so the band pressed on, hitting up Got It Made, Santa Monica, Not Meant To Be, No Surprise, and then another singalong with Hate My Life to close the main set. After a small break, the encore started with Hating Hollywood, and closed with their biggest hit to date (and probably the reason most people were there), Bad Girlfriend.
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Theory of a Deadman Setlist: Crutch, Little Smirk, Nothing Could Come Between Us, By The Way, All Or Nothing, Better Off, So Happy, Make Up Your Mind, Got It Made, Santa Monica, Not Meant To Be, No Surprise, Hate My Life. Encore: Hating Hollywood, Bad Girlfriend
Theory as a band sounded great, Tyler was hitting the notes, but one could tell he was in his head voice for a couple songs, and it sounded kinda weird. But regardless of that, he didn’t sell any out, and it didn’t detract from the show at all. As the band is from the Vancouver area, it was only fitting that guitarist Dave Brenner had a flying-V guitar painted with a black, red and yellow motif, paying homage to the late 70’s Canucks jerseys! (I wish I had a good pic of it!) We had a great time, the crowd was into it, and weren’t a bunch of idiots, so that’s always cool. We scooted back to the merch booth after the show to get my BSC setlist signed, and those guys were very cool to talk to as well. We look forward to seeing both bands again!
Found a pic on the net of the Flying-V Canucks guitar! (Not mine, not from our show, ripped from an Alabama paper):
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Tags: 2009, Black Stone Cherry, rochester, Theory of a Deadman, Water Street Music Hall
Getting psyched for Black Stone Cherry and Theory
By Eric | April 20, 2009 12:00 am
Getting psyched for Black Stone Cherry and Theory Of A Deadman!
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Listened to the new Chimaira on the way in this mo
By Eric | April 17, 2009 12:00 am
Listened to the new Chimaira on the way in this morning. IT RAWKS! m/
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Uh Oh, I Pissed Off A Dope Fanboy
By Eric | April 15, 2009 2:06 pm
It’s been about two years since I’ve gotten a comment on a show review like this… from the BLS/Sevendust/Dope show review, I just received this gem of a comment:
Author : nick (IP: 63.28.52.25 , 1Cust5145.an3.dca17.da.uu.net)
E-mail : dimebag1113@juno.com
URL :
Whois : http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=63.28.52.25
Comment:
i think all of you are closed minded assholes and pussys..dope maybe not super cool and still have that early ninty nintys sound but they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than sevendust,come on sevendust suck dick
Should we take this one masterfully-crafted sentence at a time?
Firstly, closed-minded assholes *and* pussys. Both? More than one of each? Incorrect pluralization of “pussies”? I think Nick’s sphincter is the one that’s tight.
Secondly, he admits that Dope is “not super cool”. Thanks for agreeing with me!
Thirdly, I have no idea what “ninty nintys sound” is. Trent Reznor is gonna be pissed if he finds out you’re comparing him to Edsel.
Fourthly, I realize that “they are way better than sevendust” is an opinion, but let’s be serious for a second here. Thirty y’s better? Really? Five or ten y’s I may have met you halfway on, but not 30. Dope isn’t 30 y’s better than any band.
Fifthly, Nick says “come on sevendust suck dick”. I don’t even know where to begin with this. What sentence construct were you going for? “Come on Sevendust, suck dick”? That’s a two-parter. Why would I want to do that? The other possibility would be “Come on, Sevendust suck dick”? I think all five of them are married, so that one’s out too. Or is he imploring them to suck? Another offer I doubt they’ll be taking you up on.
Nick, it was a fine attempt at trolling, but trolling a site no one other than my five friends care about is a waste of your time. I give your attempt a 3.5/10. The bitch Russian judge wanted to give you a 1, but I convinced him that 30 y’s were worth at least another 2.5 points.
And for the record, besmirching Dime’s name by being a Dope fan? Inexcusable.
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Check out a most hilarious attempt at trolling one
By Eric | April 15, 2009 12:00 am
Check out a most hilarious attempt at trolling one of my concert reviews: http://snipr.com/fyh85
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I’m sitting at Hot Shots and they’re playing NIN’s
By Eric | April 15, 2009 12:00 am
I’m sitting at Hot Shots and they’re playing NIN’s “Not So Pretty Now” on the sound system. How awesome is that?
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04/08/2009 G. Love & Special Sauce, The Movement (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
By Eric | April 9, 2009 7:52 pm
I’ve had various people tell me over the years that I really needed to check out G. Love & Special Sauce, either on albums or live. They always seemed to be one of those bands that I said, “Cool, I will”, and then never did for whatever reason. So after enough of that, coupled with being bored on a Wednesday night, coupled with Tiff being out of town for work, I figured I’d see what all the fuss was about. Total whim. I wandered downtown to Water Street, stood in line for about 10 minutes or so, and grabbed a beer while waiting for the openers. I ran into some friends from volleyball, so I had someone to chill with for the night as well!
The Movement were the openers, and they were a roots/reggae/hip-hop type of band. Kinda like Skindred but not nearly as hard. Having little experience with this type of music, I can say they kept me entertained, they sounded good, and the crowd seemed to appreciate them. The one singer/guitarist I swore could have easily been the leader of a RATM cover band. He kinda looked and really sounded like Zack at times. Anyways, they were pretty good.
After the requisite long wait, G. Love and his band came out. I’d only listened to a couple of clips on the web, so I was pretty much coming at this not knowing what I was in for. I’ve seen descriptions ranging from hip-hop/country mix to “lazy blues” and every other permutation thereof. It didn’t matter much. G. Love and his band are talented musicians whatever they’re playing, and kept it coming all night long. He can sing, he can rap, even a bit of beatboxing. I’m also forever impressed by bass players that play an upright, so they had that going for them also. Plus someone playing keyboard/organ, which also never hurts. Obviously as a G. Love neophyte, I knew a sum total of zero songs, but that didn’t matter either (No, not even Cold Beverage. Seriously.). As I remarked to my buddy Cory, this is the type of show that if someone didn’t have a good time, it’s their fault, because the band and 99% of the crowd were having a blast.
Speaking of the crowd, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect there either. A mix of your usual jam-band fans (Phish, Dead, Dave, etc.), and then the young college crowd. Considering G. Love has been playing for approximately 15 years, I thought the majority of the crowd would be older than it was. In any event, the peoplewatching was fun as always, especially when I’m in the back taking in the whole scene (as opposed to focusing solely on the band while up front). It was good tunes, good beers, and I’m glad I went.
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Tags: 2009, G. Love & Special Sauce, rochester, The Movement, Water Street Music Hall
Decided to go see G Love. Having a good time so fa
By Eric | April 9, 2009 12:00 am
Decided to go see G Love. Having a good time so far!
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Anyone going to G Love at Water Street tonight? I’
By Eric | April 8, 2009 12:00 am
Anyone going to G Love at Water Street tonight? I’ve been told repeatedly that I have to check them out, and I may just do that tonight…
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