04/10/2014 Gavin DeGraw, Parachtue, Rozzi Crane (Buffalo, NY @ SUNY Buffalo Center for the Arts)
By Eric | April 10, 2014 11:59 pm
Four months later, Tiff finally cashed in on her Christmas present… 2nd row seats! So the first act up was Rozzi Crane. In short, she sounds like Adele, looks like she’s out of the 90’s, and her backing band (read: two dudes with a keyboard and electronic drumkit) sounds like they’re from 1985. Great voice, iffy songs. She’s aligned with Adam Levine, so I’m sure we’ll probably be sick of hearing about her sooner rather than later. Given her age (23 I think?), I wasn’t sold that she’s a “Crazy-Ass Bitch” either, as her last song proclaimed.
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO! pic.twitter.com/tjocvqTGXf
— Rozzi Crane (@rozzicrane) April 11, 2014
Parachute was next, and they were pretty good, better than I expected. Light pop-rock, but real instruments, a real band, and the guys could play. This crowd was heavily skewed to the female persuasion (like 95%-5% female), and a lot of them rushed to the front of the stage for these guys. During their cover of Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark”, the lead singer was running across the stage, tripped on a cord and took a pretty wicked dive. Full marks though, he popped right back up, owned it, and soldiered right on with the song. Good on ya, dude!
She Is Love
Finally time for Gavin, and it had been nearly ten years since we’d seen him on back to back nights in Buffalo and Rochester, so we were ready to hear some newer stuff in the live setting. He delivered, with a good mix across the five albums, with a couple of covers thrown in for good measure. The ladies in attendance sang loud and proud all night, and the few that were fortunate enough to be up against the stage received plenty of attention from their hero. His backing band was fantastic, and included bassist James Cruz, who used to be in Splender. Overall, a fine set from one of Tiff’s pop artists that I can say I truly enjoy.
Gavin DeGraw
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Make a Move
Heartbreak
Chariot
Run Every Time
Who’s Gonna Save Us
Follow Through
We Belong Together
Best I Ever Had
She’s Always a Woman (Billy Joel cover)
Where You Are
Soldier
Rumour Has It (Adele cover)
Every Little Bit
More Than Anyone
Finest Hour
I Don’t Want To Be
Encore:
Leading Man
Not Over You
Make A Move
Chariot
Follow Through
I Don’t Wanna Be
Not Over You
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Jack Johnson – 2006 – Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George
By Eric | March 14, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Jack Johnson
Title: Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George
Label: Brushfire
Released: Feb 7, 2006
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Upside Down
#Broken
#People Watching
#Wrong Turn
#Talk Of The Town
#Jungle Gym
#We’re Going To Be Friends
#The Sharing Song
#The 3 R’s
#Lullaby
#With My Own Two Hands
#Questions
#Supposed To Be
Review:
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Fuel – 2014 – Puppet Strings
By Eric | March 8, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Fuel
Title: Puppet Strings
Label: Megaforce
Released: Mar 3, 2014
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed? Autographed
Tracklist:
#Yeah
#Soul To Preach To
#Hey Mama
#Time For Me To Stop
#Wander
#Cold Summer
#I Can See The Sun
#Puppet Strings
#Headache
#What We Can Never Have
Review:
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Crosses – 2014 – Crosses
By Eric | February 22, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Crosses
Title: Crosses
Label: Sumerian
Released: Feb 11, 2014
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#This Is a Trick
#Telepathy
#Bitches Brew
#Thholyghst
#Trophy
#The Epilogue
#Bermuda Locket
#Frontiers
#Nineteen Ninety Four
#Option
#Nineteen Eighty Seven
#Blk Stallion
#Cross
#Prurient
#Death Bell
Review:
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Palms – 2013 – Palms
By Eric | February 15, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Palms
Title: Palms
Label: Ipecac
Released: Jun 25, 2013
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Future Warrior
#Patagonia
#Mission Sunset
#Shortwave Radio
#Tropics
#Antarctic Handshake
Review: Palms came together following the demise of ISIS, with Jeff Caxide (bass),
Aaron Harris, (drums) and Clifford Meyer (keyboards/guitar) electing to
continue playing music together. “After a little time Jeff, Cliff, and I
decided that it was insane that we all still lived here in Los Angeles and
weren’t playing together” Harris says.”It just sort of happened
naturally, probably because we have been playing together for so long, and
things started to come together. But we didn’t want to be instrumental: We
wanted vocals. We just weren’t exactly sure who that would be at first.”
The band, knowing that Chino Moreno (Deftones) had been a fan of ISIS,
thought he would be a great fit and he agreed. “A chance to work with the
guys from ISIS sounded like a lot of fun.” Moreno says, “I’ve always been
into the atmospheric sounds they had created with that project and felt my
sense of melody would meld well with theirs.”
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The Killers – 2012 – Battle Born
By Eric | February 12, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: The Killers
Title: Battle Born
Label: Island
Released: Sep 18, 2012
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Flesh And Bone
#Runaways
#The Way It Was
#Here With Me
#A Matter Of Time
#Deadlines And Commitments
#Miss Atomic Bomb
#The Rising Tide
#Heart Of A Girl
#From Here On Out
#Be Still
#Battle Born
Review:
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Maroon 5 – 2012 – Overexposed
By Eric | February 8, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Maroon 5
Title: Overexposed
Label: A&M / Octone
Released: Jun 26, 2012
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#One More Night
#Payphone
#Daylight
#Lucky Strike
#The Man Who Never Lied
#Love Somebody
#Ladykiller
#Fortune Teller
#Sad
#Tickets
#Doin’ Dirt
#Beautiful Goodbye
Review:
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Korn – 2013 – The Paradigm Shift
By Eric | February 2, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Korn
Title: The Paradigm Shift
Label: Prospect Park
Released: Oct 8, 2013
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Prey For Me
#Love & Meth
#What We Do
#Spike In My Veins
#Mass Hysteria
#Paranoid And Aroused
#Never Never
#Punishment Time
#Lullaby For A Sadist
#Victimized
#It’s All Wrong
Review:
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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – 2012 – The Lion The Beast The Beat
By Eric | January 27, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Title: The Lion The Beast The Beat
Label: Hollywood
Released: Jun 12, 2012
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#The Lion The Beast The Beat
#Never Go Back
#Parachute Heart
#Stars
#Timekeeper
#Loneliest Soul
#Turntable
#Keepsake
#Runaway
#One Heart Missing
#The Divide
Review:
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Five Finger Death Punch – 2013 – The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. 2
By Eric | January 27, 2014 6:00 pm
Artist: Five Finger Death Punch
Title: The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. 2
Label: Prospect Park
Released: Nov 19, 2013
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Here to Die
#Weight Beneath My Sin
#Wrecking Ball
#Battle Born
#Cradle to the Grave
#Matter of Time
#The Agony of Regret
#Cold
#Let This Go
#My Heart Lied
#A Day in My Life
#House of The Rising Sun
Review:
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