5 posts tagged “show”

The Grates - Burn Bridges The Grates 1 comment  The Grates Setlist ♥ 7th Street Entry,  Minneapolis (11/03/09). Tour Dates 11/05/09 Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN 11/07/09 Schubas Chicago, IL 11/08/09 Magic Stick Detroit, MI 11/14/09 Bowery Ballroom NY 12/31/09 Purple Sneakers Sydney Read More the Grates http://weheartmus... Look at these guys, awww.... everything appearance-wise about The Grates oozes cuteness and fun (...

Patience in the Audience ♥ 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (11/03/09)

The Grates came on with full energy with their often-intro song "Trampoline". Yes, Patience does do that weird rabbit hopping dance, as seen on their Til Death Do Us Party: Live At The Forum DVD. Patience is now a blonde, dressed in a gymnastic outfit.... making her look even more child-like than ever. Which may sound quite weird to hear her talk about wanting a baby of her own (I thought to myself, well there's always cloning...)

Other things I learned from Patience: if you eat enough of your hair, you'll have to take a pill to poop out the hair. Hence "hair butt". Fist-bumping, she tells us is called "boning". She likes to climb onto things, or jump into the audience and singing... while using a twirling baton. Fun to watch, but they also require audience interaction.

"It was this big!"

I thought the highlight of their set was either "Howl" or "19-20-20". I'm not that familar with their new material, but I did recognize their single, "Burn Bridges", from the setlist.

If you are looking for a good time or see cuteness in action, check out Brisbane's export, The Grates touring through your area. They are quite approachable, so please have a friendly chat with them after the show. Their lastest album is called Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, which if you get it on vinyl, will come with a bonus CD. I might also suggest checking out their debut album, which four singles from that album made it onto Triple J Hottest 100. I'm sure Sally will keep us informed of the 2010's Hottest 100.

Bonus: Enjoy "Trampoline" from Til Death Do Us Party: Live At The Forum DVD

The Grates - Trampoline

 11/04/2009 04:57:32 ♥ vu () ♥ thegrates.com ♥ myspace.com/thegrates 

The Lonely H - Singer The Lonely H Tour Dates 06.26.09 Nutty’s – Sioux Falls, SD 06.27.09 O’Leaver’s Pub – Omaha, NE 06.28.09 Jerry’s Bait Shop – Lenexa, KS 06.30.09  Whitewater Tavern  Little Rock, AR 07.01.09 Two Stick Sushi – Oxford, MS 07.02.09 The Saint – New Orleans, LA 07.03.09 Govn't St Grocery Ocean Spr, MS 07.06.09 Jackrabbits – Jacksonville, FL 07.07.09 Back Booth – Orlando, FL 07.08.09 New World Brewery – Tampa, FL 07.09.09 SoHo – Columbus, GA 07.11.09 Tin Roof w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Charleston, SC 07.12.09 Slims w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Raleigh, NC 07.13.09 The Rock Shop w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Fayetteville, NC 07.14.09 The Cave w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Chapel Hill, NC 07.15.09 The Garage w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Winston Salem, NC 07.17.09 V-Club – Huntington, WV 07.18.09 Dantes – Frostburg, MD 07.19.09 Fennario’s w/ Riverwinds – West Chester, PA 07.22.09 The Dover Brick House w/Riverwinds – Dover, NH 07.24.09 Pianos – New York, NY 07.27.09 The Bug Jar – Rochester, NY 07.28.09 The Strutt – Kalamazoo, MI 07.30.09 Martyr’s w/ Steepwater – Chicago, IL 07.31.09 Up and Under w/ Steepwater – Milwaukee, WI 08.01.09 Ballyhoos w/ Steepwater – Merrill, WI 08.05.09 Cicero’s – University City, MO 08.07.09 The Basement – Nashville, TN 08.12.09 Stafford Main Street – Bryan, TX 08.13.09 Trophy’s – Austin, TX 08.14.09 Rudyards – Houston, TX 08.15.09 Bill’s Records (Instore) – Dallas, TX 08.15.09 The Chat Room – Fort Worth, TX 08.18.09 Casbah – San Diego, CA 08.19.09 The Hemlock w/ Stone Foxes – San Francisco, CA 08.20.09 Old Ironsides – Sacramento, CA 08.21.09 Cattleman’s – Rogue River, OR 08.27.09 Concert on the Dock – Port Townsend, WA 09.04.09 The Tractor – Seattle, WA 09.18.09 Ash Street Saloon (MusicFEST NW) – Portland, OR Discography [2006] Kick Upstairs [2007] Hair [2009] Concrete Class See Also Don Henley http://weheartmus... Donald Hugh "Don" Henley (born July 22, 1947, Gilmer, Texas) is an American rock singer, songwrit...

It's kind of weird to see The Lonely H playing at bars, especially because, according to their biography, three of the band members are underage. The band's been around since 2000, released three albums (their latest is Concrete Class, released June 6^th on The Control Group), and have played over 200 shows! They stopped in Minneapolis last night to play mostly new songs from the new album at Lee's Liquor Lounge.

I've never been to this venue before, it's basically a bar with a half-wall that divides the stage and drink area. It's deceivingly longer than it is wide, and looks pretty spacious. Also, the atmosphere was pretty relaxed, and the turnout of local patrons and friends and music supporters were surprisingly busy for a work-day Thursday.

I haven't seen Gabe from Four on the Floor (possibly do not have a myspace) since SXSW, and I did not recognize him as he's now 90% beard. It's like an enchanted forest! Haha.

The highlight of the show was their cover of "Beat It". It would turn out to be sort of a Michael Jackson tribute night as each of the three band pay tribute to him. A Night in the Box (myspace) even did a pretty great rendition of "The Way You Make Me Feel" (followed by another cover, Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour").

The Lonely H ♥ Lee's Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis (06/25/09) Setlist ♥ Lee's Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis (06/25/09)

Most of my driving day, I spent listening to Lonely H's Concrete Class to get an idea of what to expect. They sound like a mix of country rock and classic rock.

What I wasn't expecting was how absolutely tall singer Mark Fredson is. He towers over the other band members, Fredson looks kind of awkward leaning down when he plays his Yama"ha".

The band are all in cowboy wear (embroidered button shirts, leather boots, jeans), plus they all have really long hair, making them look like they're in a hard-rock or hard metal band. I also quite like the idea that they have this giant "H" that lights up with them on all their shows. Unfortunately the lights did an epic fail half way into their opening song, "Going out West".

They didn't play some of my favorite songs from the new album, "Girl from Jersey", "Take Care" and "Singer". I suppose it's understandable those songs are pretty mellow (compared to the rest of the album), but they made it up with rock-out version of "Diggin' a Hole" and "Cold Blues". The highlight of the show is probably their cover of Tom Petty's "Anything That's Rock N' Roll".

The Lonely H is playing a ton of dates for 2009, so they'll probably most likely be playing in your town. If not, their music is quite cheap (all albums are priced at $10, some with bonus DVDs).

 06/26/2009 02:09:28 ♥ vu () ♥ myspace.com/thelonelyh 

Tour Dates 05/01/08 Help us out!! Omaha, NE 05/02/08 Old Curtis St. Bar Denver, CO 05/03/08 House Show Orem, UT 05/04/08 Boise, ID 05/05/08 Jules Maes Saloon Seattle, WA 05/06/08 KAOS live Olympia, CA 05/06/08 Valentine’s  Portland, OR 06/07/08 TransAm at Club Eight San Francisco, CA Discography [2005] Pacemaker EP [2006] Off Sides (7") [2008] Finest Dearest

Finest Dearest - Your Hometown

I went to see Finest Dearest at the Terminal Bar in Minneapolis on April 30th.

They did a pretty short set, maybe six songs, and it was pretty obvious that no one was really there to see them. (Who booked this show anyway?)

They are actually more lively and aggressive on stage, very loud and more rock than I thought. You can hardly hear the vocals (see mic issues below).

I ended up picking up their new album on 10", it's nice and heavy and folds out to show Sina Grace's artwork of the band. The cover artwork is different than the promo CD I've got, the new cover is definitely much better than the old one.

So, I've never been here before, there is a bar section and a concert area, and from what I can hear, the sound on most of the mics are pretty bad, either too low or there was feedback.

The mic wasn't even turn on for the first few songs for USA Solid Golden Retrievers (myspace.com). They sounded totally different with the mic turned on.

I thought Subdivider (myspace.com/subdivider) was pretty decent. The keyboards was a bit loud, but other than that, it looks and sound like all the audience was there to see them. The best part was the Ween cover, "What Deaner Was Talking About".

I also wanted to say hi to PC Smith (myspace.com/wakwakmusic), a man and his keyboard. He was performing Beatles and Van Morrison tunes prior to the show... and I think he's playing all month at the Terminal.

 05/01/2008 02:45:50  vu my♥posts finestdearest.com myspace.com

Panda Band Flier

Lucky you: The Panda Band is in town. And, by town, I mean North America. The melodious boys from Perth are in the States for an indefinite amount time -- to record, tour, act obnoxious, look cute, etc. So, here's a chance (or three) to see them live, before they skedaddle back to Western Australia. Whenever that may be. I don't think it's anytime soon, though.

 As you may recall, the Panda Band had previously been mentioned by Vu, in his Perth Bands podcast and entry, and by Jason, in his Halloween songs post. They're a whimsical five-piece comprised by members of Rollerskates, Eye Spy, and band-of-one Damian Crosbie. Since the 2005 release of their first ep, Sleepy Little Death Toll Town, they've garnered love, praise, and a few awards -- as well as spots on tours with The Grates, The Sleepy Jackson, and Gomez.

In 2006, The Vital Chapter, their first full-length cd, was released. An ep, Pioneer, appeared in late 2007. (I think that you can pick up the latter at their shows. I can't find it on-line.)

The January 18th (tomorrow!) show at The Delancey in NYC is a 21 and older gig, but actually only costs $7, which is a good deal for four bands. Also gracing the stage that night will be the Massachusetts' triple threat of Baker, Harris, and Township. (Unintentionally sounding like points on a map.)

But, if you can't make it or feel particularly thrifty, on Saturday, January 19th, the Panda Band will be playing a free show at the Penguin Store in NYC at 3 PM.

They'll be at the Burke Mountain Ski Resort in Vermont on February 2nd.

Dates pop-up randomly, so keep an eye on the Panda Band's MySpace page for any new shows.

Wishing you an enviable year, Cristina

P.S. It's the Panda Band's guitarist's birthday on Friday. If you go to the gig, buy him a drink.. or show him some nip. Hairy man-nip is ok, too.