Live On Stage

a very very raw version of Sublime, minus the heroin and the westcoast vibes

“early anchor in the park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions.”

I still haven’t made my mind, do I really like this?

Wayne talking to the fans about this awesome surprise, in front of the cemetery bell tower

evolving into this sort of metal thrash hardcore punk

“I couldn’t help but dance for that entire show! So much fun!”

a spectrum of sound that is not quite as mainstream hipster-wanna-be as you may think.

I was once again feeling like a tourist exploring a foreign territory, not necessary a bad thing, but always disconcerting

Five of the dates are on Warped Tour

They’re not pushing any boundaries that I can tell

This could be called Beauty and The Beast!  Anarbor is a fave we seem to constantly miss, but not this time.  We will be there without fail to see this

I would expect a pretty fast sell out across the board so stay on top of this.

the music is more atmospheric than catchy, more slow burn than uplifting

‘Inhibiting serotonin uptake the vegan way’? It sounds so intriguing, I only half understand what it means

such tiny venues for such a loud show!

Head on East brothers!

Why dont I live there?

their songs are throwing so many happy hooks in your face that their full-of-life live shows are difficult to resist

Good for her!

Eccentric? Not even close, they are a fun, colorful circus act and a cabaret show at the same time

a real party with free drinks and cupcakes…

Usually there are very few people for the openers, but hell, it was not the case this time!

The Cure, Depeche Mode, or a danceable mix of any 80s UK band with the suicidal tendency of Joy Division and all the gloom of New Order.

layering repetitive and tangling loops with ascending synth, alarmed and pulsating or shining guitars.

Prince, during his current love story with Los Angeles (he is playing 21 shows and I have no idea how many he has already played), had decided to play two

jubilant, folk-rock-blues-alt-country (well they use a slide guitar played by Aaron Robinson),

isn’t the song ‘Crystal frontier’, a much more efficient form of protest than anything that Conor Oberst or Zach de la Rocca have ever done for this cause?