Archive for the ‘Concerts’ Category

Eyjafjallajokull Vs The Mary Onettes

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

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Well, it was a sad day to find out The Mary Onettes had canceled their US Tour do to that damn volcano (which I still can not pronounce) that is disrupting the entire globe. How did I found out about this sad news you ask?  I went to the Viper Room website and noticed they weren’t showing The Mary Onettes on the calendar list for April 29th.  I being somewhat neurotic had to find out why and sent and email to their info department.  I honestly didn’t think I was going to receive a reply, but in a matter of seconds I did! I have to give a shout out to Sarah Berkowitz at the Viper Room for her quick response of the sad news, but she did inform me that The Mary Onettes are going to try to reschedule their US Tour in the fall after their European Tour.  Let’s keep our fingers crossed on this one.

In other Swedish Indie news The Radio Dept. is releasing their new album Clinging to a Scheme today! Go get it!

The Mary Onettes: US Tour in April and More!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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I decided to check out the Labrador Records site to see if any of the bands are coming out here to play and lo and behold:

US tour in April
19/4 – Philadelphia, PA – Marathon Bar
20/4 – Washington, DC – DC9
21/4 – New York City, NY – Mercury Lounge
22/4 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
23/4 – Columbus, OH – Summit
24/4 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
25/4 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
26/4 – Portland, OR – Holocene
27/4 – San Francisco, Rickshaw
28/4 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
29/4 – Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room

Yes I’m excited.  The question is can I get my lazy ass out to LA on a Thursday night?

On a side note:

Shout Out Louds released the album Work last week. Sounds more low key, but that’s not necessarily a  bad thing. It’s definitely a changed from their catchy Swedish Indie Rock that fans have been accustomed to.

Malory also released  an album called Pearl Diver in January to the ClubAC30 label.  Some other bands that you might have heard of off that label are: Airiel, Air Formation, Broadcast, Chapterhouse, The Daysleepers and much much more! Pearl Diver reminds me of  their last album The Third Face, but sort of a continuation or a progression of it.  I’m glad they finally finished and  released an album though, because I was starting to wonder if they turned out like so many other bands who just disappear  and are never heard from again.

Pet Shop Boys – Pandemonium Tour

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of seeing the Pet Shop Boys at the Greek Amphitheater. It was a warm night, but not unbearable and perfect to see a concert under the stars. I believe this is my third time seeing them and probably the most memorable (hopefully this is not due to my old age and I just can’t remember the previous ones).  They came out like always with wonderful  stage theatrics to get the crowd going.  The stage design was pretty cool as well. It had a cube, boxy, pixel, theme going on that they used through out the performance.  They had three huge projectors shooting video and pixel like graphics upon a wall of white boxes, which purposely came tumbling down after they played a few of their songs. After that, the dancers use the boxes as part of their set and show. It was very entertaining and it was like watching two shows at once. The Pet Shop Boys played some of their new songs from their Yes album, and also played many of their popular hits from the past, reaching as far back as Actually. Their set lasted close to an hour and a half and one of the most memorable parts of the night is when they mixed Cold Play’s (Joe Satriani’s “If I Could Fly”) “Viva La Vida” and “Domino Dancing” together. As part of the encore they played “Being Boring”. That’s such a damn good song live. Here are some videos from their tour shot by some hardcore fans in HD from You Tube.

Oh, and yes they are wearing boxes on their heads.