Live Music/Concerts

[filmincarnate]

Lucky fuck.

Just got back. Needless to say, it was awesome. He even played I Love the Valley, Oh! with the Korg program for the DS

Definitely the first time I've ever seen any performer integrate a DS into a live show.

[filmincarnate]

Just got my ticket to see She & Him in Boston on July 1st.

Zooey in person

[TallGuyMe]

well, I know one place I won't be on July 1st.

[filmincarnate]

Just got my ticket to see She & Him in Boston on July 1st.

Zooey in person

This is on Thursday

[filmincarnate]

Just got my ticket to see She & Him in Boston on July 1st.

Zooey in person

This is on Thursday

I just got back from this. She's even hotter in person. Especially when she just keeps jumping up and down while holding a tambourine . This is all that matters.

[fnordboy]

i hate you.

[filmincarnate]

i hate you.

You should, they played for about 80 minutes which covered nearly the entirety of both albums minus a couple of the cover songs, I was very impressed. Oh, and Zooey played a little kids guitar for a couple songs and I'm pretty sure the floor was coated with drool after that

[fnordboy]

Just ordered my ticket to see Japandroids on my birthday.

[filmincarnate]

Just ordered my ticket to see Japandroids on my birthday.

I would totally go to this.

I tried to get Arcade Fire tickets but they sold out in minutes

[fnordboy]

Just ordered my ticket to see Japandroids on my birthday.

I would totally go to this.

Only $15 and one PATH train out of Penn Station.

[MegaHentai]

Just got back from seeing Weird Al Yankovic in concert -- here in my hometown of Nanaimo, of all places. It's the only British Columbia stop on the current tour, which surprised me since I assumed he was just killing time here between Victoria and Vancouver or something. In fact, there are only two other Canadian stops on the tour; the others are in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Either Al doesn't figure he can sell out a city like Toronto or Montreal, or -- more likely -- he's just making it a point to see places he hasn't been before this time around.

Anyway, the show was a sell-out, and Al did his damnedest to keep the crowd alive. (Nanaimo crowds are notoriously quiet, whether it's a concert or a wrestling show.) The show was a mix of classics (going back as far as "Another One Rides the Bus") and new/unreleased stuff. Highlights included:

• the opening "Polka Face" montage (see above)
• the crowd marking out for "Canadian Idiot" (which Al prefaced by making sure we understood what "irony" meant)
• Al briefly hitting on my wife during "Wanna B Ur Lovr"
• the bizarre acapella sequence near the end of "Yoda"
• the microphone malfunction at the beginning of "White & Nerdy"
• the confused murmurs in the audience when Al revealed a t-shirt reading "Atlantic Records still sucks" during "You're Pitiful"

My only complaint: the merch stand was a bit limited, consisting of nothing but shirts and trading cards. Yes, trading cards. In 2010. When I went to see Sweatshop Union in concert, they were selling CDs at the table, which makes a certain amount of sense for musicians.

[fnordboy]

Just Ordered XIU FUCKING XIU TICKETS!!!

Xiu Xiu at my favorite club. October is looking awesome.