7 posts tagged “show”
My reaction? This is one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. If you enjoyed movies like Big Fish you're gunna' love this show. It's got amazing aesthetics and the dialog is quirky and punchy. The premise, with it's rules, will make for a show that can last a long time.
So go check your schedule now and set your tivo!
Ok, if you know me you understand why I like this show. It makes me feel great about myself. Total self-esteem boost.
I've only watched part of seasons one and two. I missed the third season. The contestants this season seem pretty awesome and should make for some good laughs.
Here's what I'm not happy with -- they brought on a retarded-mutant-of-a-fabio impersonator. He's the single "male" "beauty" with his partner who's the lone female geek. DUMB. Honestly this is why I can never be into a reality shwo for longer than a couple of seasons. Departing too much from the premise RUINS it. Seriousely.
We'll have to see if this dies like my past favorites of Real World, Road Rules, and The Amazing Race.
Holy crow! With last season's cliff-hanger I really got stoked to watch the new season. I was worried it was going to get a bit too much like LOST.
After watching the first episode of this season I must say I'm very glad. There's enough mystery without alienating anyone. Since the title of the show is "Prison Break" it's very much in line to have Michael in prison again and have him trying to break out once more. This also opens up lots of plot possibilities.
Let's hope they don't just drag things on. Letting these characters develop and actually accomplish things would b a breath of fresh air.
Thursday Vanessa and I headed out to LA to see The Format. They were recording a live concert DVD. I was pretty stoked to see them, but nothing could prepare me for the awesomeness of the actual show.
We showed up a full two hours early and the line for the show already went all the way down to the street corner. We got in a little after 8:00 and made our way up as close as we could get. I was happy with our location; too bad Vanessa kept getting trapped in a tall-guy sandwich.
The opening band wasn't all that great. I'm sure if I could give their album a listen I'd get a better idea of their sound.
The Format opened up with Matches and played all the way through their newest album Dog Problems. It was simply amazing! They had a full horn section and a string section. There were tons of guest musicians. Among them were Robb and Patrick from Limbeck, Reuben's Accomplice, and Jim Adkins from Jimmy Eat World. After finishing all the Dog Problems songs the boys came back out for an encore which included songs from Interventions and Lullabies along with new songs "Janet" and "Swans." It was all perfect.
After the show we took an "alternate route" home which was pretty cool. We rocked out to The Format singing along to the great melodies.
I've got to say, these guys the most exciting thing happening in music right now. They're doing all this without the support from a major label, or really any label for that matter. It's all on their own terms. The music is exciting and fresh, while not abandoning everything good from the past. If you have the chance, make sure and see this band live; it will change your life.
Wednesday Joe and I went down with Andy and Natalie to the Chain Reaction for a night of rock and roll.
First up was Narwhal. It was pretty weird 'cause nobody was at the venue when they went on. I've never seen that before. It's a shame too, people missed an awesome set.
I don't know if I have anything to say about this band that I haven't already said. They mixed up some new songs (Oceans, Tear Us Apart, Guns) with old favorites.
The sound was a bit off. Seems like the engineers didn't care much. So when i heard Guns for the first time I couldn't really properly gauge the awesomeness.
Anyhow, if any of you have the chance please go check out this band. Guaranteed good times.
Next Was The Forecast. I didn't take any pictures of this band. I was too busy feeling like I was going to puke and poo my pants at the same time. There was an insane amount of bass and the treble of the female vocals felt like tiny grains of rice being shot by a particle accelerator into my eardrum.
I tried not to be prejudiced against this band, seeing their matching ambulance tattoos, and the emaciated state of the lone girl, but boy howdy, how sucky they sounded! I could handle never seeing them again for the rest of my life.
They put on an awesome performance. Spacey Casey is insane, and the drums were dead-on. What sucked was how horrible the sound was. Everything was muddied together I couldn't tell what song their were playing until like halfway through.
I definitely want to see these guys again, but somewhere you can hear 'em.
The sound had gotten fixed by the time they started playing. It's a treat to hear a fuller sound with Spacey Casey filling in on pedal guitar, organ, and piano, or just another guitar. Pretty rad.
Halfway through the set a fight broke out in the crowd. That is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen at a show 'cause I can't imagine any Limbeck fan ever wanting to fight another Limbeck fan. Limbeck is like a modern day Grateful Dead, and the fans are the same. It was weird.
Needless to say, they played awesome. I got to hear Bird Problems live again, and they closed with Tucson. Go see these guys next time they come to your town!
Tonight Andy and I went to Long Beach to catch Limbeck at a free in-store at Thumb Print's. It was an interesting drive and I thought we weren't gunna' make it but we did.
The show was really awesome. They played some new songs that rocked my socks off. They Had Spacey Casey from Hot Rod Circuit rockin' out the pedal guitar.
After the show I bought the new single and coerced the band into singing it and my poster. It was cool to talk to them, they're all such nice and rad guys. I found out I'd met John like 6 years ago at a warped tour when he was in The Benjamin's. Craziness.
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These guys, despite looking too faggy for my taste actually had some decent melodys. They were kind of lame as far as personality goes, but the songs were alright. I didn't take any pictures of them. They were too creepy.
These guys were awesome. You know a band is either going to be really cool or really stupid when the lead singer walks on stage in a Clifford the Big Red Dog Halloween costume. It happened that he was just cool. Talking to Josh, the lead singer, afterwards he said that Daphne Loves Derby got robbed and he wanted to do something to cheer 'em up.
These guys sound is hard to peg down. They have definite southern rock and country influences, but a little bit of blues and indie-rock pop goodness is thrown in as well. The best way I can describe it is that they sound like Lynard Skynard and The Format had a child.
I had expected Meg & Dia to be good. I enjoy their music. I hadn't expected them to be as awesome live as they were. Most bands give themselves a fair amount of awesomeness in the studio that doesn't always translate to a live performance. These guys, on the other hand, were simple amazing. Their vocals harmonies were dead on, even though Meg said she was struggling. I honestly don't know how they pulled it off that well because I've played at Trilogy and the monitors are crap. You can't really hear anything very well, so they get mad props from me.
Last year I played with these guys at the same venue. They only had a crowd of like ten people, which was really says something about the High Desert scene since these guys sell out Chain Reaction every time they go.
You could tell they weren't feeling it. Their sound was really off and their apathy on stage really made things worse. All I can say is that I hope they can find some joy somewhere soon.
