Tagged: showreviews

With alot of shows happening in Ottawa on May 2-4. Went to a lovely intimate show at Mercury Lounge. Playing at the show. • André M. Bluteau • Mike Dubue Mike Dubue played a lovely solo set of his Hilotrons music. Halfway he got Jamie Kronick to drum. Then ended off with Venus At Your Back Door and had Phil Charbonneau to play on bass. [...]

It was a nice intimate show that happened at Pressed on May 23rd. Playing at the show: • Claude Munson & The Storm Outside • Delta Will First set was Toronto's Delta Will. This was my first time seeing Charles Tilden's outer space alter ego music project. It was a mix of indie art pop electro-synth and space music. With people sitting, it [...]

Photo by Mike G. Boris is doing a series of special two-night appearances in select cities, and San Francisco was one of the lucky winners. And if that isn't cool enough for you, the venerable Japanese experimental/noise/metal/psych band is playing its SF shows with two of the Bay Area's top metal acts, Bosse-de-Nage and deafheaven . Unfortunately, it seems Boris' grand ambitions for these shows meant that Bosse-de-Nage had to go on super early. I got [...]

Raised by my parents- who are rock n’ roll purists- I didn’t know much about hiphop at a young age. For years I was grown up under the impression that hiphop was inherently bad; it sexualized women, made kids violent, and idolized drugs. It also didn’t help that my only knowledge of hiphop was my cousin’s infatuation with Lil Bow Wow, Vanilla Ice’s pop phenomena “Ice, Ice Baby,” and Will Smith. So growing up in the sheltered streets of suburban America made my taste for hiphop, a journey of self- discovery. [...]

It was a rainy Wednesday but people still came out to this show at Pressed. Nashville's Fancytramp was suppose to play but couldn't get across the border. But I was very excited to see both bands to play. Playing at the show. • Boyhood • Each Other The show started off with Montreal's Each Other. I was very excited since it was their [...]

Last night I experienced something so unforgettable and so mind-blowing that I am just happy to share with the readers on Mindinversion.net.  I love music so much, yet I find it incredibly hard to write to an audience while being succinct, to the point, factual-in great depth, and at the same time remain fair, interesting, and unbiased. Like, this is what I truly listen to.  I am not just pushing this to promote someone I know. So when I come across an experience such as this I must share.  I am going to avoid the small details, not do a bio, [...]

On Tuesday when Alice In Chains releases their fifth album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (Virgin), nearly four years will have passed since their resurrection for 20092s Black Gives Way To Blue. Their second with singer William Duvall, Dinosaurs is a key entry in the Alice In Chains history, one bearing new questions about one of [...] The post Alice In Chains In Concert 2013: A Looking-In View appeared first on MetalSucks .

Forget what you've read about Ariel Pink's anxiety-filled live shows. Actually, don't. Because everything I've heard and read about his self-indulgent performances made last night that much more amazing.  Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti  filled The Chapel with nothing but celestial vibes. He was, at moments, outrageous, sensual in his flamboyant mannerisms, child-like, theatrical and genuinely humbled. Before Ariel took the stage, Holy Shit! (pictured above) offered a dance party soundtrack of forgotten 1980s hooks and melodies that a good portion of the crowd was hesitant, at first, to get into. As the [...]

Reduced to basics and full of magic - wave pop band Chromatics play a fascinating little set in Berlin's Lido. Read the NBHAP show review of the event The post Chromatics – Lido, Berlin – May 20, 2013 appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .

• JOHNNY JEWEL - CHROMATICS / INTO THE BLACK

Early in their set of thrashing, frantic mathcore on Sunday night, The Dillinger Escape Plan 's lead singer Greg Puciato pulled himself up by the chains of a hanging PA speaker at the DNA Lounge, leaning dangerously forward ten feet above the shoulder-crushing mosh pit on the floor. DEP are well known for their insane live shows — the band members never really stop moving, using cordless guitars and microphones to allow them to go anywhere in the venue — but even still, I was sure Puciato wouldn't jump into the mosh pit. That's [...]

There are a few things you can learn from going to BFD, Live 1052s annual concert at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. Among these are that people will wait in huge lines to spin any prize wheel, it can take over an hour to go from the highway exit to a parking space, and there's [...] The post Show Review: Live 1052s BFD at Shoreline Amphitheater, 5/19/2013 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

Emily's Army began submitting recordings to 1-2-3-4 Go! about four years ago, when most members were 13. I could have fathered them. It helped that the guy to my right could be their grandfather (and he was sporting a dog collar). It's a little uncomfortable how great they are. It is frightening to think what they could be doing in a few years. My only fatherly advice: notch down the Green Day, study Sandinista , and stay away from my daughters. Check them out June 8th at Oakland's Uptown with Meat [...]

If the only time someone has seen San Francisco’s Midi Matilda was at last year’s Live 105 BFD, when the guitar and drums synth-pop duo struggled with gear malfunctions through the first half of a short set to a dwindling crowd, that person would have a very wrong estimation of what it was capable of. Friday night at Rickshaw Stop, Skyler Kilborn and Logan Grime fully entertained a sold-out house, introduced several new songs and paid tribute, once again, to former manager Steve Brodsky, who passed away too soon, recently, after a [...]

For everyone spending the Whitsun-Weekend in Leipzig, it is pure recovery to be in a place with people that aren't dressed in black and/or smell like an acre of pachouli. Well, at least that counts for those in the city who aren't attending the WGT – the biggest Gothic Meeting in Europe. Sure, most of The post Dear Reader – naTo, Leipzig – May 17 appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .

By Gabriel Jones Devendra Banhart’s show at the Fonda Theater on Thursday night suggested an artist in transition; even in his movements on stage — he’s normally largely stoic and motionless in concert — he looked as if he were trying to shake free of his old skin, jerking one leg spastically back and forth or wriggling around frantically during otherwise seemingly earnest lines. Banhart’s new release, "Mala," similarly comes off like a soundtrack for transformation. “Golden Girls,” the first song on the album, opened the set with a languorous guitar [...]

The fifth annual  Ottawa Rock Lottery 2013  took place at Mavericks on May 18th. In case you don't know, here is a blurb on the event. 25 musicians from all different genres and bands. 5 bands determined by randomly pulling names out of a very stylish hat. 24 hrs to create a 20 – 30 minute set of all original music. 1 night only. Proceeds went to local charity organization The Ottawa Food Bank. [...]

ARTICLE BY JOY SHI MAY 16 | LOS ANGELES—Last night at the El Rey Theatre, fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. gathered for a lively party that Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott threw down with as much gusto and joy...

Went to the fifth annual Chinatown Remixed which took place on Somerset in Ottawa. With the weather, it couldn't get any better. This year there was a block party at the parking lot of Shanghai Restaurant. For the photos, go here . I managed to catch Rae Spoon 's set. At first I thought Rae was suppose to go on at around 8pm. But the show started off at 7pm. It was a nice set filled with indie acoustic rock and [...]

It was the start of the long May weekend. Decided to go to Raw Sugar Cafe for this show. Just noticed the band names had a nature related theme. Playing at the show: • High Waters • Wake Island • Trees The show started off with Ottawa's Trees. It was the [...]

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