9 May, 2007
I went and saw the Arctic Monkeys on Monday night at First Avenue downtown. The show was pretty good, their equipment was setup very well, I didn’t need to wear earplugs like I normally do.
After playing for a little over an hour, the band left the stage and the crowd starting cheering for an encore. About 30 seconds later the lights came on and the crew was taking the stuff off the stage. I think that was the first time I’ve ever seen a band NOT come back for an encore. Its not like the crowd was cheering or didn’t like them.
When the lights came back on, people were kind of looking around like “seriously?”. It was strange.
Has anyone else seen them on their tour? Was there an encore at your show?
31 Jul, 2006
I mentioned awhile ago that there wasn’t much good music that I’d discovered recently, but I just came across two newer albums that I thought I would mention:
“15″ is the first album from Buckcherry since they broke up for awhile, but are now back in the swing of things. The album is pretty damn good, I listened to it straight through at work today (on headphones). I was at a bachelor party this weekend (which is another story altogether) and the song “Crazy Bitch” was played several times; in spite of its harsh lyrics, it’s a good party song.
“Transformations for the People” isn’t a new album from Particle, but it’s a DVD recording of a live show. There are several songs from their “Launchpad” album, and some new ones as well. My favorite is Triple Threat, which is a 25 minute jam, I love listening to it while I’m working, it’s awesome. Particle is going to be in Minneapolis on November 2nd, I’m definitely going.
So there you have it, these are my picks for July
