Last gig, next gig, best gig?

[LickMyLovePump]

T-6 until Brian Wilson... that's only 5 sleeps!

[Frightened Inmate #2]

T-6 until Brian Wilson... that's only 5 sleeps!

He's a regular Brian Wilson, that one!

[The Brentmeister General]

I don't know that reference

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Oh. I don't know, either.

[I ate all your bees]

Last gig: Rufus Wainwright at the Eden Project. For those of you not familiar with the Eden Project, it's in a huge clay pit in Cornwall and it looks like this:



Nuts. And in between Hot Chip (who were great too) and Rufus we got to go round the Biomes. The Humid Tropics dome is amazing inside. You just don't realise the sheer scale of it until you've been there.

AND he was wearing his custom lederhosen. And then he dressed up as Judy Garland while his band did a dance routine around him.

Best gig: ... It always seems to be the last gig I went to. They're all great in their own way, but for now, the combination of music, performance (and hilarity) and the location has put Rufus on top for the moment.

Next gig: Reading Festival (I'll be seeing some local bands in between, but they don't count. I mean... they really don't). The only affordable drink there is Carling, and that usually includes water *dies* Should be nice and scabby.

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Hey, isn't that the old Teletubbies set?

[I ate all your bees]

Ha ha, he said we were in Teletubbie land when he came out. Upsettingly, there was no pancake machine.

[Frightened Inmate #2]

Awww, no tubby toast?

(*Sigh.* I'm only a few months away from watching hours upon hours of these shows.)

[Chelpo]

(*Sigh.* I'm only a few months away from watching hours upon hours of these shows.)

I see no reason why you can't just skip the Teletubbies stage and start with the Arrested Development right away.

[I ate all your bees]

Early age brainwashing will stick better.

[Blueberry Head]

Rock the Bells was yesterday. I'm still in some degree of pain. It was hot, and there is no amount of water in the world that could have satisfied everyone there, but it was still kickass.

Supernatural and Rahzel started the show, and entertained while other acts were setting up. They were pretty good, Supernatural did a ton of freestyling, and Rahzel is amazing at beatboxing, even apparently imitating a robot from the Transformers movie. Jedi Mind Tricks were really angry. Immortal Technique was good, I'm going to check out some of his stuff. EPMD was cool, they really are legends. Mos Def & Talib Kweli were great, though, except for I Try and Get By, Kweli's solo stuff kind of bored me. Then there was Public Enemy. They put on a great show. Unfortunately, people behind me decided to start a "mini moshpit" before they went on, which is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. I should also mention that I was at the front of the audience, in the front 5 rows of people. I got repeatedly punched in the back of the head, and elbowed in the neck once, and felt like crap, so I wasn't able to enjoy Public Enemy, and went to get water in the middle of the set, missing 911 Is a Joke and Fight the Power. I did see Welcome to the Terrordome and Power to the People. They didn't perform Rebel Without a Pause. Scott Ian of Anthrax was there for a couple of songs.

After getting water, the Roots were next. I wasn't crazy about them, except for one song, The Seed (2.0). That was really good. Cypress Hill was next, and were really good. I was able to work my way back to where I was during Public Enemy and meet up with my friends. I knew Cypress Hill liked to smoke weed, but wow. B-Real took a joint out before one song and started smoking, they passed it around to the whole band, and then even a cameraman. Then, before the next song, the percussionist took a bong hit. Fortunately for them, I guess the police were more concerned about Rage Against the Machine starting a riot than this.

Wu-Tang Clan was next, but me and one of my friends were really tired, and went to get some water and sit down. We were able to hear Wu-Tang from there. I kind of regretted it, because I heard them perform Da Rockwilder, so apparently Redman came out for that. I also heard Triumph on the way to the bathroom. Another friend touched Method Man's ass when he was crowdsurfing. But it was for the best, I had plenty of energy for Rage.

Rage opened with Testify, Bulls on Parade, and People of the Sun. By the start of People of the Sun, I got back to the front of the crowd by cutting through moshpits. Even though the entire crowd was like a moshpit, these were more well-defined. They also did Calm Like a Bomb, Guerrilla Radio, Bullet in the Head, and Know Your Enemy. The second to last song was Sleep Now In the Fire, I forget what they closed with. For the encore, they started with Freedom, I forget what they did second. During the second song, Zach de la Rocha did an entertaining rant about the Bush administration. I agree with him, but he's just so hilariously filled with rage. Then the final song of the night was Killing in the Name. They were fantastic. Their performance ties with Les Claypool and His Fancy Band for my favorite concert. I've never been to such an intense concert, and I doubt anything will ever match it.

[Blueberry Head]

I saw Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday. It was mostly just to see the Hollywood Bowl, though. It was about as entertaining as you'd expect a swing-revival band to be. They're not BAD, but they are a novelty act, and for me the novelty wore off after a few songs. At least the bass player was good.

Next is Battles and Deerhunter on this coming Friday, the 31st. I'm really just going for Battles, not familiar with Deerhunter, but I know to expect a great deal of weirdness. But it's a free concert, so at least I'm not wasting money on a band that I don't care about.

[tehMick]

Last gig.
I just got back from seeing Interpol and Liars an the Bank United Center in Coral Gables and it was all kinds of buttsecks.
Interpol was rather exceptional.
They played a total of like 15 songs counting the 3 songs they played for the encore.
But yeah, I definitely got my money's worth.
Next gig.
I'm going to see Norma Jean and Saosin play in Ft. Lauderdale on the 18th of October.
The ladyfriend loves all that hardcore/screamo /bleep.
Bless her heart.
Best gig.
Tool, King Crimson, Tomahawk, Melvins, Meshuggah in Sunrise in 2002.

[Blueberry Head]

Best gig.
Tool, King Crimson, Tomahawk, Melvins, Meshuggah in Sunrise in 2002.

Damn. How was Mike Patton? He join the Melvins for any songs?

[tehMick]

He was exceptional and no he didn't.
Still was an epic night.

Best gig.
Tool, King Crimson, Tomahawk, Melvins, Meshuggah in Sunrise in 2002.

Damn. How was Mike Patton? He join the Melvins for any songs?