i saw fantasy as well and they were awful. that scene outside was something, i must have been standing right next to you because there weren't many people stage left.
saw wand, frankie & the witch fingers, and die spitz at 13th floor. all very good. saw several other unremarkable bands on red river as well. nuclear daisies at yellow jacket last night was good. droning psych rock, they're local. back at it today.
was in the pit for deftones last night, it was fun and you have nothing to worry about. pretty wild how big they are now, tons of young kids there. nice stage production and chino sounded good. 7 words is so damn good live. mars volta played their entire new unreleased album, not a huge fan of theirs but they had their moments. they have a female singer in the band now.
skloss and the well at 29th street ballroom. skloss is a husband and wife duo that plays heavy, atmospheric psych rock. they were really good. the well crushed it with the stoner riffs, as always. glad this venue is hosting concerts again, it's nice to have an option that's not in the middle of downtown.
well, since neil young didn't reschedule any of the texas dates i went ahead and got tickets for denver on labor day. fingers crossed this one actually happens.
went there a couple weeks ago and was unimpressed. chicken was fairly crispy but none of the sauces were good. i find bb.q to be vastly superior for korean chicken.
this place has saved me a few times, it's about the only thing open in alpine on sunday and monday night. it's far from an old fashioned burger place though, more akin to a new school fancy thick burger.
i was in the mmj presale but got in a bit late. they must've been doing dynamic pricing on the pit tickets...which is complete horseshit. i was pretty excited when moody amphitheater was built but i can't say that i've enjoyed it very much for the shows i've seen there.
concert prices have truly gotten out of control. ticketmaster trying to make us think it's normal to pay $150 for a ticket. was paying it for a while but i've finally started passing on some bands I would've otherwise seen. mmj is the most recent one...$219 pit tickets? fuck you.
saw it last night, thought it was great but a bit long. they also chose a strange place to stop it. definitely a couple of new live videos i hadn't seen before and it was awesome to see (and hear) all of it in IMAX. think i enjoyed the reactions of that studio audience the most...they were not ready to have their dicks rocked off by communication breakdown. i knew page and jpj were studio musicians but i had no idea the number of well known recordings they're on.
i appreciate that Real Ale still has 6 packs for <$10. i enjoy their 12 pack ipa sampler except when they're including crash pad in the mix. do not like that one at all.
Always struggle to find a decent place to eat in Trinidad, it's such a depressing town. One year when we stopped they were having a music festival called Trinidaddio that was as sad as you might expect.