She actually said I’ve been to the Conservatory of Flowers many times, so be it… this one’s done!
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Friday, September 08, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
BRMC, Karabal Nightlife, Kristin King @ The Echo 8-25-06
BRMC @ The Echo 8-25-06
We arrived at the Echo a little after 5 and there were already people there waiting in line. The sound check was originally scheduled for 4:30 PM, but ended up starting at around 7 since the monitors were late. We could hear BRMC jamming inside while we waited and they even played a new song I'd never heard before with Robert's vocals! It was awesome! We were finally let into the club at around 8. Kristin King of Pretty Vicious opened the show with a short acoustic set. Her songs sounded nice, and she was playing with Peter's guitar. She was also wearing a Love and Rockets T-shirt. Next, were Karabal Nightlife whose singer kind of looked like Patrick Dempsey. Their music was good for the most part, with some interesting guitar solos.
BRMC hit the stage at around 11 PM. They played a fairly long and loud set, which really was awesome. BRMC really turned up the volume for this gig and they were in top form. During "Spread Your Love," Peter left his mike and played in the middle of the stage. During "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n Roll?" Peter moved to the far left side of the stage and Robert moved to the right and they switched mikes. It was cool and exciting to watch. Nick knocked off his glasses with one his sticks during one song, which made Robert laugh. I actually didn't see it, but it does sound very funny! One of the coolest parts of the show was at the end of "Heart and Soul" when both Robert and Peter were down on the stage twiddling some knobs.
Here is the setlist:
Evol
Red Eyes And Tears
Awake
Six Barrel Shotgun
High/Low
US Government (original version)
Howl
Gospel Song
Love Burns
Rifles
Weight Of The World
White Palms
Spread Your Love
Stop
----
Sympathetic Noose
Ain't No Easy Way
WHTMRNR/Punk Song
Heart + Soul
EDIT: Some screenshots I made from that show, blown up and pixelated unfortunately:
We arrived at the Echo a little after 5 and there were already people there waiting in line. The sound check was originally scheduled for 4:30 PM, but ended up starting at around 7 since the monitors were late. We could hear BRMC jamming inside while we waited and they even played a new song I'd never heard before with Robert's vocals! It was awesome! We were finally let into the club at around 8. Kristin King of Pretty Vicious opened the show with a short acoustic set. Her songs sounded nice, and she was playing with Peter's guitar. She was also wearing a Love and Rockets T-shirt. Next, were Karabal Nightlife whose singer kind of looked like Patrick Dempsey. Their music was good for the most part, with some interesting guitar solos.
BRMC hit the stage at around 11 PM. They played a fairly long and loud set, which really was awesome. BRMC really turned up the volume for this gig and they were in top form. During "Spread Your Love," Peter left his mike and played in the middle of the stage. During "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n Roll?" Peter moved to the far left side of the stage and Robert moved to the right and they switched mikes. It was cool and exciting to watch. Nick knocked off his glasses with one his sticks during one song, which made Robert laugh. I actually didn't see it, but it does sound very funny! One of the coolest parts of the show was at the end of "Heart and Soul" when both Robert and Peter were down on the stage twiddling some knobs.
Here is the setlist:
Evol
Red Eyes And Tears
Awake
Six Barrel Shotgun
High/Low
US Government (original version)
Howl
Gospel Song
Love Burns
Rifles
Weight Of The World
White Palms
Spread Your Love
Stop
----
Sympathetic Noose
Ain't No Easy Way
WHTMRNR/Punk Song
Heart + Soul
EDIT: Some screenshots I made from that show, blown up and pixelated unfortunately:
Thursday, August 17, 2006
My drawing of Robert Levon Been of BRMC
I worked all night on this drawing and it turned out pretty well! This photo was taken in my bathroom because the lighting is better. I used my toilet seat as an easel!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Spring is just around the corner, so with that seasonal theme in mind what songs would you put on a mixtape for your Consumating crush?
Caesars "Fun & Games"
Sleeper "What Do I Do Now?"
Dubstar "Not So Manic Now"
Bjork "Human Behaviour"
Takako Minekawa "Fantastic Cat"
Suede "Lazy"
Charlatans "Can't Get Out of Bed"
Idlewild "Self-Healer"
Dogs Die In Hot Cars "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
XTC "Mayor of Simpleton"
B.R.M.C. "Shade of Blue"
British Sea Power "Remember Me"
Radiohead "Lurgee"
Real Tuesday Weld "(Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You"
Talulah Gosh "Beatnik Boy"
Elastica "Stutter"
Catherine Wheel "I Want to Touch You"
Heavenly "Cool Guitar Boy"
Lush "I've Been Here Before"
Raveonettes "The Christmas Song"
The Jesus & Mary Chain "Far Gone & Out"
Garbage "Deadwood"
(From Consumating)
Caesars "Fun & Games"
Sleeper "What Do I Do Now?"
Dubstar "Not So Manic Now"
Bjork "Human Behaviour"
Takako Minekawa "Fantastic Cat"
Suede "Lazy"
Charlatans "Can't Get Out of Bed"
Idlewild "Self-Healer"
Dogs Die In Hot Cars "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
XTC "Mayor of Simpleton"
B.R.M.C. "Shade of Blue"
British Sea Power "Remember Me"
Radiohead "Lurgee"
Real Tuesday Weld "(Still) Terminally Ambivalent Over You"
Talulah Gosh "Beatnik Boy"
Elastica "Stutter"
Catherine Wheel "I Want to Touch You"
Heavenly "Cool Guitar Boy"
Lush "I've Been Here Before"
Raveonettes "The Christmas Song"
The Jesus & Mary Chain "Far Gone & Out"
Garbage "Deadwood"
(From Consumating)
What is the craziest thing you've done at the office?
I was sent home for being too manic...
(From Consumating)
I was sent home for being too manic...
(From Consumating)
Other than the souls of small children, what do you collect?
I have way too many CD's for my own good...
(From Consumating)
I have way too many CD's for my own good...
(From Consumating)
Saturday, June 17, 2006
June 15, 2006: BRMC (Acoustic), T-Bone Burnett, Monsters Are Waiting, Forward Russia
I got to the Great American Music Hall super early, around 5:15 PM since I told Jodi and Kimberly I'd meet them there at 4:50 PM. They were buying tickets to Better than Ezra at the Independent when I got there. I walked by the entrance where I saw Peter and various people preparing for the show. I saw Peter come out a little later and he waved to me as I waited for Jodi to call me back. I later noticed that he'd grown a beard, which I think looked pretty nice on him. Then Dave, his guitar tech, came out to say hi. He's going on the Pete Yorn tour next. I told Dave I was planning to meet people so we could hang out at Edinburgh Castle before the show, but we ended up just waiting in line.
Kimberly was there first to tell me that Jodi was circling until 6 to get a good parking spot. She had on a tight blue skirt which in her opinion made her look like a prostitute. Jodi soon followed and was also dressed up in a black skirt and top. I felt pretty underdressed in my BRMC T-shirt and jeans. We talked to some T-Bone fans in line about BRMC while we waited in line for the doors to open. Right before doors opened, we noticed they were letting people with dinner tickets in first. It turns out that the first 9 tables in front were reserved for dinner tickets. We were second in the non-dinner ticket line, so we still ended up in the front row. Right before going in, we met Theresa (piwaket) from the forum who lives in Portland.
The acoustic set was a refreshing reminder of how good the songs are off Howl. Peter played "Restless Sinner" and "Fault Line" by himself and was joined by Robert on "Ain't No Easy Way." They played together for "Complicated Situation," "Mercy," "Howl" (which was especially lovely with Robert and Peter's vocal layering), "Weight of the World," and "Shuffle Your Feet" - which got some people to clap along for awhile. As Robert was introducing the cover of "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" as not one of their songs, people were cheering alot so he said, "Don't get too excited." The last song was the slow version of "US Government," which someone had yelled for earlier in the set. The audience seeemed to be pretty impressed by the acoustic set.
Restless Sinner
Fault Line
Ain't No Easy Way
Complicated Situation
Mercy
Howl
Weight Of The World
Shuffle Your Feet
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
US Government
After BRMC's set, Alexander and Tomica (tdivic) from the forum came to our table to say hi and Alexander sat at our empty seat. T-Bone Burnett was surprisingly loud and rocking. He threw in a couple gospel songs, but they still seemed more electric. The guitarist was particularly good and T-Bone was impressively tall on stage. He did have a lyric stand, which was a little unusual as he seemed to be closing his eyes mostly during the set. Peter and Robert were at the back of the room enjoying the set.
Kimberly was there first to tell me that Jodi was circling until 6 to get a good parking spot. She had on a tight blue skirt which in her opinion made her look like a prostitute. Jodi soon followed and was also dressed up in a black skirt and top. I felt pretty underdressed in my BRMC T-shirt and jeans. We talked to some T-Bone fans in line about BRMC while we waited in line for the doors to open. Right before doors opened, we noticed they were letting people with dinner tickets in first. It turns out that the first 9 tables in front were reserved for dinner tickets. We were second in the non-dinner ticket line, so we still ended up in the front row. Right before going in, we met Theresa (piwaket) from the forum who lives in Portland.
The acoustic set was a refreshing reminder of how good the songs are off Howl. Peter played "Restless Sinner" and "Fault Line" by himself and was joined by Robert on "Ain't No Easy Way." They played together for "Complicated Situation," "Mercy," "Howl" (which was especially lovely with Robert and Peter's vocal layering), "Weight of the World," and "Shuffle Your Feet" - which got some people to clap along for awhile. As Robert was introducing the cover of "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" as not one of their songs, people were cheering alot so he said, "Don't get too excited." The last song was the slow version of "US Government," which someone had yelled for earlier in the set. The audience seeemed to be pretty impressed by the acoustic set.
Restless Sinner
Fault Line
Ain't No Easy Way
Complicated Situation
Mercy
Howl
Weight Of The World
Shuffle Your Feet
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
US Government
After BRMC's set, Alexander and Tomica (tdivic) from the forum came to our table to say hi and Alexander sat at our empty seat. T-Bone Burnett was surprisingly loud and rocking. He threw in a couple gospel songs, but they still seemed more electric. The guitarist was particularly good and T-Bone was impressively tall on stage. He did have a lyric stand, which was a little unusual as he seemed to be closing his eyes mostly during the set. Peter and Robert were at the back of the room enjoying the set.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
BRMC Drawing
Since drawing Nick Jago, I'm on a BRMC drawing kick... I think I came pretty close to capturing their likenesses here.
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