mazdawg
Grunting Yowie
Watcha gonna do when the baby hulkster runs wild on YOU?
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Post by mazdawg on May 13, 2010 8:23:02 GMT -5
I would have something for everyone by Monday. I'm also pumped to see the Suckers. If you haven't listed to them... give them a spin. Again... here's a daytrotter session. (Yeah... I love this site!) www.daytrotter.com/dt/suckers-concert/20030842-3738156.htmlThey're another Brooklyn Band that was co-produced by Yeasayer's Anand Wilder. I have a feeling they're going to be blowing up shortly. |
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Post by blacksmile on May 13, 2010 18:05:03 GMT -5
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Post by Guest on May 13, 2010 21:36:20 GMT -5
yeah i've been listening to the album. definitely going to that show.
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mazdawg
Grunting Yowie
Watcha gonna do when the baby hulkster runs wild on YOU?
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Post by mazdawg on May 15, 2010 23:58:55 GMT -5
OK people... here's my review. Let me give you a little background on mazdawg first. I'm the type of music junkie that rarely knows names of song or even the albums. This even occurs with my all time favorite bands like radiohead, phish and MMJ. I listen to everything and I like what I like. If I don't like it, I don't really bash it because to each it own... you know what I mean? That said, don't expect the names of songs or anything like that. I'll mostly describe how the music makes me feel. Funny side bar - there were two show scheduled at this bar called Schubas in Chicago that pretty much sold out immediately. I highly recommend seeing a show here if you're ever have a chance. Great little venue and it's one of the many hidden gems in the city. Now to the funny part. I actually traded my late show tickets (10:30) for early tickets (7:00) because I took my nephews to a pet parade and had to wake up early. Yeah, I'm old!! I was home by 10:30 and sleeping by 11:00.  Ok... sorry for dragging this out. So the opener for Local Natives came out. They call themselves Suckers and they come from the great music empire.... Brooklyn, New York. They played 5 songs from their current EP and one or two from the up coming debut LP. All I got to say is that I was thoroughly impressed with them because: 1. They were the opening act. It's always hard to be the opening act especially at 7pm on a Friday but they went up on stage on a mission and brought the same energy as if they were playing in front of a packed house as the headliner. 2. For a newer band, they were tight has hell. 3. Their lead singer has amazing range and equally amazing control of it. I highly recommend seeing this guys if you can and start listening to some of their shit because I have a feeling 2011 is going to be the year of the Suckers. Their music is very upbeat and just makes you want to move (they actually have a song called "it gets your body moving"). To me, that's important. Now to about Local Natives. (Disclaimer.... the band I'm about to compare them too is a band that I actually like and I feel without their influence on music, music would be the same today) So without further ado, to me local natives sound a lot like a 2010 four seasons that play a whole shit ton of instruments. When they harmonize, it almost puts you in a trance and each member really complements each other well. They also switch instruments alot which keeps each song fresh and different while showing how musically talented they are. You can truly see that they love what they're doing at that specific moment and really can't believe it's happening. This, in my opinion, is special to see and it's a key ingredient for a band that is in a higher tier of talent. Bands come a dime a dozen now a days but these guys have what it takes to sustain something for the foreseeable future. Another cool experience yesterday was the fact that a lot of the audience didn't really know what they got themselves into. After each song, the audience got more and more into it which in turn pumped up the band and it was evident that they put more energy into each song. They played a killer talking heads song - warning sign and informed everyone that they just met David Byrne. Here's a KEXP you tube version of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDF6BQzWfG0So after all of the gibberish typed above, I highly recommend seeing these gentleman at Sasquatch! on Sunday. They will likely be one of the top acts of the weekend especially since they are only playing for 45 minutes. Just be ready to dance because it's hard not to move around when they're playing their ass off. |
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mazdawg
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Watcha gonna do when the baby hulkster runs wild on YOU?
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Post by mazdawg on Jun 2, 2010 9:59:20 GMT -5
So... what did you guys think? I thought they played a tight set.
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someguy
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Post by someguy on Jun 2, 2010 13:30:56 GMT -5
Awesome set! I regret not going a bit earlier because I missed about half of the first song. I wanted a better view too. Oh well.
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Post by Guest on Jun 2, 2010 13:48:14 GMT -5
one of my fav sets of the weekend.
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Post by colingallant on Jun 4, 2010 11:01:45 GMT -5
They sounded really tight for a newer band. I didn't think it was THAT similar to Fleet Foxes either. They had a great dynamic with the gentler songs and the songs where they got kinda intense.
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Post by newjersey on Jun 4, 2010 15:51:56 GMT -5
I am now really glad I've got those tickets to see them in August, because I sure as hell didn't see them here! I mean, literally, I could see nothing. Ruined it for me, fuckin' Honda.
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Post by riotvan23 on Jun 5, 2010 2:27:50 GMT -5
I was in a pretty good place in the crowd during their set and I thought it was really great. They are a real tight band. I didn't buy their album or listen to them before hand but I don't doubt for a second that they didn't miss a beat. I was so impressed. If you didn't see their set, you're Sasquatch experience is missing a pretty nice piece of music.
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