Category: concerts

06/20/10 08:19 - 71.ºF - ID#51980

Hallelujah

Rufus Wainwright with his sister Martha Wainwright.

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Category: concerts

06/20/10 10:34 - 74.ºF - ID#51973

Rufus, Martha & Thomas

Here is Rufus singing with his Sister Martha performing a song that their Mom wrote. Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) from The National on Piano.

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Category: concerts

06/19/10 01:57 - 74.ºF - ID#51961

The National Rockin' at the Knox

I was pleasantly surprised by the event last night. The crowd was well behaved with the exception of the typical cloud of smoke that seems to hover around every WNY outdoor concert. It seemed that they were there just to be seen and to support the Knox, which is fine and good in my book.

Just to be perfectly honest the only reason why I went was to see The National and Matt did not leave me disappointed at all. Here is the final song "Terrible Love." Plus I have to say the way it ended left me left me ecstatically shocked! It was good to see that he kept the momentum up from the Radio City show 2 nights earlier.

Totally reminds me of the Pearl Jam Even Flow video back in the day.

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Category: music

06/15/10 12:27 - 63.ºF - ID#51889

Ace of Gaga?

I actually thought of this song when I first heard Alejandro. Why "borrow" music nowadays when it is so easily referenced?

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Location: Youngstown, NY
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Category: concerts

06/14/10 12:35 - 65.ºF - ID#51882

In your room

I have just been into Depeche Mode lately. I went out on Friday night and heard 3 of their songs! So here is one of their songs

It's funny but with Depeche Mode I didn't really like Songs of Faith and Devotion back in the day. To be honest I just thought it was them being "Grunge" as it was out at the same time as Nirvana and Pearl Jam's 10. But it really has become one of my favorite albums. I think what screwed it up for me as my first girlfriend was really into it at the time and there was thing insane tension and drama after we broke up. It's crazy how someone can just ruin a song or band for you, at least in this case I came back to it but only after I saw this performance live.

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Category: concerts

06/08/10 11:46 - 59ºF - ID#51832

Smashing Pumpkins

After thinking about it I actually could hit all three of these shows since I'm off of work the first week of July...

TUE 7/6 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
THU 7/8 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
FRI 7/9 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

Hmmm this may be a possibility...

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Location: Youngstown, NY

Category: concerts

06/08/10 08:59 - 54ºF - ID#51822

Concerts

I'm just a bit surprised to see the Smashing Pumpkins are playing somewhere close by July 9th. I'm debating if I should grab a ticket or not, the trouble is that Metric is playing the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on the same day. Tough choice I know.

Also a Kiss pre-sale is staring me right in the face as well @ the MCA

Sometimes you wish that you could go to everything...

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Category: apple

06/08/10 12:04 - 56ºF - ID#51821

Verizon!!!

I didn't realize Steve Jobs did his demo out in Youngstown?

Too Funny. I'm just happy that someone like jobs had a total F Up while doing a presentation. Right now I am just sick of doing one every class and it got really old last class. I'm just sick of them at this point. Yea I know that this is just the standard way of the business world, but no matter how much you prep, you may always run into a down network such as this.

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05/29/10 11:47 - 73ºF - ID#51755

Beach Ratings

To be honest I'm not buying this guys rational, then again I guess I like to actually SWIM from the Beach that I would be on and not freeze. Oh, and being allowed to kick back with a Corona (in a can) would be nice as well. Plus not having a $40 cover charge is also a bonus...

Siesta Beach is #1 in my book if you just enjoy any of the above.

Then again I don't know how much longer it will be in the current state that it is in given the mess BP is brewing :-/

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Category: concerts

05/26/10 11:38 - 67ºF - ID#51734

Brilliant WNY Summer Concert Series Idea

To be honest when the schedules for the "free" shows around the area are released, I'm always praying "Please don't let it be someone I MUST see!" To be honest I can't stand most of the people in the area that go to these shows be it at Artpark, Lockport or the Square. I hate the crowds, the ignorant fucks that bump into you, the people that smoke in your face, especially the ones that have no courtesy or concept of personal space, the ones that plant lawn chairs in the middle of a main pathway. I probably missed a few more, OH Wait Tiffany LOL! (or some other suburban female name) giving you a dirty look as your are cheering a great song that you only partially heard as she was SQUEAKING in that Paris/Lindsay voice, yea you know the ones.

Well the Hard Rock in Niagara Falls unveiled their own line-up

the best part, You can pay $50 to get away from the masses that are there just because it's free and enjoy the music in their VIP section. There have been so many times over the years where I wish I could have PAID money to enjoy a show at the square to be with people that wanted to experience and hear the show instead of trying to look Hawt at the world's largest outdoor happy hour.

I tell you now if you're a Tragically Hip fan, that $50 will be a small price to pay in comparison the the aggravation you will have to deal with if you want to enjoy the experience. Remember they played a week solid of sold out shows at Artpark last summer, It's going to be F'ing insane! That's not unless you enjoy getting bumped into unsupervised kids in the Fallz as their white trash parents sit on lawn chairs drinking BUSCH totally unaware of what is going on around them. I know I've been to a few outdoor concerts 2 blocks up Falls St at the Casino.

metalpeter writes at 06:26:44 05/27/10 - Comment #56448: --Music Is Art is a great Charity and glad to hear that money goes to them

--For me the Falls is a long way to go for a show (kinda a tough trek, haven't done it at night in a long time)

--I don't know the Local scene enough or the music enough to know who those bands are. What I mean is I know the Names of the bands but couldn't match it to their music.

--I do think it is a great idea

--I do get that entire there for the scene not for the music, I get why it is annoying but it is also kinda part of the fun as well, well some of it.

-- In terms of being bumped into Ladies I don't mind.

--The thing is anyplace where it is packed you will get bumped into that is something that can't be helped (No Reason to fight just like in a bar you are tipsy just if I hit your drink I should be willing to maybe get you one or not be a dick about it)

There are other places to go see shows where they cost money though. I used to love the showplace wish that was still open. I haven't been to Diablo or Town Ballroom in so long and it is sad. What I wish is that all the Big Bands went someplace other then Darien Lake:
1. I get it is the summer so you want the outside thing
2. During the summer they do the Amusement Park thing
3. I don't drive so forget getting there or getting home
4. I went to one show (Metallica, Jerry Cantrel and days of the new) It was a great time but I think getting out of the lot took about an hour, no thank you. Not getting home just getting out of the lot. I'm not cutting my concert short fuck that......

I miss the old days of the LaSalle Park shows. Granted they didn't have tons of them but They where Fun, Warped Tour and Edgefest where all ways fun. Then for free I saw Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, at the time they where Huge (spanish band on the west, oh man) and I forget who else. But with the Condo's so close that kinda killed that.

(e:vincent) sorry to kinda take over your post:

Does anyone remember when Artfest would have Their street festivals and they would all ways have a Major National Act there, man those where the good times.