Archive for the ‘phish’ tag

yeasayer – ONE

as ive mentioned before, this year really opened my eyes to the wonder that is yeasayer. it wasnt until this past spring that i realy dove into “all hour cymbals” head first and realized how truly unique this group is even though i first listened to the album quite some time before that. and after seeing them at a few fests this summer, it was clear to me that their new album would be much more rhytmic than the first album. and after giving the album a few listens (for some reason i feel extremely guilty about this, moreso than with any other album leak), this is clearly the case. my initial reaction after completing the first listen was “im not quite sure what just happened, but i think i liked it”. …read more and hear the song…

camera obscura @ the crofoot 11.27.09

this past friday marked the long awaited camera obscura show at the crofoot out in pontiac. it seemed like we bought our tickets years ago but the time had arrived at last. i started out the night at redcoat tavern for a delicious burger and somehow was able to get a table and eat in a matter of an hour and a half while some people had been waiting two hours just to be seated, and thanks to beth and jenny learned the importance of adding guacamole to that burger. …read more and hear the song…

phish @ cobo arena 11.18.09

before i begin, i could be wrong, but i think i completely forgot to mention that last week marked the 6 month anniversary of this little project i began. things have already been pretty awesome and ive been busier and busier, and there have been some haters as of late. which i guess is a sign of success, if anyone wants to take the time to do so. heres to many more months!

last wednesday was a pretty exciting day for me for a multitude of reasons. first, it marked the opening of the fall phish tour. as many of you may know, i have a nice little history with this band and was really looking forward to seeing them at the legendary cobo arena in my hometown of (metro) detroit. every time ive seen them, it has involved a 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 24 hour road trip, so the fact that i was able to go to work and drive 20 minutes was pretty effing sweet. my friend doug and i checked into the greektown casino hotel (along with the multitude of phish fans that did the same) and headed out to the old shillelagh for a drink. since there was a red wings game that night as well, downtown was abuzz with excitement. …read more and hear the song…

washed out – feel it all around

before we begin, lets talk about how excited i am to see phish at cobo arena tonight. they havent played in michigan since 1999 and havent played in detroit since 1992 or something crazy like that. the show would be much more enjoyable if i wasnt going to be eating the 4 extra tickets that i was unable to practically give away, much less get the money back that i paid for them. disasterous.

anyway, todays tune is by washed out is the relatively new musical project of ernest greene, who now resides in jawja. his digital EP “life of leisure” was released a few months back and hes been all the rage around the interwebs. …read more and hear the song…

micachu – golden phone

todays tune is “golden phone” by micachu. its pretty much the exact opposite of the old-timey folkiness that you listened to yesterday. micachu (born mica levi) is one of those people whos been playing music her whole life. she considers her music to be pop, even though thats the last way most people would describe it. in my opinion, its simple and catchy and experimental all at the same time. the key to her unique sound is that she plays tons of homemade instruments, many made from objects found around the house. apparently the “chu” is a type of guitar, and presumably her stage name comes from that plus her real name — mica + chu. but who knows for sure? …read more and hear the song…

paper plate awards with these modern socks

now that im finally back to some sense of normalcy after a weekend of insanity and sleeplessness, its time to present this years bonnaroo lineup with some awards:

best show of the weekend – tie between wilco and phishs second performance

sweatiest performer with tightest clothing – bruce springsteen

best performance i didnt want to go to that turned out to be awesome – amadou and miriam

performance that was as eerie and unique as i hoped for and lived up to all my expectations – yeasayer
…read more and hear the song…

bonnaroo day 4 – phish

well, here we are at the final day of bonnaroo. its been pretty crazy so far and we’ve done a lot of things we never thought we would do and seen a lot of things we. again this is all based on assumptions and expectations, but i hope it was all awesome. what i do know for sure that this excellent weekend will be closed out with a second performance by phish. ive seen phish probably about 10 times total over the past several years including the mud-laden coventry festival, which im praying has not been repeated these past few days. while im partially talking about the music and the performance, im mostly referring to the ridiculous insane crazy quicksand mud that seemed to engulf everything and everyone in its path. …read more and hear the song…

bonnaroo day 2 – phoenix

day 2. but really its day 1 for us because based on the time we’re planning on leaving, by the time you read this we will probably have already missed all the musics from day 1. but thats ok because i didnt really really want to see anyone on day 1 except passion pit, and theres still a glimmer of hope that we made it in time for them. either way we probably had an awesome time last night because if we missed the music that means we were maybe slightly mad about it and that we probably partied really hard to make it up. maybe thats why my stomach hurts right now. …read more and hear the song…