Given the chance, I will always take live music over recorded. I love the aura of the unexpected from a live show. Anything could happen – including technical flusterclucks, musical epiphanies, or the simple magic of a few hundred people united in admiration for music well-played. When a band like […]
On the heels of the fantastic U2/Muse show, we went with Brett Whitfield to see Third Day in Simpsonville at the amphitheater down there….can’t remember who owns it…..anyway….. I like Third Day, I’ll be honest. I mean, I hate most “Christian music” as a general rule because it’s just so […]
I’m generally a “small venue” kind of person – I like tiny places like New Brookland or Ground Zero where you basically stand right up against the stage and reach out to touch whoever’s playing. I like the crush of the crowd (kind of), the particular sickeningly-sweet smell of 300 […]
Trevor begged for a ride to Warped Tour 09… and it’s summer… and a lot of my daytime plans fell through a couple weeks ago so I can’t really say i’m busy … so I went. Typical big-festival experience: 50% of the 70+ bans suck ass. 30% more are mediocre. […]
Getting to see one of your fav bands live is always a pleasurable experience. But I knew the New Brookland Tavern show would be a special experience because the venue is so tiny. And Between the Buried and Me always puts on a fantastic show. Here’s the lowdown: It’s also […]
