Jake Bugg will be returning to Portland on January 22nd at the Crystal ballroom!
And Arctic Monkeys announced their first show in three years at the Roseland of all places. That show is December 4th. It should be great.
Presales for both shows will happen later this week I believe.
Pretty damn exciting if I do say so myself!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Fratellis
Good news! The band The Fratellis are playing in Portland for the first time ever in November! They were supposed to play as the opening band for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club a number of years back, but something happened and they had to cancel.
I have seen the lead singer of The Fratellis play before as part of his side project, Codeine Velvet Club (they opened for Metric). They were really great, and I'm super excited to finally see The Fratellis!
They're playing November 8th at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland. You can get tickets here and see their full list of tour dates here.
This is probably one of their more popular songs, as it was used in one of the original iPod commercials:
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Concert: Fiona Apple
Wow, so on Thursday I went to see Fiona Apple play at the Newmark Theater in downtown Portland. The show started a half hour late, and when the four musicians finally came out it seemed a little disjointed. Fiona was all over the place, and kept taking different pieces of bark and sticks out of a plastic tub she brought on stage with her. My parents who had both seen her before told me that she was always like this when she performed (eccentric and scattered). Nevertheless, the woman can sing.
Her and Blake Mills alternated between songs, and there were some really lovely moments. And then one person had to ruin everything. "Get healthy, we want to see you in ten years!" some woman shouted. Fiona said "Oh you fucked up" and started to become visibly distressed. It was bizarre. I couldn't tell where the shouting dumbass was sitting, but she actually demanded that the house lights be brought up so she could watch the woman leave.
The show almost ended right there, but she plowed on through one more song before calling it quits. There were only two more songs left on the setlist when she walked off, but still. Yikes.
And if it wasn't bad enough that the one woman shouted something, EVERYONE ELSE JOINED IN. Giving their two cents about it. "Don't listen to that bitch!", "Don't let her win!", "You're beautiful!".
People just needed to keep their mouths shut.
Lots of media outlets reported on the events of that night. Oregon Live, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and even The Huffington Post.
It was an unfortunate end to what should have been an evening of fun collaboration.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
December To Remember
Every year the local radio station 94.7fm puts on a series of concerts called December To Remember. The lineup for this year was just announced today and is as follows:
December 1: The Neighborhood
December 2: Foals (at the Wonder Ballroom)
December 2: Alt-J
December 3: The Mowgli's and Said The Whale
December 4: Vampire Weekend and Tame Impala
December 5: Grouplove and MsMr
December 6: Young The Giant
December 7: Fitz And The Tantrums and The Features
December 8: Bastille and NoNoNo
December 10: Phoenix
December 12: Portugal. The Man
It's a great lineup this year! The presale started today at 10am (only two hours after the lineup was announced), and almost all of the shows are now sold out.
Although I was confused as to the whole show was sold out or just the presale. So I called the station and asked, and Gustav (one of the DJ's) said he thinks that the venue legally has to have some to sell when the shows go on sale to the general public.
I was in class all day, and only after getting a frantic text from my sister about Vampire Weekend did I see the big sold out banners on the radio's website. I managed to get tickets for Portugal. The Man, but it was only them and Alt-J that I absolutely HAD to go to. I only was able to get Portugal tickets though, so I'm really hoping to win Alt-J tickets or get them when they go on sale to the general public (if that even happens).
When tickets do go on sale to the general public Monday October 7th at 10am. My dad will be at the box office to the Crystal (where all but one of the shows are) to see if he can get tickets to a few more shows.
I'm hoping I'll get lucky and win some tickets to the shows! My dad has twice won tickets to every Dec2Rem show. I like all of these bands, but I don't have the kind of money to spend on every concert. I'd love to see Phoenix, but 38 bucks plus service charge is a lot.
I'll just try to get lucky!
Here's a link to the 94.7fm web page with all the Dec2Rem info.
December 1: The Neighborhood
December 2: Foals (at the Wonder Ballroom)
December 2: Alt-J
December 3: The Mowgli's and Said The Whale
December 4: Vampire Weekend and Tame Impala
December 5: Grouplove and MsMr
December 6: Young The Giant
December 7: Fitz And The Tantrums and The Features
December 8: Bastille and NoNoNo
December 10: Phoenix
December 12: Portugal. The Man
It's a great lineup this year! The presale started today at 10am (only two hours after the lineup was announced), and almost all of the shows are now sold out.
Although I was confused as to the whole show was sold out or just the presale. So I called the station and asked, and Gustav (one of the DJ's) said he thinks that the venue legally has to have some to sell when the shows go on sale to the general public.
I was in class all day, and only after getting a frantic text from my sister about Vampire Weekend did I see the big sold out banners on the radio's website. I managed to get tickets for Portugal. The Man, but it was only them and Alt-J that I absolutely HAD to go to. I only was able to get Portugal tickets though, so I'm really hoping to win Alt-J tickets or get them when they go on sale to the general public (if that even happens).
When tickets do go on sale to the general public Monday October 7th at 10am. My dad will be at the box office to the Crystal (where all but one of the shows are) to see if he can get tickets to a few more shows.
I'm hoping I'll get lucky and win some tickets to the shows! My dad has twice won tickets to every Dec2Rem show. I like all of these bands, but I don't have the kind of money to spend on every concert. I'd love to see Phoenix, but 38 bucks plus service charge is a lot.
I'll just try to get lucky!
Here's a link to the 94.7fm web page with all the Dec2Rem info.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Colin Meloy
It's finally happened! A few months ago, Colin Meloy (lead singer of The Decemberists) announced that he was going to be doing a solo tour, but only the east coast and Midwest dates confirmed. I knew he would be playing Portland since he lives here, but it took forever for him to finally announce it. And now I can happily say that Colin will be playing the Crystal Ballroom on January 21st.
The presale sold out extremely fast, and I'm sure the show will sell out in a matter of days. I highly recommend going! Since I'm such a huge Decemberists fan, anything I can get is amazing.
You can get tickets here, and see the full tour details here.
In the meantime while The Decemberists are still on a hiatus, and Colin won't be playing until next year, you can read the Wildwood Chronicles which are written by Colin and illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis. The books are targeted as young adult novels, but much like Decemberists songs, they have complex plot lines, excellent character development, and an extensive vocabulary.
You can check out both the first and second books (Wildwood, and Under Wildwood), here.
The presale sold out extremely fast, and I'm sure the show will sell out in a matter of days. I highly recommend going! Since I'm such a huge Decemberists fan, anything I can get is amazing.
You can get tickets here, and see the full tour details here.
In the meantime while The Decemberists are still on a hiatus, and Colin won't be playing until next year, you can read the Wildwood Chronicles which are written by Colin and illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis. The books are targeted as young adult novels, but much like Decemberists songs, they have complex plot lines, excellent character development, and an extensive vocabulary.
You can check out both the first and second books (Wildwood, and Under Wildwood), here.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Jake Bugg
I got lucky yesterday and won a spot on the list to see Jake Bugg at the KINK Bing Lounge yesterday!
I have actually seen him before when he opened for Snow Patrol at the Schnitzer Concert Hall last year.
He was originally playing the Doug Fir which was 21+, but it got moved to the Wonder Ballroom as an all ages show, except it sold out before I could get a ticket. So I'm really glad I won a spot to be able to see him!
He's a really talented musician, and it turns out he's only about two months older than I am.
This is my favorite song of his:
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Updates
Well it's been longer than I intended since I last blogged...
I'm back from the Bay Area and I'm home in Portland. Woo!
When I was over in the Bay Area though, I did manage to make it to two concerts.
The first was Portugal. The Man at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The band were as good as always, and they played almost the entire Evil Friends album, save for the first and last songs. They had a new background of white, triangular mountains, that shone projections of their trippy artwork.
The other show I saw was a major guilty pleasure. I splurged and bought a (very expensive) ticket to the Legends Of The Summer tour with Justin Timberlake and Jay Z. I was row 18 on the field at Candlestick Park. Getting to and from the show was a total ordeal (stuck in the parking lot for 50 minutes on a MUNI bus... Kill me), but it was worth it.
I've been to two and a half shows since I've been back in Portland. The first was Death Cab For Cutie who played the entire Transatlanticism album through as it was its tenth anniversary. It was beautiful and perfect, and I wish it didn't have to end. After the album they played several other songs, and it was just a fantastic show. The opening band Deep Sea Diver were very good too. Indie rock with nice guitar. I met the band after the show by the merch table, and asked the lead singer, Jessica Dobson, when they would be back because I liked them so much. She said they were playing a week from that day at Pioneer Square with The Head And The Heart, and Thao And The Get Down Stay Down. I mentioned something about "oh yeah, the really expensive almost sold out one..." And she had me write my email on her arm so she could get me on the guest list!!
So the second show was the MusicFest NW show with all the previously listed bands. It was a total blast, and I even got a plus one so I could bring a friend. Deep Sea Diver were as good as they were the week before, and I did some savvy internet searching and found out that Jessica Dobson was a guitarist for Beck and The Shins at one point, and is married to the drummer of Deep Sea Diver. Very cool, although I definitely had a bit of a girl crush on her..
Thao And The Get Down Stay Down killed it. They had a horn player which reminded me a lot of Cake, and Thao was a beast on multiple instruments: guitar, slide, banjo, etc.
Then The Head And The Heart came out. They were great! For the encore they each came out and did an individual song before coming back collectively to do a few more.
The half concert was Ra Ra Ruot doing a three song set at the KINK Bing Lounge. I was really happy my dad won us tickets because they were playing a 21+ venue that night, so I wouldn't have been able to see them. I wish it had gone on longer!
And I believe that's all the shows I've been to since I last posted!
I'm back from the Bay Area and I'm home in Portland. Woo!
When I was over in the Bay Area though, I did manage to make it to two concerts.
The first was Portugal. The Man at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The band were as good as always, and they played almost the entire Evil Friends album, save for the first and last songs. They had a new background of white, triangular mountains, that shone projections of their trippy artwork.
The other show I saw was a major guilty pleasure. I splurged and bought a (very expensive) ticket to the Legends Of The Summer tour with Justin Timberlake and Jay Z. I was row 18 on the field at Candlestick Park. Getting to and from the show was a total ordeal (stuck in the parking lot for 50 minutes on a MUNI bus... Kill me), but it was worth it.
I've been to two and a half shows since I've been back in Portland. The first was Death Cab For Cutie who played the entire Transatlanticism album through as it was its tenth anniversary. It was beautiful and perfect, and I wish it didn't have to end. After the album they played several other songs, and it was just a fantastic show. The opening band Deep Sea Diver were very good too. Indie rock with nice guitar. I met the band after the show by the merch table, and asked the lead singer, Jessica Dobson, when they would be back because I liked them so much. She said they were playing a week from that day at Pioneer Square with The Head And The Heart, and Thao And The Get Down Stay Down. I mentioned something about "oh yeah, the really expensive almost sold out one..." And she had me write my email on her arm so she could get me on the guest list!!
So the second show was the MusicFest NW show with all the previously listed bands. It was a total blast, and I even got a plus one so I could bring a friend. Deep Sea Diver were as good as they were the week before, and I did some savvy internet searching and found out that Jessica Dobson was a guitarist for Beck and The Shins at one point, and is married to the drummer of Deep Sea Diver. Very cool, although I definitely had a bit of a girl crush on her..
Thao And The Get Down Stay Down killed it. They had a horn player which reminded me a lot of Cake, and Thao was a beast on multiple instruments: guitar, slide, banjo, etc.
Then The Head And The Heart came out. They were great! For the encore they each came out and did an individual song before coming back collectively to do a few more.
The half concert was Ra Ra Ruot doing a three song set at the KINK Bing Lounge. I was really happy my dad won us tickets because they were playing a 21+ venue that night, so I wouldn't have been able to see them. I wish it had gone on longer!
And I believe that's all the shows I've been to since I last posted!
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