I went to a show at Peoples in Downtown Des Moines and had great time. It was headlined by Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto. They had two bands open for them but I only saw one Lionize. Lionize was pretty good but they are in love with the reverb and it was a little too distorted for my liking. I would pick up there stuff if you see it cheap though their lead singer goes all out live. Streetlight Manifesto played for almost two hours non-stop and played a hell of a show. I was surprised I knew more of their stuff than I thought but I think they still play quite a bit of Catch 22 stuff and I have all the Catch 22 albums. They were really rocking it and the place was packed. I would pay to see them again, they put on a good show. I have been a Reel Big Fish fan since the mid 90's so I am probably a bit biased but they were awesome. You can tell they have been doing it a long time but they still seem to be enjoying themselves up there. I saw them in like 1998 with Atomic Fireballs and I think last nights show was better and that was one of my favorite concerts ever. Peoples is a very contained space and being on the third floor it felt like the whole floor was shaking during the show. I was surprised actually how many people were there because it wasn't marketed as much as some shows around here are. All in all it was a great night of music and I had a blast!
K Out!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Confused about Cake
Not the desert Entrée, the band. I have always had a hard time putting a genre to Cake as they are so very inconsistent. While this is what I enjoy the most about them I find I like to put things in categories so not having a good one for Cake perturbs me slightly. They get bundled in with Alternative most of the time which is just a way to describe bands that don't fit into a good solid genre like Blues, or Thrash Metal, you know the standards lol. I got to thinking about this as I was listening to their version of Short Skirt, Long Jacket on their B Sides cd. They use the faster style that is popular with some of their earlier tunes like The Distance, and while it is still a good song I much prefer the more subtle original release as I feel it gives it the right feel.
Friday, March 25, 2011
White Stripes - Conquest
Welcome to my new blog on Music. I haven't decided my goals for this project, it could be songs, albums, concerts who knows. I think I am just gonna see how it goes. Today I am going with a song that really struck me. Conquest by the White Stripes is a cover of a Corky Robbins song. This version features Nashville-based mariachi trumpeter Regulo Aldama. I find this song to be hilarious yet true in its own way.
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