Electrelane, Breaker! Breaker!, and Neptune
Matt and I were ready to go to the Joe Turner show at TT The Bear's, but at the last minute Sarah emailed me with her decision of which show I should go to. She was right.
So Matt, Mike, and I went to the Middle East Upstairs to see Neptune, Breaker! Breaker!, and Electrelane, and it was the best show we've seen in over a week. If you backed out of this, you missed an awesome show.
Neptune
Comparable to Einstüerzende Neubauten, but more raw. An amazing sound came out of their homemade instruments (including two homemade guitars), upon which they banged for their hour on stage. Matt bought two of their albums on the spot.
They are bizarre, fun, loud, experimental, and worth seeing live.
Breaker! Breaker!
This was the weakest band there, and probably one of the top ten best bands I've heard this year. They did a normal rock routine, teetering on retro-rock were it not for the electronics coming from the keyboard. Lots of energy and excitement, and the guitarist's seemingly drug-induced state was funny against the drummer's joy. They ended their set with, "We're Breaker! Breaker! from New York, and we need a couch to crash on tonight!", which made me wish I still lived in Boston.
Electrelane
How have I not heard this band before?! An all-chick math rock group where everyone had mastered their instruments better than I've seen in too long a time. The guitarist's skill is comparable to that of the guitarist from Darediablo, and the keyboardist nearly matched her when she picked up her own guitar. Excellent bass and drumming, too, of course, but the guitarist really stood out.
They did a planned encore, which is a bummer, but their last song seemed to be a cover of Peter Gunn. Flat-out awesome and amazing.
The Music over the PA System
Usually they'll quietly play obscure music over the PA system between sets, sometimes from bands who have played in years past. Instead they played non-hits from well-known classic rock bands, including the Beatles. Notable for the let-down it caused among myself and others.
Annoying Photography
Years ago, before I owned my camera, I was annoyed by anyone using a flash at a show. Cameras have become more popular and very few people seem to be annoyed by that now.
At this show I saw a new annoyance: this guy's camera had an orange targetting light. It would illuminate, in orange, whomever the target of the photo was. The bands made it quite clear that they hated it (he got no face shots of Electrelane).
That and his red-eye reduction flash annoyed far too many people. I hope this doesn't become acceptable.
Tags: upcoming:20262, electrelane, breakerbreaker, neptune, livemusic
So Matt, Mike, and I went to the Middle East Upstairs to see Neptune, Breaker! Breaker!, and Electrelane, and it was the best show we've seen in over a week. If you backed out of this, you missed an awesome show.
Neptune
Comparable to Einstüerzende Neubauten, but more raw. An amazing sound came out of their homemade instruments (including two homemade guitars), upon which they banged for their hour on stage. Matt bought two of their albums on the spot.
They are bizarre, fun, loud, experimental, and worth seeing live.
Breaker! Breaker!
This was the weakest band there, and probably one of the top ten best bands I've heard this year. They did a normal rock routine, teetering on retro-rock were it not for the electronics coming from the keyboard. Lots of energy and excitement, and the guitarist's seemingly drug-induced state was funny against the drummer's joy. They ended their set with, "We're Breaker! Breaker! from New York, and we need a couch to crash on tonight!", which made me wish I still lived in Boston.
Electrelane
How have I not heard this band before?! An all-chick math rock group where everyone had mastered their instruments better than I've seen in too long a time. The guitarist's skill is comparable to that of the guitarist from Darediablo, and the keyboardist nearly matched her when she picked up her own guitar. Excellent bass and drumming, too, of course, but the guitarist really stood out.
They did a planned encore, which is a bummer, but their last song seemed to be a cover of Peter Gunn. Flat-out awesome and amazing.
The Music over the PA System
Usually they'll quietly play obscure music over the PA system between sets, sometimes from bands who have played in years past. Instead they played non-hits from well-known classic rock bands, including the Beatles. Notable for the let-down it caused among myself and others.
Annoying Photography
Years ago, before I owned my camera, I was annoyed by anyone using a flash at a show. Cameras have become more popular and very few people seem to be annoyed by that now.
At this show I saw a new annoyance: this guy's camera had an orange targetting light. It would illuminate, in orange, whomever the target of the photo was. The bands made it quite clear that they hated it (he got no face shots of Electrelane).
That and his red-eye reduction flash annoyed far too many people. I hope this doesn't become acceptable.
Tags: upcoming:20262, electrelane, breakerbreaker, neptune, livemusic
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