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kevins_concerts) wrote2005-07-06 09:30 pm
kevins_concerts) wrote2005-07-06 09:30 pm
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Femmes, Summerfest
The Femmes played the Miller Oasis at Summerfest in Milwaukee. It was a good show.
Earlier in the day, Cyn and I took my niece and nephew to the zoo. That was fun. In the evening, I went to see the Violent Femmes at Summerfest. I didn't get to bed until well after 1:00. And my throat was a bit scratchy from singing along. I was just dead the next day, at work. The show was really good. The weather was good. The crowd was not overly obnoxious (I kinda got a kick out of the drunk kids next to me).
I was down front on the benches. Steve and Michelle hung out with me. They found me just in time to still have a place to sit. Then some acqaintances of Steve's showed up. There wasn't room, but they stayed anyway. Then Joe and Alicia found us. There wasn't room for them so they left. One person really can't save enough room for four other people.
Modern Day Zero opened up for them. A run-of-the-mill metal band. they seem like they're on the verge of stardom. They also seem like they won't make it over the edge.
The best thing about the show is that the sound was good. The sound can really make or break a concert, and it certainly helped make this one. The other thing was that the guys were really on their game. They played well and had good chemistry.
They did the two songs with violin, that they've been doing lately, but they had a second violinist alongside Gordon.
There was quite a lot of sax that night. Their special guest was Steve MacKay of the Stooges (legendary Detroit punk band... Iggy Pop ring a bell?). He joined them for a few songs early in the night, and then joined the Horns of Dilemma for a few. The horns made two appearances. The earlier one was seven guys - one on maracas, one on trumpet, and the rest with saxophones. Later, for "Black Girls," There were thirteen, on various instruments, but still mostly saxes. They had a guy on harmonica for "Waiting for the Bus," which was cool.
Brian used his washtub bass once, his one-string once, his acoustic a few times, but mostly an electric. And a conch shell.
Victor's drum solo during "Black Girls" was shorter than usual.
They sounded very smooth during "Color Me Once." I kinda wish they'd drop "I Held her in My Arms" - it never sounds as good as it does on the records. "Freak Magnet" is always fun.
Earlier in the day, Cyn and I took my niece and nephew to the zoo. That was fun. In the evening, I went to see the Violent Femmes at Summerfest. I didn't get to bed until well after 1:00. And my throat was a bit scratchy from singing along. I was just dead the next day, at work. The show was really good. The weather was good. The crowd was not overly obnoxious (I kinda got a kick out of the drunk kids next to me).
I was down front on the benches. Steve and Michelle hung out with me. They found me just in time to still have a place to sit. Then some acqaintances of Steve's showed up. There wasn't room, but they stayed anyway. Then Joe and Alicia found us. There wasn't room for them so they left. One person really can't save enough room for four other people.
Modern Day Zero opened up for them. A run-of-the-mill metal band. they seem like they're on the verge of stardom. They also seem like they won't make it over the edge.
The best thing about the show is that the sound was good. The sound can really make or break a concert, and it certainly helped make this one. The other thing was that the guys were really on their game. They played well and had good chemistry.
They did the two songs with violin, that they've been doing lately, but they had a second violinist alongside Gordon.
There was quite a lot of sax that night. Their special guest was Steve MacKay of the Stooges (legendary Detroit punk band... Iggy Pop ring a bell?). He joined them for a few songs early in the night, and then joined the Horns of Dilemma for a few. The horns made two appearances. The earlier one was seven guys - one on maracas, one on trumpet, and the rest with saxophones. Later, for "Black Girls," There were thirteen, on various instruments, but still mostly saxes. They had a guy on harmonica for "Waiting for the Bus," which was cool.
Brian used his washtub bass once, his one-string once, his acoustic a few times, but mostly an electric. And a conch shell.
Victor's drum solo during "Black Girls" was shorter than usual.
They sounded very smooth during "Color Me Once." I kinda wish they'd drop "I Held her in My Arms" - it never sounds as good as it does on the records. "Freak Magnet" is always fun.