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Monday, February 6, 2012
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: Tool
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Tool
Bojangles Coliseum
Feb. 4, 2012
The last time Maynard James Keenan and Co. were in town — July of 2009 at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum — the Tool singer felt under-the-weather and the band shuffled through the same setlist they'd been playing for a couple of years. Fast forward to Saturday, Feb. 4, at the same venue and the songs and setlist both received breaths of fresh air leaving a sold-out venue satisfied.
Quietly taking the stage to the steady opening rumble of "Hooker with a Penis," Keenan sang through a megaphone, offered sporadic dance moves in his black t-shirt and jeans and ended the song with a quick courtsy.
"Hooker" has re-entered the band's setlist for their current tour for the first time since 1999. While more than half of the songs played were also played at that 2009 show — "Jambi," "Stinkfist," Schism" and "Aenema" among them — fans were also treated to a few new ones, including radio favorite "Sober," the more obscure "Intension" and fan favorite "Pushit."
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Photos / Live Reviews / QC After Dark A look at Bass Church 20
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Bass Church 20 rolled into the Fillmore Charlotte on Jan. 27, 2012, for a night of EDM by DJs Mindelixir, Chrissy Murderbot, Dex and Sir Charles. A sea of people danced their cares away as neon glows radiated through the darkness. Local dance troupe The Chaotic Cupcakes offered a mime theme in their costuming as they entertained from the stage.
Here are some of the sights of the night:
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: Puscifer
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Puscifer w/ Carina Round
Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 27, 2011
Donning a cowboy hat, black button-down shirt and dark jeans, Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan hauled a small Airstream trailer on to the empty Ovens Auditorium stage. He slowly unpacked a couple of chairs and a folding table and began a short, poetic spoken word diatribe about sustainability in the current state of the world. As bandmate Carina Round exited the trailer to help set up more chairs and pour some wine (probably Keenan's own brand), Keenan began to talk about the value of creativity, ending with "Here at Puscifer, we believe in being creative with every breath you take."
Those talks set the tone for a night of music that was high on creativity —Â from a 30-minute mockumentary interlude to short skits between songs — and the band's own musical paintings that drew from its two albums for an 18-song journey.
The night started with "Green Valley" and "Tiny Monsters" before kicking into high gear with "Vagina Mine." Various videos ran in the background while a hanging LED screen showed occasional mock advertisements such as one for the Arizona Border Patrol with the slogan, "We put the 'Panic' in Hispanic."
Monday, November 14, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: Brandi Carlile
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Brandi Carlile w/ The Secret Sisters
Knight Theatre
Nov. 11, 2011
"I've been looking forward to this show for the entire tour so far," Brandi Carlile told a sold-out Knight Theatre crowd. "I thought I'd be playing in coffee houses and small places for a few people and you sold out the McGlohon Theatre so they had to move it to a bigger venue. It's amazing."
Carlile hit the stage dressed in black, a silk scarf around her neck, as she rolled through song after song during her solo performance. Her vocals held the spotlight for the duration of the night — from the opening notes of "Follow" through an a capella version of "What Can I Say" to the final encore. While she mentioned her missing bandmates — Tim and Phil Hanseroth — a few times, Carlile also noted that this solo tour has been a good idea and one she was initially hesitant to do.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: Foo Fighters
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Foo Fighters w/ Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable
Time Warner Cable Arena
Nov. 8, 2011
Kurt Cobain may have hated being a rock star and the fame that goes along with it, but his bandmate, Dave Grohl, absorbs every ounce of it he can. Grohl, the former Nirvana drummer, brought Foo Fighters to Charlotte on Nov. 8, and played the role of rock frontman to his best abilities for more than two-and-a-half hours.
Dressed in black pants and button-down shirt, his hair hanging in his face, Grohl unleashed the lyrics, "These are my famous last words!" from "Bridge Burning" as the band kicked of an energetic set packed with raucous screams and heavy-handed rock.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: Joshua James
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Joshua James w/ HoneyHoney
The Evening Muse
Oct. 7, 2011
Joshua James steps up to the microphone and a soft, raspy voice starts to sing. As the emotion starts to pour from his lips, veins strain in his neck and his thin frame rocks up to his toes. His eyes close as he sinks further into the poetic music. If you only catch a glimpse of the 25-year-old with an acoustic guitar, you might lump him together with countless other folk artists, though his music and performance clearly transcend the genre.
There's a restrained intensity when James performs while his music is hypnotic enough to draw the listener in. There wasn't much banter between songs as he was more transfixed on the task at hand — 12 heartfelt songs from his two albums — 2007's The Sun Is Always Brighter and 2009's Build Me This — as well as a couple of new tunes and covers.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews / The View from the Booth Live review: Other Lives
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Other Lives w/ Mates of State, Yawn
Visulite Theatre
Oct. 5, 2011
Spread out along the front of the stage — pushed there by the piles of equipment for the yet-to-perform headliner — Oklahoma quintet Other Lives drew the audience to the front of the room, if only so the small crowd could get a closer look at the conglomerate of instruments being played.
The band's music fuses the psychedelia of early Pink Floyd with Thom Yorke-esque vocals on a mellow-yet-intricate backdrop. They may have been sandwiched between the stale indie-pop of the appropriately named Yawn and the energetic indie-pop of headliner Mates of State, but Other Lives did enough to impress those in attendance at the Visulite Theatre on Oct. 5.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews Live review: David Mayfield Parade
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:13 PM
David Mayfield Parade
The Evening Muse
Sept. 29, 2011
David Mayfield didn't just walk out on to the stage, he strutted like a peacock. Offering whips and turns, twists and kicks, he picked up his guitar and launched into the David Mayfield Parade's 75-minute set full of Americana infused with alt-country and bluegrass styles and braided with humor.
The bearded singer/guitarist, dressed in black jeans and flannel shirt, was an immediate opposite from his shy, somber sister, Jessica Lea, who was at Snug Harbor last weekend. He found time during his set to tell deadpan jokes, race off the Evening Muse stage into the crowd to dance and scream at random moments — whether it was part of the song or not.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews Live review: Jessica Lea Mayfield
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Jessica Lea Mayfield, Matrimony
Snug Harbor
Sept. 18, 2011
It's not easy to draw a crowd on a Sunday night in Charlotte, but a strong lineup goes a long way in getting people out of their homes. Snug Harbor in Plaza-Midwood had a particularly strong one on Sept. 18, when Ohio-based singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield and Charlotte's Matrimony shared the bill for a night of emotion-driven music.
Mayfield's plaintive vocals are the spotlight in her songs, which convey heartache and solitude. Beginning with "Our Hearts are Wrong" — the first single from her early-2011 album Tell Me — Mayfield went on to play songs from that album as well as her '08 breakthrough With Blasphemy So Heartfelt.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Photos / setlist Live photos, setlist: Incubus
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Incubus
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept. 16, 2011
