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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Live Reviews Live review: Husky
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Husky
Snug Harbor
Jan. 8, 2012
Captivating spectators with brand new and old material, Husky made one thing clear at Snug Harbor last Sunday, Jan. 8 — they carry their audience away to another place. The music relaxes and intrigues listeners while trapping them in the moment through the sound's evolution.
As lights reflect on multicolored tinsel strewn behind them, Husky enchants the crowd with deep bass-driven compositions floating within the melodies of peaceful guitars and crashing cymbals. With the heart of a jam band, the trio emits a projection of psychedelic breakdowns and often galloping melodies and catchy beats. The instrumental grooves made way for a solo dance party by one flamboyant man and the victims he accosted from the audience.
The man's bold behavior proved contagious to the crowd, inviting others to have their own physical reactions to the music as the room became one big social interaction — a bubble of sorts. People danced with each other and those alone nodded their heads in appreciation of their musical and physical surroundings.
Between songs, Husky communicated with those around them as if the band was sitting at the bar, bullshitting with the bartenders and asking for more drinks. And with a handful of new material, it was a subtle celebration — fans were in as much awe towards the newer, more dreamy, psychedelic material as the familiar tunes they heard before.
News Red Hot Chili Peppers postponed
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Unlike a lot of postponements that are due to poor ticket sales, the Jan. 25 concert at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena has been postponed to April 6 due to foot surgery on lead singer Anthony Kiedis.
Kiedis recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed bone and correct a detached tendon in his foot.
Tickets for the Jan. 25 show will be honored at the rescheduled show in April.
Monday, January 9, 2012
News / Concert Announcement Coachella lineup announced
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:20 PM
The 13th annual Coachella Music Valley and Arts Festival, held in Indio, Calif., in April announced their lineup today. Headliners are The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre w/ Snoop Dogg. Among other performers are the recently reunited At the Drive-In, Florence and the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Explosions in the Sky, Girl Talk, Girls, Tim Armstrong, Jimmy Cliff, Bon Iver, The Shins, St. Vincent, Beirut and plenty of others.
Coachella will be held on two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22 this year.
CD Reviews / DVD Review CD/DVD review: Cage the Elephant
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Cage the Elephant
Live from the Vic in Chicago
RCA; Release date: Jan. 3, 2012
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was just starting to swarm the airwaves in 2009 when Cage the Elephant played an early Sunday set at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. It was the first set I caught that day — I remember standing in the photo pit, photographer Danny Clinch standing next to me with a grin on his face, as singer Matthew Shultz and his red spandex body suit screamed, danced and bounced around the stage. It was the most energetic and intense live show I saw that weekend.
Fast forward to February of 2010 when Cage the Elephant made its Charlotte debut with a sold-out concert at Amos' Southend. Shultz again was the focus of attention as he ended the show hovering above the crowd, surfing while singing.
While the band's two studio efforts — 2008's self-titled debut and 2011's Thank You, Happy Birthday —Â aren't exactly polished, it's the band's live shows that truly show its strength and raw qualities. Finally capturing that potency is the new CD/DVD release, Live from the Vic in Chicago.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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