Metric!

Even from sitting in the back of the middle section of The Greek Theatre, Metric puts on an amazing show & makes me very, very jealous of the people that are right up front. What a fun dance party it must be up there. I filmed a tiny bit of a couple songs - even though I wanted to keep shooting, I stopped b/c I wanted to dance & enjoy the show. Even the opening band was incredibly impressive (Half Moon Run). This is the definition of a perfect concert!

 

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A Million Little Pieces

I went to see Thirty Seconds to Mars last weekend. I know I know... what to think of that. A friend of mine had an extra ticket that I bought off of her & joined them for dinner & the concert. It was a pretty fun time & maybe for the first time I thought wow, this must be what it is like to go to a popular rock show or maybe it was more like what I imagined going to one would be like when I was a teenager. I have definitely been to see popular bands before but this had a different feeling to it. Maybe it was all the screaming girls. Maybe not. Their fans straight up remind me of Jimmy Buffett fans. Like Parrotheads are to Jimmy Buffett what The Echelon are to 30 STM. They're all completely dedicated to the cause. The concert was fun to watch even from way in the back. Jared Leto really spent a lot of energy pumping up the crowd & you can really tell he likes being a performer. I think he's a pretty good singer but the first few songs didn't sound as great due to him being sick. One of the only complaints my friend & I seemed to have was that he stopped singing the lyrics a lot, getting the crowd to sing. That worked sometimes but a lot of times it didn't. I wish he would tone that down. I also wish they would have continuously played a few songs in a row. They seemed to stop a lot, which is fine, but with a 11 o'clock curfew at the Greek, we lost out a little bit & I think it really keeps the crowd excited if you keep that energy going.

I have some opinions on the band itself. The whole Echelon thing is a strange phenomenon. It's kind of interesting & kind of, at the heart of it, just one gigantic street team. The band seems to be really concerned with marketing & encouraging kids to get the word out, etc etc... which I don't fully agree with and maybe that's why they seem to get some flack. Are they just pushing too hard? But it's kind of an amazing feat to create such a huge fan base. Of course I can understand marketing your band, and hell I'm sure after all the label troubles this band has had it's quite a crafty way to do it. On the other hand, it's pretty awesome how interactive they are with their fans. Now if only they'll encourage them not to just go out & hang up some posters around town, but to do some charitable work. It seems a few of them have already caught onto that by participating in Habitat for Humanity. Now can you imagine how much influence could be spread if the band pushed as hard for them to do positive things in their communities?

Anyways I taped the song Search and Destroy, during which Jared Leto stops the band & rallies the crowd before going back into the song. It's pretty cute.

I Got A Date With The Night!

Karen O is a fucking rock star. There's no denying it. I've only been able to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in concert twice and it's not a disappointment. Seeing them on a larger scale this time at the Greek, I was super excited to find out that The Breeders were opening for them. I think I had Last Splash on heavy rotation back in 1996, laying a bit of a soundtrack for me during college. They still sound great, although I'm not really sure I can get into their new songs. They seem almost too experimental, although I don't think I've made a real decision on that yet. This was also the second time I've seen The Breeders in concert, the first being at The Troubadour a few years ago.

The YYYs had a phenomenal show & really had me wishing I was in the pit or A section for all the fun - and by fun I mean, glitter flowing in circles from the sky, confetti obliterating the air & huge eye balls bouncing around the crowd. Not to mention Karen O coming on stage dressed as what I can only describe as a zebra. She was twirling around, dancing, jumping, swallowing the mic, posing like crazy & don't we love her for it. Man would this band be a blast to shoot professionally. I found myself going overboard with the videotaping... why do I do that? It's probably some inherent need to tape everything, thanks to working in reality TV I'm sure. And of course I took some photos from up where I was. The view was pretty good despite the tall men dancing in front of me, causing me to have to look between their heads for what view I could get.

Check out some photos/clips from The Breeders & YYYs. I've had Divine Hammer in my head for days, but I'm giving you another song for my own personal nostalgic reasons. I took a bit of a pause during the last YYYs song to take some photos but they certainly go off (and I mean GO OFF) w/ Date With The Night. Love that song!














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