13 Day Mission, Self-Evident, and Dropsonic @ The Earl in Atlanta - 05-17-08
Sunday, May 18, 2008
13 Day Mission had NO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES during this show. And the performance was flawless. Definitely one of our best of the year and as a 3 piece. The sound was amazing on stage, the crowd said the sound was amazing off stage, and the energy was really good for the whole event.
I had only recently heard of Self-Evident(because of this show), but was immediately a fan. The music they make is right up my alley and I was stoked to see them. They did not let me down. They twisted and turned my brain in and out for their entire set. Just when I thought I had caught their rhythm...they would change it. Just when I would start to bob my head, my neck would snap trying to keep up with what just happened. One thing I really enjoy about their music is that all 3 members are seemingly playing different songs over each other, but in fact they plan it that way. There is not much more I can say about that awesomeness but you can enjoy a few videos and see for yourself :)
Dropsonic was too loud for my little ol' camera to handle, so in the middle of every song that I tried to record, the camera would shut down thinking it had been dropped. These guys play pretty straight forward rock and roll music with definite influences from yesterday and today. I felt some Muse in the vocals and some of the music which is definitely a good thing. The bass player and drummer were perfect the entire night, never missing a beat and always on point with each other. The guitar was overbearing and covered the whole room, cutting through the rhythm section just right. These guys are very polished and talented and it was a real treat to be able to perform with them. They also traded me a shirt for a 13DM shirt, and the grossness that is on it has been getting great reviews!
- Bret Phillips
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posted by Conqueror @ 10:26 AM,
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Fall of Troy @ The Masquerade - 05-09-08
Saturday, May 10, 2008
The last two times I've gone to see Fall of Troy, I've caught the last song and a half of their set and it really made me sad. This time that was not the case.
We arrived at the Masquerade while The Dear Hunter was playing. These guys, to me, sounded like a watered down version of Fall of Troy. I say this because occasionally, when they would go into a jam, there was a very FoT feel to what they were playing, but without the same level of intensity. We saw about 20 minutes of their set and it sounded like they were playing the same song the entire time, not very much movement in tempo, some rising and falling of volume, nothing to really grab my attention and not let go. These guys were very tight though and the whole band had their act together. The vocalist had a great voice and hit his notes with ease. They ended and we scooted up towards the front.
Fall of Troy came on, did a sound check, then destroyed us. I couldn't believe it, I was actually there for the start and was going to see the whole show! I threw my camera up in the air to catch the beginning of the set. Apparently I was standing right in the middle of what became the pit and the camera shut itself off, but I have about 50 seconds of complete awesomeness happening.
Like Radiohead the evening before, Fall of Troy hit us up with music from all their albums. I was really happy to hear some old jams from their self titled release, and definitely from Doppelgänger. This crowd was really intense, constantly moving, people jumping off anything they could climb, climbing on stage and diving, Eric diving, security guards getting the big finger for trying to stop it. They even stated this show was on par with Baltimore for the most awesomeness on their tour to date. I took a step back from the front for a while to catch at least one full song on video, then pushed back up for the last two songs. My whole crew was soaked from head to toe and looked like we had just came from running a marathon ready for rest.
Both bands executed and the whole night was a blast. I was pretty sore the next day so I know I had a good time fighting to stay standing and getting kicked in the head from balcony jumpers, and I can't wait to see them again!
- Bret Phillips
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posted by Conqueror @ 12:54 AM,
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Radiohead @ Lakewood ATL - 05-08-08
Friday, May 9, 2008
For starters, my band 13 Day Mission was supposed to perform at the Masquerade on this evening, but the show was canceled due to some issue at the Masq. Fortunately my buddy hit 'refresh' a few hundred times the day before this show and managed to snag two really good tickets and we were off.
It was a rough time getting there, we ended up taking Marta which was not really smarta, but it did get us to the show. As we were walking through the parking lot to the ticket gates, we could hear the soft soothing sounds of Radiohead. Chugged the Sweetwater 420s and bolted inside. The place was PACKED. With people standing everywhere, we pushed our way through the lawn crowd and found a nice spot to chill for a while.
Radiohead went through a good mix of songs from all of their albums. My personal favorites were all from Kid A, and Paranoid Android which is really the song that got me listening to the band back in the day. The visuals are excellent. There are live cams set up all over stage and they are projected onto a screen behind the band. The colors change, the filters change, and at some points the video being projected of the band playing live, actually looked like it could be a cartoon in sync with the band.
Shortly before the end of their set, and prior to encores, we went down to our seats. We showed the isle worker the tickets and he started walking us to the seats...we passed up ever row until we got to the front! The section in front of us is lower down so we could see over all of them as well(it would have been much cooler to be down in the very very front, but these seats were most excellent). We jammed out to the two encores and had our minds blown appropriately.
I really enjoyed that they covered material from every album instead of only performing cuts off their latest release. The visuals were stunning and the vibe was chilled out but definitely partying.
- Bret Phillips
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posted by Conqueror @ 10:45 AM,
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