List #693: Thoughts on Last Night's Los Campesinos! show at The Black Cat

List #693: Thoughts on Last Night's Los Campesinos! show at The Black Cat

1. They've grown up and aren't just youngsters anymore

2. The lack of violin was noticeable, but they did a good job trying to fill it in

3. The lead singer has lost some range, but gained a ton of power and presence

4. The main female vocalist sounds great on the newer stuff, but was two low in the mix and is sometimes under-pitch on the old stuff

5. The bass player's image has changed (but she still does 'stoic bassist' very well)

6. The set list was pretty great and included "My Year In Lists" (!)

7. The Black Cat is an enjoyable venue

8. There were a fairly decent number of hipsters in the audience.

9. I would hate to be short at a show

10. Dinosaur Feathers (the opening act) were also a lot of fun. I liked the harmonies and the song about George R. R. Martin.

11. LC!'s sound has gotten a lot bigger or more intense.

12. I've reached the age where earplugs seem like a good idea.

List #586: 5 Thoughts on the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Show Last Night

List #586: 10 Thoughts on the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Show Last Night

1. Even if I still miss Jeff Coffin (grrrrrr.... DMB), it's nice to have Howard Levy back because he wails on the harp, and the piano fills out the sound

2. I must be polytheist, because both Victor Wooten and Bela Fleck both have the Right Hand of God

3. Future Man had a new Drumitar

4. They played "Big Country" which is my favorite, and was unexpected (and was the only song from the Coffin Era)

5. The 4th row isn't a bad place to see them from (though last time I was in the 4th row, Bela sat down next to me and played the Big Country solo)

6. The Big Top is a fun Venue

7. Victor had more groove and less slap than normal (and was channeling Stanley Clarke throughout the evening)

8. There were no Hippos thrown (and I was even in range... sadface)

9. Quotations from "Caravan", "Well You Needn't," and "A Night in Tunisia" from Howard, and a ton of classical references from Bela

10. I didn't notice any references to "The Wizard of Oz" this show

List #454: Awesome Things at The Black Cat on Friday Night

List #454: Awesome Things at The Black Cat on Friday Night

1. My friends

2. The Lead Singer for The Lonely Forest's sea-hawks hat and that he looked a bit like the guy from American Pie.

3. The Lonely Forest's Music

4. The Drummer from Mona's drum-face

5. Not the frat dude, or woo-girls to my right

6. The Head-Imploding sound of The Joy Formidable's first song

7. TJF's drummer's demonic possesion (clearly he sold his soul to some welsh demon for the drum chops. Dayum!)

8. Ritzy Bryan's possesed glare

9. The totality of the TJF set. Especially "Whirring" and "Austere"

10. The ridiculous pedal boards of for guitar and bass (and a spare one on stage, just in case)

List #288: How kids on the internet would rate my performances at the show tonight

List #288: How kids on the internet would rate my performances at the Love Concert tonight

1. Autumn Leaves - Win
2. Here Comes the Sun - Win
3. Major Label Debut - Epic Win
4. Come Together - Win
5. Party in the USA - Epic FAIL... OR, more kindly,: "ur doin it rong"
6. Party in the USA Sing Along - Win

List #287: Songs I'm doing in the Fall Love Concert tonight

List #287: Songs I'm doing in the Fall Love Concert tonight

1. "Here Comes the Sun" (backup guitar)
2. "Come Together" (bass)
3. "Major Label Debut" (banjo and back-up vox)
4. TBA (Guitar and vocals)

List #185: 50 Bands I've Seen Live

List #185: 50 Bands I've Seen Live

1. Dave Matthews Band
2. Broken Social Scene
3. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
4. Bela Fleck and the Africa Project
5. Mike Stern
6. Victor Wooten
7. Yes
8. Steely Dan
9. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
10. Doobie Brothers
11. the Monkees
12. Buddy Guy
13. Jimmy Vaughn
14. Blind Boys of Alabama
15. Robben Ford
16. Dr. John
17. Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten
18. Al Jarreau
19. En Vogue
20. Schleigho
21. Abdullah Ibrahim
22. Thomas Mapfumo
23. Oumou Sangare
24. The Punch Brothers feat. Chris Thile
25. Nelson
26. Rick Springfield (first concert)
27. Richard Marx
28. Def Leppard
29. Wilco
30. Mike Doughty
31. The Rolling Stones
32. The Spin Doctors
33. Feist
34. Land of Talk
35. Do Make Say Think
36. Los Campesinos!
37. Vertical Horizon
38. Johnny Lang
39. Chris Duarte
40. the Yellowjackets
41. Manplanet
42. Reel Big Fish
43. Ani Di Franco
44. Pat Metheny
45. Chick Corea
46. Wallace Roney
47. Jaki Byard
48. Great Big Sea
49. Bob Dylan / Paul Simon (from a boat in the bay)
50. Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet



OK, here are the rules. Test your memory and your love of live music by listing 50 artists or bands (or as many as you can remember) you've seen in concert. List the first 50 acts that come into your head. An act you saw at a festival and opening acts count, but only if you can't think of 50 other artists. Oh, and list the first concert you ever saw (you can remember that, can’t you)?

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Copy my note. Click on “notes” under tabs on your profile page. Select "write a new note" in the top corner. Paste the copy in the body of the note. Make your list. Change the number at the top, and add your title. Once you've saved, don't forget to tag friends (including me) on the right.

List #169: Places I have seen DMB or Bela Fleck perform

List #169: Places I have seen DMB or Bela Fleck perform

Bela
1. Big Top Chataqua (many times)
2. Delfest (Cumberland, MD)
3. Toronto
4. Falls Church, VA
5. Minneapolis

DMB
1. Chicago
2. Minneapolis
3. Philadelphia
4. Alpine Valley
5. Toronto