Recording artist extraordinaire Patrick Smith (known in some circles as the Tapeburglar) posted some boss Boomslang recordings on his blog Pretty Creatures a couple weeks ago, and as I am just getting around to checking 'em out, I wanted to pass along the info. Recordings include shows by Atlas Sound & Casino Versus Japan (!), Burning Star Core, Peaking Lights, Ga'an, Psychedelic Horseshit and more - check it out here. Particularly enjoying the Tiny Fights set at the moment - hands down one of my favoritest Lexington's bands.
While you're milling around Pretty Creatures, check out P Diddy's recording of last week's Broadcast show at the Wexner Center in Columbus. I was there, and I'm looking forward to listening to the recording to confirm my feelings about the show - I happen to fall in the "disappointed by Broadcast's live show" camp, which might be considered blasphemous to those who found the show to be one of the greatest experiences ever (I admit, my disappointment was likely shaped by my expectations for it to be one of the greatest experiences ever, as well as by the rather severe tummyache I developed that weekend - throughout the show I was poised for it to morph into full-blown swine flu, which thank god it never did). I have talked to a handful that agreed with me that Broadcast is just one of those bands that sounds way better on their albums, but overall the crowd seemed pretty much split.
Granted, they did have some of the most amazing psychedelic video projections I've seen-
(photo by Shanna Sanders)
But the 20 minute noise intro got me started on the wrong foot - not what I wanted to hear from Broadcast. Things picked up when they played some of my favorites from Tender Buttons ("Black Cat," "Corporeal") but something about the performance wasn't really capturing me as much as I had hoped. In what came as a pretty big surprise to me, I think I actually enjoyed Atlas Sound's set more than Broadcast's...
Anyway, in case you couldn't tell I'm really not a fan of doing concert reviews so I'll stop there...check out the recording of the show here and some photos by Shanna Sanders here.
All in all, October was one of the most unforgettable months ever as far as live music goes, at least to me...If you missed Mt. Eerie/Tara Jane O'Neil/No Kids at Round Barn a couple weeks ago, I highly encourage you to check them out at Art Damage Lodge in Cincy tonight or Skull Alley in Louisville tomorrow!!
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