Cake took over the House of Blues with a show so exothermic it thawed through the harsh conditions and truly brightened up the faces and hearts of all in attendance.
It wouldn’t be fair to compare my first Sigur Ros concert experience with the one I had last week. You see, in 2004 I witnessed one of my favorite live concert experiences in Louisville at the Brown Theatre when Sigur Ros was on their first American tour. Being exposed to the band and their unique stage show was amazing. So, heading into Thursday nights show at the Taft Theatre, I naturally had high expectations. However, my expectations were that I would not be able to duplicate my initial experience.
According to Billboard.com: Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Queens Of The Stone Age, the Flaming Lips, the Shins, Ben Harper, Arctic Monkeys and Matisyahu lead the bill for the fifth Sasquatch! Festival, which will be held May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. The event will also feature Sufjan Stevens’ only scheduled performance of the summer.
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Classic British rock band The Charlatans UK are set to release Simpatico. on May 2nd on Sanctuary records. This record is their first American release since 200,1 and the band
Tim and Ida: A Love Story is a New Musical from Tree Theatre. Bryan Grossbauer and Mike Papaleo skillfully transform themselves into a pair of old retired cronies, a couple of post-college slackabouts, a frail old woman, a suburban housewife and two omniscient rapping doctors who prefer to kick it old school. These are the people who walk the halls of Shady Pines Nursing Home. Tim and Ida is their story.
‘If “Harold and Maude” were performed by two improv comedians channeling the Beastie Boys, the result might look a lot like “Tim & Ida: A Love Story.” Mike Papaleo and Bryan Grossbauer present this titular May-December romance between a twenty something stoner and his arthritic paramour as a tale told by Drs. Finkelstein and Dr. Samuelson, two nursing-home medics who supply Greek-chorus-style commentary in the form of goofball raps. If you’ve been looping “The Chronic (WHAT) cles of Narnia” on your video iPod lately, you’ll crack up at this cleverly written live show.’ -John Pavlus
Greenwich Village Center
219 Sullivan Street, NYC
March 3, 4 2006
(212) 841-0312
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With Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour about to launch a new solo album and world tour, the band’s former bassist/vocalist Roger Waters is gearing up to perform the classic 1973 album “Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety this summer in France.
Details of the show won’t be announced until Monday (Feb. 27), but Waters’ official Web site confirms that Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will join him on stage at the event. It is unclear if the gig will be a one-off or if Waters plans to take “Dark Side” on the road.
Sans Waters, Pink Floyd performed “Dark Side of the Moon” in full for the first time during its 1994 tour in support of “The Division Bell.” With Waters back in the fold, the band performed the “Dark Side” tracks “Breathe” and “Money” as part of its four-song set at Live 8 last summer.
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