May 29, 2012

Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars are hardly your group of musicians born and bred on Zeppelin, Nirvana and Radiohead. In fact they are the epitome of a roots band having formed as refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002). Instruments and musicians were hard to come by and the concept of touring and recording were something of far fetched fantasy verse reality.

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Foo Fighters: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA, 05/06/12

With “The Pretender” coming early in the set all the way up through the closing “Dear Rosemary/Breakdown/Everlong”, it was a Foo Fighters mash up at breakneck speed. “We like to play as long as we can, “Grohl spouted before kicking off “Learn To Fly”. “So I hope you don’t mind if we just play until we feel like we’re going to barf … If you want to hear a couple hours of music, we’ll try to go there for you.” And you knew that if they could get away with it, they wouldn’t stop till dawn.

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Brian Jonestown Massacre: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 5/1/12

Tonight’s show proves once again that The Brian Jonestown Massacre has reached a new level in their career. Their set is well rehearsed, their sound is flawless, and they have sold out the venue. There is very little standing room inside the Crescent Ballroom and fans have to squeeze through one another to reach the bar area or the bathrooms. Everyone is genuinely excited to watch the spectacle on stage. They seem delighted to hear songs from the new album AUFHEBEN like " Want To Hold Your Other Hand' and 'Clouds Are Lies."

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