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suitupletsgo:
well I suppose I mean stuff past diary. I'm more of a how it feels to be something on kinda guy myself. regardless, he puts on a very good show.

TheFuriousWombat:
Guys, Efterklang is absolutely fucking awesome! One of the best shows I've been to in a long time. In fact, I'm going to see them again tomorrow night in NYC based upon how good the show was. The venue, a rather old, very beautiful church, was perfect, the audience was palpably excited which really seemed to fuel the band and all nine members of the band that were on the tour seemed to play their hearts out. For the encore, the entire band grabbed various instruments that weren't plugged into anything (mostly brass, drums, tambourines and other jangly percussives) and marched up and down the aisles singing the chorus to the song. And the songs...well they were all fantastic. It was a totally absorbing, incredible musical experience. To top it off, the band (at least the members I talked to briefly) is incredibly humble and seemed pretty ecstatic about being able to go on this tour and get such strong reactions from their audiences. It's not likely if they'll tour again anytime in the near future if at all since they're only able to finance this tour with an art grant they got from (I think) the Danish government. The tour is wrapping up sort of soon so if they're playing anywhere near you at all, go see them!

Set list:
1. Polygyne
2. Monopolist
3. Frida Found a Friend
4. (New Song) Echo Wave
5. Mirador
6. (New Song) Mirror Mirror
7. Cutting Ice to Snow
8. Step Aside
ENCORE
Jojo

Barrabas:
I saw Boris awhile ago in Bristol, I wasn't that impressed. They started and ended well, but got pretty generic sounding in the middle, playing something that sounded worryingly like some kind of pop-punk song (at least in the hackneyed chord progression and guitar tone). They were supported by Growing who completely blew them away. Their soundscapes were hypnotic and almost danceable. I stood next to the speakers for their set and the vibrations nearly blew me away. Fantastic times.

imagist42:
Holy... there just isn't a word. I thought Islands were great despite sound issues last time I saw them, but tonight's show at Emo's was beyond amazing and by far the most rocking set I've ever heard, even on songs I previously wrote off as a bit on the boring side like "In the Rushes" and "Life in Jail." I'm not going to say the whole gig was top-notch. Crayonsmith, who I'd never heard of, played good songs and were entertaining but the keyboards were far too loud and tinny and everything else was mixed far too muddy in the bass regions so I could barely stand to listen from the other side of the venue, behind a solid wall (I heard Emo's had good sound, but I didn't realize they meant loud sound or I'd have invested in ear plugs). Then there was AWOL-One, both a terrible name and a terrible hip-hop act (and I'd really rather Islands hadn't brought him on tour, not really because his act was bad but because he had to come in and absolutely ruin the rap segment in the middle of "Whalebone"). But Islands... they were just totally on the ball. They seemed more lively, more energetic, more playful with each other and with the crowd. Everything came exactly right, even when Nick's acoustic crapped out (apparently there was a bad connection so it wasn't coming up in the mix?) right before "Whitney, Bobby"; he just shrugged it off and played a clean electric, and we loved the song all the more for it. I'm not sure if two months ago they were just having a rough night (bad sound is one thing, but that wasn't the only thing; they weren't quite as cohesive back then either) or if they've just really come alive in the course of this tour, but I find myself wishing more than anything ever that they could have stayed for a couple more songs. About an hour and ten minutes into their hour and fifteen minute set they started up "Volcanoes," but quickly switched  to "Creeper" when they realized they would be running out of time. I just know they could have done something mind-blowing with that song, but getting a three-song encore of "Humans," "Rough Gem" and "Swans" wasn't bad either. Man... what a perfect show.

Funk Thompson:
Last night's show was freaking phenomenal.

The band has been actually getting to go to the festivals and see other bands and it seems to have renewed their spirits, and they have really added a professional polish to their sets and playing style. 

Imagine if you had met Frank Zappa before he made it big, or David Byrne.  I feel like I am hanging out with a musical legend in the making.  Scott Rockwood is becoming such an amazing and emotive guitar player, every note purposeful and played with passion.  Watching his face as he plays it seems he is speaking to the guitar (and I'd love to see him play with a vocoder or whatever...)

Madahoochi people - they are the most amazing band I have ever seen live.  Some may be "technically" better, some are more fun to dance to, but no other band puts out as much raw rock energy as they do.  Their songs are complex and layered and played with skill and passion that I rarely see.

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