Last night, lily34, AliGator, n4ku and I went to a local club to check out a couple of awesome local-ish bands and the headline act - Th' Legendary Shackshakers. I had seen them several times before, and it was always a wild and raucous show, but it had been 10+ years since I had last seen them and I told Ali that I was sure they had calmed it down a bit since then. Negatory. In fact, if calm were atop some high, heavenly mountain - these dark-hearted, motherless, Punkabilly bastards would be rattling the bones of the unholy in the deepest bowels of Hell. To paint a picture, it was a night packed with booze, sweat, spit, swearing, fist-pumping, chain wallets, PBR showers, murder ballads, mosh pits, pompadours, crowd surfing, death metal banjo boogies, monitor stands, more spitting and harmonica hacky sack. We were kicked in the teeth by the opening riff and never let up for air (thankfully). It was...a performance.
The band itself is a tight, very efficient four-piece. There's a feller named Butros-Butros working out a double-bass drum kit, some big hoss tubthumpin an upright bass and a monster guitarist with the dials set to '11'. Harmonica, vocals and salivary explosions are courtesy of the mother of all front-men - Col. JD Wilkes. JD's stage presence makes me think of Johnny Rotten - well, more specifically, a gas-huffing Johnny Rotten who snorts amphetamines through a crazy straw. So...I guess he's more like Iggy Pop.
If these guys come within 150 miles of you, buy tickets, get a hotel room if necessary and get your ass out to experience the Legendary Shackshakers - the greatest show on the road today.
I saw them last week too. They do put on quite a spectical. But I saw them about 10 years ago and they were much better. They are more show than they are music. Don't get me wrong, they are very talented... but most of the songs sound similar. I just like a little more music with my show.
Last night, lily34, AliGator, n4ku and I went to a local club to check out a couple of awesome local-ish bands and the headline act - Th' Legendary Shackshakers. I had seen them several times before, and it was always a wild and raucous show, but it had been 10+ years since I had last seen them and I told Ali that I was sure they had calmed it down a bit since then. Negatory. In fact, if calm were atop some high, heavenly mountain - these dark-hearted, motherless, Punkabilly bastards would be rattling the bones of the unholy in the deepest bowels of Hell. To paint a picture, it was a night packed with booze, sweat, spit, swearing, fist-pumping, chain wallets, PBR showers, murder ballads, mosh pits, pompadours, crowd surfing, death metal banjo boogies, monitor stands, more spitting and harmonica hacky sack. We were kicked in the teeth by the opening riff and never let up for air (thankfully). It was...a performance.
The band itself is a tight, very efficient four-piece. There's a feller named Butros-Butros working out a double-bass drum kit, some big hoss tubthumpin an upright bass and a monster guitarist with the dials set to '11'. Harmonica, vocals and salivary explosions are courtesy of the mother of all front-men - Col. JD Wilkes. JD's stage presence makes me think of Johnny Rotten - well, more specifically, a gas-huffing Johnny Rotten who snorts amphetamines through a crazy straw. So...I guess he's more like Iggy Pop.
If these guys come within 150 miles of you, buy tickets, get a hotel room if necessary and get your ass out to experience the Legendary Shackshakers - the greatest show on the road today.
Great photos. Even the ones you didn't post here. And a spot on review. I wish I could se them again tonight.
Last night, lily34, AliGator, n4ku and I went to a local club to check out a couple of awesome local-ish bands and the headline act - Th' Legendary Shackshakers. I had seen them several times before, and it was always a wild and raucous show, but it had been 10+ years since I had last seen them and I told Ali that I was sure they had calmed it down a bit since then. Negatory. In fact, if calm were atop some high, heavenly mountain - these dark-hearted, motherless, Punkabilly bastards would be rattling the bones of the unholy in the deepest bowels of Hell. To paint a picture, it was a night packed with booze, sweat, spit, swearing, fist-pumping, chain wallets, PBR showers, murder ballads, mosh pits, pompadours, crowd surfing, death metal banjo boogies, monitor stands, more spitting and harmonica hacky sack. We were kicked in the teeth by the opening riff and never let up for air (thankfully). It was...a performance.
The band itself is a tight, very efficient four-piece. There's a feller named Butros-Butros working out a double-bass drum kit, some big hoss tubthumpin an upright bass and a monster guitarist with the dials set to '11'. Harmonica, vocals and salivary explosions are courtesy of the mother of all front-men - Col. JD Wilkes. JD's stage presence makes me think of Johnny Rotten - well, more specifically, a gas-huffing Johnny Rotten who snorts amphetamines through a crazy straw. So...I guess he's more like Iggy Pop.
If these guys come within 150 miles of you, buy tickets, get a hotel room if necessary and get your ass out to experience the Legendary Shackshakers - the greatest show on the road today.
I would LOVE to see Fishbone!! Saw the English Beat a few years ago and had A LOT of fun...... but fishbone, Oooooh! Jelly!!
I MUST see them again! They really tear the place up with their energy. The singers still take flying leaps into the crowd and surf around....they come out and sing right in the middle of everyone....and it feels like the entire room is on speed.
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Mar 2, 2010 - 7:03am
Alexandra wrote:
I had ALWAYS wanted to see Fishbone and The English Beat live from the time I was sixteen....and finally got my wish last night!
Both bands are still as spectacular as ever.....there were Rude Boys out in force, and the dance floor got a little perilous at times when spontaneous moshing would break out all around me....but I danced like a wild woman and even got a warm smile from Dave Wakeling at one point!
So fun I forgot it was Monday night!
I would LOVE to see Fishbone!! Saw the English Beat a few years ago and had A LOT of fun...... but fishbone, Oooooh! Jelly!!
I had ALWAYS wanted to see Fishbone and The English Beat live from the time I was sixteen....and finally got my wish last night!
Both bands are still as spectacular as ever.....there were Rude Boys out in force, and the dance floor got a little perilous at times when spontaneous moshing would break out all around me....but I danced like a wild woman and even got a warm smile from Dave Wakeling at one point!
St. Vincent. Mandelbrot music. Fractal tunes. Order, and beauty, from chaos. I saw 'em in Phoenix at a small venue, the Rhythm Room. I was maybe 15 feet from the stage. Thoroughly enjoyable.
A fantastic photo lifted from Over The Rhine's FB page, of their Christmas homecoming show in Cinci last Saturday night. A wonderful selection of ballads and jazzy numbers and folky stuff - and very fitting with the "winter" mood outside.
wow ... just ... wow ... U2 wow!!! ...we will never see the likes of this again the 'claw' ... interactive page to click around ann powers review ... notice the time stamp ... we all got home pretty late ' this morning ' ... i was in bed about 3am
(and neil young benefit show is on the blog page also ...) etc etc etc
wed aug 26 ... chris isaak ... greek theater ... with susan tedeschi
really enjoyed susan tedeschi even if it was a short warm up set ... she played a couple of numbers with the allman brothers a month or so ago ... love the voice and guitar , can you imagine the jamming that goes on at the house ?
well chris and the boys certainly know how to entertain themselves up there on the stage and we get let in with the jokes too , but i have to wonder if it is the same stories and jokes every night and who cares ! , we are all having a good time anyways ... took a mike and wandered thru the crowds singing elvis presley to the ladies ... yes , they love their chris gave props to roy orbison , another big influence on his style ... nice to sit so close but waaay off to the left side , couldn't see around the curtain to the keyboard player
tues aug 25 ... the dead weather ... WOW !!! ... i think jack white has channeled led zeppelin , deep purple , and early pretenders into the 21st century ... alison mosshart prowled the stage and growled like a wildcat ... jack pummeled his kit ... an organ !!! shredding guitars and jack played a few songs , to the howls of the audience ... smoke and lights ... many large blue led spotlights aimed at us , white hot arc lights flashing , strobes ... anything to keep us off balanced , all in time to the pounding beats , hats off to the sound and lights crew who were every bit as important as the band ... i always wear musicians earplugs with 9db filters and i shoulda put in the 15db filters cause they took a pounding that night and i will gladly do it again ... even if the set only lasted :56 minutes did i mention WOW !!! ?
i did not have to worry ... diana krall had our rapt attention , i loved every minute
"I'm not about to do 'Pump It Up' as a bossa nova," she joked, alluding to one of her husband Elvis Costello's catchiest post-punk anthems. "Save that for the cruise ship."
Stoopit thunder and lightning!! It shut down Elvis right in the middle of his encore....with everyone singing the "RED SHOES!!" echo in "Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes." And I was right behind the sound dude (and thus peeked at the set list), and he was ABOUT to do "What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding" but never made it.
But the rest of the show was spectacular.....a different sound for Elvis, backed up by all the great Nashville musicians including Jerry Douglas (dobro) and Stuart Duncan (fiddle). He mixed folksy stuff with old standards......my favorite being this cool acoustic version of "Everyday I Write the Book."
Local alternative paper here described it as an odd set — "manic" Juliette Lewis and "soporific" Cat Power.
I enjoyed all of it, but it was an odd pairing of the first 2 sets.
Chrissie rocks hard.
in the movie Strange Days, she was a performer on stage. she even has a track or two on that soundtrack. i just wiki'ed her. seems that she's pretty serious about being a rocker these days. or has been serious about it for a while. i picture a more sober courtney love type act/music.
So fun I forgot it was Monday night!
It shut down Elvis right in the middle of his encore....with everyone singing the "RED SHOES!!" echo in "Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes." And I was right behind the sound dude (and thus peeked at the set list), and he was ABOUT to do "What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding" but never made it.
