Parenthetical Girls. Le Divan Orange. 3.27.13
Setlist:
included:
The Privilege
The Pornographer
A Song for Ellie Greenwich
Young Throats
etc.
Favorite Song Performed: Young Throats
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Sound Check length/wait time:15 minutes
Set Design: n/a
Crowd Energy: ★★☆☆☆
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★☆
Overall Performance: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:
Enter the narrow space of Le Divan Orange, a small concert venue in Montreal. It has a café atmosphere, with about 40 people scattered around tables, talking, or sitting at the bar. Then Zac Pennington starts singing. And no one can look away. He is the frontman of Parenthetical Girls, a four-piece band from Portland, Oregon. At its core their music is an unadulterated form of pop. They have a few danceable songs like Young Throats, but their music doesn’t fit into the confines of radio pop; it’s more experimental. What sets them apart is their poetic lyrics and the contradictory nature of their music. It is orchestral but simple, raucous but subdued. Their songs seem to have grown from teenage angst, but they have developed into something of a higher order.
As Zac sang and talked to the audience, he was catlike, elfin, and disarmingly pretty. His voice often cracked like an adolescent boy’s, but I hardly noticed. He emanated an aura of charisma, pompousness, and curiosity. He writhed along the walls, stood on tables, hung from the pipes on the ceiling, and wrapped himself in the microphone cord. I’m surprised he didn’t break anything. At one point, he rolled around on top of the foosball table, at another he crawled along the bar top. He is an enthralling performer, despite the bad mood he said Montreal evokes in him. In the first place, it didn’t seem like many of the people in the audience had heard of Parenthetical Girls beforehand. Zac didn’t exactly win the hearts of the crowd by rambling about how Montreal fills him with dread and nihilism. I was surrounded by people who, like me, were captivated, yet they seemed weary, almost distrustful of the band. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Zac threw a cymbal at the audience. He apologized for any possible “bile spewing” due to his mood, and he appeared to feel better after he had some whiskey (he doesn’t drink beer.) The people of the audience never lost their indifference, but in the end Parenthetical Girls’ energy conciliated them. But just after the band won over the crowd, the set was over. Zac sang his last line, snaked through the room, and disappeared through the front door. He seemed to vanish into the mist of the drizzling night.
-A.R.
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![Imagine Dragons. The Fillmore. 3.1.13
Setlist [♪]:
Round & Round
Tiptoe
Hear Me
Cha-Ching (Till We Grow Older)
Rocks
Radioactive
Thirty Lives
Bleeding Out
Demons
Underdog
On Top Of The World
It’s Time
Encore:
Nothing Left To Say
Favorite Song Performed: Demons
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Soundcheck Length: 15 mins
Set Design: ★★★★☆
Crowd Energy: ★★★★☆
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★★
Overall Performance: ★★★★★
Thoughts: Imagine Dragons is an American indie rock band based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coming off of their biggest year yet with the large success of their gold-certified debut album “Night Visions” and chart toppers “It’s Time” and “Radioactive”, the quintet is hotter than ever. I first heard Imagine Dragons last spring while at the movies at which their song “Demons” was part of a trailer. I remember leaning over to my friend and saying, “This is such a good song”. I fell in love with that song and soon after heard “On Top of the World”. That’s when I really knew that this group was something special and they were going to be big. After missing my chance to see them in the fall when they preformed at St. Andrews Hall, I knew I couldn’t pass up this concert. Although I had to pay more than quadruple the original price for my ticket (they sold out very quickly), every cent was worth it. Every expectation I had for this concert was exceeded—by a long shot. Opening acts Nico Vega and Altas Genius both had great performances that kept the crowd excited. Nevertheless, as soon as Imagine Dragons got on stage, the crowd went crazy; perhaps a little too crazy for my taste. All this chaos became insignificant when lead singer Dan Reynolds started the show off with “Round & Round”. To my surprise, the crowd sang along to every single song. The band’s energy was through the roof, especially that of frontman Reynolds, which made the whole thing even more exciting. In my opinion, the songs were 10x better live. The energy, the crowd, and the lights…everything about this show was amazing. During the upbeat and fun song “Underdog” day-glo balls were tossed into the crowd while multiple people began crowd surfing. It was like a huge party. My favorite song was “Demons” because Reynolds voice is so unique and strong. All the performances were incredible and I honestly could not say I had a least favorite. The band absolutely killed it on “Radioactive” during which the crowd actually belted out the first verse before Dan Reynolds repeated them. The indie band finished the set with their most famous song, “It’s Time”, but soon returned to the stage for an encore wearing Pistons jerseys adorned with their respective last names on the back. They rounded out the night with “Nothing Left to Say”—a perfect song to end a perfect night. Before exiting the stage, Reynolds promised to the cheering crowd, “We’ll be back very soon”. After that performance, I really hope he keeps that promise. Needless to say, if you are considering attending one of their upcoming concerts do not pass up the opportunity! You’ll thank me later. –Ellene](http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d236778fef53c11bdd13e421c5b5040/tumblr_mj3j7aZXRQ1rz38fxo1_r1_1280.jpg)
Imagine Dragons. The Fillmore. 3.1.13
Setlist [♪]:
Round & Round
Tiptoe
Hear Me
Cha-Ching (Till We Grow Older)
Rocks
Radioactive
Thirty Lives
Bleeding Out
Demons
Underdog
On Top Of The World
It’s Time
Encore:
Nothing Left To Say
Favorite Song Performed: Demons
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Soundcheck Length: 15 mins
Set Design: ★★★★☆
Crowd Energy: ★★★★☆
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★★
Overall Performance: ★★★★★
Thoughts: Imagine Dragons is an American indie rock band based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coming off of their biggest year yet with the large success of their gold-certified debut album “Night Visions” and chart toppers “It’s Time” and “Radioactive”, the quintet is hotter than ever. I first heard Imagine Dragons last spring while at the movies at which their song “Demons” was part of a trailer. I remember leaning over to my friend and saying, “This is such a good song”. I fell in love with that song and soon after heard “On Top of the World”. That’s when I really knew that this group was something special and they were going to be big. After missing my chance to see them in the fall when they preformed at St. Andrews Hall, I knew I couldn’t pass up this concert. Although I had to pay more than quadruple the original price for my ticket (they sold out very quickly), every cent was worth it. Every expectation I had for this concert was exceeded—by a long shot. Opening acts Nico Vega and Altas Genius both had great performances that kept the crowd excited. Nevertheless, as soon as Imagine Dragons got on stage, the crowd went crazy; perhaps a little too crazy for my taste. All this chaos became insignificant when lead singer Dan Reynolds started the show off with “Round & Round”. To my surprise, the crowd sang along to every single song. The band’s energy was through the roof, especially that of frontman Reynolds, which made the whole thing even more exciting. In my opinion, the songs were 10x better live. The energy, the crowd, and the lights…everything about this show was amazing. During the upbeat and fun song “Underdog” day-glo balls were tossed into the crowd while multiple people began crowd surfing. It was like a huge party. My favorite song was “Demons” because Reynolds voice is so unique and strong. All the performances were incredible and I honestly could not say I had a least favorite. The band absolutely killed it on “Radioactive” during which the crowd actually belted out the first verse before Dan Reynolds repeated them. The indie band finished the set with their most famous song, “It’s Time”, but soon returned to the stage for an encore wearing Pistons jerseys adorned with their respective last names on the back. They rounded out the night with “Nothing Left to Say”—a perfect song to end a perfect night. Before exiting the stage, Reynolds promised to the cheering crowd, “We’ll be back very soon”. After that performance, I really hope he keeps that promise. Needless to say, if you are considering attending one of their upcoming concerts do not pass up the opportunity! You’ll thank me later. –Ellene
![Photograph by H. William Burdett Jr.Advance Base. Salt & Cedar. 2.15.13.Setlist: [♪]:Christmas in OaklandSummer MusicNew GospelDavid AllenTrain Your Child(Washington Phillips cover)Mother’s Last Word to Her Son (Washington Phillips cover)My Sister’s BirthdayThe Sister You Never HadGoldfish in a Robin’s NestChristmas in Milwaukee Pamela (working title)Encore: Riot GrrrlsFavorite Song Performed: n/aLeast Favorite Song Performed: n/aSet Design: n/aCrowd energy: n/aBand Energy: ★★★★★Sound Quality: ★★★★★Overall Performance: ★★★★★Thoughts: Advance Base (Owen Ashworth) haunts the strip malls, gas stations and homes of the suburban sprawls of America with his somber stories of childhood, youth, and recent adulthood in his debut album A Shut In’s Prayer. Recognizing beauty in the unnoticed eccentricity of banality. His frank lyrics conjure vignettes of a life, as time passes- looking back. I think of a line from Leonard Cohen “looks like freedom but it feels like death”- perhaps the most eloquent utterance about leaving childhood linked to Ashworth’s voice “there’s no use complaining/ we don’t want things changing at all”. Advance Base performs with the same sweet, truthful, innocence that he presents in his songs (no parody, pastiche, or camp that much of this generation is plagued with). As he plays his humming Rhodes and strokes a twinkling Suzuki Omnichord to the simple, sturdy beat of a rhythm box. Ashworth pauses between songs and interacts with the 50 or so people who filled the small back room of Salt & Cedar (a letterpress in the Eastern Market), at one moment, prior to playing “David Allen” he offers the fact that “this song is about a childhood friend”. The room stands still. “It’s a quite night, so, I’ll play softly” he continues, and gently strikes the first collection of keys, leaving space between each subsequent note and chord. The song reminisces about “the summer/ that we both turned 10/ before you left our neighborhood”, before leaping into the present “I thought that I saw you/ the other night/ outside a sports bar in neon light/ but I should know better/ than trust my sight”. Ashworth leaves the audience hanging with the question, “how I’ve wondered Davy/ if often you thought of me”. A “Yes!” appears out of the corner of this meat locker turned musical venue, as the song fades, as if an audience member could not contain her recognition of the pure truth of this aloneness that comes with life. He conjured a Texan street preacher from the 1920’s, sang a song for his daughter, and one about a time he lost his cat, he told a joke about a boy home alone, and ended his set with a preview of a song (he wasn’t “quite ready to play”) tentatively titled ‘Pamela’ “about a demon child” - and lo! he was more than ready. The entire night Ashworth had the audience in the palm of his hand, singing hymns of sacredness and the heartbreaking minutiae of everyday life- a shut in’s prayer-. As the citizens of Detroit sat together in this church of the ordinary, listening in attentive reverie, he offered his last phrase (from his encore song, Riot Grrrls), “wondering if we ran/ who’d miss us” the 50 or so people clapped and whistled (perhaps our way of saying “we would”). The bells of St. Joseph’s struck across Gratiot Avenue, and the generator from the cold storage revved next door - the slaughterhouses of the Market were silent (the presses too), and Owen Ashworth smiled and walked off the makeshift stage and joined the crowd. -Leander
> Advance Base’s website can be found here](http://25.media.tumblr.com/415aaaad69c72fb947d3e7ba2579e254/tumblr_mil8o2iWXQ1rz38fxo1_1280.jpg)
Advance Base. Salt & Cedar. 2.15.13.
Setlist: [♪]:Christmas in Oakland
Summer Music
New Gospel
David Allen
Train Your Child(Washington Phillips cover)
Mother’s Last Word to Her Son (Washington Phillips cover)
My Sister’s Birthday
The Sister You Never Had
Goldfish in a Robin’s Nest
Christmas in Milwaukee
Pamela (working title)
Encore: Riot Grrrls
Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Set Design: n/a
Crowd energy: n/a
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★★
Overall Performance: ★★★★★
Thoughts:
Advance Base (Owen Ashworth) haunts the strip malls, gas stations and homes of the suburban sprawls of America with his somber stories of childhood, youth, and recent adulthood in his debut album A Shut In’s Prayer. Recognizing beauty in the unnoticed eccentricity of banality. His frank lyrics conjure vignettes of a life, as time passes- looking back. I think of a line from Leonard Cohen “looks like freedom but it feels like death”- perhaps the most eloquent utterance about leaving childhood linked to Ashworth’s voice “there’s no use complaining/ we don’t want things changing at all”.
Advance Base performs with the same sweet, truthful, innocence that he presents in his songs (no parody, pastiche, or camp that much of this generation is plagued with). As he plays his humming Rhodes and strokes a twinkling Suzuki Omnichord to the simple, sturdy beat of a rhythm box.
Ashworth pauses between songs and interacts with the 50 or so people who filled the small back room of Salt & Cedar (a letterpress in the Eastern Market), at one moment, prior to playing “David Allen” he offers the fact that “this song is about a childhood friend”. The room stands still. “It’s a quite night, so, I’ll play softly” he continues, and gently strikes the first collection of keys, leaving space between each subsequent note and chord. The song reminisces about “the summer/ that we both turned 10/ before you left our neighborhood”, before leaping into the present “I thought that I saw you/ the other night/ outside a sports bar in neon light/ but I should know better/ than trust my sight”. Ashworth leaves the audience hanging with the question, “how I’ve wondered Davy/ if often you thought of me”. A “Yes!” appears out of the corner of this meat locker turned musical venue, as the song fades, as if an audience member could not contain her recognition of the pure truth of this aloneness that comes with life.
He conjured a Texan street preacher from the 1920’s, sang a song for his daughter, and one about a time he lost his cat, he told a joke about a boy home alone, and ended his set with a preview of a song (he wasn’t “quite ready to play”) tentatively titled ‘Pamela’ “about a demon child” - and lo! he was more than ready. The entire night Ashworth had the audience in the palm of his hand, singing hymns of sacredness and the heartbreaking minutiae of everyday life- a shut in’s prayer-. As the citizens of Detroit sat together in this church of the ordinary, listening in attentive reverie, he offered his last phrase (from his encore song, Riot Grrrls), “wondering if we ran/ who’d miss us” the 50 or so people clapped and whistled (perhaps our way of saying “we would”). The bells of St. Joseph’s struck across Gratiot Avenue, and the generator from the cold storage revved next door - the slaughterhouses of the Market were silent (the presses too), and Owen Ashworth smiled and walked off the makeshift stage and joined the crowd. -Leander
> Advance Base’s website can be found here
![Coldplay. Barclay’s Center. 12.30.12
Setlist [♪]:
Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
In My Place
Major Minus
Lovers in Japan
The Scientist
Yellow
Violet Hill
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
Princess of China
Up in Flames
Warning Sign
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
Viva La Vida
Charlie Brown
Paradise
Us Against the World
Speed of Sound
Clocks
Fix You
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
Favorite Song Performed: Viva La Vida
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Sound Check Length/Wait Time: 30 minutes
Set Design: ★★★★★
Crowd energy: ★★★★★
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★★
Overall Performance:★★★★★
Thoughts: My Coldplay tickets were the biggest thing underneath my Christmas tree. I was ecstatic! I have been a fan of Coldplay since the Vida La Vida era and have wanted to see them live since forever. I’d planned to see them in Boston this summer, but because I was at camp at Exeter staring at New Hampshire tide pools for marine biology, I missed Coldplay.
New Year’s Eve eve arrived and I could hardly contain myself. At 6:30 my best friend and I caught Manhattan’s IRT 2 train to the venue, the newly opened Barclay’s center. “Jay-Z’s Barclay Center” (as it’s known in Brooklyn) is mammoth and was as lit up as the Rockefeller tree. The venue handed out Xylobands, which are radio controlled LED wristbands that light up to the beat of the song. Next stop: merch table! I spent $40 on a black and white tee with tour dates as proof I’d been to heaven. The food options at Barclays were mostly Brooklyn based, they had iconic brands like Nathan’s and Junior’s cheesecake. Me and my bestie devoured mexican style roasted corn with mayonaise, cheese and paprika. Our seats had an amazing view of both the stage and the catwalk as well as the large circular screens hanging from the ceiling which were used to project live feed from the stage (and Rihanna during “Princess of China”).
The opener, an all acapella group of seven guys seemed a bit out of place. They definitely weren’t what I expected. I had expected someone like Snow Patrol or any other rock band in the same vein as Coldplay, not an R&B influenced acapella group who sang what seemed a ten minute song about Jesus. I blocked most of their 30 minute set out.
Coldplay however, had me at full attention.
From “Mylo Xyloto” to “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” the whole stadium was on their feet and in a bit of a trance. A Coldplay concert is more than just a show, it is an experience. Chris Martin and the rest of the guys really love what they do, and it shows. Especially Chris Martin’s “dancing.” Watching Chris Martin jump, somersault and throw himself across the stage filled me with a weird sense of glee even as I quietly worried for his safety (he nearly tripped over his own feet at least 20 times during the show). Chris Martin’s energy, the laser lights, Xylobands, the custom confetti made into the symbols of Mylo Xyloto, beach balls the audience participation…I’ll never forget this show.
- Nina.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/32209269a53837568fbe63af499a6287/tumblr_mfwqpzmAiv1rz38fxo1_1280.jpg)
Coldplay. Barclay’s Center. 12.30.12
Setlist [♪]:
Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
In My Place
Major Minus
Lovers in Japan
The Scientist
Yellow
Violet Hill
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
Princess of China
Up in Flames
Warning Sign
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
Viva La Vida
Charlie Brown
Paradise
Us Against the World
Speed of Sound
Clocks
Fix You
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
Favorite Song Performed: Viva La Vida
Least Favorite Song Performed: n/a
Sound Check Length/Wait Time: 30 minutes
Set Design: ★★★★★
Crowd energy: ★★★★★
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★★
Overall Performance:★★★★★
Thoughts: My Coldplay tickets were the biggest thing underneath my Christmas tree. I was ecstatic! I have been a fan of Coldplay since the Vida La Vida era and have wanted to see them live since forever. I’d planned to see them in Boston this summer, but because I was at camp at Exeter staring at New Hampshire tide pools for marine biology, I missed Coldplay.
New Year’s Eve eve arrived and I could hardly contain myself. At 6:30 my best friend and I caught Manhattan’s IRT 2 train to the venue, the newly opened Barclay’s center. “Jay-Z’s Barclay Center” (as it’s known in Brooklyn) is mammoth and was as lit up as the Rockefeller tree. The venue handed out Xylobands, which are radio controlled LED wristbands that light up to the beat of the song. Next stop: merch table! I spent $40 on a black and white tee with tour dates as proof I’d been to heaven. The food options at Barclays were mostly Brooklyn based, they had iconic brands like Nathan’s and Junior’s cheesecake. Me and my bestie devoured mexican style roasted corn with mayonaise, cheese and paprika. Our seats had an amazing view of both the stage and the catwalk as well as the large circular screens hanging from the ceiling which were used to project live feed from the stage (and Rihanna during “Princess of China”).
The opener, an all acapella group of seven guys seemed a bit out of place. They definitely weren’t what I expected. I had expected someone like Snow Patrol or any other rock band in the same vein as Coldplay, not an R&B influenced acapella group who sang what seemed a ten minute song about Jesus. I blocked most of their 30 minute set out.
Coldplay however, had me at full attention.
From “Mylo Xyloto” to “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” the whole stadium was on their feet and in a bit of a trance. A Coldplay concert is more than just a show, it is an experience. Chris Martin and the rest of the guys really love what they do, and it shows. Especially Chris Martin’s “dancing.” Watching Chris Martin jump, somersault and throw himself across the stage filled me with a weird sense of glee even as I quietly worried for his safety (he nearly tripped over his own feet at least 20 times during the show). Chris Martin’s energy, the laser lights, Xylobands, the custom confetti made into the symbols of Mylo Xyloto, beach balls the audience participation…I’ll never forget this show.
- Nina.
![Regina Spektor. The Fillmore. 10.13.12
Setlist [♪]:
Ain’t No Cover
The Calculation
On the Radio
Small Town Moon
Ode to Divorce
Patron Saint
How
All the Rowboats
Blue Lips
The Prayer
Call Them Brothers (with Only Son)
Dance Anthem of the 80’s
Better
Firewood
Oh Marcello
Ballad of a Politician
Sailor Song
Open
The Party
Us
Fidelity
Hotel Song
Samson
Favorite Song Performed: Samson
Least Favorite Song Performed: How
Soundcheck Length: 40 minutes
Set Design: ★★★★☆
Crowd Energy: ★★★★★
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★☆
Overall Performance: ★★★★★
Thoughts:
Regina Spektor is a singer-songwriter whose music, if it belongs to any particular genre at all, is a distinctive type of folk-pop. At the Fillmore, the audience endured a 40 minute sound check until Spektor came onstage. She began a capella with Ain’t No Cover, hitting the microphone with a finger for a beat. Then the drums, keyboard and cello joined her for about three fifths of the show. The instrumentation for this performance focused on her, adding a little to her piano and vocals but not overpowering her nor her melodies. The remainder was mostly Spektor and the piano. It felt like she was singing to me personally. Adding to the intimacy was her sweet personality. She was cute and tough (with her colorful language) and funny at the same time. Between songs she thanked the audience for existing and said, “Existence is really cool. Though actually maybe non existence is really cool too. I don’t remember.” After playing every song but one from her new album as well as old favorites, she ended with Samson. It was perfect with her voice, the piano, and the audience singing along like a background chorus. Yet even well before the concert was over, Regina Spektor had awed me so much that a remarkable thought struck me. I am not going to see a concert this good for a very long while. - Anna Rose](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczuj6gdlb1rz38fxo1_500.jpg)
Regina Spektor. The Fillmore. 10.13.12
Setlist [♪]:
Ain’t No Cover
The Calculation
On the Radio
Small Town Moon
Ode to Divorce
Patron Saint
How
All the Rowboats
Blue Lips
The Prayer
Call Them Brothers (with Only Son)
Dance Anthem of the 80’s
Better
Firewood
Oh Marcello
Ballad of a Politician
Sailor Song
Open
The Party
Us
Fidelity
Hotel Song
Samson
Favorite Song Performed: Samson
Least Favorite Song Performed: How
Soundcheck Length: 40 minutes
Set Design: ★★★★☆
Crowd Energy: ★★★★★
Band Energy: ★★★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★★☆
Overall Performance: ★★★★★
Thoughts:
Regina Spektor is a singer-songwriter whose music, if it belongs to any particular genre at all, is a distinctive type of folk-pop. At the Fillmore, the audience endured a 40 minute sound check until Spektor came onstage. She began a capella with Ain’t No Cover, hitting the microphone with a finger for a beat. Then the drums, keyboard and cello joined her for about three fifths of the show. The instrumentation for this performance focused on her, adding a little to her piano and vocals but not overpowering her nor her melodies. The remainder was mostly Spektor and the piano. It felt like she was singing to me personally. Adding to the intimacy was her sweet personality. She was cute and tough (with her colorful language) and funny at the same time. Between songs she thanked the audience for existing and said, “Existence is really cool. Though actually maybe non existence is really cool too. I don’t remember.” After playing every song but one from her new album as well as old favorites, she ended with Samson. It was perfect with her voice, the piano, and the audience singing along like a background chorus. Yet even well before the concert was over, Regina Spektor had awed me so much that a remarkable thought struck me. I am not going to see a concert this good for a very long while. - Anna Rose
![Only Son. The Fillmore. 10.13.12
Setlist [♪]:
Pop the Reins
Solo Mission
My Museum
Kick ‘Em Out
It’s a Boy
Magic
Long Live the Future
Stamp Your Name On It
Call Them Brothers
Favorite Song Performed:
My Museum
Least Favorite Song Performed:
Kick ‘Em Out
Soundcheck Length: 5 minutes
Set Design: ★★★
Crowd Energy: ★★
Band Energy: ★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★
Overall Performance: ★★★
Thoughts:
Only Son is the solo project of Jack Dishel of the Moldy Peaches. He has a pleasant voice but his music sounds like something I have heard before. He has a few good songs like It’s a Boy, with its haunting lyrics, and My Museum. Altogether he gave a good opener; it was short, concise, and unremarkable. He sang and played guitar alone with his band prerecorded. Regina Spektor’s brilliant performance upstaged his, although Call Them Brothers, his duet with Spektor, was memorable. - Anna Rose](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczux8vpuc1rz38fxo1_500.jpg)
Only Son. The Fillmore. 10.13.12
Setlist [♪]:
Pop the Reins
Solo Mission
My Museum
Kick ‘Em Out
It’s a Boy
Magic
Long Live the Future
Stamp Your Name On It
Call Them Brothers
Favorite Song Performed:
My Museum
Least Favorite Song Performed:
Kick ‘Em Out
Soundcheck Length: 5 minutes
Set Design: ★★★
Crowd Energy: ★★
Band Energy: ★★★
Sound Quality: ★★★
Overall Performance: ★★★
Thoughts:
Only Son is the solo project of Jack Dishel of the Moldy Peaches. He has a pleasant voice but his music sounds like something I have heard before. He has a few good songs like It’s a Boy, with its haunting lyrics, and My Museum. Altogether he gave a good opener; it was short, concise, and unremarkable. He sang and played guitar alone with his band prerecorded. Regina Spektor’s brilliant performance upstaged his, although Call Them Brothers, his duet with Spektor, was memorable. - Anna Rose
