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Andrew WK Live!!!!

Collin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:15:34 +0000

FUCK YES!! Andrew WK plays The Showbox Market March 3rd!! Playing his entire first album I Get Wet!!

Grouplove at Vera Project

Collin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:45:36 +0000

A couple weeks ago I went to see Grouplove at the Vera Project. Their song Colours was etched into my head while playing this years Madden, and the song is just so damn catchy that I thought I’d check them out. I took a listen to the rest of their album as well and it is pretty good. First thing. Vera Project is really young. I feel old at most concerts now, but I felt really out of place at Vera Project. I swear Chris Hanson was going to walk in or something. Quite strange seeing lots of ‘hip’ parents taking their kids to a show. Anyway, I took my camera and filmed Grouplove perform Colours which they closed with. Good show, well worth checking them out if they are in your town.

New video for Introducing Palace Player from Mew

Collin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:58:12 +0000

Mew is set to release their new album No More Stories… next week in the United States, and they happening to be playing Boston this weekend at The Paradise. I have seen Mew twice back in Seattle, and they put on an amazing visual and audio show. I am pretty excited as Mew is only doing a handful of shows before the release of the albums in the States. Check out the first video from the new album

Supporting my Seattle peeps! Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ T.T. the Bear’s

Collin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:21:33 +0000

Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head were in town tonight playing T.T. the Bear’s Place over in Cambridge. I decided to go check them out from all my Seattle peeps telling me their live show was pretty darn fun, and they were right. A youthful explosion of moog dance rock. Nice crew too. Great seeing bands from Seattle getting some national attention.

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Upstairs

Collin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:54:05 +0000

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band returned to Boston and played the Middle East Upstairs this time. They played some new songs coming from their second album, which they anticipate coming out next next year sometime.

Bee Gees Metal Tribute Band? TRAGEDY!!

Collin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:21:02 +0000

Bee Gees Metal Tribute Band? What in the world? Who would do such a thing? Well someone did and it is awesome. I heard about Tragedy about six months ago when I lived in Seattle. I thought they were a too funny, great tunes, to some classic songs. I never thought I’d get a chance to see them live though because they are the #1 Bee Gees Metal Tribute Band in the Northeast Corridor. To my luck moving to Boston and some surfing on Boston.com, I find them playing last Saturday night at Harper’s Ferry. Well I can’t pass this opportunity up! Well I was totally decimated from their show. Absolute blast! One of the more entertaining shows I have gone too in ages. Well worth checking out if they come to your town.

Albums that need to be on Rock Band

Collin — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:03:48 +0000

Rock Band has been out for a while now with expansions and the sequel and a nice constant stream of downloadable content, yet the albums aren’t being released very frequently. There are some albums out there that would make for some awesome drunken Rock Band enjoyment, and here are a couple albums I think should at some point be released on Rock Band.

Core from Stone Temple Pilots is still one of my favorite albums of all time. Guitar heavy, drums that fill the room, and Weiland’s odd and awesome vocals. This album is perfect for Rock Band! Vocally it wouldn’t be that difficult other then some of the faster lyrical songs, the drums are amazing, and you always need more awesome guitar parts in Rock Band. You have your big hits like Plush and Wicked Garden, but some other awesome supporting songs Crackerman and Dead & Bloated.

Modest Mouse might be an odd choice, but The Moon & Antarctica is a masterpiece and would make for some amazing Rock Band moments. The guitar parts mix between some very slow melodic notes to raw power cords. The drums have a cool jazz influence to them, making it not your typical rock drum tracks. Last but not least you can’t get around the lyrics in this album. It is priceless. I mean borderline insane. I mean how can an album like this not make for some great Rock Band Nights!! But sadly this album might be a little too strange to be released on something like Rock Band.

Bush’s first album Sixteen Stones has a soft spot in my heart. I listened to it nonstop during a trip out to Pearrygin Lake when I was like 14 or something. Not to mention it does have some great songs, the album was huge, so everyone and their mother knows the lyrics. It probably has four or five songs that almost anyone can sing just from memory, such as Everything Zen, Little Things, Glycerine, Comedown, and Machine Head. The guitars in on the album are actually quite strong with some light solos and some heavy riffs, even some great bass lines on songs like Comedown. It would make a perfect Rock Band album.

The Datsuns are straight up cock rock! Insane guitar parts, over the top lyrics, and they are freaking loud! All the good things for songs in Rock Band. This album would never come out on Rock Band simply because of the lyrical content, but how awesome would it be to play Motherfucker From Hell on Rock Band!! Almost every song is awesome and would make some some unbelievable moments!

Deer Tick covering Beautiful Girls

Collin — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:35:32 +0000

At the Deer Tick show they did a couple covers including this one of Sean Kingston’s Beautiful Girls. Good stuff. Sorry for the audio quality.

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band coming to Boston

Collin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:22:13 +0000

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band “Going On A Hunt” from The Crocodile on Vimeo
One of the hot bands in the blogshpere right now is Seattle’s own Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, who happens to be playing the Middle East Downstairs on Friday the 3rd. I plan on check them out. Their new self titled album was released a couple weeks ago and well worth checking out.

The Ting Tings to reopen The Croc

Collin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:54:16 +0000

It looks like one of the best venues locally will be reopening with a pretty high profile act. The Ting Tings are coming back to the States this Spring and have a show listed in Seattle at The Crocodile Cafe. Those in Seattle will remember that the Croc closed appruptly closed in December of 2007. I always loved going to shows at the Croc due to the very small size. Seeing someone like the Ting Tings would be a blast.