Concert Central

two misfits, one on keyboards and scream-singing and the other varying between guitars and drums, the second had the talent, didn’t want to like them b/c first was a no-talent and the music was from a drum machine but it was catchy, wish could have understood the lyrics

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geeks, three guys and a girl, went from Dead Kennedy to REM to modern indie pop, really enjoyed the variety

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how can people see the same group every week, I definitely prefer variety over loyalty—thus I am alone

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Tuesday night at the Cantab is Bluegrass night, and Whiskey Friday was granted a forty-five minute set at 8:30pm in the midst of the Bluegrass Pickin Party.

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Django Reinhardt style which was good, lead singer actually French—loved the French songs but eh on the English songs

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rowdy and sweet Irish music and then blew us away with some kind of prog-rock craziness, astounding violin player hooked up to a whammy pedal, drum and violinist competed for ferocious fastness, a jam band really, many many references to alcohol and rehab

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Dave Russo was the comedian/MC of the night, even though his jokes were bad, the visual elements of his act were sort of interesting to watch. Some of the New England Patriots were around too, but mostly the crowd was into Adam Vinatieri who does the whole community hero bit to the hilt.

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Averi is also a local band, unsigned. They are also doing the Boston local / New England circuit. We walked in on the last song of their set (my fault, I drove the wrong way down highway 84 to get home from Connecticut and ended up practically back in New York by the way of [...]

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Concerts often make or break an artist for me, and my romance with Guster and drummer Brian Rosenworcel began on this day. My appreciation began with the first song that started with Brian standing behind a drum kit and he started wailing on his various percussive instruments with his hands and arms. He possesses a [...]

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04.07.2004 Barenaked Ladies with Guster Mass 9/11 Fund Benefit Concert Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA
Opener: Averi
The problem with shows sponsored by the radio stations is their incessant need to take the stage between acts. I guess blatant self-promotion is part of the rock circuit.
BNL were tapped to play a show for the Mass 9/11 Fund over [...]

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