Tag Archives: the concert going experience

Alice Glass in Wonderland–designing a meme that is larger than ur live show.

Photos by Ryan Muir via BrookVeegs

I was recently at a Crystal Castles concert, and I noticed the lead singer Alice Glass in an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ costume. It was a strategic move, since her name is ‘Alice’ and the kidz movie’s main character is also named ‘Alice.’ It seems like a live show [...]

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I recently escorted my teenage daughter to an independent rock concert.

Photo by thecobrasnake

My daughter begged and begged for the opportunity to see one of her favourite indie bands. Of course, with a name like that, I certainly had never heard of them, nor had I heard their music…except for when she hijacks the car stereo… Colour me unimpressed with all of this modern rock [...]

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When does a concertgoer deserve his/her money back?

As yall know, planning a ‘concert/show’ is difficult. S0000 many factors+resources+time+energy go into the planning of an event, and that’s even before the day of the show. Planning an event/concert/show/live-experience takes the time and dedication of one, or a group of alternative entrepreneurs. It seems like something can ‘go [...]

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U, Me, And Every Concert We Attend: How We Grow Older With Concerts

Lately I have been attending numerous live concerts after ‘going on a break’ from ‘going to shows’ since the audiences got too tweeny. I have been going through a very concertially existential crisis, and really thinking about ‘why am I here?’ ‘Why did I make the extra effort to see this band?’ [...]

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