By Carles | September 22, 2009
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 [...]
By Carles | September 15, 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]
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?’ [...]