Arioso Moments

Shuttering this blog

As I post so infrequently, this will no longer serve as my primary music blog.  I’ll be using my film blog for all my music posts.

Thanks for the readership and I’ll see you on the other site.

Review: Frightened Rabbit @ Echoplex

First, fuck the Echoplex for 1) mixing the audio so it sounded best by the bar and not at the stage and 2) for having the house right speakers blown.

That said, FR rocked.  Intimate, passionate, thrilling was their performance.  They were spot on but not just re-producing the album live on stage.  They were giving the audience the experience they wanted, something the previous band (called something like “pinto beans”) couldn’t come close to doing.  The moment of the show came when Scott stepped past the mic and sang “Poke” to the front row.

It’s a pity these guys won’t be back in LA for another year.  Here’s hoping they come back to SXSW in March so I can see them there.

Bravo!

Review: The Dandy Warhols @ The Wiltern

You guys are much better at ripping off The Stones than Floyd.

Review: The Raconteurs/The Kills @ The Greek

First, I was incredibly bummed that I only caught the last few bars of The Kills. I can’t believe I missed them.

As for The Raconteurs, they’re very talented but does every song have to sound like an ADD mash-up of four Zepplin tunes? Relax, I’m not a hater but by the middle of their second set I kept asking myself, “didn’t they already play that song?”

Review: Beck/Spoon/MGMT @ Hollywood Bowl

Um… well… I want to say something positive… how about this: the first half of Beck’s set rocked and… um… it was a beautiful night to be at The Hollywood Bowl.  Do I have to write more?  No?  Great.  End transmission.