Otep thrilled the audience by playing their promotion song “Ghost Flowers” along with a few other tracks that I’ll be waiting to hear again when their new CD comes out in March 2007. Still, as great as their new material sounded, Otep didn’t neglect to share with us their older…
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As I was sitting under a full-moon and an amazing summer sky, Paul Bolger, lead singer and front-man lyricist for Mr. Blotto was walking onto a catwalk, with this surreal blue beam glowing behind him. At the microphone, a story was being presented. Words like "revolution" and "top of the…
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With so many bands emerging from the Chicago area, Meanwhyle knows the importance of breaking from the mold. “We are a bit of a schizophrenic band. We're not exactly sure what genre we fit in to, and we don't really care either. We don't try to copy anyone's sound, but…
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Manson’s stage show was certainly lavish, featuring glittering lights and multiple costume transformations as he moved and gestured with his Marilyn-esque theatrical expressiveness like only he can. The set also included numerous prop changes to enhance the vibe of a particular song such as a rising platform transcending Manson...
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As Live played on, fans reacted with a sea of waving arms while singing along with most of the bands songs. Live’s successful formula of - now we’re quiet – NOW WE’RE LOUD – ssshhh...we’re quiet again – NOW WE’RE LOUD AGAIN – wait, we’re bringing it down again, proved…
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“At times you think there’s progress, but at other times you think that people are on the same shit. It’s just a little bit more disguised now, but overall many people are still on the same vibe. We should be over that by now. Why should we have to continually…
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I remember when “Dances with Wolves” came out and the massive Oscar sweep that Costner received for directing, producing and writing. This film was momentous not just because of the way it portrayed American Indian culture in a sympathetic light but because it was one of the first times I…
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The whole show starts off with Kanye explaining how he is lost in space while he was on a mission to search for creativity in the universe. "My only companion is my spaceship, Jane, and this is our last mission," he said. "Our system has encountered a meteor shower," Jane…
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Still, while plugging his hip hop pal’s new release, Def Jam Record’s president Jay-Z let everyone in the sold-out House of Blues crowd know why he is still the undisputed “King of the Rap Scene” as he aggressively unleashed tracks from his brand new Gangster. With fury and top-notch showmanship,…
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Rzeznik’s voice was album perfect, the songs were tight and the two added touring musicians did add a lot to their live sound that I best compare to Bon Jovi meets Eddie Money. For every rock ballad the Goo Goo Dolls dished out they balanced it with a more upbeat,…
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Gomez, a 6-piece band, hails form England. 3 lead singers – Ben Ottewell, Ian Ball and Tom Gray -- supply the band’s original material. Gomez is a seasoned band – they’ve played together for just over 10 years and it shows. Masters of nuance and dynamics, their songs varied in…
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When I found out I had the option to cover God Forbid’s concert on January 13th, I was beside myself. I had heard some of their music and I liked it a lot. The only problem was I knew virtually nothing about the band and though I had heard some…
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Last Sunday Dec 3rd at the Riviera Theater, Enrique Iglesias offered a concert under no CD promotion, and with just a little new material to offer to his fans. The Riviera was packed, mostly women of course, and being a Sunday it was not bad at all for the Spanish…
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