So I'm scanning through the programs of the national venues, like I do, and lo and behold, my local venue (which is across the street from me, I cross it, walk a couple of seconds, and I'm there) finally has a decent act. Tapes 'n Tapes, to be exact. So just days after I heard the promo song of their new album (Hang Them All) and got genuinely stoked for the new album of the band that delivered...
(again taken with my not-very-high-tech-phone, during their gig in Paradiso on the 22nd of November)I'm leaning against the stage, the room with the small podium in Paradiso isn't packed yet, although the gig was sold out. I arrived fifteen minutes in advance and still could find a spot at the very front. The fellows are still soundchecking and blowing my ears off so loud (surprisingly, when th...
I eat music. I consume it and never get full. And in this day and age where there is more and more music which is easier to find, sample, and consume, somehow there seems to be less and less that leaves me feeling satisfied, much less full. Whether this is because there are more lackluster musicians, or that unpolished music gets out there easier than in the past, or just because the stakes are...