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Best Music Poll Concert 2009
Aug. 1st, 2009 06:06 pmI'm sitting in City Hall Plaza right now while it happens around me! Two bands have played so far: Ra Ra Riot and Passion Pit, each of which played for about half an hour. I forget who the next one is (update: it's Metric), but I know after that it's Gaslight Anthem, Airborne Toxic Event, and The Bravery, each of which will play longer sets. I got here half an hour before the music started and it was already crowded; the stairs/amhpitheater of City Hall Plaza were already packed with people.
I enjoyed Ra Ra Riot's set. There were six of them including two women (one on violin and one on a weird electric cello that was just the OUTLINE of a cello with no solid body). Passion Pit didn't do a lot for me. So far the crowd is big but low-key; the three big-name bands are being saved for the end, so I expect the energy level to build as the evening goes on.
(later that day...)
The headliners, The Bravery, are playing now. As one would expect, they are playing a strong, high-energy set and the crowd is enjoying it; as I write this they are covering Any Way You Want It.
For me, the group just before them, Airborne Toxic Event, was the highlight of the show; their set was total awesomeness. They're a five member group: a lead singer/guilar player/keyboardist, a woman who plays fiddle, keyboards, and tambourine (and briefly went crowd surfing during the set!), another guitarist, a bass player/keyboardist, and a drunmer. Everyone but the drummer helped out on background vocals. Their hit, Some Time Around Midnight, was the highlight of the set, but the rest was strong as well.
Gaslight Anthem was a bit of a disappointment; aside from their hit, '59 Sound, their songs didn't grab me and their live sound was muddy. Metric is a duo, one man and one woman, who did an acoustic set here; she played electric piano, he was on guitar, and she sung all but one of the songs. I enjoyed their low-key set; it was a pleasant change of pace from the rest of the show.
I enjoyed Ra Ra Riot's set. There were six of them including two women (one on violin and one on a weird electric cello that was just the OUTLINE of a cello with no solid body). Passion Pit didn't do a lot for me. So far the crowd is big but low-key; the three big-name bands are being saved for the end, so I expect the energy level to build as the evening goes on.
(later that day...)
The headliners, The Bravery, are playing now. As one would expect, they are playing a strong, high-energy set and the crowd is enjoying it; as I write this they are covering Any Way You Want It.
For me, the group just before them, Airborne Toxic Event, was the highlight of the show; their set was total awesomeness. They're a five member group: a lead singer/guilar player/keyboardist, a woman who plays fiddle, keyboards, and tambourine (and briefly went crowd surfing during the set!), another guitarist, a bass player/keyboardist, and a drunmer. Everyone but the drummer helped out on background vocals. Their hit, Some Time Around Midnight, was the highlight of the set, but the rest was strong as well.
Gaslight Anthem was a bit of a disappointment; aside from their hit, '59 Sound, their songs didn't grab me and their live sound was muddy. Metric is a duo, one man and one woman, who did an acoustic set here; she played electric piano, he was on guitar, and she sung all but one of the songs. I enjoyed their low-key set; it was a pleasant change of pace from the rest of the show.
