http://blog.autumnshades.com a blog by autumnshades.com Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:10:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In brief, here are the highlights from the 8 shows I saw in July. Interestingly, it looks like these shows were all at different venues-- doesn't happen that often! Best heckle: to a very pregnant Kasey Chambers: "Play all night!" followed by "Play 'til the baby's born!" 9 July at the ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/08/10/july-2011-concert-round-up/ Here are some statistics around the 67 concerts I've been to in the first half of this year: • I saw a total of 190 different bands at 29 different venues. • Saturday was my most popular concert-going day with 16. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays were all tied for the lowest ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/07/25/2011-concert-round-up-midpoint-edition/ So I've already written about the highlights of Maryland DeathFest, but I went to 17 other shows in May and June that are worth mentioning. Here are the high- and lowlights: Best opening song: David Bazan's "Wolves At the Door". 24 June @ the Black Cat. Best multicultural show: a vocal ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/07/11/may-and-june-2011-concert-round-up/ A full May 2011 concert wrap-up is on the way (I've still got another show to go to tonight!), but Maryland DeathFest IX deserves its own post. I attended every day except Saturday, and here are some of the highs and lows: Most worth the wait: Neurosis. Now, you might think ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/05/30/maryland-deathfest-ix-2011-round-up/ Another month, another concert round-up. Didn't quite hit my March high of 17 shows, but I did make it to 15 shows in April. Here's what I thought: Best crowd: the sold-out Black Cat for Titus Andronicus. Ordinarily, I bristle at sold-out shows, but this crowd was full of a ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/05/02/april-2011-concert-round-up/ After a quiet February, March certainly picked up for concerts. Here's a round-up of the highs (and lows) of the 17 shows I saw: Best aluminum-necked guitar: It's a tie!!! Torche rocked two gorgeous EGCs, and Agalloch was of course playing a gorgeous Travis Bean. 20 March @ Jaxx ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/04/08/march-2011-concert-round-up/ So February was a quieter month for concerts than January was, but there were still some high points (and, um, low points as well): Best horns: the ROVA Saxophone Quartet performing with the Nels Cline Singers. Admittedly, their collaboration album the Celestial Septet (New World Records, 2010) was great, but it ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/03/01/february-2011-concert-round-up/ you know when you give someone an apology along with your web link? "Oh, here's my web site, but it's horribly out of date." Yeah, that's been me for the past three or four years. I've got something like 250 articles/reviews that aren't on my writing page, ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/02/13/clipfile-update/ Today I listened to the new Earth album, Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 (Southern Lord, 2011), thanks to the stream over at NPR.org. But any new Earth album had to start with a visit back to 2008's outstanding The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (Southern Lord), my ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/02/06/earth-and-how-i-listen-to-music/ It always happens: I start every year with concert enthusiasm, then lose it when February rolls around. Still, it does make for a good January, so here's a rundown of some of the best/worst of the month: Best way to start the year: Jucifer. First concert of the year in 2009, ... http://blog.autumnshades.com/2011/02/05/january-2011-concert-round-up/