Wed 27 Oct – Circa Survive, dredg, Animals as Leaders, Codeseven

Having missed two previous chances to see Circa Survive, I made it a bit of a personal mission to make sure I would get to see Circa on 27 October. After all, the third time is the charm, right? Anyway, Circa have a great reputation for being a very energetic band that can really get a crowd going, and they most certainly delivered, but before I talk about them, I'd like begin by talking up dredg a bit. Before this show, I had only heard of dredg,…

Fri 8 Oct – LCD Soundsystem, Sleigh Bells

Preface: my lack of a computer kept me from posting this for quite a while, but I'd like to do it now, no matter how overdue this is. Moving on…

This concert was simply all sorts of amazing. I got in right after Sleigh Bells had begun their set, and they proceeded to play for about 40 minutes, bringing a lot of energy to tracks from their debut album Treats. I'd be lying if I said I was super familiar with their work, since I had only started listening to them…

Fri 29 Oct – Interpol, White Rabbits

So I showed up a bit late, and forgot that shows at Verizon Wireless actually begin at the time listed. That's a bit of an odd thing for me to get used to; since I usually show up at venues and wait about an hour for bands to finish getting set up and everything. Anyway, as a result of that, I missed the majority of White Rabbits's set. It's a shame too, because the last couple of songs I got to hear sounded really good. I'm not really familiar with the band,…

It was an excellent show. The sound was surprisingly decent for being upstairs in a pub, and the atmosphere at Rudyard's is always very laid back. Brews are generally inexpensive, and I hear the food is pretty good, though I've yet to try it myself. Back to the show: The Twilight Sad are very good live, and though a couple of them are a bit lacking in stage presence, they more than make up for it by playing a good amount of their best tunes, and playing with excellent musicianship. The band opened with the bombastic Reflection of the Television…