rambles of a rambler: April 2008

This is my second time seeing Black Hear Procession. I came to know this band by the now canceled show FOX ROX. I saw them in concert this January, but got lazy and never wrote about that show, or posted the pics. This time around, I was able to tape the whole show with my digital camera. The audio came out good, and the guys put on a great show.

A couple of things happened during the show. There was a girl that was in front who was dancing and waiving her arms while BHP played, then, when the band was getting ready to play "The Old Kind Of Summer" she got on stage, and Pall let her stay. She was a bit annoying, during the song she spilled one of the drinks. She then started dancing to the song. Dancing! Really?!?! To fricking "The Old Kind Of Summer"? That is one of the most depressing songs by BHP, and this girl is ruining it.

When the bassist, and drummer came back on stage, the bassist told her she had to get off the stage cause he needed his space back to play the bass. She was somewhat reluctant to get off stage, until one guy from the audience used one of the mics to tell the girl that we payed good money to see BHP not her. Finally a Casbah bouncer told her to get off the stage, to much applause.

Then during "Blue Water-Black Heart" Pall pointed out into the crowd and said, "Wow!" The same girl that was on stage got into a fight with the audience member that told her to get off the stage. Drinks, Shoves, and fist where thrown, and a Casbah bouncer came and "escorted" her out the place.

During "Tangled" Pall's Amp blew up. Pall tried his best to fix it during the non vocals part of the song, but had to eventually put down his guitar, and sing the song without the guitar sections. They ended up borrowing Japanese Sunday's amp.

In all, it was a crazy night for BHP, but a fun one.

The bands that played before them were good too.

Japanese Sunday was really good. They remind me of Mono, Pelican, and Sleeping People.

And Vision of a Dying World

As Always Pics and Vids of the show. If anybody saw this blog and saw no videos, I apologize. I had my 4 wisdom tooth pulled yesterday, and was uploading the videos, but was in no mood to write.

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17 tracks were played, if you take into consideration Tobias' pianos solos while Pall was fixing his amp.

Here's the Full Show

01 A Light So Dim

02 Release My Heart

03 Not Just Words

04 Tropics of Love

05 Blue Tears

06 A Sign on the Road

07 The Old Kind of Summer

08 When We Reach The Hill

09 Tangled

10 Tobias Piano I

11 Tobias Piano II

12 Before The People

13 Blue Water-Black Heart

14 The Letter

15 It's A Crime I Never Told You About The Diamonds In Your Eyes

16 Square Heart

17 You Got Lucky (Tom Petty Cover)

What can I say, there has been a recent rise on the Classic Rock scene. There are bands like Black Mountain, and Wolfmother, who capture the music of the late 60's early 70's done by the likes of Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and Cream. I could go on, but you get the idea.

Enter Dirty Sweet, a band I have been meaning to see. I first heard their music when browsing The Casbah's website looking for some new acts to go see. The show was sold out the first time. I then saw that they were going to play at the new Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego, and then...I simply forgot. Disappointed, I was rejoiced when I saw that they would be playing The Casbah again on April 20th, 2008.

Seeing them live lived up to my expectations, and then more. After playing the full set, they came back for an encore. Then some fans started demaning that they play "Born to Bleed", and they did to close the show. A solid rock n roll band that keeps reminding me of what it would have felt like had I been old enough to live in the era of Monterey '67 and Woodstock. Do yourself a favor and check them out.

The other bands that played were, The Roman Spring: These guys were good. I feel ashame that I did not record some of their set. It was a great performance.

Then there was The Binges: If you have seen a band from Los Angeles, then you have seen The Binges. Sorry, I was just not into their set. but I was glad to see others enjoy their music. However, girls that play the bass win in my eyes.

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Dirty Sweet Pics (That just sounds so dirty)

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You've Been Warned