Part 3 of my top concerts and I'm thinking these are going to go fast because after a while the specifics are foggy.
Volcano Choir
- Hmmm I feel like this is one of those concerts thats in the top just because the actual show was awesome. Volcano Choir deadlifted their way to the top based on quality. Justin Vernon is probably the biggest name to come from Wisconsin in a long time and him with the combination of Collections of Colonies of Bees made for one of the top releases of 2013 (2009's Unmap was barely just okay for me). Vernon stood in the middle of the stage at a podium looking stand that light up in accordance to the songs and stands as the coolest setups at a show because it looked like he was giving some kind of state of music address. His voice was filled with the strength and intensity of a president speaking on behalf of a country in dire straits.
-The highlight: Byegone. The buildup to the climax of the song was great because you could feel everyone wanted to let out that "Set Sail!" Then when the part came, the lights went up and watching from the balcony, made the crowd look like waves of the ocean. Everyone was dancing or just moving their head with the music and it was just one of those moments that make you smile without any conscious effort. Definitely one of my favorite concert moments.
Vampire Weekend
- You haven't lived until you've heard josh's life is pointless speech.
- "Cheese fries...where the fuck are we?!"
- Sluts be like "a bandana and short shorts will keep me warm, right?"
- Bike carriages "it's a dangerous walk guys", "I like that their sales pitch is pretty much fear."
- I know you love Ezra 13 year old girl sitting next to us but you're small and not that close to the stage. He left not knowing you or your sentiment.
- Fate continues to dance with Josh.
- "I can't bring water bottles in here....this is what the holocaust was like"
- That girl was stupid for throwing her burrito away because she could've just bought one inside.
- That photographer.
- This felt like a big time concert. The place was packed and the venue was filled with the voices of everybody singing along. Great lighting and stage setup gave the concert a big production feel that I'm not accustomed to since all the concerts I go to are indoor venues with medium big indie bands. The whole set was amazing except for Hannah Hunt for the encore that brought the mood down for Walcott #Pullittogether
- Cults should probably stick to smaller indoor venues...her voice was covered up by the music.
Blind Pilot
- Probably the best opening band I've seen in the River City Extension. I regret not standing to watch them, politeness be damned. They received a standing ovation afterwards and immediately became one of my hype bands (playlist coming soon). Please check them out.
- Welcome to the jungle, don't get raped.
-A couple were making out in front of me for a long time and a guy tapped me on the shoulder and said "I bet this wasn't the show you thought you'd see". I didn't get what he meant for another half hour but pretended I did. Jokes on him, it was the kind of show I was hoping to see.
- Blind pilot was wayyyy better than I thought they were going to be even though I was a big fan going in. Very full of life. Highlights: The Bitter End starting off with only the singer then the rest of the band slowly making their way out, giving a feeling that they were comforting the singer. We Are the Tide was a very fun moment. I don't think I'll forget the the woman drummer smiling and her hair bouncing along to the music. Not in a pervy way but for the amount of joy her and the rest of the band had for the music they were playing.
- Blind pilot, buds, Battlestar Galatica
Here's a list of stuff incase I die in surgery Friday #DeathbyTooth
- Find a way to make me look cool with sunglasses on during my funeral because I could never figure out the trick in life.
- I want old timey pictures taken of each guest with me sitting on a bench.
-I don't want a slide show of pictures of me in the regular sense. I want pictures that have me photoshopped into them. Some places unrealistic for me like a job site.
- There has to be a roast after the funeral portion.
- No mentions of any religious jargon and I want it to take place outside. If it's raining all the better, everyone knows how I like to be dramatic.
- Either give away my records (since I didn't have kids) or sell them on Ebay. Some are rareish. In the description you have to write that I died thinking about them.
- The eulogy has to be given like a black preacher would give it.
- I prepared a funeral playlist and heres the short version:
Passenger Side- Wilco
Leonard- Sharon Van Etten
Take Care- Tom Rosenthal
Where I thought I I met the Angels- Tallest Man on Earth
The Great Escape- Patrick Watson
Dark Parts- Perfume Genius
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
Love love love- Mountain Goats
Married with Children- Oasis
Werewolf- Fiona Apple
New White shoes- Conor Oberst
Lua- Bright Eyes
No Buses- Arctic Monkeys
Welcome Home- Radical Face
Sail Away- Randy Newman
Citrus- Hold Steady
Freaks and Geeks- Childish Gambino
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