Thursday, August 31, 2006

The Magic Numbers @ Joe's Pub

Last night The Magic Numbers played 2 sold out shows at Joe's Pub. I was at the early show. The show opened with two new tracks that both sounded great. Last night got really excited for their sophomore album. Lead singer, Romeo Stodart said they had just finished recording their second album at a studio in New York. If the rest of the album is as good as the 4 songs they played last night it will definitely be a great album. Most of the songs seemed to have a little be more of a funk and R&B feel to them. As usual all the songs off the first album sounded great. The show ended with a very energetic "Mornings Eleven". It was also announced that the show was being recorded for WFUV(I think) and will be up on their website soon.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young @ the Theater at MSG

This was easily the most political concert I have been to in the past 5 years. It was very impressive to see a whole night of music dedicated to such strong political beliefs. Most musicians these days seem to try and keep music and politic separate. The crowd which was a good mix of young and old seemed to really appreciate what C,S,N,&Y are trying to do on this tour. The 3 hour concert focused mostly on Neil Young's most recent album "Living With War". Although during the second set each member of the band took turns performing one of their classic solo songs. The night ended with a great sing a long version of "Impeach the President", and a raging version of "Ohio". However I must say my favorite part of the concert was watching Donald Trump dance during "Keep on Rocking in the Free World".
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