photo credit: weworemasks
Houston isn’t one to get too many ‘holiday’ shows. So an Independence Day with two bands I grew up listening to, a little beer and a solid round of company seemed like the perfect blend of circumstances to have a good time. Taking Back Sunday is newly reformed, with the original lineup of the days of 2002, which was clear and away one of the most crucial reasons the folks in attendance were there to begin with.
-grizzly
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all photo credits: weworemasks
I’ll be the first to admit that while I really like both of these bands, going to their joint show with a crowd that was undoubtedly going to be younger than me all the way across the board isn’t my cup of tea. I’m not trying to be the bitter drunk guy who sits in the back and mumbles that “he saw Panic! in 2005″ or “Have you even heard of The Format?” – scratch that, I am trying to be that guy. Because of such a circumstance, I was completely wary of this show. However, the tour stopped by Houston’s House of Blues on Wednesday night and I attended hoping to have a good time and of course, be proven wrong of all my jaded delusions. Recap after the jump. All photos are credited to weworemasks.
[ed. note - There's an interview with Nate Reuss of fun. coming soon!]
-grizzly
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friendly reminder from the bears. the fine folks at dubfrequency have been hosting some solid events at the house of blues/foundation room/bronze peacock as of late, and tomorrow night’s (thursday, june 2nd) treasure fingers set should be no doozy. as always, you can get in free if you’re 21 and rsvp to the event, and only $5 if you’re 18+. if you’re younger than that, go to sleep – it’s past your bedtime!
more details here.
-grizzly
fun. has been the absolute best thing to come from the ashes of the format, naturally. aim & ignite was my 2009 album of the year, so it goes without say that i was excited to finally catch these guys headline a show with an album to back. bringing along the sing-a-long champions of the road steel train was just an added bonus.
for reasons unknown: there was no photo pit at this show, and thus, my photo pass was both non-existent and useless. the three pictures featured on this post are courtesy of wonderful flickr-er gift of asylum. hit the jump for the recap.
-grizzly
and now, the headliner. lupe’s live show was completely unexpected. having seen him twice before, nothing compared to this show. his glow in the dark tour set was matched with a crowd 2/3 empty and complete houston summer sun, and his bun b and friends set was a mere four songs, leaving much to be desired. accompanied by one of the best hip-hop drummers i’ve ever seen and a full band, lupe fiasco touched base on his entire discography, including a mixtape cut and five new joints. the encore provided us with the livest version of ‘swang on em’ with bun b you’ve ever heard, too.
enough chattin. tracklist beneath the jump.
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-grizzly
my homie jay came through once again with a bootleg. this time, he was on hand with us at the houston, tx stop of the steppin’ lasers tour to catch b.o.b. on the run to his first album release, which he’d see the day after this show. b.o.b. definitely went over well with the crowd, as he jammed through past and present b.o.b, using a full band to maximize the entire experience. i gotta say, i’ve yet to see a direct support act get more than 1/2 the love b.o.b. got during his one hour set. the tracklist is below the cut. enjoy.
this is mainly for the other 2/3 bears of this blog, who weren’t in attendance because they are both stupid and broke. and i’m the one who’s unemployed. luv yall.
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-grizzly
my boy mike (via sound check at the daily cougar) got a hold of press for the kid cudi/estelle show tonight.
cudi played a REALLY short set, and considering the tickets were $40-50 a pop, i’m glad i didn’t pay for this show. kid cudi came out to welcome to heartbreak intro which segued into the rest of his set. he had a good amount of energy and basically performs exactly how you’d think he would. not amazing by any standard and he needs a lot of tightening as far as live sets are concerned. his setlist was: welcome to heartbreak/down and out*/dat new new/is there any love?/cudi spazzin/man on the moon (the anthem)/the sky might fall*/sky high/day n nite.
*he only did partial versions of these.
- bolded titles are those i recorded videos for
since i already caught estelle opening for gym class heroes back in october, i decided not to stick around for her set. i’m guessing that she performed most to all of shine, and had a good amount of in-between song banter.
regardless, i might be catching cudi in a week or so, since he’s got a show at sxsw. hit the jump for all the videos that i took tonight at the show.
hit the jump for the videos.
-grizzly
