I realized that I forgot to post about the concert last week. The 9:30 Club doors opened at 7:30pm to a small “crowd”. The opening act was Kevin Steele and the Sports, a three-man band. The music was good but didn’t leave too much of an impression on me. What did was the fact that they were probably just starting to tour and local since it seemed like the parents of each member of the band were in the attendance (in fact right in front of me, which is how I spotted them)! :)

The big attraction for me was the second band, Metric. They didn’t disappoint though the sound balance could have been better. The singer is certainly most energetic but seemed prone to mood swings: she would sometimes seem down then very enthusiastic the next moment. Kinda weird. I especially appreciated the live renditions of Hustle Rose and Calculation Theme.

The main band was the Walkmen and it was rather disappointing because of the sound balance: way too loud, too much distortion, not enough volume on the singer’s mic. It’s rather difficult to enjoy music when you cannot distinguish what the singer is singing and hear the subtleties of the melodies because it’s drowned out in noise… Add that to the fact that I didn’t really know the band to start with and you can see why it was far from being a great gig for me. The members of the band didn’t even seem to enjoy themselves that much. Oh well…

So all in all a mitigated musical experience. Next in line: The Faint with TV on the Radio & Beep Beep on October 17th. Then comes The Libertines with Radio 4 the next Tuesday followed Death Cab For Cutie with Pretty Girls Make Graves on Saturday 23rd. Finally, Interpol with Secret Machines on November 9, though Muse has just been announced for November 8 and I have been wanting to see them live for a while now so I think I’ll just have to get tickets! :D All the shows are at the 9:30 Club, which, considering the bands who play there, is pretty dang good if you ask me. I just wish they would put more effort in the sound balance…

Melody from the album Misery Is a Butterfly by Blonde Redhead

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