OK, I promised. Friday night I went to see Cloud Cult at High Noon Saloon in Madison. It was an excellent show and we had excellent seats. J, L, and myself were in the corner of the balcony right over the sound booth so basically we had the perfect sound for the show. The show opened with The Forms. They were what has been described as wiry, punchy indie punk. They did a cover of "All Apologies" that was quite memorable. The lead singer had a decent voice however the bass player tried to sing falsetto or at least higher notes than what he should have attempted and he spoiled a few songs. You can listen to some of their mp3s on their homepage or on their myspace page.
The next band up was American Music Club. They were quite good. The music was peaceful and at one time I think I nodded off but I think that is because I am just getting older and it was past my bedtime. Mark Eitzel, lead-singer/songwriter of AMC, commonly describes the band as "slowcore" and "sadcore" which I think are quite fitting descriptions. Anyway if you want to hear their mp3s head over to their homepage or their myspace page. I think my favorite song is on their myspace and is entitled All the Lost Souls.
The last band of the evening was Cloud Cult. They are an experimental rock group located in Minneapolis. When people ask how I got into Cloud Cult (wikipedia entry), I usually tell them about some of the experimental features of the band and then how they sound like nothing else out there today. One description I have heard that tries to encompass what their music sounds like that is probably the best descriptor is "Baroque Pop". The first time I saw Cloud Cult perform it was at some sort of Woodstock-esque performance at First Avenue in Minneapolis. I should begin by saying Cloud Cult is a 5 piece band well 7 if you include the two regular painters. Yes, painters. During live performances, on each side of the state, their are two people who create paintings. Over the course of the show they finish the paintings and then auction them off at the end of the show with all proceeds going to charity. The first time I saw Cloud Cult they had 4 painters and it was amazing to watch art being created while the music was playing. This last Friday they only had one painter probably because the stage at High Noon Saloon is rather small. So the lineup features a lead singer/guitarist/keyboardist, bass player/drummer/tromboner/keyboardist/vocalist, drummer, violinist/keyboardist/vocalist/tambourine, cellist/keyboardist/vocalist and the painter/vocalist/keyboardist....quite the show just watching all the movement and musical talent..it was stellar. Well if you want to hear mp3s I am posting a few and you can also visit their myspace page.
Day: April 14, 2008
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