The Fray
It's concert season!!
We had the official kick-off to concert season with The Fray headlining a 3 band show at the Loft in midtown last night. Personal note: this is coming at a great time for me b/c I have one week left of "busy season" (I survived...amazing)
First off, thoughts on the Loft. It was my first time to attend a show here. Walking up is a great feeling, you're in the middle of downtown Atlanta, tall buildings all around. Helping in the mood setting was the chill in the air and the line at the door. Yes, I know everyone hates waiting in line. But, sometimes lines are good, they force you to stop and savor the moment of what you are about to experience, thereby increasing the anticipation of just entering the theater 10-fold. Anyway, walking in the, Loft is a small, small place. I'm guessing there were no more than 300 people there last night and the show was sold out. I'm a big fan of small venues. They make you feel like you're in on a big secret that nobody else knows about. Also, the interaction between the crowd and the band plays a much larger role on the performance. Good crowds can turn an otherwise dull performance into something amazing.
The show kicked off with a local guy named Tim Brantley. Tim plays the piano and he was supported by your typical rock band. Very cool voice, easy listening at times, and rocking out at others, all in all I'd compare his style to a Gavin Degraw, which is a good thing. I will definitley be on the lookout for future shows in the future.
Cary Brothers came on stage next. His claim to fame is a spot on the "Garden State" soundtrack with his song "Blue Eyes". He gave a great performance of that song, which every girl in the crowd sang along too, but other than that I wasn't feeling him too much. Granted, if I knew a few more songs, I might have dug it a little more, but honestly, I feel his show would have been great sitting at a coffeehouse providing background to a good conversation. And I wasn't looking for that last night.
The Fray took the stage last. Probably one of my top 3 concert experiences ever. Great band, big on vocals, piano-influenced, and small venue creating good crowd interaction. Not sure if they will officially make the leap to Mtv-level cultural icon status, but for last night everything just worked for them. All in all, it was a great night and I look forward to many more of these in the next couple of months.
Here's the shows I'll be checking out over the next few months. Drop me a line, if you'll be hitting up any of these: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Strokes, Snow Patrol, and Death Cab for Cuties.
5 days till 10-K sign-off....
We had the official kick-off to concert season with The Fray headlining a 3 band show at the Loft in midtown last night. Personal note: this is coming at a great time for me b/c I have one week left of "busy season" (I survived...amazing)
First off, thoughts on the Loft. It was my first time to attend a show here. Walking up is a great feeling, you're in the middle of downtown Atlanta, tall buildings all around. Helping in the mood setting was the chill in the air and the line at the door. Yes, I know everyone hates waiting in line. But, sometimes lines are good, they force you to stop and savor the moment of what you are about to experience, thereby increasing the anticipation of just entering the theater 10-fold. Anyway, walking in the, Loft is a small, small place. I'm guessing there were no more than 300 people there last night and the show was sold out. I'm a big fan of small venues. They make you feel like you're in on a big secret that nobody else knows about. Also, the interaction between the crowd and the band plays a much larger role on the performance. Good crowds can turn an otherwise dull performance into something amazing.
The show kicked off with a local guy named Tim Brantley. Tim plays the piano and he was supported by your typical rock band. Very cool voice, easy listening at times, and rocking out at others, all in all I'd compare his style to a Gavin Degraw, which is a good thing. I will definitley be on the lookout for future shows in the future.
Cary Brothers came on stage next. His claim to fame is a spot on the "Garden State" soundtrack with his song "Blue Eyes". He gave a great performance of that song, which every girl in the crowd sang along too, but other than that I wasn't feeling him too much. Granted, if I knew a few more songs, I might have dug it a little more, but honestly, I feel his show would have been great sitting at a coffeehouse providing background to a good conversation. And I wasn't looking for that last night.
The Fray took the stage last. Probably one of my top 3 concert experiences ever. Great band, big on vocals, piano-influenced, and small venue creating good crowd interaction. Not sure if they will officially make the leap to Mtv-level cultural icon status, but for last night everything just worked for them. All in all, it was a great night and I look forward to many more of these in the next couple of months.
Here's the shows I'll be checking out over the next few months. Drop me a line, if you'll be hitting up any of these: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Strokes, Snow Patrol, and Death Cab for Cuties.
5 days till 10-K sign-off....
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