Nickthenerd

Take a few beers, a nice night, a great venue, excellent sound balance, and two big time, named bands and what do you get… If you hadn’t guessed already…. a damn fine show.

I was lucky enough to go to the show in Columbia last winter with a friend from work.  NIN rocked the stage and I probably saw the best lights and technology show, bar none.  However this wasn’t that kind of show.  NIN decided that they were announcing this as the final tour and with that annoucement came a smaller light set and smaller set list, too.

Another point to be made was that NIN played first, then Jane’s Addiction.  This surprised most people after they showed up since they expected NIN to be the headliner.  This also meant that NIN would be playing an outside show while the sun was still on the horizon.  I think this might be another reason for the smaller stage setup as well. Read more…

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I think I should start this blog off by telling you about my history/knowledge of CAKE.  This will allow you to stop reading now, call me biased in the comments section and move on. 

I love me some CAKE (band).  I got into CAKE early in my high school career when the Lazer (105.9) would play “Rock & Roll Lifestyle,” along with tunes like “The Distance” and “Frank Sinatra.”  Shortly there after, I picked up both the  “Motorcade of Generosity” and “Fashion Nugget” albums.  My reaction to CAKE was that it sounded kind-of crazy, but I liked hearing this new music that just sounded so different from every other band.  As a matter of fact, John (lead singer), had mentioned between songs that the mid-90s music turned sour because “nobody would play 3/4 time any longer…they were scared.” Read more…

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