Bands I Saw Yesterday
Went to FreeFest yesterday. Pretty good stuff, considering the price. Here are the bands I was able to check out. |
| 1 | The Temper Trap
Good stuff. Didn't stray too far from the album versions, but that's okay. Their new songs sound pretty solid, too. |
| 2 | Jimmy Eat World
Caught about 2/3rds of their set. Lots of Bleed American and Futures material, which was great. 23 is such a good song. |
| 3 | Trombone Shorty
Saw the second half of his show. Really, really entertaining, especially his New Orleans-style march into the crowd. More jazz shows should be this fun. |
| 4 | Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeros
Only saw a little of their stuff, but it was decent. Thanks to their hippie jamboree stage show, I still can't watch them live without thinking of the It's Always Sunny episode with the extended McPoyle family. |
| 5 | Yeasayer
Probably my favorite act of the day. Great mix of both their albums, and a high energy set. Didn't hurt that a few of them are Baltimore natives. Wish the sun wasn't hitting me right in the face the whole time, though. |
| 6 | Thievery Corporation
Eh. A good time filler while I sat down for half an hour, I guess. |
| 7 | Matt & Kim
Pretty solid. My friends were bigger fans that I was, really, but they do put on a good show. And of course Daylight is almost unbearably catchy. |
| 8 | Pavement
Actually didn't know too much about these guys other than the fact that they'd recently reformed after a lengthy breakup. A good 90s alternative-ish sound. And they're really funny, which always helps. |
| 9 | Sleigh Bells
I have their album, but I don't know, I wasn't really feeling their live show. Could have been all the random screaming and screeching. But maybe I was just getting tired. |
| 10 | M.I.A.
Only caught a couple of her songs. Dancey stuff. I was surprised. |
| 11 | LCD Soundsystem
An entertaining show. I wasn't too familiar with his stuff, but he made electronic-y music really accessible and fun. Plus, he had a mini-light show that was pretty entertaining. |
| 12 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Okay, so not really. Would've been awesome, though, amiright? I did find out they're coming to the 9:30 Club in D.C., which is really great news. |
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