Ray at the Tower Theater
Saturday night, I saw Ray LaMontagne & his talented band play at the Tower Theater outside Philadelphia. He was fantastic just as I expected, and he played a really good mix of songs from all three released albums. I also found a new group to enjoy: the opening act, The Low Anthem, was right up my musical alley; I already bought the three albums they have available in the iTunes store.
What I *didn't* like was how jerky so many people around me were acting. Talking through songs, taking many flash pictures, shouting at the band during songs rather than just between songs, repeated trips to the bar for more beer... ugh. There was even a fight of some kind that disrupted one of the slow-tempo songs (my favorite one, naturally). A fight! At a singer-songwriter show! I mean, I could understand & overlook a fight at a rock show, but his music just isn't that way. There's no mosh pit at this kind of show. Grr. I know, I know... You kids get off my lawn!
Oh well. I had a really good seat (~6 rows back from the stage, in a curved section, on the aisle so no one was directly in front of me) and the sound seemed really good to me. At times, it was fiercely difficult to be there without Star, but I'm glad I went.
Friday night is Neko Case's sold-out show at the Keswick Theater; that should be another excellent show.
What I *didn't* like was how jerky so many people around me were acting. Talking through songs, taking many flash pictures, shouting at the band during songs rather than just between songs, repeated trips to the bar for more beer... ugh. There was even a fight of some kind that disrupted one of the slow-tempo songs (my favorite one, naturally). A fight! At a singer-songwriter show! I mean, I could understand & overlook a fight at a rock show, but his music just isn't that way. There's no mosh pit at this kind of show. Grr. I know, I know... You kids get off my lawn!
Oh well. I had a really good seat (~6 rows back from the stage, in a curved section, on the aisle so no one was directly in front of me) and the sound seemed really good to me. At times, it was fiercely difficult to be there without Star, but I'm glad I went.
Friday night is Neko Case's sold-out show at the Keswick Theater; that should be another excellent show.
posted by Amy McWeasel @ 4/06/2009 08:35:00 AM
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2 Comments:
Ooh, you DID have good seats! We were in row LL on the center aisle. The security guard was actually bothering us more than the jerky people. He kept pacing the aisle, directly in front of us, throughout the entire show.
I still can't get over how there was a fight. We keep joking about it. "Yo! You wanna fight?? Meet me at the Ray LaMontagne show, punk!" And I told Rob this morning, "If that's what happens while seeing Ray LaMontagne, I'm a little nervous to see Nine Inch Nails in June!" :) But you're right, he (and his band) were amazing. And I also really loved The Low Anthem.
Tomorrow I'm seeing Death Cab at the Tower, so let's hope people are better behaved!
Melissa: I was in row DD in the orchestra right section; I really had an amazing view.
Ha! Watch everyone at NIN behave like perfect ladies & gentlemen. ;)
Enjoy the Death Cab show tomorrow! :)
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