Split The Difference
Gomez and Ben Kweller played a sold out show at the Commodore Friday night. Ben Kweller started off the evening and performed a very impressive set filled with some catchy, upbeat riffs and a few slower singer-songwriter numbers. I really liked the harmonies in his performance. It was a co-headlining show so Ben's 1hr 10min set also included a brief encore.
Gomez hit the stage and kicked things off with Rex Kramer. The six piece from Southport, England sounded strong with a full percussion backing. I thought drummer Olly Peacock was sporting a pretty excessive drum kit, and didn't really need 5 crash cymbals for his setup and playing style.
What's kinda neat about Gomez is their songs rotate between three different main singers, plus the added harmonies involved. One of the vocalists, Ben Ottewell, kinda resembles Steven Page from Barenaked Ladies. Their extended version of How We Operate sounded amazing. I also really enjoyed Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol. Some other highlights for me from their 1hr 45min performance included See The World and Girlshapedlovedrug.
Setlist:
Rex Kramer
Hamoa Beach
Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone
See The World
Nothing Is Wrong
California
Silhouettes
Bring Your Lovin' Back Here
Notice
Girlshapedlovedrug
Ping One Down
Charley Patton Songs
Blue Moon Rising
These 3 Sins
Silence
How We Operate
Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol
Get Myself Arrested
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Went to see Grizzly Bear play at The Plaza Club last night.
Papercuts opened the show. They played a mellow rock set with some dreamy tones.
Grizzly Bear came onstage and put on a nice display of their experimental and artsy rock sounds. The Brooklyn, New York natives had quite a few instruments at their disposal, including a recorder, flute, clarinet, and loop pedals amongst other things. The Guild electric with only a single coil neck pickup was neat, as was the really beat up Danelectro with the interestingly laid out tuning pegs on its headstock.
Easier and On A Neck On A Spit were favourites of the set, which also included a cover song called He Hit Me. Set lasted 1hr 5mins with no encore.
Gomez hit the stage and kicked things off with Rex Kramer. The six piece from Southport, England sounded strong with a full percussion backing. I thought drummer Olly Peacock was sporting a pretty excessive drum kit, and didn't really need 5 crash cymbals for his setup and playing style.
What's kinda neat about Gomez is their songs rotate between three different main singers, plus the added harmonies involved. One of the vocalists, Ben Ottewell, kinda resembles Steven Page from Barenaked Ladies. Their extended version of How We Operate sounded amazing. I also really enjoyed Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol. Some other highlights for me from their 1hr 45min performance included See The World and Girlshapedlovedrug.
Setlist:
Rex Kramer
Hamoa Beach
Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone
See The World
Nothing Is Wrong
California
Silhouettes
Bring Your Lovin' Back Here
Notice
Girlshapedlovedrug
Ping One Down
Charley Patton Songs
Blue Moon Rising
These 3 Sins
Silence
How We Operate
Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol
Get Myself Arrested
***
Went to see Grizzly Bear play at The Plaza Club last night.
Papercuts opened the show. They played a mellow rock set with some dreamy tones.
Grizzly Bear came onstage and put on a nice display of their experimental and artsy rock sounds. The Brooklyn, New York natives had quite a few instruments at their disposal, including a recorder, flute, clarinet, and loop pedals amongst other things. The Guild electric with only a single coil neck pickup was neat, as was the really beat up Danelectro with the interestingly laid out tuning pegs on its headstock.
Easier and On A Neck On A Spit were favourites of the set, which also included a cover song called He Hit Me. Set lasted 1hr 5mins with no encore.
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