Weekend Show
This past weekend was a good one. Although started out a bit strange when the Tornado watch siren started blaring on Saturday afternoon. I didn’t even realize what it was until I asked Jason “What’s that siren for?”. Apparently it sounds when there is a storm brewin’ and there is a possibility for a tornado to touch down in our area. Hm. Welcome to TN.
Well, that “blew” over, and the watch was called off around 6:30pm. So… we decided to go to a concert on a whim. I looked up events on eventful.com and found that a band I recently started listening to CHAIRLIFT was playing down at the Exit In in Nashville. So, off we went in our Mini Cooper with $20 in hand for tickets.
The first opener, OBLIO - a Nashville based indie band - was pretty good. They are a three piece, and had some good songs. Could have been better/tighter, but they were the first ones on, and that is never easy to get into the groove very quickly. By the end of their set they were much better and their last song was really great. Overall, good band and nice guys.
The second opener, THE ACRYLICS - a NY based indie band - was just plain awful. Maybe they just are not good live? A wall of nonsense noise led by a girl and guy singer. I know this sounds harsh, but hey - you put yourself on a stage and I’m gonna look at you, especially if you are a girl lead singer. Perhaps you should call off the middle part and get some glasses that make you look a little less like the Saturday Night Live character Pat. But regardless, I could have forgiven such grievences, easily, had they been a good live band. But songs seemed to go nowhere, the vocals were pitchy, the guitar parts were mostly pointless and then every once in awhile they did something interesting… most of the time I sat there wondering “what’s happening?”.
Anyway, on to CHAIRLIFT - who was who I wanted to see. I first heard them on an Apple IPOD commercial. The first 3-4 songs were amazing - cool stage presence, great sound, good vibe…. the lead singer/girl was an incredible vocalist and keyboardist - she was really fascinating to watch. About half way through the set the guitarist and drummer kept feeling the need to talk into the mics… not a good idea. Basically, they ruined their cool by gabbing in the mic. I hope a producer or someone tells them so. But regardless, they were really great - the songs they chose to end with were strange to me (slow, didn’t really leave you on a high note), but that’s their call I suppose.
So, worth $10? hmmm… maybe $5. But it was really fun hanging out with Jason and just relaxing at a show. Better than paying that for a movie!
(Photo: Chairlift - 3 piece band from NY)
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I am a graphic and web designer that lives in beautiful Franklin, Tennessee… I am a very recent transplant form Eugene, Oregon. My husband and I moved out to Franklin in February, 2009. I love to write and play music, go to a concert, theater or spend time with my friends and family.
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