Tuesday, April 24, 2007
So, I had a bunch of deadlines come in around the same time and haven't really had much of a chance to post. K and I have been to see two concerts (shows) since the last time I posted. The latest was Aqueduct, who we saw the past Sunday night at the Sokol Underground. There were three bands present: Canasta (Chicago), What Made Milwaukee Famous (Austin), and Aqueduct (Tulsa/Seattle). I know it was a Sunday night, but there were so few people at the show that I was sort of embarrassed for Omaha. Not that Aqueduct or WMMF are huge bands, but they are smaller indie bands that are making waves in other parts of the country (they sold out shows in NYC). Despite the abysmal number of people who came out to see them, the bands played well and even the opening opening band (Canasta) was pretty good.K had made plans to buy some stuff and we were browsing the merchandise table when we first got there. Turns out the main guy from Aqueduct (Dave Terry) was out wandering around, talking with other band members and he ended up at the table while we were buying some t-shirts, so we got him to sign them. He seemed sort of shocked that we recognized him, because no one else there did, I guess. He and some of his band members were standing right next to us watching Canasta for about half of their performance. I guess I could have made conversation, but it was kind of loud in there. They also ended up right behind us during about half of WMMF's performance too, although we had moved up.
Overall, the show was very good. I also came away from the merchandise table with an older CD that you can't really find anywhere (Power Ballads), which has some old songs that aren't on any of the other releases. The small crowd managed to get them to keep playing after they had finished their set and they played some funny stuff like the theme song to Walker Texas Ranger and I'm So Excited (Pointer Sisters).
Several weeks back we also went to see Neko Case play at a club downtown. It's nice when we don't have to drive to Omaha and the club was one of those converted theater sort of things - and we had noticed Neko was coming very early on, so we got great seats in the second row, center stage. That place was packed and it seemed like most of the people knew most of the songs, which surprised me a little for Lincoln.
That was a great show and I couldn't believe how completely flawless Neko Case was. Her voice is stunning on the albums, but she sings everything live with the same perfect execution. They played a ton of songs and it was really lively, fun, and it didn't hurt that we were so close. I guess there are some advantages to living in a smaller city.
Anyhow, the next show we are planning on seeing is Tapes 'n Tapes (another band I reviewed). They are coming to Omaha sometime next month. I am hoping that I can get back into posting regular reviews again - I'm still quite busy writing and trying to keep up with the other demands of my job, but things are a little less hectic now.
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