Sunday night felt a little bit like a Saturday night at the Black Cat. Yay, Foals! People danced. Two notes about the show:
1. The sum of 2008's Antidotes and 2010's Total Life Forever equals validation for anybody who thought the '00s D.C. nerd-funk of Q And Not U and The Dismemberment Plan still had more [...]
Morning, all. Here at the Washington City Paper, it seems like everybody's got their eye on the upcoming election. And it's still August, so a lot of people in town won't be waking up from their end-of-summer second gear mode 'til after Labor Day weekend. But there are still glints of culture–you just have to [...]
2,160: The number of wheels on which the 2009 U2 360 tour is currently rolling across this great nation. Divided by 18, that’s 120 trucks, carrying only the lights and stage for the tour. Who knows how many tour buses it takes to cart around Bono’s Prada support team.
7,400: A rough, and conservative, estimate [...]
If ever there were a band that needs no introduction, that band is pictured in this post. Enjoy the photos—more after the jump and at the full gallery.
U2: "Get on Your Boots"
U2 apparently traveled all the way to Fez, Morocco to work on its forthcoming album No Line on the Horizon, and if "Get on Your Boots" is any indication, they've soaked up plenty of culture. Ethnic percussion, check. Eastern sounding harmonic minor riffs, also check. But there's really no telling [...]
Check it out: More grainy tracks from the "We Are One" concert/love-in. As previously noted, Garth Brooks held the stage for what seemed like an eternity. I include his most palatable track below, since it's usually a crowd-pleaser.
Garth Brooks on "American Pie":
John Cougar Mellencamp on "Ain't That America Pink Houses":
U2 on "Pride (In [...]
Just returned from a spot of Indian food after the "We Are One" concert, where I collected some supremely lo-fi recordings of the hit-or-miss performances. Garth Brooks got a lot of stagetime. Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock got glossed over. Will.i.am and Sheryl Crowe did some decent Marley with a sanitized "Where Is the Love" [...]
