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Dysrhythmia / Shardik / Vile Form (Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA, October 2, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 2, 2024] Dysrhythmia / Shardik / Vile Form

I could have seen Dysrhythmia (a NYC-based progressive instrumental trio formed in 1998) last year with Stinking Lizaveta.

The week was really busy so I didn’t go to the show.

Since then I’ve been intrigued enough to want to see them.  But I think I really want to see them with Stinking Lizaveta!

I was going to a show the following night so I decided not to go to this one.  I do like Milkboy as a venue, but it’s kind of a hassle to get to. (more…)

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Tropical Fuck Storm / Michael Beach (First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 1, 2024] Tropical Fuck Storm / Michael Beach

I love Tropical Fuck Storm.

I’ve seen them twice and the last time, when they headlined, was incredible.

I’d do just about anything to see these freaky Australians.  Except go to the Church, which readers will know is a venue that is just too much of a pain on the ass for me to bother with.

I hope when they come back next time they play anywhere else.

Michael Beach is a Melbourne musician.  His most recent release is a collaborations with Mick Turner (Dirty Three) and Joe Talia (Oren Ambarchi) mixing pulsing minimalism with post-punk/DIY approaches.

Although their earlier stuff is a bit more rocking and some other stuff is kind of noisy singer songwriter style.  It’s unclear what he might have played that night.

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Michael Kiwanuka (The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2024)

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[ATTENDED: September 29, 2024] Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka’s previous album Kiwanuka was a slow burning joy for me. I liked every song that I heard from it even though I never actively listened to it. And then I bought it and liked it even more.

I knew I wanted to see him live (he appears in the film Yesterday as himself and was suitably cool in it).

So when this tour was announced I grabbed a ticket right away.  Since it was a double bill, I wasn’t sure who was going on first.  In my head, Brittany Howard is a bigger draw than Michael Kiwanuka, but what do I know.

If nothing else I thought that maybe the two artists would share maybe the same stage set, maybe even the same musicians.  I mean, can you imagine if they had the same backing band and Brittany left and then Michael came out with no changes at all?  That would be wild!

And implausible of course.  Brittany set was taken down, Michael’s was put up and then his band came out. (more…)

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