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King’s X / Sound&Shape (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, July 25 & 26, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: August 3, 2023] Kings X / Sound&Shape

I’ve seen King’s X five times.  I’ve enjoyed all of their shows although I started to find them a little samey.

They tend to tour our area every couple of years.  I saw them two years ago and considered going to one of the three area shows this year, but things caught up with me.

The first show at Sellersville we had dinner plans and the second night I had tickets to another show that I wanted to go to more.

Sellersville is kind of a pain for me to get to, so it wasn’t difficult to pass up this show.

I’ve seen the setlist that they played this night and I have to say they really aren’t mixing it up much at all these days.  Which is a shame.  I know that they have some songs that they “have to” play but there’s a bunch in here that they could switch out.  I mean, I would like to see them once more, but I’d hope they’d throw in a few other songs next time.

Sound&Shape is new to me but apparently they have been playing prog metal for a number of  years.  Their sound reminds me of King’s X–heavy but clean.  The vocals are good.  It’s possible that if I had heard these guys before this show, I would have gone to one of the nights.

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Darlingside (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, May 4, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 4, 2024] Darlingside 

We have seen Darlingside four times and they are always wonderful.  But it has been five years since the last time we saw them.

And yet, whereas in the past I would instantly grab a ticket to see them, lately I haven’t felt as compelled.

Seeing them at the Sellersville Theater would probably have been a great experience because the sound in that room is tremendous.

We had friends over so it wasn’t actually an issue as to whether or not to go.  I wish I wanted to see them more, though. I feel kind of bad.

I’m not sure if there was an opening band.

 

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Maragret Glaspy: Unplugged / Ryan Lerman (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, May 3, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 3, 2024] Maragret Glaspy: Unplugged / Ryan Lerman

I had mixed feelings about this show.  I love Margaret Glaspy, but I really love when she rocks out.  Did I want to see her unplugged?

But I felt that yes I did.  And regardless I snatched up a ticket right away.  I’ve seen her three times and she always puts on a good show, so really it was a no-brainer.

But then two things happened on this Friday.  My son decided he was coming home from college that day (instead of Saturday) and my daughter sprained her knee, which meant that my son and I were the only ones there to help him move out.  It took much longer than I anticipated and there was simply no way I could make it to the show.

Sigh. (more…)

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Land of Ozz: The Ultimate Ozzy Osbourne Experience (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, March 29, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: March 29, 2024] Land of Ozz

Land of Ozz is an Ozzy Osbourne tribute band.  My son knows one of the guys in the band and this is how I’d heard of them.

I’m not inclined to go to an Ozzy tribute show because I stopped caring about Ozzy Osbourne once he got a TV show.

But since my son knows the guy in the band I did think we might go.  This show was the same night as Arlo Parks, so I didn’t think we’d go anyhow, but when I decided not to go to Arlo, I did consider this show.

That’s when I saw that they had sold out Sellersville Theater!  It’s not huge, but I’ve been there for bands that haven’t sold it out.  So that’s great news for them.

Their reviews are pretty stellar as well.  Maybe if they play closer to home we’ll check them out.

 

 

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King’s X / Trope (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, August 3, 2023) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: August 3, 2023] Kings X / Trope

I’ve seen King’s X five times, all within the last ten years.

I’ve enjoyed all of their shows although I started to find them a little samey.  Nevertheless, I enjoy them and, since they’re all suffering from some kind of health issues, who knows how much longer they’ll tour.

So when they announced two shows near me, I thought I might be able to go.  However, the first show was on the same night as the AJR show that I had tickets for.  So that was not going to happen.  The show sold out, though, so good for them.

I’ve seen the setlist that they played this night and I have to say they really aren’t mixing it up much at all these days.  Which is a shame.  I know that they have some songs that they “have to” play but there’s a bunch in here that they could switch out.  I mean, I would like to see them once more, but I’d hope they’d throw in a few other songs next time. (more…)

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King’s X (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, July 29, 2022) [rescheduled date, rescheduled again]

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[ATTENDED: July 29, 2022] Kings X [rescheduled from August 21, 2020 and June 11, 2021]

Back in 2017, after seeing King’s X for the fourth time, I felt like I didn’t really need to see them again–they tended to play a lot of the same songs after all.

But then two big things happened.  One.  There was a pandemic and bands didn’t tour for several years.  And two.  Which was possibly more shocking, King’s X released a new album.  Their first in fourteen years!  The album came out in 2022, so I’m not sure if the proposed show in 2020 or the original rescheduled show in 2021 would have had the new songs, but this new show sure did!

Even with a new album out, King’s X didn’t venture too far from their old path when they played this show.  Indeed, this show’s setlist was pretty much the same as the one five years ago.  The big difference was that they did play some of the album’s songs.  The kicker, though, was that they took out some of their more popular song to accommodate them!

All shows start with “Welcome to the Groove Machine,” which makes sense.  It’s a statement of purpose.  You get to hear dUg Pinnick’s bass sounding lower than anything that can be imagined.  You get to hear Ty Tabor’s guitars sounding incredible, and everyone will cheer for Jerry Gaskill’s dynamic drumming and harmonies. (more…)

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Big Handsome (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, July 29, 2022) [KING’S X]

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[ATTENDED: July 29, 2022] Big Handome

It had been five years since I’d seen King’s X and I was pretty excited to see them again.  I didn’t care who was opening for them.  I was a little happy that it wasn’t Kings of Spade again (nothing against Kings of Spade, they’re actually pretty awesome, but they had opened for King’s X the last two times, so it was nice to mix it up).

Instead was a band called Big Handsome.

This is a hilarious name for a band.  And I was delighted that the guys didn’t take themselves seriously.  But they also totally kicked ass.

Big Handsome is a “Hard rock power trio from Quakertown, PA.”  The band has Steve Seachrist on bass and vocals, Ziggy Bang (or Zippy Who) on guitar and vocals, and Adam Beigler on drums and vocals.  It’s possible that they are still in high school–I wasn’t very close to them but they have the intensity of a young high school band which I loved (realistically they are probably not in high school, although Ziggy does look very young). (more…)

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Stick Men / Tim Motzer (Sellersville Theatre, Sellersville, PA, April 28, 2022) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 28, 2022] Stick Men / Tim Motzer [rescheduled from August 5, 2020 and April 1, 2021]

April 28th turned out to be a banner night of shows.  There were four I was interested in seeing–three of those I was really interested in.  It was very hard to choose especially since one of them was a show rescheduled to that night and I already had tickets to a different one.

The rescheduled show was Stick Men, the trio comprised of Tony Levin and Pat Mastellotto from King Crimson and Markus Reuter, one of the foremost players of the Chapman Stick guitar thing.  Bernier and Levin both play them during the set (hence the name).  I’ve wanted to see them every since I heard about them (A chance to se Tony Levin right up close!).  But Stick Men seems to tour quite a lot, and now that King Crimson is more or less dissolved for good, I assume they’ll be touring a bit more.  So when Son Lux, a band I’ve tried and failed to see twice before) was scheduled for the same night, I had to see them while I had the chance.

Tim Motzer is an experimental guitarist.  Apparently you never know what you’re going to get with him.

Both Motzer and the Stick Men show were streamed for a couple of days afterward, so I was able to see them both, which is nice.

An excerpt from Motzer is here.  I don’t see Stick Men available anymore.

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KT Tunstall / Dina Hall (Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA, December 21, 2021) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: December 22, 2020] KT Tunstall / Dina Hall [rescheduled from May 5th 2020 and June 28th 2020 and December 22, 2020 and July 9, 2021]

KT Tunstall and Sellersville Theater did everything they could to make this show happen. This was the fifth rescheduled date.

I’m not even entirely sure if Dina Hall was still opening at this point.

I almost feel bad not going to this show I’ve been following it so carefully.  But of the three venues where KT was playing near me, this was the most inconvenient and least likely for me to go to.

Nevertheless, I’m happy it finally happened.

Dina Hall is a folksinger from Bethlehem–originally from Sayreville NJ. When she’s with her full band she rocks out a bit more. I’m not sure if this was a solo or a band show.

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KT Tunstall / New Reveille (SOPAC, South Orange, NJ, December 10, 2021) [rescheduled date POSTPONED again and again]

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[POSTPONED: December 10, 2021] KT Tunstall / New Reveille [rescheduled from March 27, 2020 and February 12, 2021]

I enjoyed watching the saga of KT Tunstall’s shows getting scheduled and postponed and reschedule and postponed again.  Not because I want her (or anyone to be unhappy), but because it was a good bellweather as to what was going on.  Unlike most artists, KT was really game to get out there.

Plus she had three shows in my area and it seemed like I saw her name all the time.

Well, things finally opened up and she was playing her shows.  Of the three, I was most likely to go to this one since it was closest.  And then a short time before the show, it was postponed as well.  But her other shows weren’t

But this time it wasn’t because of COVID or other health related issues, it was actually a boon for her (although not for SOPAC).

She was invited to sing at the 41st Annual John Lennon Tribute Concert at Symphony Space in New York City.  A good reason to postpone a show.

I see that in the new year, KT is on the West Coast, so I’m not sure when she’ll be back for SOPAC, but I’m sure her local fans will be waiting.

New Reveille is an Americana/bluegrass band from North Carolina.  They’ve got banjo, fiddle and a ton of attitude.  While they are definitely in the country vein, I think the bluegrass and the rockingness (they cover The Killers live) makes them a potentially fun live band.  For the three shows in the area, she has three different opening acts.  This one might be the most fun.

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