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Beabadoobee / Lowertown (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 2022) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 29. 2022] Beabadoobee / Lowertown

I saw Beabadoobee almost exactly one year ago.  I enjoyed the show and even concluded the show was pretty amazing (it was only her second show in America).

But I didn’t feel the need to see her again.  I actually had tickets to see Chris Forsyth that night anyhow.

Although I suspect that this show was only better than the last and maybe if she comes back I’ll go again.  It turns out that my daughter and her friend found out that I blew this show off and they were both very annoyed with me because they both want to see her.  Oops.

I saw Lowertown open for Wet Leg.  I missed some of their set, but enjoyed what I heard.

They are from Atlanta and this was their first tour.  They have an album and an EP out on bandcamp.  They say of themselves:

Hi We’re Lowertown! This is the band of Olivia O. (Olivia Osby) and Avsha the Awesome (Avshalom Weinberg). 🙂

! our music is a blend electronic and lo-fi instrumentation with meaningful lyricism and melancholy, narrative lyrics. Our music has been said to be indie with aspects of folk and electronica.

I enjoyed their set–Olivia had a Courtney Love thing going on–she slammed into Avsha a few times while he was playing.  There was certainly a punky element and they got our heads moving along.

 

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Wet Leg (Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA, March 12, 2022)

Posted in Boyzone, lowertown, Philadelphia, PA, Ronan Keatine, Underground Arts, Wet Leg on March 14, 2022| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: March 12, 2022] Wet Leg

Wet Leg became a huge sensation on the basis of one song.

“Chaise Longue” was suddenly everywhere.  And it’s a weird, catchy, funny song with lots of talking a lot of repetition.  It hit all of my buttons and I was immediately a fan.

But it was so strange that the band had just this one song out–nothing else online or anywhere.  NPR Music introduced me to the song in July 2021.  They had a second single “Wet Dream” out in September.  And that was that–two songs and an album promised in 2022.

And they announced a tour of the States in November.  Somehow I missed the announcement because I would have totally gotten tickets at PhilMOCA.  And it sold out pretty quickly.  Then at some point it was announced that it was moved to Underground Arts and more tickets were available.  I grabbed one immediately and it soon sold out at UA as well.

I thought the show would be fun, but I also thought that the band was a kind of left-field, one hit wonder who it would be fun to see because they’d probably never come back.  Heck, they seemed like they might just make the one album and be done.

So my expectations weren’t super high, but I assumed I’d have a good time. (more…)

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Lowertown (Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA, March 12, 2022)

Posted in lowertown, Philadelphia, PA, Underground Arts, Wet Leg on March 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: March 12, 2022] Lowertown

I had a great plan for this evening  I would drive into Philly early–this show was at 6:30!  I’d stop in at Federal Donuts for treats for the family.

Then I would park near Underground Arts on the street.  I would see Lowertown and Wet Leg, then I would hop in my car and drive to Union Transfer–just a few blocks away, and see Daughter of Swords and The Tallest Man on Earth–a double header!

And then it snowed.

I wasn’t even sure if I could make it.  But it stopped snowing with enough time for me to get to the venue and do my plan without the donuts.  But when I got to Underground Arts, it was packed.  There was a huge line out the door and nowhere to park! (more…)

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