Tag: concert

  • 2024 Concert #1: MxPx & The Ataris

    2024 Concert #1: MxPx & The Ataris

    I first heard MxPx 28 or 29 years ago. At the time my family was still a church-going family. This was my first experience with the idea of a youth group that played rock song versions of the praise music. So I was jazzed to go to church every Wednesday and Sunday. The middle school…

  • Another Reason to be Glad I attend small concerts?

    Another Reason to be Glad I attend small concerts?

    I like listening to NPR’s It’s Been a Minute and today’s episode was a real doozy. Here’s the descriptive paragraph from the NPR page for the episode: Every couple of weeks there’s a new story of a fan at a concert misbehaving. One fan threw ashes at Pink, another hit Drake with a cellphone, Miranda…

  • Bad Time Records 2023 Concert: We Are the Union, Catbite, and Kill Lincoln

    Bad Time Records 2023 Concert: We Are the Union, Catbite, and Kill Lincoln

    As I mentioned during my 2022 Music Wrap-Up, I got back into modern ska via Bad Time Records. So when Bad Time Records announced their Bad Time Records Tour 2023 featuring We Are the Union, Kill Lincoln, and Catbite – it was a no-brainer to buy the tickets. As a bonus, they’re also filming a…

  • Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm at Ram’s Head in Annapolis

    Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm at Ram’s Head in Annapolis

    On 30 June 2021, I attended my first concert since COVID-19 started. I was masked since the Delta variant is a thing and singing indoors is definitely an activity that increases transmission. Despite that, it was awesome to get to do it again and there was a real sense of joy in the room from…

  • 2019 Concert #5: The PDX Broadsides with The Misbehavin’ Maidens

    2019 Concert #5: The PDX Broadsides with The Misbehavin’ Maidens

    I would have backed The PDX Broadsides’ Kickstarter for Relatable Content no matter what because I loved Trust Issues and I enjoy nearly all of their older songs. But the thing that made me spread the word everyone and try to get more backers was that they had a goal to do an East Coast…

  • 2019 Concert #4: Anberlin with I The Mighty

    2019 Concert #4: Anberlin with I The Mighty

    My fourth concert of 2019 was also the first one in which I had someone else go with me as Danielle went to her first concert of 2019. It was fun to have someone to share the experience with, especially her. Anberlin was the first band I introduced her to that she also came to…

  • 2019 Concert #2: The Misbehavin’ Maidens and The Doubleclicks

    2019 Concert #2: The Misbehavin’ Maidens and The Doubleclicks

    My second concert of 2019 was almost the exact opposite of the first one. The first one was a big outdoor concert venue (it was in Boston, but was configured like Pier VI in Baltimore) while this one was in the basement of a pizza place called Joe Squared. The first one featured pop artists…

  • 2019 Concert #1: Neon Trees and Fitz & the Tantrums

    2019 Concert #1: Neon Trees and Fitz & the Tantrums

    At the end of Red Hat Summit 2019 (post coming about that soon) there was a double-header concert with Neon Trees and Fitz & the Tantrums. Neon Trees started things off for the night. I didn’t look them up ahead of the concert, because Fitz was a huge band so I thought Neon Trees was…

  • I Fight Dragons and MC Lars Futourama Tour

    I Fight Dragons and MC Lars Futourama Tour

    I hadn’t seen I Fight Dragons on tour since Warped Tour three or four years ago (I missed an opportunity to see them at MagFest a couple years ago), but I really enjoyed that set and I’ve been enjoying their work on their new album. They’ve been sharing the progress of songs from acoustic roughs…

  • Concerts 2015: Lionize and The Protomen

    Concerts 2015: Lionize and The Protomen

    Concerts are certainly a funny bit of entertainment. When you go see a movie, you are going because you like the director or the actors or the idea sounded interesting. You see that movie and that’s the end of it. The same holds true for Broadway shows or Operas. But when you attended a concert,…

  • Concerts 2015: Weird Al Yankovic

    Concerts 2015: Weird Al Yankovic

    I’ve been a fan of Weird Al for about 17 years. I used to have the Disney special Weird Al Going Home, but unfortunately, I lent it to someone and never got it back. Yet, in all the time, I’d never seen a Weird Al concert live. Finally, Weird Al came to Baltimore as part…

  • Concerts 2015: Anamanaguchi

    Concerts 2015: Anamanaguchi

    Originally my first concert of 2015 was going to be a little later in the year, but with Danielle away for the weekend, the email letting me know about a concert in just a few days seemed quite fortuitous. I’d had a couple chances to see Anamanaguchi in concert, but the timing was never right.…

  • Five Iron Frenzy and Reel Big Fish Concert in Silver Springs, MD

    On 6 Nov I went to my 2013 concert. Because of time and money concerns, Danielle and I typically go to a maximum of two concerts a year, and usually just one concert. I was completely unable to resist seeing Five Iron Frenzy in their first tour since breaking up nearly a decade ago. I…

  • Concert Photography for Amateurs

    If you’re taking concert photos professionally, you will get access to the pit area and will be able to photograph there for the first three songs. Put your camera into manual mode and, depending on the lighting, manual focus and try to get original and heartfelt shots. This blog post is for the rest of…

  • Top 200 Photos: #113

    To Philly for today’s Top 200 Photo. photo #113 is: This was during a trip Danielle and I took to Philidelphia to see an Anberlin concert. We decided to also go ahead and see the sights. We saw the Liberty Bell in its new home, tried a real Philly Cheese Steak, and just enjoyed being…