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Halloween 2010 Concert:
Saturday, October 30, 2010
WikiConcerts (Fall 2010)
On September 3, 2010, the first concert ever performed outside of the Coventry basement occurred at Andy and Sue's apartment.
On September 1, 2010, the 4th concert of Fall 2010 was performed. It was a 7-song concert. Two notable artists returns in this concert were Submersed and Breaking Benjamin. Little is known how long Breaking Benjamin will remain in concerts, but Gary hinted afterwards that it is unlikely he will pursue them any further. Andy, on the other hand, mentioned that Submersed could be back for the foreseeable future, after discovering their 2007 album. The Birthday Massacre and Katatonia continued their success this Fall and are gaining a significant amount of momentum.
On August 31, 2010, after some debate, it was decided that the 4th Fall 2010 concert would indeed be done on the following night, on Wednesday, September 1st.
On August 25, 2010, the 3rd concert of Fall
2010 was performed. It a 7-song each format, and unlike the first two concerts,
this one was on a Wednesday night. With the fantasy football draft being on
Friday the 27th, the performers wanted to spread out the schedule a little. Andy
introduced some very interesting and original concert material in this concert,
most notably the opener "Starting Over" by Killswitch Engage, the
"Holiday" by The Birthday Massacre, and the beautiful
"Autumns Monologue" by From Autumn To Ashes. Gary's playlist consisted of
almost all Ken Andrews influence, in Failure and Ken Andrews.
Gary has admitted recently that he has become involved and intrigued again in 90's American space rock, particularly the works and history of Failure and Hum. He has also been into the works of Ken Andrews (the lead singer of Failure). He has been listening to songs that weren't given that much attention by himself back in September 2008 when he initially discovered the bands. Gary stated that most of the intrigue of these bands, particularly Failure, comes from the fact that these bands were so rare in the mid-90's when they existed, and that it is very hard to find information about them anywhere on the internet.
Gary thinks that these bands, and this sound, will continue to re-introduce itself to concerts, and beyond. He also believes that this Fall will be underratedly dark, musically. He believes this will be the case because almost all of 2010 to this point has featured mainstream, known, popular music (in general), and that dark/darker music is immune to "sadness" or emotions that were experienced throughout 2010 in lead up to the summer. Gary believes that the direction of concerts this Fall is setting up to be considerably darker than expected.
On August 19, 2010, the second concert of Fall 2010 was performed. It was a Thursday night concert, and the format was 7-songs each. This concert was considerably more sophisticated and prepared than the inaugural one. Particularly, the appearance of the basement was significantly improved, and looked and felt of Autumn. The window was covered, which is typical of Fall concerts. Of note, the performers relied heavily on classic Autumn material rather than introduce new songs, as was the case in the August 12th concert. Failure and Hum, for example, made returns, as well as Fuel, Katatonia, The Gathering, and Fear Factory. The reliance on heavy/raw music has been a distinctive theme to this point of Fall 2010, and is already establishing the identity of the concert season.
On August 12, 2010, the first concert of Fall 2010 was performed. It was a Thursday night concert, and the format was 5-songs each. It was also the first concert after the Honeymoon. The performers were back at the more traditional Fall locations in the basement, with Gary near the side wall in front of the water pump, and Andy under the stairs. These were the Fall positions during Fall 2006 and Fall 2008 specifically. This concert was more or less "on the whim" because the performers still were recovering emotionally from the Wedding and getting adjusted to new schedules and lifestyle changes. But, as the performers have been known for in their concert careers, they rose to the occasion, and fed off each other to create a brilliant first concert, even after such a long break.
Wednesday Night Concert Could End Out August
August 21, 2010
The 3rd concert of Fall 2010 will take place this upcoming Wednesday night. It could also be the final concert of August. With the fantasy football draft being on Friday, Wednesday night's concert should have a festive atmosphere. But gone are the days of pep rallies, but even still, draft excitement and anticipation should be in the air come Wednesday night. After last week's thrilling concert, it will be interesting to see what songs are played on Wednesday. Also what needs to be discussed is the amount of songs played. The 7-song each format last week worked well, and didn't make the concert go on too long.
A Lesson From Hard Rock...And Yoda
August 19, 2010
The visitor that decided to drop in on Thursday night's concert is pictured above: it was Yoda. And it was an old friend, just as Gary said in a text message to Andy earlier in the day. Thursday night's concert was considered much better than the first concert a week ago, thanks to improved Fall appearance in the basement, and further establishment of Fall music. Gone is the mainstream music that ruled most of the year 2010. Gone are the tributes. Gone are the celebrations and Smirnoffs and balloons. Now it is just Fall 2010, and what has dominated the performer's minds these days, is how to establish a sense of normalcy and routine in the basement from week to week. Thursday night's concert went a long way in doing so. "We understand what has happened this summer, what the effects are from it, and what we need to do in concerts. Right now it is about establishing consistency in the music, a weekly concert routine, and taking it one concert at a time. There is no need to look ahead anymore in concerts," Gary said.
Andy has been very good thus far at remembering the classics. Thursday night, old metalheads Pantera resurfaced with the headbanging "Live In A Hole". There was also a big surprise in Fuel, with the dark melody of "Getting Thru?". Both songs were received with positive reviews. The Gathering also produced an outstanding song in "Confusion", a very passionately sung song that really takes you with it the entire way. Fear Factory's "Descent" was perhaps his highlight of this concert, with it's very melodic and memorable chorus. It was very welcoming and nice to see such classic and once very important artists brought back here in the 2nd Era.
Gary followed nearly the same suit on Thursday night, bringing back perennial
Fall 2008
space-rockers Hum and Failure. "Ms. Lazarus" by Hum
features magical guitar work with interesting lyrics that combine space and
relationships. "Smoking Umbrellas" has stomping guitar slides on it's rather
intense chorus, while "Repeat" by the post-Jawbox project Burning
Airlines ended the concert with the performers wanting more.
This was an exceptional concert, performed flawlessly, and with a sense of purpose and confidence that the performers knew what they were doing.
(above): The band Failure.