Ladytron at the Paradise

I went to see Ladytron Monday night (June 30th). It was amazing. Unfortunately I spent $75 on Red Bulls and Vodka so I could dance and possibly get a heart attack. They are currently touring on their new albulm entitled Velocifro. This Liverpoool based electronica band is simply amazing (if your are in the mood to dance and shit). Fortunately enough my friend Amanda bought me a ticket. Phil Chaney (another good friend of mine) lives a few blocks away from Commonwealth Avenue. I was able to sneak him into the concert. The night ended with me asleep in the back of my Mother's Chrysler 300. I advise all of you to take a listen to this band. They have been around for a while. I highly reccomend the album The Witching Hour, it is absoulutely fabulous. Great show, great acoustics. The Paradise is possibly the cleanest club in all of Boston. I love the Middle East(Cambridge), but it is a dive. Give them a listen.

Concert Review: Beach House

Last night I traveled to Cambridge to see Maryland duo Beach House play upstairs at The Middle East. Touring on their second album "Devotion" with San Francisco based band Papercuts, I put myself in the midst of the hippie facet of indie -scene sub-culture. If you have never heard Beach House before (I recommend their self-titled debut album), imagine Nico meets some British shoe gaze and perhaps a bottle of cough syrup. Their sound is beautiful yet chilling. Eerie keyboards align with twangy guitars and electronic drum beats to create something special. Live, Victoria Legrand's vocals are a distant second to the albums and she annunciates certain words to almost an annoyance if you pay attention close enough. For instance stairs becomes "sta-yerrrs" and who cares is a similar "who ca-yerrs". Musically they play live with a drummer which adds more texture to their basic sound. Guitarist Alex Scally dressed in a vintage white suit looked the most alive on the stage, moving almost waltz-like as he played his guitar. Although this may sound like a fairly negative review I enjoyed myself and they are really not horrible live. Legrand was very responsive to the tiny crowd and even made jokes about breaking the stage with her high heels. Opening band, Papercuts create a similar shoegaze like sound which made me want to listen to both bands from my bed with headphones on. Although I wouldn't recommend Beach House live I seriously recommend giving their first album a listen. You can find them here:

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