And Dudes Fell From the Balcony!

I saw Nine Inch Nails + Meat Beat Manifesto... And Dudes Fell From the Balcony!

Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative on 16. Jun, 2009 | 4 Comments

I don’t remember a lot about this show, except the following:
1) A Sea of Black clothes
2) Sweat. Lots and lots of sweat
3) Some jackass imitating Eddie Vedder by doing the backwards “dead fall” from the balcony into the crowd.

And It Was Shorter Than Her Hair!

I saw Sinead O'Connor... And It Was Shorter Than Her Hair!

Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative on 22. May, 2009 | No Comments

I remember the buzz surrounding Sinéad O’Connor’s debut “The Lion and The Cobra” (1987). I loved that album, yet I never had the opportunity to see her live (OMG, I can’t imagine seeing her perform “Mandinka” or “Troy” on that first tour… she must have emanated piss and vinegar!).
Nope, I didn’t get to see Sinéad [...]

and was amazed!

I saw Sarah McLachlan... and was amazed!

Posted by divadavoo in Alternative, Music on 22. May, 2009 | No Comments

Ahhhhh….  this was an amazing show, with opening artist, Paula Cole, who had released the album “Harbinger” (1994) ~ Later became more well known for the single “Where have all the cowboys gone” on her next album “This Fire“.  She was a cutie with short hair, black clothes and black boots.  At the time I [...]

18 Years Ago. And I Might *Still* Be Hungover.

I saw Transvision Vamp... 18 Years Ago. And I Might *Still* Be Hungover.

Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative, Pop on 22. May, 2009 | 3 Comments

I have great memories of this show. Or rather, I am told great things happened at this show. Lemme explain:
I was 21 years old in 1991, and I had a great friend guru, named Ernie. Ernie is probably 10 years old than me. He is a brilliant, eloquent, tall brother with enormous dreadlocks and fantastic [...]

I saw Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins & Pearl Jam... Did I Really See This?!

Posted by Benjamin and Chelsea (Admins) in Alternative, Music on 08. May, 2009 | 2 Comments

I’m afraid I don’t have any cool pictures to upload. No concert ticket, no T-shirt, no band or “night of the show” photos… nothing. In fact, I sometimes question whether or not this show ever really happened, or if I just dreamed it up.
Hopefully, someone out there can corroborate this show.
I’m thinking it was between [...]