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Showing posts with label Musicality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musicality. Show all posts
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Musicality 101: Criteria
Most of the time I feel like I am not doing enough. I do not really go out and I rarely go to concerts. The reason I am not an active socialite is because of money. Without the funds to spend on fun, I try to find entertainment for free. When I have money for concerts I find concerts that I know I will enjoy. This means that I have some criteria that equates to a great concert.
One, sound. It probably goes with out saying that the sound a band makes is important. The bands I listen to often, know how to write their own music and lyrics, have a knowledge of music theory, and can play their instruments and sing. Usually, I am drawn to bands that have unique instruments and multiple lead singers.
Two, stage presence. When I am at a concert entertainment is important. Anyone, can get on stage, play some music, and I can sit their and watch you play. However, I like to jump or wiggle, sing along, watch the band move around, and listen to stage banter.
Three, I like the handmade product. T-shirt and poster artwork made by a friend on the band is BIG part of going to a concert. Some of the best concerts I have been to, have buttons, stickers, flipbooks, or bags. Four, the venue. I am really picky when it comes to the type of venue. My preference is an intimate, sitting room venue with small speakers.
It really is the unique garage bands playing in small venue with outrageous and kinky stage performers, that have beautiful sound both vocal and instrumental that get my attention and money.
Recently, I started following this band from Chicago. The lead singer, Craig Benzine, is YouTube celebrity, WheezyWaiter. About a year ago, I subscribed to his YouTube channel and started watching every video. I learned about Driftless Pony Club through his YouTube videos. The first DPC concert I attended was in Chicago at my favorite concert hall Schubas. Schubas is a small tavern with a restaurant, Harmony Grill, and a very intimate concert hall. Every time I have been at Schubas the food has been great, the drinks even better, and the bands surprising. Even the bands I thought I liked somehow beat my expectations.
What I like most about DPC's lead guitar and lead vocal, Craig Benzine, is that he is a YouTube celebrity, but he doesn't make that the main focus of the band. He definitely uses his popularity to keep his fans informed and this inevitably draws a crowd of Beardlovers (WheezyWaiter's YouTube audience's name), but it doesn't take away from the band's performance. Admittedly, I have attended these concerts to get a look at WheezyWaiter and possibly the opportunity to talk with him, get a picture, and an autograph. However, when I am listening to DPC's album Buckminster or watching them perform, I find myself jumping and wiggling, singing along, and enjoying great entertainment!
One, sound. It probably goes with out saying that the sound a band makes is important. The bands I listen to often, know how to write their own music and lyrics, have a knowledge of music theory, and can play their instruments and sing. Usually, I am drawn to bands that have unique instruments and multiple lead singers.
Two, stage presence. When I am at a concert entertainment is important. Anyone, can get on stage, play some music, and I can sit their and watch you play. However, I like to jump or wiggle, sing along, watch the band move around, and listen to stage banter.
Three, I like the handmade product. T-shirt and poster artwork made by a friend on the band is BIG part of going to a concert. Some of the best concerts I have been to, have buttons, stickers, flipbooks, or bags. Four, the venue. I am really picky when it comes to the type of venue. My preference is an intimate, sitting room venue with small speakers.
It really is the unique garage bands playing in small venue with outrageous and kinky stage performers, that have beautiful sound both vocal and instrumental that get my attention and money.
Recently, I started following this band from Chicago. The lead singer, Craig Benzine, is YouTube celebrity, WheezyWaiter. About a year ago, I subscribed to his YouTube channel and started watching every video. I learned about Driftless Pony Club through his YouTube videos. The first DPC concert I attended was in Chicago at my favorite concert hall Schubas. Schubas is a small tavern with a restaurant, Harmony Grill, and a very intimate concert hall. Every time I have been at Schubas the food has been great, the drinks even better, and the bands surprising. Even the bands I thought I liked somehow beat my expectations.
What I like most about DPC's lead guitar and lead vocal, Craig Benzine, is that he is a YouTube celebrity, but he doesn't make that the main focus of the band. He definitely uses his popularity to keep his fans informed and this inevitably draws a crowd of Beardlovers (WheezyWaiter's YouTube audience's name), but it doesn't take away from the band's performance. Admittedly, I have attended these concerts to get a look at WheezyWaiter and possibly the opportunity to talk with him, get a picture, and an autograph. However, when I am listening to DPC's album Buckminster or watching them perform, I find myself jumping and wiggling, singing along, and enjoying great entertainment!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Over-a-ture-ever
Things that I do in my spare time. I spend time looking at videos on YouTube. Almost a year ago I started making videos. One of the many subscriptions I keep up with on a weekly basis is MysteryGuitarMan. His post Mystery Symphony was a lot of fun to watch. He's such a over achiever (overture-get it)!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Crush
Well, It's official. I have a whole new fascination for Boy/Girl Bands. A couple of weeks ago I found out that there were Korean, Japanese, etc... bands with 10+ members. When I was growing up the big name bands that every girl had a crush on were Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and Hanson; and every the group of girls I spent time with wanted to be the Spice Girls. This teenage attraction did not spark my interest, however; I did go as Sporty Spice for Halloween, but only because I was able to wear my hair really short and put on my uncle's army uniform. Yep, I was a real tom-boy.
Anyway, I am finding that I feel like a teenage girl all over again when I see and hear K-Pop bands such as Super Junior and Girls Generation.
Anyway, I am finding that I feel like a teenage girl all over again when I see and hear K-Pop bands such as Super Junior and Girls Generation.
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