All in all, Friday night was a phenomenal musical experience. It took a little motivation to get back down there Saturday night because I wasn’t as excited about the bands. Further, I was still a bit tired from Friday’s show and running errands all day Saturday (I’m definitely getting old). Saturday night we caught the tail end of Of Montreal, then saw the Silversun Pickups, the Dead Weather, and some of Thievery Corporation. My favorite band was probably the Dead Weather; Alison Mosshart rocks. Overall, however, Saturday night was a lot less exciting than Friday night. On the whole, Street Scene 2009 was quite a show. If the National would have played again in 2009 (they played at last year’s Street Scene), I probably would’ve rated the overall experience “outstanding.”
Monday, September 7, 2009
Street Scene 2009!
This year year, Street Scene in San Diego was quite a show – Friday night featured the Black Eyed Peas, Modest Mouse, Conor Oberst, and Band of Horses. Jen and I made it down to East Village in time to catch most of Band of Horses. They sounded good live; the biggest surprise of their show was how grungy they looked. I imagined them differently but probably shouldn’t have. Modest Mouse rocked, as expected. They are one of my favorite bands and great live. However, although they played a great show, I was a bit disappointed with their song selection. The final act of the evening was the BEPs, and they did not disappoint. As previously blogged about, I’m a big fan of their latest album, “The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies).” The BEPs played a lot of great tunes from their new album and some of their older favorites.
All in all, Friday night was a phenomenal musical experience. It took a little motivation to get back down there Saturday night because I wasn’t as excited about the bands. Further, I was still a bit tired from Friday’s show and running errands all day Saturday (I’m definitely getting old). Saturday night we caught the tail end of Of Montreal, then saw the Silversun Pickups, the Dead Weather, and some of Thievery Corporation. My favorite band was probably the Dead Weather; Alison Mosshart rocks. Overall, however, Saturday night was a lot less exciting than Friday night. On the whole, Street Scene 2009 was quite a show. If the National would have played again in 2009 (they played at last year’s Street Scene), I probably would’ve rated the overall experience “outstanding.”
All in all, Friday night was a phenomenal musical experience. It took a little motivation to get back down there Saturday night because I wasn’t as excited about the bands. Further, I was still a bit tired from Friday’s show and running errands all day Saturday (I’m definitely getting old). Saturday night we caught the tail end of Of Montreal, then saw the Silversun Pickups, the Dead Weather, and some of Thievery Corporation. My favorite band was probably the Dead Weather; Alison Mosshart rocks. Overall, however, Saturday night was a lot less exciting than Friday night. On the whole, Street Scene 2009 was quite a show. If the National would have played again in 2009 (they played at last year’s Street Scene), I probably would’ve rated the overall experience “outstanding.”
