Is it possible to do a Cinco de Mayo Resolution? Well if it is then my Cinco de Mayo Resolution is to post more on this blog because I really was excited about doing it originally and I let work get in the way. Well enough's enough because I'm tired of doing paperwork at night. And because there is alot of great music coming out over the next couple months and I want to keep up with all of it.
First, a concert review. I got the opportunity to go to Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Saturday and let me just say it was an amazing experience. Partly in fact because I was fairly intoxicated throughout but mostly because I got to see my all time favorite band (and musical obsession),Pearl Jam, live for the first time since '06. There was a huge crowd there but I was able to work my to get a pretty good position in the masses where I could actually see the stage and not have to watch the video screens. This was PJ's first show on their 2010 tour but they did not show any signs of rust. They started off with a blazing opening trio of So You Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star (Byrds Cover), Lukin, and Corduroy. It was a genius way to start way to start the show and until the familiar opening notes of Corduroy started most of the crowd around me looked very confused. They carried this energy throughout the whole set playing with a fire I did not expect to see at a festival show, Mike in particular was going nuts on stage. I walked into this show with three songs I really wanted to hear and I was lucky enough to get two of them: In My Tree and Nothingman. The latter is a song that means quite a bit to me personally so it was truly a moving experience to finally hear it live. Also the new material off of Backspacer sounded fantastic and actually made me appreciate that album much more. All in all it was a great show with a great closing song, "It's time to Kick Out The Jams Motherf******s!"
Also at Jazz Fest I got to see Band of Horses who were on my list of must attend concerts. They did not disappoint playing a short yet enthralling set featuring songs from across their first two album and their soon to be released effort which will definitely talked about on here. In preparation for their upcoming release please check out Cease to Begin and Everything All The Time, you will not be disappointed.
Finally, I want to bring to you some brand new music from my other musical obsession Nine Inch Nails. Well technically it's not Nine Inch Nails but since Trent Reznor has put his namesake group on a long term hiatus it's as close as we are going to get. It's a new group called How To Destroy Angels and it features his wife Mariqueen on vocals. Taking one part NIN and one part Massive Attack and throwing some beautiful yet tortured female vocals on top of it makes for a compelling listen. Check out their first single The Drowning at the link below. It's a very hypnotic experience. If this is a sign of things to come from Reznor then I almost don't mind him stepping back from NIN... almost. Enjoy!
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