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Apr. 16th, 2011 11:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tvordljExcellent day, in the end. I had a slow morning and early afternoon then my friend T called and asked if i wanted to go to a free concert at the Casino. A band called The Stanfields that she liked was playing. Sure why not! Only when she was about to leave to come get me did she tell me it's outside, btw. Oh dear. It's cold outside today and windy. Rethink the wardrobe choice and wear winter coat and scarf. Sorted.
But my hands still got mighty cold at times but at least the building shielded the wind off the water. I've never heard their stuff before but i was highly impressed. It's hard to describe, but sort of folky, sort of rock, grunge, kitchen party, celtic, quite a mix really. They can be folky, but they can also play hard and loud and fast though not metal by any means. I mused that they were sort of like Great Big Sea on steroids. Great Big Sea says “The Clash meets Steve Earle” and “The Bastard Children of ACDC and Stan Rogers” according to the local radio station Q104 (all this from their website) You can listen to some of their stuff on the site but it's less aggressive than it was played live. I took lots of pictures. There's a lot on facebook but a couple dozen of the better ones on Flickr. There's a lot of the lead singer because i was standing right in front of him!
Oh,.... and... I'm pretty sure i'm going to see U2 in Moncton this summer!!! my friend T bought two tickets and transport. She knew she'd find someone to take the other ticket and U2 is one of her Bucket List bands. She wasn't going to miss them! I didn't realize her company had rented a bus to take a group of people from Halifax right to the venue gates and back home again which would have solved one of my issues. This is an outdoor concert in a field and she also paid the extra to get bleacher seats. That's the other issue i had. I didn't think i could stand all day. It's not cheap but i have a month coming up with three pay periods so there's a bit extra there. I do like U2 and if i go, which i think i will, i know i'll enjoy it.
But my hands still got mighty cold at times but at least the building shielded the wind off the water. I've never heard their stuff before but i was highly impressed. It's hard to describe, but sort of folky, sort of rock, grunge, kitchen party, celtic, quite a mix really. They can be folky, but they can also play hard and loud and fast though not metal by any means. I mused that they were sort of like Great Big Sea on steroids. Great Big Sea says “The Clash meets Steve Earle” and “The Bastard Children of ACDC and Stan Rogers” according to the local radio station Q104 (all this from their website) You can listen to some of their stuff on the site but it's less aggressive than it was played live. I took lots of pictures. There's a lot on facebook but a couple dozen of the better ones on Flickr. There's a lot of the lead singer because i was standing right in front of him!
Oh,.... and... I'm pretty sure i'm going to see U2 in Moncton this summer!!! my friend T bought two tickets and transport. She knew she'd find someone to take the other ticket and U2 is one of her Bucket List bands. She wasn't going to miss them! I didn't realize her company had rented a bus to take a group of people from Halifax right to the venue gates and back home again which would have solved one of my issues. This is an outdoor concert in a field and she also paid the extra to get bleacher seats. That's the other issue i had. I didn't think i could stand all day. It's not cheap but i have a month coming up with three pay periods so there's a bit extra there. I do like U2 and if i go, which i think i will, i know i'll enjoy it.
