Metric played second on the main stage yesterday at the Buzz Beach Ball; I was excited to see them, but was surrounded by a number of people who were up front because they wanted to stake out places for later acts (presumably Foster the People, though there was one kid who was very probably half my age, literally, wearing Ray Bans and a 40 Oz. to ( Read more... )

Oddly enough, I don't have as vivid memories of this one as I do of the previous.  I went with T and hikerbeth; I remember it was not too cold yet, so I wore my gray hoodie for the standing-in-line-outside time and tied it around my waist during the concert.  The concert itself was definitely a good time, at any rate, though!

• Robot Parade
• James K. Polk
• Cyclops ( Read more... )

On Facebook, They Might Be Giants just linked to This Might Be a Wiki, which has cataloged what appears to be every TMBG show ever.  Fun!  This means I can continue my setlist collection!

This concert happened during my second semester of college.  I was in Boston; my boyfriend at the time was at RPI in Troy, NY, which is how I ended up at this show ( Read more... )

Free show!!  As before, the songs here, with commentary below the cut.

FIRST SET:
1. Donkey Riding (Play, 1997)
2. Captain Kidd (The Hard and the Easy, 2005)
3. Love Me Tonight (Fortune’s Favor, 2008)
4. The Night Pat Murphy Died (Play, 1997)
5. When I'm Up (Play, 1997)
6. Jack Hinks (Turn, 1999)
7. England (Fortune’s Favor, 2008)
8. Gideon Brown (Sea of ( Read more... )

(Setlist found at the bottom of this article1. Man With No Country ( Read more... )

The songs, with albums in parentheses (I'm always curious to see which albums get the most and least love). Commentary below the cut.

FIRST SET
1. Donkey Riding (Play, 1997)
2. Captain Kidd (The Hard and the Easy, 2005)
3. Love Me Tonight (Fortune’s Favor, 2008)4. The Night Pat Murphy Died (Play, 1997 ( Read more... )

(Constructed this setlist from memory immediately after the concert, then corrected a few transpositions via the Google)

Bouncing Off Clouds
Little Earthquakes
Juárez
Little Amsterdam
Beauty of Speed
Girl Disappearing
(Interlude based on Professional Widow)
Big Wheel
Crucify
Sugar
Cornflake Girl
Mother Revolution
Caught A Lite Sneeze
Frog on My Toe
Mother
Virginia
( Read more... )

The setlist (check out the albums here):

• Louise (from Kindling and Voices on the Verge)
• Hunger (from Voices on the Verge)
• How It Comes to This (from Kindling)
• What You Can Never Have (from Kindling)
• Come Down (from Kindling)

I'm going to collect the various set lists I've compiled from concerts I attended over the years here; I have a few on my public blog, but since I suspect they're only of interest to me, I figure my LJ is a better place for them.  I'll leave them public, though, since you never know when some poor soul with interests similar to mine insofar as  ( Read more... )

1. Little Plastic Castle (from Little Plastic Castle, 1998 ( Read more... )