Ghostland Observatory show write-up
The show was super-awesome! I danced a lot, and am now sore. Racello and I agreed that, although our legs would likely fall off, the show was worth it. How important are legs anyway?
Aaron is so badass, he is actually ON FIRE.
If you don’t know who Ghostland Observatory is, their Wikipedia page has a nice, simple summary. This is the third time I’ve seen them, all three times at Warehouse Live. This was the first time that they were in the larger room, and it was really packed. Apparently they have gotten a lot more popular. While I am happy for them, I kind of miss the smaller crowd. It was nice to be nearer the stage, and to have more room to dance. But the crowd definitely loved the fucking hell out of them, and you could see how happy it made the guys when people screamed for them and then randomly started crowd-surfing. I was kicked in the face by an espadrille, but not hard enough to bruise. I got to clasp a very sweaty, hot chick to myself to keep her from falling. I found myself debating the merits of telling her she was about to fall out of her top, too, but she wandered off drunkenly and saved me from that difficult moral decision.
Racello and I at the show.
One of the most hilarious things is how obvious it is that Aaron knows he’s hot shit now. I was watching him, and I could just see the rock-star stage confidence. He’s a really great frontman, performer, presence. At one point he just let his body lean right off the stage and be supported by god-only-knows how many people’s hands. I have no doubt that he was thoroughly and completely groped. He loved it, it was fabulous.
So into it!
Thomas spent the whole show at his station-of-rocking, as always, and smoked, as always. However, this time he had two different capes. He put the second one on for the encore. It made Racello and I both very happy.
This excerpt from an interview is a really good look into what a Ghostland Observatory show is like:
Interviewer: When you get on stage -- is there a change? Not that you take on a persona, but...
Aaron: Oh yeah, definitely. Its just a part of me that -- that's where I get to entertain that certain part of myself. I've been doing shit like that since I was 9 years old. It totally is that thing, whatever it is -- that connects me when I step on stage, that's who I am.
Thomas: As far as the front man deal, every time before we go on stage, we get together and I actually try to encourage Aaron like, go out there and do fuckin' whatever you want. Because it's all live. When I go to a show, I'm gonna give a band just a little bit of time to show me something I haven't seen, or to really entertain me. I'm always telling Aaron, whatever you want to do, frickin' go up there and let it happen.
Aaron: A show is good when I can't remember it. It's not because I'm drunk or anything. It's just -- I'm not there. And I want the crowd to have that, to get down and lose themselves and drop the egos and the hipster bullshit. Cause I don't give a shit about that. The only reason I do that is -- it's like a shaman putting on a mask walkin' in the frickin' tent where the rest of the tribe is. I'm here for you to focus on for a second to get your mind out of there and lose yourself. Cause who cares?
Thomas: Forget about the crap you were doing all week. We're at this place, this point in time, and you can do whatever you want.
Austinist interview
Aaron/pigtails
no matter how disparate their interests, they're definitely on the same page. "When we started really trying to create our own sound, we made this deal that as long as it's bangin', as long as we're both into it, it's all good," says Turner. "Whatever tools we have to use, let's use them and just freakin' rock out."
Seattle Weekly article
Thomas manifests himself as a light-show.
I think this is also an important excerpt:
Interviewer: You can release tracks one at a time on the internet for free and create a market for your band much quicker than any real promotional .. it's much more earnest and trustable when it comes straight from the band. (At this point, a cardinal landed in a nearby tree, and Thomas lost complete interest in the interview.)
Thomas: CAN WE GET A SHOT OF THE RED BIRD? That's good luck right there. Look at that, that guy, that's genius. That's awesome. Aw man! I love those. Look at that! Right there. That's what I'm talking about. I love to have those around always. I want to have a cage in the T-Bird and have one of them. I just love that noise.
Austinist interview
If you have ever wanted to ask me, “Audra, just how cute is Racello’s nose?” then this is the picture for you.
Videos from the show are up on my YouTube page. So far there are only three, but there are two more I'll upload when I get the chance.
Aaron is so badass, he is actually ON FIRE.
If you don’t know who Ghostland Observatory is, their Wikipedia page has a nice, simple summary. This is the third time I’ve seen them, all three times at Warehouse Live. This was the first time that they were in the larger room, and it was really packed. Apparently they have gotten a lot more popular. While I am happy for them, I kind of miss the smaller crowd. It was nice to be nearer the stage, and to have more room to dance. But the crowd definitely loved the fucking hell out of them, and you could see how happy it made the guys when people screamed for them and then randomly started crowd-surfing. I was kicked in the face by an espadrille, but not hard enough to bruise. I got to clasp a very sweaty, hot chick to myself to keep her from falling. I found myself debating the merits of telling her she was about to fall out of her top, too, but she wandered off drunkenly and saved me from that difficult moral decision.
Racello and I at the show.
One of the most hilarious things is how obvious it is that Aaron knows he’s hot shit now. I was watching him, and I could just see the rock-star stage confidence. He’s a really great frontman, performer, presence. At one point he just let his body lean right off the stage and be supported by god-only-knows how many people’s hands. I have no doubt that he was thoroughly and completely groped. He loved it, it was fabulous.
So into it!
Thomas spent the whole show at his station-of-rocking, as always, and smoked, as always. However, this time he had two different capes. He put the second one on for the encore. It made Racello and I both very happy.
This excerpt from an interview is a really good look into what a Ghostland Observatory show is like:
Interviewer: When you get on stage -- is there a change? Not that you take on a persona, but...
Aaron: Oh yeah, definitely. Its just a part of me that -- that's where I get to entertain that certain part of myself. I've been doing shit like that since I was 9 years old. It totally is that thing, whatever it is -- that connects me when I step on stage, that's who I am.
Thomas: As far as the front man deal, every time before we go on stage, we get together and I actually try to encourage Aaron like, go out there and do fuckin' whatever you want. Because it's all live. When I go to a show, I'm gonna give a band just a little bit of time to show me something I haven't seen, or to really entertain me. I'm always telling Aaron, whatever you want to do, frickin' go up there and let it happen.
Aaron: A show is good when I can't remember it. It's not because I'm drunk or anything. It's just -- I'm not there. And I want the crowd to have that, to get down and lose themselves and drop the egos and the hipster bullshit. Cause I don't give a shit about that. The only reason I do that is -- it's like a shaman putting on a mask walkin' in the frickin' tent where the rest of the tribe is. I'm here for you to focus on for a second to get your mind out of there and lose yourself. Cause who cares?
Thomas: Forget about the crap you were doing all week. We're at this place, this point in time, and you can do whatever you want.
Austinist interview
Aaron/pigtails
no matter how disparate their interests, they're definitely on the same page. "When we started really trying to create our own sound, we made this deal that as long as it's bangin', as long as we're both into it, it's all good," says Turner. "Whatever tools we have to use, let's use them and just freakin' rock out."
Seattle Weekly article
Thomas manifests himself as a light-show.
I think this is also an important excerpt:
Interviewer: You can release tracks one at a time on the internet for free and create a market for your band much quicker than any real promotional .. it's much more earnest and trustable when it comes straight from the band. (At this point, a cardinal landed in a nearby tree, and Thomas lost complete interest in the interview.)
Thomas: CAN WE GET A SHOT OF THE RED BIRD? That's good luck right there. Look at that, that guy, that's genius. That's awesome. Aw man! I love those. Look at that! Right there. That's what I'm talking about. I love to have those around always. I want to have a cage in the T-Bird and have one of them. I just love that noise.
Austinist interview
If you have ever wanted to ask me, “Audra, just how cute is Racello’s nose?” then this is the picture for you.
Videos from the show are up on my YouTube page. So far there are only three, but there are two more I'll upload when I get the chance.