They played like they meant it, offering fast short punk songs one right after the other well into the night.
Reno openers Cobra Skulls got the crowd going with their blend of Spanish rockabilly punk.
For Laramie, this is an exceptional sized crowd:
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Teenage Bottle Rocket w/ Cobra Skull, Laramie, WYs
Laramie punk heroes Teenage Bottle Rocket appeared in their home town this month, much to the delight of the overflow crowd full of locals, students, and roller derby dames.
They played like they meant it, offering fast short punk songs one right after the other well into the night.
Reno openers Cobra Skulls got the crowd going with their blend of Spanish rockabilly punk.
For Laramie, this is an exceptional sized crowd:
They played like they meant it, offering fast short punk songs one right after the other well into the night.
Reno openers Cobra Skulls got the crowd going with their blend of Spanish rockabilly punk.
For Laramie, this is an exceptional sized crowd:
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monolith Festival announces dates
Elton John, Laramie, 4-4-2009
The Rocket Man visited wee little Laramie this weekend to the delight of thousands of fans in the Arena Auditorium.
The set up looked rather different than traditional events in the arena, namely graduations and basketball games:
He opened with Your Song and proceed to play, just Sir Elton and the piano, for nearly three solid hours. He spoke movingly about Matthew Shepard and part of the playlist was less rocking and more sentimental. Even my cold crusty heart melted during Candle in the Wind, a song I formerly despised. Crowd favorites included Crocodile Rock and Benny and the Jets. I was delighted to hear Levon. The event raised over $550,000 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the crowded hotels and snowed in guests did wonders for the Laramie economy!
[p.s. my pictures are so-so, check out Saranay's for better images!]
The set up looked rather different than traditional events in the arena, namely graduations and basketball games:
He opened with Your Song and proceed to play, just Sir Elton and the piano, for nearly three solid hours. He spoke movingly about Matthew Shepard and part of the playlist was less rocking and more sentimental. Even my cold crusty heart melted during Candle in the Wind, a song I formerly despised. Crowd favorites included Crocodile Rock and Benny and the Jets. I was delighted to hear Levon. The event raised over $550,000 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the crowded hotels and snowed in guests did wonders for the Laramie economy!
[p.s. my pictures are so-so, check out Saranay's for better images!]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Elton John to visit Laramie
Elton John returns to Laramie on Friday April 3rd for a concert to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Folks who caught Sir Elton at the Arena Auditorium here in Laramie 10 years ago report that it was one of the best shows of their lives. Don't miss this one!
Tickets: $35, $65, $85, $125, on sale to the general public Monday March 2nd. Reserve tickets at the Arena Auditorium box office, the Wyoming Union, Fine Arts box office or online. Limit tickets per order.
[thx to Julio who scooped me on the local news!]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sasquatch schedule set!
Sasquatch! set the 2009 festival schedule this week. Now I need to readjust the budget so I can spend Memorial Day at the beautiful Gorge once again. This lineup is fulfilling a lot of my hopes, especially Animal Collective and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Hoorah!
Sasquatch! 2009 lineup
Saturday, May 23th
Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / Devotchka / M. Ward / Doves / Sun Kil Moon / The Gaslight Anthem / King Khan & The Shrines / Ra Ra Riot / Shearwater / Passion Pit / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Vince Mira / Blind Pilot / Owl City / Arthur & Yu / Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele / Death Vessel / Hockey
Sunday, May 24th
Jane’s Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / TV On The Radio / Peter Bjorn and John / of Montreal / The Avett Brothers / Calexico / M83 / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Walkmen / The Wrens / St. Vincent / The Dodos / John Vanderslice / The Submarines / Viva Voce / The Builders And The Butchers / AA Bondy / Fences / Point Juncture, WA / Jon Benjamin
Monday, May 25th
Ben Harper and Relentless7 / Erykah Badu / Silversun Pickups / Fleet Foxes / Gogol Bordello / Santigold / Grizzly Bear / Explosions In The Sky / Girl Talk / Blitzen Trapper / The Knux / Monotonix / Bishop Allen / Black Moth Super Rainbow / Beach House / Mugison / The Dutchess And The Duke / School Of Seven Bells / Horse Feathers / The Pica Beats / Loch Lomond / BLK JKS
Friday, January 23, 2009
Blue Scholars Wyoming Union 1/21/09
Indie hip hop duo Blue Scholars visited the University of Wyoming this week. An enthusiastic crowd greeted them in Union Ballroom.
I love any band who can walk into a room that may or may not know their work and leave the crowd sweaty and wanting more. And I really love a group that can successfully transcend traditional Wyoming values and connect where it really matters. When Geologic asked who knew soldiers who'd served in Iraq, and brought on a chant of "bring 'em home," I knew he had reached the crowd.
It was a beautiful thing to see over 100 young Wyoming Cowboys swaying their hands along with lyrics like
Of course the night was not all political. We danced, we remembered the 80s, we enthused about MIA. And for the Pacific Northwestern transplants in the crowd, any and all references to The Ave, Campus Parkway, KEXP and the 71 busline brought forth a heavy dose of nostalgia and longing for the streets of Seattle.
I love any band who can walk into a room that may or may not know their work and leave the crowd sweaty and wanting more. And I really love a group that can successfully transcend traditional Wyoming values and connect where it really matters. When Geologic asked who knew soldiers who'd served in Iraq, and brought on a chant of "bring 'em home," I knew he had reached the crowd.
It was a beautiful thing to see over 100 young Wyoming Cowboys swaying their hands along with lyrics like
It’s said talk is cheap, but war is expensive
I speak cuz it’s free and these words are my weapons
Don’t think for a second I will not question US foreign policy
Of course the night was not all political. We danced, we remembered the 80s, we enthused about MIA. And for the Pacific Northwestern transplants in the crowd, any and all references to The Ave, Campus Parkway, KEXP and the 71 busline brought forth a heavy dose of nostalgia and longing for the streets of Seattle.
Happy Inauguration!
A little present for Wyoming Beat readers, in the form of a Music We Can Believe In mix... our favorites from late 2008, music to end the Bush era by.
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