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850 days ago
Friday 27 July: The Fray , Marymoor Park Sunday 29 July: Rufus Wainwright , The Moore Theatre Tuesday 31 July: Fionn Regan , www.sunsettavern.com Friday 17 August: The Magic Numbers , www.thecrocodile.com Saturday 1 September: The Shins , Bumbershoot Saturday 1 September: Rodrigo y Gabriela , Bumbershoot Sunday 2 September: Kings of Leon , Bumbershoot Sunday 2 September: Andrew Bird , Bumbershoot Saturday 15 September: Bright Eyes , The Big Easy Concert House Monday 24 September: Arcade Fire , Bank of America Arena Friday 28 September: The Little Ones , Neumos Thursday 20 September: Peter Bjorn and John , www.showboxonline.com Sunday 7 October: Jose Gonzalez , www.showboxonline.com
875 days ago
That was how Michael Stipe introduced the third of a five night run of unique rehearsal concerts in Dublin's Olympia Theatre. In their own words, this experiment in "terror and music" gave loyal fans a glimpse at the songs destined for the next R.E.M. album, yet not fully polished. For the most part, the fans cooperated and were appropriately silent, then rapturous throughout the gig. As promised, the bulk of the evening was devoted to show-casing new songs. We were treated to 11 in all. The sound is predominantly guitar heavy (Peter's mandolin on one track notwithstanding) and certainly louder and more direct than any of their last three albums. A couple of songs would fit neatly between the sounds of Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi, while others are tightly-crafted, melodic indie rockers. With Michael singing lyrics directly from his laptop - amid frustrating Macro pop-up warnings - the band sounded invigorated and despite claiming nerves, played the new ...
