It was a music bonanza this weekend at The Paradise in Terrier territory, shaking off the odd venue layout and gaining traction nonetheless. Friday night, Midlake took the crowd on a captivating trip to Middle Earth with their Zeppelin-inspired brand of psychedelic folk rock. Better than I thought it was gonna be, especially when they rocked out on this track for about 9 minutes.
The next night was the big one; Ted Leo and the Pharmagoats took the stage in working class fashion, setting up their own gear, face-to-face with the audience, making small talk here and there. It was a nice, polite beginning prior to the headpounding assault that accosted the crowded house for over 18 songs' worth of music. Ted Leo earned my gaysex-get-out-of-jail-free-card that evening. Keep it secret, Ted. Keep it safe.
You know that song by Kelly Clarkson? You know the one. Well, they finished the night with that one, aided by a vocalist from the Screaming Females... A comical end to a heavy night... I don't have that one for your auditory pleasure, but I do have this:
Fanfarlo finished off the weekend, by also finishing off their tour. What an honor. I really did not know what to expect considering the chamber instrumentation on their album, but they did a good enough job. Plentry of violin and trumpet to allow the brain to resolve the live music with the studio version. Ted Leo was a tough act to follow, but Fanfarlo did their part, finishing off a breakneck weekend with a soothing deceleration of tempo that helped me come down, without falling flat.
Not sure if I'm gonna be able to top this one for sometime, but I'll try... Wait a second..
What's that on the horizon?
Suckers.
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