Category: Shows

Flying Lotus; You’re Dead! tour, Tower Theater, Phila. 10/13/14

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I have seen Flying Lotus, a.k.a. 31 year old Steven Ellison, perform live three times now. Everytime, he changes my life. This is not an exaggeration.

The venue is kind of weird; I’d never been to the Tower Theater before. It’s enormous, complete with two floors and rows on rows of some kind of semi-permanent folding theater chairs that you could disrupt irreparably with a misplaced step. The chairs ended up going largely unused once FlyLo came on, but provided a safe place to retreat to if an audience member got (understandably) overwhelmed.

Thundercat opened the show, wearing a big wolf pelt on his head playing a 6 string electric bass, putting on an incredible jam with one of the best synth/keyboard players I’ve ever seen. Thundercat is always spectacular, and a supreme warm up for what’s coming.

A FlyLo performance is neither all music or all show. He stands in between two screens, one in front of him, and one behind him. His visual team constructs the most impossibly mind-bending, beautiful displays and projects them through him. I have seen this particular performance twice. His most recent show incorporates a new element; the front screen is now cubically shaped, allowing for intimidating visuals centered on a spinal meridian in the middle of the stage. Most of the visuals were new, like in Sultan’s Request where the new front screen projected a lightning box around Mr. Lotus on each heavy beat. The visuals for Getting There (ft. Niki Randa) were the same as the last two sets, but they are incredible so there were no complaints. Galaxy In Jakobi, towards the end of the show, served to show the audience that Mr. Lotus is their God. No one took issue.

Unfortunately, neither Mr. Lotus nor Thundercat came out after the show, although not for lack of throngs waiting for them.

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The Evens Show at Midtown Scholar HBG

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891621_10151505826354725_348628159_oSaturday night Harrisburg welcomed a punk legend to the stage at the Midtown Scholar.  The Evens (Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat, Fugazi, Founder of Dischord Records fame and Amy Farina) played an hour long set to a packed house.  The Scholar is such a lovely change of setting for shows that I normally attend.  The balconies made it so there wasn’t a bad view in the house (especially for us vertically challenged folks).

It was an intimate show with lots of good band/crowd banter.  Ian requested a few sing alongs and (most of) the crowd happily obliged.  The Evens are obviously a much more chill band in comparison to Minor Threat and Fugazi but there are flares of intensity throughout the songs.  Ian didn’t make it through the show without giving one of his signature speeches to a few fellas who were dancing a bit to aggressively for his liking.  This would be expected as it was St. Patty’s Day Weekend in Harrisburg.  There were also a good number of little ones running about which isn’t good at many shows but this was an exception.  It’s wonderful when kids can be introduced to live music at an early age and I wish there were more all ages shows in the area. Kudos to the Evens, Moviate & Midtown Scholar for putting on a great show!

**A little WDCV from the archives…WDCV brought Fugazi here in 1988 and they played in ATS.  Whoa. **

Democracy Now! Inauguration Coverage

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Monday, January 21, 2013 (11am-4pm on WDCV)

Democracy Now! team will be on location in Washington DC to cover the Presidential Inauguration and observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Democracy Now! will take at look back at President Obama’s first term in office, analyze prospects for his second term plus examine the civil rights, social and economic justice and anti-war legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Democracy Now! is a daily independent global news hour broadcast on WDCV at 11am and 11pm Monday through Friday.105f257cc387b80a4047db4466c56bd4

“Revenge of the Underground Jazz Composer”…or…Who the Hell is Bob Zieff?

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A few years ago, an article was written for Dickinson’s Sirena Journal that gives a detailed look at WDCV’s resident Jazz DJ, Bob Zieff.  Did you know he is a famous jazz composer who has composed for jazz greats like Chet Baker?  You will recognize his soft, paced voice when listening to his show, Jazz Pathways, Sundays from 12-2pm.  The following is only an excerpt from the article but the entire thing can be read here.

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Upcoming Local Shows for the Start of the Semester

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People are always complaining that there aren’t any good shows or events in the area.  Well, this list proves them wrong….

9/8-Abbey Bar (21 & over) – Harrisburg We Were Promised Jet Packs

 

 

 

 

9/14 Carlisle Theatre – Josh Ritter

 


 

 

 

9/22 Hershey-Farm Aid

 

 

 

 

 

10/4 Abbey Bar (21 & over) – Harrisburg Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

 

 

 

 
10/24 Whitaker Center-Harrisburg- Henry Rollins – Spoken Word

The Avett Brothers at Innsbrook Snagajob Pavilion 7/20/2012

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Almost a week ago now, I had the chance to see ever-energetic and delightful Avett Brothers perform in concert. I had yet to see them live, and after hearing wonderful things and crying over the online ticket purchase only briefly, I was able to see them in all their bearded glory.

Despite the kind of monotonous and nap inducing opener Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Avett Brothers came on with “Will You Return” and it was like a bomb went off in the pavilion (in a good way). Everyone was dancing, even the dads in their lawn chairs with beer sloshing everywhere. It was a hot and humid night, but halfway through their set it started drizzling slightly, and it was practically a scene from Singing in the Rain.

The set list in its entirety is below:

1) Will You Return
2) Traveling Song (slow)
3) Down With The Shine
4) Love Like the Movies
5) January Wedding
6) Salina
7) At the Beach
8) Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise
9) Live & Die
10) Laundry Room
11) Sally’s Lover
12) Ballad
13) Closer Walk
14) The Fall
15) Colorshow
16) Go to Sleep
17) Kick Drum Heart
18) Slight Figure Of Speech
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19) Please Pardon Yourself (slow)
20) Paranoia
21) And it Spread
22) Talk on Indolence

This band is amazing because whenever they play their songs live, they always seem to change some of the lyrics. After stalking the forums on the band’s website after the show, I even found some live recordings so all of you avid fans can watch for yourself. Included is the recording of their new song “Live and Die” set to be released on their new album which comes out in September.

Will You Return

Down with the Shine

Live and Die

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

Please Pardon Yourself

For more pictures from the concert you can see them on one of the photographer’s facebook here:

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The Almost-Acoustic Showcase of Musical Talent!

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THIS SATURDAY, November 12th, WDCV is crazy-excited to present…

The Almost-Acoustic Showcase of Musical Talent

What is it, you ask? How would you feel about an all-night, 100% free concert featuring five, count ’em, FIVE kick-ass bands? Because, that, my friends, is exactly what it is.

You’ll hear from Wild Horse and Video 54, two bands comprising current Dickinsonians and resident Carlislians.

You’ll hear from Trunks and Tales, a one-man acoustic troubadour from Harrisburg.

You’ll hear from Scott Pine and the Conifers, indie goodness from Bethlehem, PA

And you’ll hear from the ever-popular Ton Taun, the official partially-bearded band of WDCV.

And it’s all for free and free for all THIS SATURDAY.

Doors open at 7 pm  at The Depot, the show kicks off at 8 pm. There’ll be great music, cool people, light refreshments, WDCV merch, and an awesome atmosphere. Free and open to anyone, Dickinson students and non-students alike, so bring your mom! Bring everyone, because it’s going to be a damned good time.

 

Here’s how it’s gonna go down:

7 pm: Depot doors open

8 pm: Video 54

8:45: Scott Pine and the Conifers

9:30: Wild Horse

10:30: Trunks and Tales

11:00: Ton Taun

 

You can pick up some WDCV swag, merch from the artists, plus water and lemonade. But the show itself is totally free.

The Depot is located on the Dickinson College campus right next to the Kline Athletic Center, on Cherry Street in between High and Louther Streets.

It doesn’t get any better, and it doesn’t get any cheaper, so we hope to see you all there! Until then, rock and roll and don’t lose your cred!

 

With much love,

All your favorite folks here at WDCV

Local Shows

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I was trolling around looking for shows in an hour+ radius of Carlisle so I thought I would share my findings.

Harrisburg

Thu. 3/17/11 – Henry Rollins – Whitaker Center
Sun 3/27/11 – The Wood Brothers- Abbey Bar – Appalachian Brewing Company
Fri 4/1/11 – The Joy Formidable – The Abbey Bar- Appalachian Brewing Company
Sat 04/02 – Mike Doughty – The Abbey Bar-Appalachian Brewing Company
Thu 5/26/11 – The Queers – The Spy Club

Harrisburg Burbs

Wed 03/30/11 – Miami Horror – Messiah College

York

Sun. 3/26/11 – The Mountain Goats – Strand Capital Performing Arts Center

Baltimore

Tue 03/15/11 – The Adicts – Ottobar
Sun 04/10/11 – TV On The Radio – Rams Head Live!
Fri 04/15/11 – Acid Mother’s Temple – Ottobar
Wed 04/20/11 – Iron & Wine – Rams Head Live!
Wed 04/27/11 – Rise Against & Bad Religion – Rams Head Live!
Thu 04/28/11 – The Smith Westerns – Ottobar
Wed 05/11/11 – …and you will know us by the trail of dead w/Surfer Blood – Ottobar
Fri 05/13/11 – Social Distortion – Rams Head Live!
Tue 05/17/11 – Danzig – Bourbon Street
Wed 06/01/11 – Matt and Kim w/The Thermals – Rams Head Live!