Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Also, Dead Heart Bloom (ex-Phaser) just released a new album and they play what I think is their debut show tomorrow night (Tues.) at Iota with some special additions to their set. Should be a good night.
Being a Phaser fan, I decided I'd go to this. Due to my own stupidity, I just kind of assumed that Dead Heart Bloom was headlining the show. Well, I was wrong, and I got there at like 9:15 just in time to hear the last song and a half of DHB's set. :mad: It took me like 45 minutes to get there since I live in Maryland. I just couldn't believe they weren't the headliners. The guy/band that performed after them wasn't nearly as good. Nearly everyone in the audience left after the DHB set. The few that remained weren't even listening to the so-called headliner. I was kind of pissed. Fortunately, the guy at the door took pity on me and gave me $5 back of the $10 I paid to get into the show, and I bought the DHB CD for $8 with that instead. Anyway, what little I heard of Dead Heart Bloom was very good. [/b]
Darth, I'm pretty sure I met you. You had asked me which band was on stage just after their set completed.
DHB was very short only playing seven songs for just 30 minutes. I thought they were great and having the 4-piece string session was a nice touch. But the relatively short set just left me wanting more. Their popularity will grow for sure and hopefully they headline a few area gigs. [/b]
Kurosawa and I were also both surprised that DHB opened. Kurosawa mentioned that it may have been due to hiring the time of the string section that may have warrented that and she may be right. Hopefully, they will headline next time.
The performance was incredible. Boris is such a sensitive musician. He doesn't depend on banging on the piano keys but, instead, handles them ever so gently. His rendition of Folsom Prison Blues is the song that blew me away live though Sodom is my favorite on the CD. He handles it so gently and gives is such a different yet beautiful side than it normally has.
The set was short but I regarded it as only the very beginning for the band. An introduction.
I already knew ahead of time that Paul Wood (ex-Phaser) would be joining in on guitar but was also pleasantly surprised to see Ritse, Phaser's original drummer, join them. (Even though I liked the new drummer, I always preferred Ritse.) All of Phaser were in the room in some capacity.
The last song performed will be on the new EP due out this Summer. Rhett, you are guaranteed to love this one!
