Solar Powered Sun Destroyer/Paper Route 07.15.2009

#36
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Solar Powered Sun Destroyer
Audrye Sessions
Paper Route
DC9

We got there pretty early for some of the best grilled cheese sandwiches ever made (with smoked gouda) and onion rings. Very tasty.
I couldn't believe the line for this show - it must have taken at least 30 minutes to get the folks of all ages upstairs.
SPSD started playing before the line was through so we listened to the first few songs from down below. Still sounded good though. Their newish lineup and new songs are all great. Note that this is a new photo from Wednesday night, even though it looks much like the last time I saw them. SPSD is now in the 5x viewing club as well - congratulations!
Next up was CA-based Audrye Sessions. Definitely good tour-mates for Paper Route. I thought they were pretty good, though I don't think I liked them as much as Ms. Ch. I also prefer my men with socks.
I was a little confused that Paper Route were headlining, although that certainly wasn't a bad thing and we probably wouldn't have watched Audrye Sessions otherwise. They put on a good set in the crowded, sweaty upstairs of DC9. I don't have much new to say about them.

Review: Paper Route 2.3.2009

#2
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Paper Route
Cale Parks
Black Cat

Ms. CH and I tried to have dinner at Marvin so I could harass the bartender there but it was a 30-minute wait so we ended up at Bar Pilar instead. We got to ye olde BC while tickets were still available and the line was short. I lucked out buying a ticket from a guy behind me for $10 so I saved $2. Hopefully he bought them at the BC and not through the evil ticket overlords.

Cale Parks was pretty cool - he's a solo drummer/singer/electronica performer. I would liken his music to Depeche Mode. Or possibly just the haircut. Some kinda 80's thing anyway. I would definitely check him out in the future.

We were mainly there to see Paper Route, whom we saw a few months back at Jammin Java with SPSD. They put on a good show and apparently played a few songs we didn't hear the first time. I like the fact that most of their songs are duets (both singers singing simultaneously). Also, I'm not sure when I developed a fetish for well-defined platysmas but...damn...I guess I'm just a neck fetishist, tattooed or not.

Oh right, the concert. The headliners were Passion Pit who are quite popular with 80's-fashions-clad teenagers. Apparently this show had sold-out as a BC Backstage show so it was moved to the Mainstage (which I would say was also very close to being sold-out by the time PP came on). They were really not my thing, but from the looks of it they don't need my patronage anyway.

Review: Solar Powered Sun Destroyer 11.11.2008

#39
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Solar Powered Sun Destroyer
Paper Route
Barcelona
Jammin Java

I don't have too much to say about this show, besides to remember that Jammin Java has Newcastle on tap. I guess SPSD made it onto this show because the other tour-mates of Paper Route and Barcelona - Low vs. Diamond - were out in LA appearing on Jimmy Kimmel.

This time SPSD had Ross from Caverns playing bass. They must spend a lot of time practicing together.

Paper Route was really good. They played almost as many instruments as the Mars Volta with four less people on stage. Amazing.

Barcelona I felt like I had at least heard of before. They're from Seattle and have a keyboard.