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Photos: Carl Barat Live in Newcastle

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Carl Barat Live in Newcastle

Carl Barat at Other Rooms

Newcastle, England, October 20, 2010

Reminiscent of his first tour with Dirty Pretty Things, Carl played an intimate sold out club to showcase his new album. Carl introduced the crowd to his new material as well as some favourites by Dirty Pretty Things and The Libertines. For some new songs he abandoned the comfort of his guitar and just took on the role of lead singer.

The audience chanted Carl’s name in a style more familiar with the football terraces than a gig, which spurred Carl on to played a full blooded set that exceeded the curfew and sent his fans on their way still chanting, “There’s only one Carl Barat”.

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Lollapalooza 2010, Day 3: Where’s the Skateboards?

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LollapaloozaI had really wanted to sleep in on Sunday. But at 6:30, my three-year-old demanded my attention. “Papa! PAPA! PAH PUHHHHHH!” And with that, my day began. Not atypical for a Sunday morning, but most of my Saturdays these days are not spent running ten miles back and forth across a park all day while pounding beers and falafel.

So we got the idea to bring my kid down to Lollapalooza for a couple hours. We figured we could eat some breakfast, get dressed, and get down there by noon, hang out in the “Kidz” area for a while, take a quick peak at Johnny Marr’s latest band at 2pm, and then head home, drop him off with the sitter, and head back in time for Erykah Badu at 5pm. Perfect plan, right?

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Lollapalooza 2010, Day 2: Sampler Platter

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The XX at Lollapalooza

Day 2: Saturday, August 7, 2010

I had a very clear plan for Saturday. There’s a spot to the right side of the “PlayStation” stage (actually called the Petrillo Music Shell) that’s always been easy to worm your way into. You can get really close to the stage if you just slide right along the wall, so I had told my entire posse to meet there three songs into the XX‘s set. But once we made it inside, it was obvious this was not going to happen.

At three o’clock in the afternoon the entire north side of the park was filled to capacity. To make matters worse, the entrance from Columbus into the stage area was a parking lot of people. It should’ve been a walkway but nobody was moving. Everybody was just standing there, blocking the path, not moving. I’m assuming Against Me must not have any fans because there were at least 80,000 people crammed into the cement lot that surrounds the stage, packed tight as far back as the second set of light poles. If you’ve been to Grant Park, you know what I’m talking about, and you know how bad that must’ve sucked. It was worse.

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Lollapalooza 2010, Day 1: This Is It

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Lady GagaSo this was my final Lollapalooza as a Chicago resident. From now on it will be a destination festival that requires me to actually travel to a destination. Which might be fun. But will it be worth it? Is a three day music festival worth the hassle if you can’t take the el back to your own comfy bed? I don’t know…I’ve never had to do it.

Of the past six Lollapaloozas, this was by far my most ADHD experience. I only watched three complete sets. The average time I spent with any band was 20 minutes. This might be normal for journalists who feel a professional obligation to “cover” as much as possible, but that’s never been my attitude. I like to take it easy and have a good time. Carefully select what I want to see and blissfully ignore the rest.

But not this year.

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I lick my brain in silence: Ween in Detroit!

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Ween at Royal Oak Music Theatre

Ween at Royal Oak Music Theatre

Royal Oak, Michigan, July 30, 2010

Friday night, among other things, was a Mollusk showcase. This is supposedly Gene Ween’s favorite Ween record, and I’ll have to say it’s mine, too. They kicked the night off with “The Golden Eel,” and the set included “Mutilated Lips,” “The Mollusk,” “Buckingham Green,” and “The Blarney Stone.” Christ, that’s like half the album right there.

But The Mollusk showcase wasn’t the only great thing about this show. For instance, there was a smoke machine involved. Who doesn’t love a smoke machine?

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Photos: Adam Green Live in Sheffield

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Adam Green Live in Sheffield

Adam Green at Sheffield Academy

Sheffield, England, July 12, 2010

One of three UK dates this summer on his European Tour, Adam Green started the gig tentatively, announcing he was nursing a foot injury. It did not take long for him to forget about this as the adrenalin took over and he was his normal self interacting with the audience, crowd surfing (much to the disdain of the security), and leaving the stage to sing along from the floor.

The 75 minute set kept the crowd mesmerised. With Adam Green it is never dull. His new album, Minor Love, is his strongest to date, and we’re all looking forward to him returning to the UK in 2011.

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Photos: Carl Barat Live at the 100 Club

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Carl Barat Live at 100 Club

Carl Barat at the 100 Club

London, England, July 22, 2010

Carl started his twelve-song set with three new songs, including “Run The Boys,” and followed them up with familiar Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things favorites. He spent much of the evening mingling with the crowd and the whole night had a friendly vibe in the legendary venue in the heart of London. The gig was arranged by Little Episodes who raise awareness for those suffering with addiction and depression.

The next time I will see Carl will be at Leeds where he will be reuniting with the Libertines…

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