February 2007 :: Event Reviews
Event Reviews
Dir En Grey
For their first headlining American tour, Japan's Dir En Grey have brought along Fair To Midland and Bleed The Dream to further challenge young audiences with new hybrids of Metal. Jen Cray caught show #2 at Orlando's House of Blues.
Hans the Double
Despite a few acts that had her cringing, Brittany Sturges' night was salvaged by hometown headliners, Hans the Double
IKE
The Philly band IKE offered up a night of brotherly love and some great music. Brittany Sturges was there for every minute of it.
Incubus
Intentionally stepping down from arenas to clubs, Incubus swept into Orlando to play before a crowd that had sold out in just 5 minutes time. Along for the ride, for his solo debut, was Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. It was not a show Jen Cray would miss.
John Mayer
Throwaway love songs with cheesy choruses and soft vocals are what the radio listeners want, and so John Mayer has delivered. Jen Cray was more interested in the blues side of his music that shone forth at his Orlando concert.
M. Ward
M. Ward's recent Chicago gig saw the crowd becoming much more active participants in the performance. Chris Catania reports from the frontlines.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers came to Orlando to blow away yet another soldout crowd, including Jen Cray who had been waiting to see them play for 15 years.
The Dears
With The Rapture playing just four blocks away and competing for much of the same audience, The Dears still managed to pack in a large crowd of indie rock fans with good taste. Jen Cray had little trouble deciding which show to attend.
The Ettes
A last minute switch-around transformed The Ettes headlining gig at Orlando's The Social into a benefit show for the Invisible Children organization. On a bill stacked with local talent, Jen Cray saw the Los Angeles trio steal the show despite their less than prime time 9:15 performance.
The Lemonheads
Continuing on with the "flashback to her high school years" week of concerts, Jen Cray decided to check out the opening night of The Lemonheads' tour.
