live music > the breeders
we go and see a bit of live music - not as much as we used to but still a fair bit. bands fall into one of two categories - bands i totally love or seeing bands i know of and have decided to take the opportunity to see live. it’s awesome either way most of the time.
we went to see the breeders play at the bruce mason centre on friday night. i have always really liked the breeders, though they don’t fall into the top ten bands of all time. i thought it would be on par with seeing sonic youth and the cure - watching a band who have achieved greatness that you never thought would tour again.
i was absolutely blown away. i always try to take a lot of photos to remember and commemorate these shows - i didn’t have my camera and the shot here is just off my iphone - but no photo or video could have captured the elation of being at that concert. crowds in auckland don’t move much at shows but for the breeders, i danced so much i have whiplash and incredibly sore muscles.
the breeders are a tight band who don’t appear to have any airs or graces or bullshit - they just got up and played, and they rocked. they talked a little bit to the crowd, but not so much or little that it was disappointing (i always hate it when bands don’t even say hi, cf: interpol, cat power etc).
they have set the bar for live show awesomeness for MONTHS to come. that gig reminded me why live music is so important and special. it changes your life!
