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Here's that time of the year again where i look back to my season in music. You can take a look if you care. Here are the gigs I've been to during Season 2008-2009. I wanted to go to a lot more gigs than last season, I guess it's mision accomplished :P
This does not includes summer festivals of course.

09/20/2008: 31knots + The Constantines + Ladyhawk
09/27/2008: !!! + Danton Eeprom + Radio Slave

10/03/2008: Bon Iver + Bowerbirds
10/15/2008: Bohren & der Club of Gore + Alexander Tucker
10/30/2008: Asian Dub Foundation

11/05/2008: Mariee Sioux + Syd Matters
11/10/2008: The Ting Tings
11/11/2008: Black Kids + The USA
11/13/2008: The Ruby Suns + John & Jehn
11/18/2008: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip + Late of the Pier
11/20/2008: Fleet Foxes + J. Tillman
11/21/2008: Kanye West + Santigold
11/23/2008: Róisín Murphy + Hercules and Love Affair


12/04/2008: Masaladosa + Volt Selector
12/05/2008: departement of eagles
12/06/2008: The Whip
12/13/2008: Gotan Project
12/16/2008: N*E*R*D

01/13/2009: James Yuill
01/22/2009: of Montreal + Casiokids
01/24/2009: Kaiser Chiefs + Dananananakroyd

02/02/2009: Ladyhawke
02/17/2009: Metronomy
02/19/2009: Soldout + Casiokids +Anderson
02/23/2009: My Vitriol
02/24/2009: Ray LaMontagne + Priscilla Ahn
02/25/2009: Rachael Yamagata

03/04/2009: Crystal Antlers
03/07/2009: J. Tillman
03/11/2009: Friendly Fires + Wax Stag
03/12/2009: Franz Ferdinand + Kissogram
03/18/2009: Animal Collective+ Pantha du Prince
03/24/2009: Girl Talk
03/25/2009: Peter Bjorn and John + James Yuill

04/07/2009: Alela Diane + William Elliott Whitmore
04/08/2009: A Place to Bury Strangers + Amenra
04/09/2009: Squarepusher + Venetian Snares + Tim Exile
04/12/2009: Mono + HEALTH + Mi Ami + Handsome Furs
04/14/2009: The Whitest Boy Alive + Micachu & The Shapes + The New Wine
04/21/2009: Loney, Dear
04/23/2009: Priscilla Ahn + Willoughby
04/24/2009: Holy Fuck + It Hugs Back
04/26/2009: Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves + The Right Ons
04/28/2009: Miss Kittin & The Hacker + The Neon Judgement

05/02/2009: Yeah Yeah Yeahs + The Juan Maclean + Shearwater + Fischerspooner + Peter Doherty + Tiga + Birdy Nam Nam + The Von Bondies + Delphic + Crookers + Booka Shade + Dizzee Rascal + Fever Ray + Red Light Company + The Temper Trap
05/05/2009: Peaches + Drums Of Death
05/06/2009: Beirut + Mina Tindle
05/08/2009: Get Well Soon + Broadcast 2000 + Metric + Dear Reader + The Phantom Band + Austin Lace + Art Brut
05/09/2009: Andrew Bird + Phosphorescent + Laura Marling
05/10/2009: Telepathe + Rainbow Arabia
05/12/2009: We Are Wolves + Naïve New Beaters
05/14/2009: PJ Harvey & John Parish + Tom Brosseau
05/15/2009: Bat for Lashes
05/16/2009: Akron/Family + Yuksek + The Acorn + autoKratz + Thunderheist
05/18/2009: Larkin Grimm + DM Stith
05/22/2009: Dan Auerbach + Pete Molinari
05/28:2009: Deerhunter

06/04/2009: Junior Boys + Circlesquare
06/05/2009: Phoenix
06/12/2009: The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo
06/14/2009: Lisa Ekdhal
06/20/2009: Balkan Beat Box + Moriarty + Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 + Joshua
06/29/2009: Fucked Up + Drums Are For Parade

26/1 Renegade Five
(Hotell Högland, Nässjö)
2/2 Stingrace, Mental Fix, Moranes, Zoologic
(Eksjö)
15/2 Scams, The Part Timers
(Bodoni, Malmö)
16/2 Hanoi Rocks, The Headlines
(KB, Malmö)
22/2 Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers, CELL 9720
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
28/2 Nada Surf
(Michelle Records, Hamburg)
28/2 Nada Surf, Rogue Wave
(Grünspan, Hamburg)
1/3 El Perro del Mar
(Bengans, Göteborg)
1/3 American Music Club, Trumans Water, The Bugs
(Sticky Fingers, Göteborg)
1/3 Gob Squad
(Sticky Fingers, Göteborg)
6/3 Band of Horses, The Cave Singers, Tyler Ramsey
(Debaser Medis, Stockholm)
7/3 Electric Eel Shock, Turpentine Brothers
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
8/3 Menomena, Sonjagon
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
14/3 Nisse Hellberg
(Huset, Jönköping)
29/3 De Lyckliga Kompisarna, Smutstvätt
(Folkets Park, Huskvarna)
31/3 M.A. Numminen
(Hotell Högland, Nässjö)
10/4 Malcolm Middleton
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
11/4 Pia Fraus, Virgin Passages, Kuryakin
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
12/4 Kongh, Aerial
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
25/4 Florence Valentin, Phoenix Harmony, Blackheart, First Aid Kit
(Hovrättstorget, Jönköping)
1/5 Witch, Graveyard
(Debaser Slussen, Stockholm)
2/5 Sebadoh, Matt & Kim, The Bent Moustache
(Debaser Medis, Stockholm)
3/5 The Hidden Cameras, Kongh, SoKo, Trummor & Orgel feat. Ebbot Lundberg, Cult of Luna, Hellsongs, Alice in Videoland, Johnossi, Kristian Anttila, Loney, Dear, Sambassadeur, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Niccokick
(Popadelica, Huskvarna)
9/5 Evermade
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
16/5 Scratchy & Mono
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
17/5 Nifters
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
28/5 The Clientele
(Sala Apolo, Barcelona)
29/5 Vampire Weekend, Voxtrot, Explosions in the Sky, Caribou, Boris, Shipping News, British Sea Power, Eric's Trip, Enon, Mount Eerie / The Microphones, MGMT, Moho, The Marzipan Man
(Primavera Sound, Barcelona)
30/5 A Place to Bury Strangers, Polvo, Man Man, Sebadoh, Bob Mould Band, Bill Callahan, Pissed Jeans, The Cribs, The Swell Season
(Primavera Sound, Barcelona)
31/5 Animal Collective, Les Savy Fav, Shellac, Dinosaur Jr., Deerhunter, Kinski, Buffalo Tom, Fanfarlo, Okkervil River, Port O'Brien, Scout Niblett, Bon Iver, Darren Hayman & Jack Hayter
(Primavera Sound, Barcelona)
1/6 Motorpsycho
(Lille Vega, Köpenhamn)
7/6 The High Hats
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
12/6 Danko Jones, Nina Natri, Paramore, Die Mannequin, The Futureheads, Simple Plan, Fujiya & Miyagi, Babyshambles, Alter Bridge, Rooney, Markus Krunegård, Kathleen Edwards
(Hultsfredsfestivalen)
13/6 Witchcraft, Andi Almqvist, Johnossi, Biffy Clyro, Rufus Wainwright, A.A. Bondy, The Shortwave Set, The Only Ones, Joel Alme, Black Lips
(Hultsfredsfestivalen)
14/6 Working for a Nuclear Free City, Disco Ensemble, Håkan Hellström, Lykke Li, Blue Foundation, My Brightest Diamond, A Beautiful Friend, The Donnas, iLiKETRAiNS, Firefox AK, The Deer Tracks, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Herbrightskies,
Ane Brun, First Aid Kit, Blood Red Shoes
(Hultsfredsfestivalen)
24/6 Band of Horses, Foals, Johnny Flynn
(Accelerator, Stockholm)
25/6 Battles, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Black Kids, MGMT, St. Vincent, Deerhunter, Fuck Buttons, Vampire Weekend, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Teenagers, Stars, Those Dancing Days
(Accelerator, Stockholm)
26/6 In Flames, The Wombats, Cansei de Ser Sexy, The Pigeon Detectives, Andi Almqvist, Sabaton, Manu Chao, Hästpojken, M.A. Numminen, Martha Wainwright, Anna Järvinen, Kaizers Orchestra, Pugh Rogefeldt
(Peace & Love, Borlänge)
27/6 Kent, Clutch, Pascal, Suzanne Vega, Sex Pistols, Thåström, Jim White, Eldkvarn, The Hellacopters, Stefan Sundström, Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg, Kristian Anttila
(Peace & Love, Borlänge)
28/6 Håkan Hellström, Humanzi, Marah, DeVotchKa, Knivderby, Woven Hand, Roky Erickson & The Nomads, The International Noise Conspiracy, Nicole Atkins, Nationalteatern, Monica and the Explosion, Stonecake, Christian Kjellvander
(Peace & Love, Borlänge)
2/7 Svensk Pop, Streets of Mars, Obliq
(Arvikafestivalen)
3/7 O'Death, Slayer, A Mountain Of One, Efterklang, Håkan Hellström, Britta Persson, Satan Takes a Holiday, Familjen, Markus Krunegård, Lasse Lindh, Timo Räisänen, Sagor & Swing
(Arvikafestivalen)
4/7 Interpol, Kent, Bold Faces, Soilwork, The Hellacopters, Andi Almqvist, Saul Williams, Moonspell, Hardcore Superstar, Du Pacque, Anna Järvinen
(Arvikafestivalen)
5/7 Hot Chip, Death Cab for Cutie, Maps, eMiL Jensen, The Mary Onettes, Tingsek, Volbeat
(Arvikafestivalen)
10/7 Blindustry
(Stadsparken, Nässjö)
11/7 Kongh
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
12/7 Baskery
(Vaxblekaregården, Eksjö)
17/7 Knegarn
(Kulturhuset, Jönköping)
18/7 Tender Souvenirs, Den Stora Vilan, Driz And The Alarms, Scams, Bring Me the Fucking Riot... Man, Nationalteatern, The Fine Arts Showcase, Thunder Express, eskalettes, Jaqee, Dipper, Britta Persson, Sagor & Swing
(Tyrolen lever!, Blädinge)
19/7 Backdraft, Eldkvarn, Oomaigoosh, Detektivbyrån, The Worthy, Double Neck, Birdflesh, The Hurry and The Noknows, Elias and The Wizzkids, Salouh, Markus Krunegård
(Tyrolen lever!, Blädinge)
31/7 Ladytron, Elf Power, Neverstore, Familjen, Nellie McKay
(Emmabodafestivalen)
1/8 Justice, Stereo Total, Hästpojken, Those Dancing Days, Division of Laura Lee, Dreamboy, First Aid Kit, Kristian Anttila
(Emmabodafestivalen)
2/8 The Whitest Boy Alive, Kultiration, Lacrosse,
Detektivbyrån, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Palpitation, Babian, Gatans Lag
(Emmabodafestivalen)
7/8 The Gutter Twins, Louis XIV
(Sticky Fingers, Göteborg)
8/8 Broder Daniel, Sigur Rós, The National, Sonic Youth, Okkervil River, Iron & Wine, Christian Kjellvander, Lightspeed Champion
(Way Out West, Göteborg)
9/8 A Place to Bury Strangers, Division of Laura Lee, Fleet Foxes, Silverbullit, Frida Hyvönen, José González
(Way Out West, Göteborg)
14/8 Sam Elliott
(Pinnen, Nässjö)
22/8 Backyard Babies
(Folkets Park, Huskvarna)
29/8 Trickbag, Intohimo, Papa Dee, Sky High, Dorlene Love
(Eksjö Stadsfest)
30/8 Kitchen Radio System, Jacob & the Jackals, Moranes,
Kristofer Åström & Rainaways
(Eksjö Stadsfest)
1/9 Eugene Chadbourne, På Mé Fritt
(Krusagården, Eksjö)
6/9 Sun Kil Moon
(Debaser, Malmö)
12/9 Johnny Goes J
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
13/9 The Shamalamas
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
19/9 Yoshi Did It, Scratchy & Mono, sinkher
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
26/9 Bon Iver, The Miserable Rich, Murder, Anaïs Mitchell, Clare Bowditch
(Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg)
27/9 Nada Surf, Blood Red Shoes, Ane Brun,
I'm From Barcelona
(Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg)
28/9 Nada Surf, Underground Railroad
(Columbia Club, Berlin)
4/10 Knegarn
(Kulturhuset, Jönköping)
4/10 Du Pacque, Monkey and The Rebels, Pretty whores of manhattan, Herbrightskies, Niccokick, Kilroy, Stereo Arcade, Jens Proud
(Club China, Jönköping)
17/10 Nicolai Dunger
(Stenhammarsalen)
18/10 Blitzen Trapper, Eileen Rose
(Pusterviksbaren, Göteborg)
24/10 Sam Elliott
(Hotell Högland, Nässjö)
31/10 Villa Nova Junction, Pistolese
(Bryggeriet, Nässjö)
9/11 dälek
(Kulturhuset, Jönköping)
21/11 The New Year
(Saturn Alexanderplatz, Berlin)
21/11 The New Year, The Cave Singers
(Magnet Club, Berlin)
22/11 MGMT, A Place to Bury Strangers
(Kesselhaus, Berlin)
28/11 David Sandström Overdrive
(Bongo Bar, Jönköping)
1/12 Jaqee
(Hotell Högland, Nässjö)
12/12 The Thermals, Deerhoof, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Giant Sand, Woven Hand, Manel
(Primavera Club, Barcelona)
13/12 The Extraordinaires, Lovvers, Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves, La Buena Vida, Abe Vigoda, High Places
(Primavera Club, Barcelona)

Now it's my turn.



10: "For My Friends" by Blind Melon

Now here's a band we haven't heard from in a very long time. For My Friends is Blind Melon's first LP since.. um, '96 from memory. They've just gotten a new lead singer to replace the late Shannon Hoon. This is the same band that, in the early ninties, had their one hit with "No Rain", a song that every one knows but no one knows the band who sung it. The one with Bee Girl in the video. Remember? Anyway. The one mistake that Blind Melon made in hiring a new singer is getting one that sounded remarkably similar to the distinctive Shannon Hoon - instead of getting one that sounded different enough for him to not be continuously compared to Hoon. As is, it seems that they've just tried to replace Hoon and continue in the same direction that was cut short because of Hoon's overdose in '95. Not a good plan. For My Friends is a solid album from a classic band, but nothing new. Really didn't meet my expectations, as this is an album I'd been looking forward to for years. Also, the record seemed to fail miserably thanks to lack of promotion anywhere, I had to buy it off their online shop.

Choice tracks: With The Right Set Of Eyes, For My Friends, Down On The Pharmacy



9: "Dear Science" by TV on the Radio

This record seems to be on the top spot of everyone who's anyone's end-of-year charts. Sure, it's a great album. But I really couldn't see anything amazing from it. It's ridiculously original. I can't really comment on their evolution because I haven't heard any of their earlier records, but it does seem like the band has changed rapidly since their last. I've never heard anything remotely like TV On The Radio. I have no idea how they're actually finding commercial success - Dear Science is one of the least commercial-sounding records I've heard recently. But hey. Nothing amazing. But all in all, a strong, original, powerful record.

Choice tracks: Halfway Home, Golden Age



8: "Third" by Portishead

Another record from a band that we haven't heard from in a ridiculously long time. Portishead's self-titled second album was released in 95 I think. Maybe 94. And then they had a live album in 96ish. After then, Portishead seemed to disappear, although their legacy remained in the genre of trip hop, which they pioneered. Returning early in 2008, Portishead's third album, aptly titled "Third", is not their best record by all means, but is still a great listen. It's also not easy to listen to at all - it induces concentration and thought. Portishead have drifted from the slow, mystical, turntable-and-Rhodes-keyboard-infused sound of their earlier records to a more industrial, noisy sound. Not that anyone is complaining. Over the top of the heavy, dirty beats sings Beth Gibbons - an absolutely amazing, mystifying singer whose voice has only improved since 94's Dummy. All the elements of Third interact and meld and produce a record that will surely satisfy those who have been begging for another Portishead record.

Choice tracks: The Rip, We Carry On, Deep Water, Small



7: "Havilah" by The Drones

Not much I can really say about this album. The Drones create epic soundscapes in 8 minute songs, while also reverting to the simplicity of the single "The Minotaur". Forgot the singer's name, but his voice is perfect for their unique brand of music - slightly grungy, acousticy, sludgy, all-the-while retaining a slight hint of poppiness. If that makes sense. In my opinion, it is definitely a breath of fresh air for the Australian music scene, which seems to be suffering so badly at the moment.

Choice tracks: The Minotaur, Luck In Odd Numbers, Cold And Sober



6: "Consolers of the Lonely" by The Raconteurs/Saboteurs

After the massive shitness of The White Stripes' "Icky Thump", that "Consolers Of The Lonely" was a good album was a complete suprise. To me, anyway. Imagine Led Zeppelin and The Who's lovechild. Mixed with Jack White's enchanting voice. It just works. The record is very epic and very much a Jack White record. You can tell I'm getting bored of writing these. You're probably getting bored of reading them. But yeah. Jack White at his finest. Probably his best release since the White Stripes' 2002 release "White Blood Cells". And I don't know who Brendan Benson is. But he seems pretty cool.

Choice tracks: Consoler of the Lonely, Salute Your Salution, The Switch and the Spur, These Stones Will Shout


5: "Roll With You" by Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves

This album would have sold better in the 50's or 60's than it did when it was released this April. Paperboy and his backing band has brought soul music back singlehandedly, recalling the classic Motown of Sam Cooke or The Four Tops. Roll With You just makes me want to dance, no matter where I am. Hopefully Paperboy has sparked a huge soul revival. Maybe we'll start hearing soul on the radio. How nice would that be, after the shit we're hearing nowadays.

Choice tracks: Stake Your Claim, (Am I Just) Fooling Myself



4: "Accelerate" by R.E.M.

What a pleasure it is to have one of my favourite bands of all time back on track again. Even though I'll admit to liking their universally panned 2004 "Around the Sun" a little bit, I'm not sure if they'd have survived another one like that. That's what happens when an old, tired band just get bored of their music. It didn't have any top 100 singles in the US at all, a first since their 1985 album "Fables Of The Reconstruction". So seeing R.E.M. back to their best with Accelerate was such a relief. Stipe's vocals are back at their best and Buck's prominence in the mix with aggressive jangly guitar riffs is something we haven't seen in an R.E.M. record since the early 90's. And how welcomed it is. Really a great record from an amazing band.

Choice tracks: Living Well Is the Best Revenge, Supernatural Superserious, Hollow Man, Houston



3: "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" by Sigur Rós

Another band that's departed from their traditional and much loved style. Abandoning the epic sonic landscapes most obvious in "( )", the Icelandic quartet opts for more traditional pop songs and a more upbeat style, although while still including some melancholy, traditional Sigur Rós in the second half of the record. Jónsi's falsetto is absolutely amazing as always. The record has less strings than previous ones and the guitar is much more prominent. They also record a song in the English language for the first time. Even so, it's still a brilliant record.

Choice tracks: Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Við spilum endalaust, Festival, All alright



2: "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" by Coldplay

It had to be here. Every track on this album is brilliant. I used to hate Coldplay, labelling them Radiohead-wannabes. Actually. Look at one of my earlier blogs, where I did album reviews. You'll find a review of this very record. Hehe. I panned it. But, needless to say, it's grown on me. Although they're still Radiohead-wannabes, most evident on the track "42", that doesn't stop the music from being good. Like I said, every song is brilliant, from the melancholy "42" to "Strawberry Swing", the lame but fun "Lovers In Japan", upbeat "Lost!", and the pair of ridiculously catchy singles "Viva La Vida" and "Violet Hill". Even if their "Prospekt's March" EP was a bit of a let down, and even if VlV doesn't quite match the awesomeness of their second record "A Rush Of Blood To The Head", and even if the song "Viva La Vida" was completely ripped off a Joe Satriani song, it truly is a brilliant pop album.

Choice tracks: Nearly all of them. 42, Lost!, Violet Hill, Viva La Vida, Lovers In Japan



1: "Ghosts I-IV" by Nine Inch Nails

I'll start by saying this album is not for everyone. There. I've said it. Nearly two hours with no vocals - just that would turn most people off. But I persisted and listened, and man is it absolutely amazing. Reznor has created the perfect soundscape. The album is both melancholy and uplifting, terrifying and calming, all at the same time. How he does it, I have no idea. But he does. And the result is one of the most amazing records I've ever heard. Best listened to at extremely high volumes, with lots of low frequency on the EQ. My favourite NIN album by miles.

Choice tracks: Well, you can't really do that for this record. The whole thing. Amazing amazing amazing.

Els pocs mortals d’aquesta ciutat que dissabte passat van decidir que tenien quelcom més important a fer que mirar el Barça-Madrid, tenien moltes opcions per elegir. Anar al cinema, al teatre o escarxofar-se a la seva butaca preferida tot llegint un bon llibre. D’entre aquests, molts vam decidir quedar-nos fins al darrer concert (i a mi, de fet, l’únic que m’interessava) de l’Auditori del Forum dins el Primavera Club de dissabte. No ens vam equivocar, de fet crec que tots estaran d’acord que va ser una de les millors decisions que podriem haver pres, perqué un concert com el que vam viure d’Eli (o E-lai com així li diuen) “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves poques vegades el tornarem a veure.
Recorec que de bones a primeres l’Auditori no em va semblar un lloc gens escaient per a la cita, però com d’equivocat n’estava. Pocs dies abans escoltava a ‘Mai a la vida’ una entrevista amb Abel Suarez, organitzador del Primavera Club, on afirmava que en espais similars els grans Soul Singers havien fet la seva carrera i millors concerts. Allò no em va semblar res més que una burda excusa. Totalment errat.
L’ambient era perfecte. Acabaven de veure un concert més aviat ensopidot de la buena vida i semblava que la gent volia alguna cosa més, molt més. El partit de l’any s’estava jugant a pocs kilometres de distància i tots compartiem aquell sentiment que només es pot donar entre masses multitudinaries d’esperança, neguit i alegria continguda. L’Eli, a contracorrent de tothom, ha facturat un segon disc tant perfecte com desacomplexadament retro i clàssic i necesitava ser jutjat en directe.

Recordo pocs espectacles tant gratificants com els primers cinc minuts d’aquest concert. L’orquesta sense el cantant fan una intro al més pur estil funky i un dels dels saxofonistes presenta a Mr. Boom Boom, a la segona cançó tota la platea ja era en peu ocupant les primeres files de l’escenari. Aquell prodigi de veu i showman va aconseguir reviure allò que molts només podem somiar al veure vell concerts de James Brown o les pel.lícules dels Blues Brothers. La resta va ser cosir i cantar, encadenar una cançó rera l’altra gairebé sense pauses i fer partícep a un públic entregat i extasiat, fins i tot el més incrèdul. La invasió de l’escenari era quasi inevitable, i tot i els primers problemes amb els de seguretat, es va poder dividir la munió en dos rodejant el grup i donant vista lliure als molts que encara erem a platea. Un final perfecte per un final de gira prodigiós. Un concert per recordar i una bona proba que la bona música no entén d’etiquetes, ni de modes ni de tendències.

L’Eli és un gran home espectacle. No només es que sigui un gran músic amb una veu privilegiada que s’ha sapigut envoltar per un grup de músics refortudament bons, sinó que com els grans cantants de la història saben dur el seu públic allà on volen i se l’acaben posant a la butxaca amb un espectacle calculat al milímetre. I el millor de tot, allò que hauria de fer replantejar les bases dels més importants agents musicals del món, les discogràfiques més agosarades, els grups més desvergonyits i les campanyes de marketing més importants, és que no innova en res i, a més a més, ens fa retrocedir a tots a una època que ni tant sols em viscut com cap altre mestre de ceremònies podria fer. Només és ell, la seva música, la seva veu i el seu públic.

Un cop acabat el concert, L’Eli tot suat com només ho pot estar aquell qui ho ha deixat tot a l’escenari i amb els genolls pelats de tant arrodillar-se amb el micro a la ma, es va barrejar amb el públic i es va deixar abraçar, tocar, fotografiar i ves a saber que més. Una proba més del saber fer d’aquest jove senyor. Em trec el barret.

Merci Vanessa i Arnau, ja sabeu perquè.

Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves
Primavera Club 2008 Barcelona

November 2004 - Present
150 concerts / 253 artists


+ 44 (2)
2*Sweet (4)
30 Seconds to Mars (2)
3OH!3 (4)

Aaron Gillespie (2)
Ace Enders And A Million Different People (2)
A Day to Remember
A Kidnap In Color
Against Me!
Aiden (2)
Alexisonfire (2)
Alkaline Trio (3)
All Time Low (4)
Amaru
Anberlin (3)
Andy Jackson
Angels and Airwaves (2)
Another Day Late
Anthony Green (2)
Anthony Raneri (3)
A Rocket To The Moon (2)
Armor for Sleep (3)
Army of Me
As Tall as Lions
A Static Lullaby
Atreyu (2)
Augustana
Avant
Avril Lavigne

Bayside (10)
Besinger
Between the Trees
Bloc Party
Bouncing Souls
Boys Like Girls (3)
Boys Night Out (2)
Breathe Carolina (3)
Breathe Electric
Brighten
Bring Me The Horizion
Butch Walker (5)


Cartel (2)
Cancer Bats (2)
Captain Kid
Carolina Liar
Chasing Ghosts
Chiodos (3)
Circa Survive (5)
Classic Case
Cobra Starship (5)
Coheed and Cambria
Comeback Kid
Conditions
Copeland (2)
Crash Romeo
Crime in Stereo
Cute Is What We Aim For (9)

Damone
Dance Gavin Dance
Danger Radio (2)
Daphne Loves Derby
Dave Melillo (5)
Dear and the Headlights
Dear Dakota
Dear Whoever
DJ Dan Suh
Dorian Minor
Dr. Manhattan (2)
Dustin Kensrue

E for Explosion
Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves
Emery (2)
Empires
Envy on the Coast (4)
Eric Hutchinson
Evaline
Every Avenue (3)
Everyone Else
Every Time I Die (2)

Fall Out Boy (12)
Family Force 5 (2)
Farewell
Fidelity Crisis (4)
Fireworks
Five Minutes to Freedom
Folk & Stress
Forgive Durden
Formatta
Four Letter Lie
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Zach Williams

Wed 16 Jul – Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves

While Blondie was playing her dusty old tracks in the large hall of Paradiso, my friends and I went to the Mass of Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves in the attic to see some blue eyed soul. Yeah!

The very funky drums, a nice double sax/trumpet section, guitar, bass, and a very enthousiastic Eli made me feel like I was in Alabama at a gospel church: The way he said YEAH and ARE YOU WITH ME? made the audience (who was quite old by the way) almost drop everything they got and say amen!! I definitely got to practice my YEAH's just in case i'm at a bar and want a beer.

The up tempo songs made you feel like dancin', the slower ones gave you that bluesy feeling (YEAH!). Between the songs they couldn't say enough how much they liked being here and laughing in that typical westerm kinda way. Overall a top show! Yeah!

PS The show will be completely online soon at Fabchannel. Check it out!