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Tonight in Music: Devonwho, D33J, Kel, Al Nightlong, Diogenes, Absolute Madman, Lorn, Dolour, Omega Clash, Ill Cosby, Chairlift, Nite Jewel, Bell, fIREHOSE, Tera Melos, Daniel G. Harmann & the Trouble Starts, Cults, Spectrals, Mrs. Magician and more!
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Regarding fIREHOSE... Mike Watt: solid elder statesman. George Hurley: lost a step or two, but respectable. Ed Crawford: WTF!? Sick? Out of practice? DrugsBooze? Either way, embarrassingly bad at Neumo's on Sat. Night. What I thought would be an exhilarating celebration turned out to be a depressing reflection on watching your heroes die.
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Daniel G Harmann and The Trouble Starts are the best band in Seattle, and they proved it last night at Neumos. I feel bad for anyone that missed their set, and worse for any band that has to follow them.
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I don't think Ed was falling short but he was definitely underamplified. I suppose it's possible they did that on purpose but I couldn't spot glaring breakdowns.
We were all really glad to hear Daniel G Harmann, they were great.
We were all really glad to hear Daniel G Harmann, they were great.
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Really unhappy with the mix for fIREHOSE. Muddy as fuck. Fantastic watching Hurley and Watt lock in and it was really obvious they loved playing with each other. Crawford's voice sounded horrible though, and he looked out of practice during the first half of the set. He seemed ridiculously happy to be back onstage playing with Hurley and Watt (who wouldn't be?), but that over enthusiasm made his playing/singing that much worse, and he should've spent a little more time concentrating on playing the material well rather than hoping his enthusiasm would get him through it. That said, all 3 really seemed to click together for the second half of the set and I’m happy to have gotten to see them again after so many years.
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