Something!
The motto of the Clipse / Crystal Method Smirnoff experience event was, "I was there. Where u?" And all of your your answers should be, "meh."
This was a weird concert for sure and for many reasons and that's pretty much the only reason i'm not giving a total thumbs down. The performers did what they needed to do but the promoters totally slacked off and left hundreds in line for no reason.
The Rocky Mountaineer station located in the middle of nowhere behind Home Depot (basically) already has great acoustics but the sound guys did not take that into account and just blared the volume so loud that it reverberated around the room like a haunting, deafening echo, instead of an awesome beat.
Here are the highlights:
1) The Humans. Two guys, a guitar, a synthesizer, a loop machine + perseverance = job well done boys! (no links to their music yet, but they're awesome so get 'em up boys!)
2) The Good News: Solid Rock band from Vancity really polished up their act since the last time I saw them play (~7 months ago). They oozed nonchalant hipster vibes and did a great job as an ensemble. Bravo for them
3) Clipse: Oh Rap, how you haven't really changed. These guys are from Virginia Beach and they were GOOD, but the overall vibe was tired and worn out.
How many times can you shake your fists in the air like you just don't care?
How many white "wiggas" can you squeeze together before you suffocate?
When will any of these rappers realize that while they are singing about the "hard life" they are wearing bling produced by diamond mines in Africa where they enslave children?
I'm not saying Clipse was not awesome, they were, but they couldn't have been that awesome if those questions kept popping up in my head instead of me focusing on the music.
4) The Crystal Method: It was a Thursday so I wasn't really feeling the 90s techno dance rave thing they had going on. Don't get me wrong, these guys are amazing but who the hell chooses a line-up that goes Indy Rock --> Rap --> Trance and Techno. I mean if obtuse was your theme, then by all means you achieved your goal.
But my true hateration will go out to the promoters....what the hell were you thinking?
First off, we get it women are objects. Put them in slutty clothes and make them act stupid and you basically have achieved your goal of a douchey evening.
Second, if you have a ticket to a show, you should be able to get in within 5-10 min. max. THAT IS WHY WE PAY FOR TICKETS IN THE FIRST PLACE....TO ACTUALLY GET IN AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC!
Many of my friends, tickets in hand, were left in a line around the block waiting to get inside. Most of them didn't get in until after Clipse...which was one of the headliners.
Third, don't lie. If you say you are going to give out TWO drink tickets, DO IT!
Fourth, if you are going to charge an exorbitant amount of money on drinks then expect no one to get drunk and everyone to get bitter.
All in all my Thursday was a blast especially when I got to ride my bike home afterward. Something about a midnight right just really puts me in the mood.
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