Concert Reviews

Our Lady Peace & The Wonderful Future Tour

Published

2 years ago

February 26, 2023

Cleveland Ohio – House Of Blues

Cleveland welcomed Canadian rockers, Our Lady Peace into the House of Blues last night (Feb 8th, 2023) to a packed house. The Wonderful Future Tour incorporates some futuristic themes from Ray Kurzweil as the band used a large high-def screen on stage to welcome a few guests that couldn’t be there in person to speak or play along to a song. OLP’S lead singer and co-founder Raine Maida says. ” The Wonderful Future Theatrical Experience is poised to be the most inventive show we’ve ever attempted. Fans will feel more connected to the band, the music, and the characters involved with Spiritual Machines 1 & 2 than ever. We are finally able to introduce Ray Kurzweil, Molly, and other very special guests live in person. After not being able to tour for a while, we have committed to pushing the boundaries of what a live show is on this tour, but also appreciate there are OLP favorites that haven’t been heard live in a minute. We got you!”

Our Lady Peace indeed had the crowd pumped. They launched the set with “The Message” from their 2022 release of Spiritual Machines II and by the 4th song on the set everyone in the house was on their feet and signing along to “Superman’s Dead”, from Clumsy 97′. A few songs later the set was broken up by a talking piece on the screen by author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil. Other notable performances on screen with the band were from the original OLP guitarist Mike Turner as he played a recording of guitar for ‘All My Friends’ and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of punk band Pussy Riot who did the backing vocals on ‘Stop Making Stupid People Famous’.

The band looked like it might have ended the show with the song “Clumsy” as the night wound down and the lights faded, and the band walked off the stage. However, the crowd needed just a little bit more of OLP and started to chant. “One more song”. “One more song”. Raine came out and let them know not only would they do one more song they would do 4 more! The encore set was killer, and it was the perfect ending for the night. I have always been a fan of this band, but have never caught them live. Our Lady Peace does not disappoint, and they have been going strong for 20 plus years!

The current band consists of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jason Pierce, and Steve Mazu. Our Lady Peace is one of Canada’s most successful bands having toured the world and sold over 5 million albums, won four JUNO Awards and 10 Much Music Video Awards. In 2020, OLP and their fans celebrated the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed Spiritual Machines, which is arguably one of the most influential Canadian alt-rock albums of the 2000s as it firmly re-established OLP as a dominant force in modern rock. 2021 continued the celebration of Spiritual Machines with the release of Spiritual Machines II produced by Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) and featuring — once again — a collaboration with futurist/author Ray Kurzweil. The album is a return to form, both musically and lyrically, as OLP embraces their early guitar-driven, rhythmic roots and cryptic lyrics.

Raine Maida – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Duncan Coutts – bass guitar, backing vocals.
Steve Mazur – guitar, backing vocals.
Jason Pierce – drums, percussion, backing vocals.

SETLIST:

MOLLY INTRO (SCREEN)
THE MESSAGE – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22″
ONE MAN ARMY – HAPPINESS.. 99′
IN REPAIR – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
SUPERMANS DEAD – CLUMSY 97′
LIFE – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
INNOCENT – GRAVITY 02′
(RAY DIALOGUE)
TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS – THE CRAFT 96′
POTATO GIRL – HAPPINESS.. 99′
ANGELS LOSING SLEEP – HEALTHY IN PARANOID TIMES 05′
DROP ME IN THE WATER – SOMETHINGNESS 18′
IS ANYBODY HOME? – HAPPINESS.. 99′
NEUROSIS – A SPIRITUAL MACHINES B SIDE (GIVEN TOO THE CROWD VIA A QR CODE)
STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE FAMOUS – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 22′ (PUSSY RIOT NADIA)
WISH YOU WELL – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22′
CLUMSY – CLUMSY 97′

–ENCORE–
ALL MY FRIENDS – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
HOLES – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22′
4AM – CLUMSY 97′
STARSEED – NAVEED 94′

Links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lqW59DUEKqvcHc8mVWBtH

iTunes: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/our-lady-peace/475472

Website: https://www.ourladypeace.co m/

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Concert Reviews

King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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2 days ago

November 2, 2024

Ron

King Diamond who’s on tour now with Overkill and Night Demon.

Overkill always puts on a great show and shows that face pace thrash metal is still kick ass. Led by NJ’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Overkill has that distinctive sound with Bobby’s high pitched and raspy vocals. With songs like “Scorched”, “ Rotten to the Core” and “Hello From the Gutter”, Overkill got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up the stage before the king.

You know it’s gonna be a good night when it’s 3 days before Halloween and you get to see a kick ass set from King Diamond. King Diamond who’s 68 right now still commands that stage and sounds amazing with his insanely falsettos. The stage show at a King Diamond show is always such a great sight to see. With a multilayer setup of stairs and little pieces of elaborate set all over it’s such a great view and perfect setting to watch a King Diamond set.

The set list was amazing too we got to hear songs from such a great career like “A Mansion in the Darkness”, “Halloween “, “Spider Lilly”, “Welcome Home”, and “Eye of the Witch” and of course ending the night with “Abagail”.

If you’re a fan of King Diamond or just a fan of great music that adds that Halloween haunted asylum themed stage performances then you need to go out and check this tour now. King Diamond never disappoints and always puts on one hell of a show.

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Ron

Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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Concert Reviews

ITS TIME TO GET YOUR BODY BEAT AND LET THE BLOOD FLOW

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6 days ago

October 29, 2024

Ron

Combichrist came into Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg with an old school electronic set and the return of PA’s own DeathMaschine.

Combichrist took the dark stage armed with Eric on the synths/sampler and Andy on Vocals and an open stage to rampage on. I got to hear some killer kick ass songs I haven’t heard in a while like “Today I woke to the rain of blood”, “This is My Rifle” and This shit will fuck you up”.

The crowd were super excited to watch the set and everyone was having a good time, dancing to the beats, and singing all the songs and having an amazing time. I’ve been wanting to see Combichrist do these old school sets and have always loved that era of the band. We also got to hear “Like to Thank My Buddies” and “Shut up and Swallow”. We also got a super rare treat for an encore Andy went back even further in his musically roots and pulled out an Icon of Coil song “Dead Enough For Life”, which got the crowd in a frenzy.

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Concert Reviews

LUDACRIS : THE HALL AT LIVE

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2 weeks ago

October 21, 2024

Ron

ATL IS IN THE HOUSE.

Ludacris came into Maryland at the Hall in Live Casino and brought with him the masses that were ready for a good time, good fun and good tunes.

Ludacris said it’s been a long time since he’s been back to Maryland and DC area. I loved that he just came out with his dj and his hype man and himself nothing else was needed when you entertain like Ludacris does. Whether you’re a fan from back in the day or a fan of his movies, Ludacris made everyone happy and made sure they were fully entertained.

Of course Ludacris played some of his hits songs like “Act a Fool”, “Move Bitch”, “What’s your fantasy”, “Get Back” and “Area Codes” but he also played some old school tracks and a few covers like “Holiday Inn” and “Yeah”. The crowd was hitting that good weed as well and threw some blunts up to the stage during “BlueBerry Yum Yum”.

Ludacris made a statement that his first album came out in 2000 and this next year is the 25th anniversary of the album. It was a great night and a great time, Ludacris knows how to keep the fans engaged and entertained all night. He’s very fan friendly and charismatic which makes sense that he’s also a great actor.