The Black Crowes 4/23/13

November 19th and 20th 2010 is the last time the Crowes were in Atlanta, enduring a nearly three year hiatus.  Felt good to have them back and they sounded as tight as ever.  They opened the night with the first six songs from Three Snakes and One Charm, in order, which included "Nebakanezer", one they haven't played much in the last 18 times I've seen them.  Not their most well known album, so, very cool.  Then followed that set with "Medicated Goo", a song I was unfamiliar with by the band Traffic.  That was the only one I didn't know.  The brothers Robinson had the crowd screaming as loud as the music during a jam on "Thorn in My Side" and even had bassist Sven Pipien head banging for a few seconds.  Ending the main set with the career starting cover of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle", they spiced it up with a cover of Deep Purple's "Hush" in the middle.  The encore consisted of "Jealous Again", "Oh Josephine", and another great cover, Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin".  After two and a half years I finally got my fix, but I'm already jones-ing for more! (Luckily, they''ll be back in July)

Cold War Kids 4/17/13

Not too bad for a minimal production show.  The sound, however, was pretty stellar.  They were tight and not far off from what they have recorded in studio,which is kind of rhythmically off kilter but still manages to sound cool.  Its my own fault for not obtaining and absorbing all of their albums, including the latest Dear Miss Lonely Hearts, but I will by the next time they come around Atlanta way.  They only played a handful from their debut Robbers & Cowards (which I know front to back by heart) including the instantly catchy bass riff hit "Hang Me Out to Dry" and "Hospital Beds" then ended the first set with "Saint John".  I was glad to hear that one just to see how they would pull it off live, and they nailed it.

"We Used to Vacation" started the encore set that also included "Something is Not Right with Me" which were both crowd-pleasers, although they never jammed on my personal favorite, "Tell Me in the Morning".  Leader Nathan Willett jumped from piano to guitar seamlessly while belting it out with his angelically shrill falsetto vocals throughout the night, like a good boy should.

Har Mar Superstar 4/13/13

Full disclosure:  I partied a little harder than I normally do at a show and according to the receipts I found in my pocket this morning, I had a great time.  What I do remember is that if Danny DeVito had a rock-star twin brother, he would be Har Mar Superstar.  He was an amazing performer without the least bit of fear or self-consciousness.  I'll let the pics speak for them selves... and my lack of memory.

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