Posted by The G on March 23, 2013 under G Reviews | 
Photos by G.
Shirley Manson of Garbage
Garbage! One of the best bands of the 90s is back and kicking even more ass than ever. They played a sold out show at New York’s Terminal 5 on March 22, 2013 and it was anything but garbage. The band played their first New York show in 7 years last May (which I went to and was so awesome), and they played 9 different songs last night than when they were last here!
Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson
The band experienced a few technical problems, but Shirley Manson used that time to tell funny stories like comparing technical glitches to being on a bad date, but in the end you have sex anyway! She also briefly addressed the recent scandal where 90s singer Michelle Shocked made on stage anti-gay remarks and Shirley simply said “Fuck Michelle Shocked!” Manson also thanked the legions of Garbage fans who have stuck with the band through thick and thin before playing “The Trick is To Keep Breathing.”
Steve Marker and Shirley Manson
There were so many highlights and the band has so many great songs that despite playing 22 songs, I left wanting them to keep playing for another 2 hours. But they did play “Only Happy When It Rains,” “Stupid Girl,” “#1 Crush,” Special,” “When I Grow Up,”"Push It,” and not often played song such as “Hammering In My Head” from “Version 2.0″ and “The One” which is a bonus track on their latest album “Not Your Kind of People.” They also played “Cup of Coffee” off “Beautiful Garbage” and Shirley Manson said it’s the saddest song Garbage has ever played and encouraged fans to weep openly during the song. For the encore (and a video will be coming soon), they brought out Screaming Females lead singer Marissa Paternoster to perform a cover of Patti Smith’s “Because the Night.” You can watch a video of “Queer” right now! (link will open in new window). I know it’s good for you. You can click it if you want. 
Shirley Manson, Butch Vig
If you think Garbage is one of those nostalgia acts, I highly encourage you to listen to their entire catalog as they have so many rockin’ songs and continue to make great music over 15 years after their debut! Shirley Manson’s lyrics are fragile, biting, ironic and all of them are married with an attitude of “I can kick your ass at anytime, so don’t fuck with me” and like the name of their third album, that is beautiful garbage, according 2 G.
Shirley Manson
The setlist was: Push It / Queer / Automatic Systematic Habit / Hammering in my Head / Blood For Poppies / Special / Why Do You Love Me / #1 Crush / I Think I’m Paranoid / The One / The Trick Is To Keep Breathing / Control / Cherry Lips / Cup of Coffee / Stupid Girl / Only Happy When It Rains / Vow / Beloved Freak
Encore: Because The Night (with the Screaming Females’ Marissa P) / When I Grow Up / You Look So Fine
Garbage – The Merch
Tags: 2013, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Eric Avery, Garbage, March 22, Merchandise, Photos, Pictures, Review, Set List, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Terminal 5
Posted by The G on February 24, 2013 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Art by Olek.
“The End is Far” by Olek
The Goddess of Crochet, Olek, has more than brought her A-game to her latest solo exhibit “The End is Far” at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York. Part performance, part site specific installation and a whole lot of color and intricacy, you cannot miss seeing this exhibit.
A scene from The End is Far by Olek (with Martha Cooper taking a photo on the far right)
As you walk into “The End is Far,” you find a scantily clad performer (but wearing a crocheted outfit) on a crocheted swing. On the walls surrounding the performer, you see crocheted works of art that have subversive sayings or phrases.
Fuck, Lust, Love
And just when you thought the exhibit could not get any better, you turn the corner to discover an entire room crocheted by Olek!
Crocheted room by Olek!
The amount of detail and the amount of crocheted objects in this room is impossible to see from this picture, but I guarantee you, your mind will be blown!
Olek. Art within art…
Do not miss this exhibit under any circumstances!
“The End is Far” by Olek is showing at Jonathan Levine Gallery (located at 529 West 20th Street #9E) in New York through March 23, 2013.
Tags: "The End is Far", 2013, Art, Artist, Crochet, Details, Exhibit, Jonathan Levine Gallery, Must See Art, New York, Olek, Pictures
Posted by The G on September 19, 2012 under Street Art |
Photos by G.
Chicago Architecture Porn
If you are into architecture and you’ve never been to Chicago, I suggest you take a trip! After living in New York, I thought I’d seen it all, but I was very wrong. Enjoy some photos of buildings in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Architecture Porn
Frank Gehry
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Stay tuned for more photos!
Tags: (Part 1), 2012, Architecture, Architecture Porn in Chicago, Buildings, Chicago, Frank Gehry, Illionis, Images, Photos, Pictures
Posted by The G on July 27, 2012 under G Reviews |
Photos by G.
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt
As a former Orange County boy, it’s always a pleasure to see home town heroes No Doubt. After taking a long hiatus to raise families, start fashion lines and have solo careers, No Doubt have returned! As part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series, on July 27, 2012, No Doubt showed the Summer Stage crowd they’ve still got it. They performed their new single “Settle Down,” their cover of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life,” “Underneath it All” and “Spiderwebs.”
Adrian Young of No Doubt
Tom Dumont of No Doubt
Tony Kanal of No Doubt
Enjoy some more photos after the jump.
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Tags: 2012, Adrian Young, Band, Exclusive, Gabirel McNair, Good Morning America, Gwen Stefani, July 27, live in Central Park, My Free Concert, New York, No Doubt, Photos, Pictures, Setlist, Steven Bradley, Summer Concert Series, Summer Stage, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal
Posted by The G on June 8, 2012 under Encounters with G, G Reviews |
Photos by G.
Lana Del Rey on June 7, 2012 at Irving Plaza in New York
The last time Lana Del Rey played New York City, she made headlines across the world with a less than perfect performance on the TV show Saturday Night Live. She had a live performance redemption on June 7, 2012 at Irving Plaza for the first of 3 sold out shows. Lana-be’s (you’re welcome for that word!) from near and far gathered to watch the self-proclaimed “gangsta Nancy Sinatra” perform songs off her excellent album “Born to Die.”
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey took the stage at 10 PM after a tortuous set by the rap group Zebra Katz (who were pelted with ice after singing a nearly 15 minute song that repeated “Imma Read Dat Bitch”). The stage was like a mini jungle as there were trees and plants everywhere! Del Rey was backed by a 5 piece band that included a mini orchestral section (and no drummer).
Lana Del Rey
Lana wasted no time making the crowd freak out in delight as she opened with her mega-hit “Blue Jeans.” The crowd sang along to every word of the song (and nearly every song after). “The Body Electric” made its New York debut next and a video of that song will be coming soon so stay tuned! One of the lyrical highlights of that song is “Jesus is my bestest friend.” She sang the lyric “Let me fuck you hard in the pouring rain” during “Born to Die,” and that got some of the biggest cheers of the night.
Lana Del Rey
Over the course of the next 45 minutes, you could tell Lana is developing a better stage presence and she was showered with love by her fans. During many of the songs, fans held their hands out in hopes of Lana touching them and it reminded me of being at a Morrissey concert (and for those wondering, she obliged as often as possible).
Lana Del Rey
If I were to say something bad about the show (aside from Irving Plaza charging an extra $35 per head for an alleged “VIP section!!!), the downside was that the show only consisted of 10 songs, so many great tracks off “Born to Die” (such as “Radio,” “Off To The Races” and “Diet Mountain Dew”) were not played. It hardly seemed to matter to the legions of Lana-be’s who waited after the show to catch a glimpse of the goddess leaving the venue.
If you’ll recall, I met Lana Del Rey prior to her album being released, and at that time she was extremely nice. Now that she’s even more famous, has the fame gone to her head? The answer and the set list – after the jump.
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Tags: 2012, First Night, Geoffrey Dicker, Images, Irving Plaza, June 7, Lana Del Rey, Lizzie Grant, New York, Photos, Pictures, Review, Set List, What Time Does She Go On
