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Jonathan Coulton and the band are amazing live! For this show, they played some old songs, as well as new ones from his new album "Artificial Heart." Along with playing awesome music, he also kept the audience laughing and entertained.
Really great show. Thoroughly enjoyed myself through the entire evening! I knew that I really liked Paul and Storm before the show, but wasn't sure about Jonathan Coultan as I had not heard as much of his stuff. Very entertaining.
This was a typical Coulton show, but with even more awesomeness because he had a drummer and bassist along. The only problems I had were with volume. Coulton should never be presented at the volume this was presented in. It vibrated my chair. And the instruments completely drowned out his voice. The sound engineer may have only worked with rock bands or heavy metal before, in which the vocalist screams and can make himself heard above the music. In this case, all I could hear sometimes were the bass guitar or the drums.
Great show - First time I've seen Coulton with a backing band.
This was so much fun. The venue was wonderful, the opening band was hysterical and the music was incredible. The only thing that would have made this better was if there has been cake.
I came in not knowing what to expect and was totally blow away. Paul & Storm weren't just an opening band, but an act in their own right. Not only were the bands amazing (especially for nerds/geeks/fans) but the audience really got into it. By the pirate song, we were all wild, and even Paul & Storm got caught up in the laughter. I don't want to give everything away, but there were many audience props, new songs, and fun surprises. The food was average, but the service crew were quick and professional, and they had hard cider which is always a plus. Our concert started at 7:30 and let out at approximately 11:15pm. Well worth the cost. If this group is in your neighborhood and you don't go you're missing out on one of life's great adventures.
The opening act was very entertaining and Jonathan had a funny, but intimate show. It was worth the trip out of town
The show itself was great. Paul & Storm, who I'd never heard of before, were fantastic. Jon Coulton was as good as I expected. However, the Birchmere had a ridiculous policy of not serving tap water. The place is practically a full service restaurant, but waiting staff deny you something as simple as a glass of water? It definitely left a negative impression on me.
So fun Awesome For geeks and nerds We'll go again.
Paul and Storm's mixture of silly songs, comedy timing and witty banter caused the crowd (who, by a show of hands, looked like half of them had never seen Paul and Storm before) to warm up almost immediately. Jonathan Coulton's follow up with an amazing performance that brought Paul and Storm back for backup vocals, rhythm and comedic assistance can't be beaten. He can even roll with the punches to make his mistakes go to his credit, adding an unplanned song when he forgot to charge his laptop before performing another song that required it.
I've seen these guys play alone and together for 5+ years now. Every time I think they might get old they prove me wrong. The show continues to be fantastic and new.
This was a great event! From the intimate feel of the venue to the awesome opening act it definitely made my husband and I's anniversary! Jonathan Coulton is talented and does great with pushing for crowd participation.
Great music and show! Highly recommend seeing him live.
Briefly: JoCo was fantastic! He played "old" stuff as well as new material. All of it sounded superb. The opening act ("Paul and Storm") were hilarious! Funniest guys I have heard in a long time.
He played multiple old songs and mixed in an even amount of new material as well. Unfortunately, his vocals were obscured by the bass occasionally.
I don't mind the band. It makes sense that you'd want to reproduce the sounds on the album. The problem is that the banter, the introductions, and the interaction with audience vanished between this performance, and the performance prior. I' not eben sure if he likes the other band members as there was so little back and forth. It seems he has decided to stop being the iconic nerdy jokester in favor of the uncaring rockstar. The new material was fine, but it was a departure from being fun and witty in favor of bobbing heads, keeping in mind I paid for fun and witty. The sound was bad, and with the introduction of the "dance" floor I could no longer even see the stage, not that what was going on was interesting anyway. To sum up, I left before the encore, he didn't deserve it. On the bright side, Mike Phirman was genuinely entertaining, and I will go see him with Paul and Storm who have been great every time I've seen them perform.
It's pretty sad when the opening act is more fun than the actual show. I felt a little ripped off here. My boyfriend and I had managed to get good seats, just to have them turn bad quickly when a fair portion of the audience was allowed to stand up near the stage. The venue is too small and not made for there to be a pit for audience members. The event turned into watching people dance poorly since I could not see Jonathan Coulton himself. Without other acts to banter around with, Coulton just isn't very entertaining. I could have just stayed home and listened to the CD and have gotten the same amount of entertainment as seeing him live. Overall, really poor performance. But I did find the opening act Mike Phirman (of Hard & Phirm) to be funny and will probably be going to see him in March.
The show was great! We love Jonathan Coulton and look forward to seeing him again.
I loved Coulton and his new band and really liked the intro act whose name I have, unfortunately, forgotten.
Jonathan played about 1/2 of his old songs and about 1/2 of his new songs. It was a nice mix to see where he is going, but still participate in the songs that you have grown to love.
