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It was an overall good show by the Black Angels and a great vibe, great atmosphere. "A Place to Bury Strangers" was unexpectedly good as well. I just wish the Black Angels had played more songs like "1st Vietnamese War," "Doves," "River of Blood," etc.
I went to see A Place to Bury Strangers and they were great, but the set was way too short. I liked The Black Angels' new album but didn't think it was great so I didn't expect much. They're better live than in the studio. Wow! They put on a fantastic show! SO good! This is a band I'd be thrilled to go see again.
Don't get me wrong, I love their music, and I'm happy that they've become more popular, but the place was crawling with people who seemed to be there for either a loud industrial show or a place where they could loudly carry on a conversation with loud background music while getting drunk with their bros. There really wasn't a comfortable place to stand or sit and enjoy the performance, and I was a bit disappointed that they didn't take the stage until after 10pm. If it hadn't been such a long day, and if Boston's public transportation didn't stop at midnight, I wouldn't have minded as much, but it was just the icing on a miserable cake. I didn't stick around for the encore since they appeared to be taking their own sweet time re-taking the stage, which is pretty ridiculous since it's such a small venue. It's not like their dressing room was in another building. If I do see them again, I'll make sure it's a larger (or outdoor) venue.
Awesome show! Opener was enthusiastic and really jammed. BA sound exactly like they do on their albums live. What an exciting show!!
Ooohhhh, they was spicy, i'm already wanting to see more.
We went to see Roky Erickson after discovering his song "Starry Eyes" playing in a bar in San Francisco this past Nov, 2013. Became HUGE fans ! Bought the anthology C.D. & have become obsessed with most of it !Love that "We sell soul "sound.... like the garage bands from Detroit & N.Y., mixed with The MC5, Them with Van Morrison, The Seeds, The Yardbirds, Eric Burden, & some of the early soul singers. His band The Baskervilles, especially the lead guitar player, were also very good & worked well supporting & enhancing Roky's sound. Gave us all we hoped for except "Starry Eyes" & "We sell soul !" Also wish they would have played longer & been the headlining band. Roky has a stong stage presence yet the innocence of a child. What a guy after all he's been thru. We hope he continues to play regularly. We'd go see him again & again ! THE OPENING BAND WAS AWFUL !!!!!!!!! (The Golden Animals) The Black Angels "had their moments" but were a 6 1/2 on a 1 - 10 scale. Singer was tiresome & drummer was pretty bad. Good guitar player & keyboards were the highlights of their performance and SO HAPPY bands still go in that 1960's direction ! Kudos for that !! Saw video of Black Angels with Roky Erickson & that was more impressive than seeing & hearing their band without him. GREAT theatre ! Sound could be better. Not sure if it was the sound co. or acoustics of theatre.
Great bands. Top section offered good view. Drinks were reasonably priced compared to other concerts. Overall awesome experience
The Black Angels are unique in their ability to mix styles & sounds, and to turn tribal drum beats into psych wonderlands. They share bass guitar duties, they gel together superbly, and create a heavenly vibe throughout. Many vintage instruments being put to good use here, especially the guitars. Drums & Keyboards sounded great, too. Lighting and projection get an A+, too.
Roky may not have an idea where he is but he can still rock. Black angels were unbelievable.
I was not prepared for this mindblowing mostly 13th Floor Elevators set list! Roky Erickson & The Hounds of Baskerville - 2014-02-17, The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
I have always liked the Black Angels but have never seen them. My boys, now 20, are fans for the last few years so I surprised them by taking them. The show was fantastic. The sound was awesome, the lighting was great and even the opening bands were great, although we did not get the names of them :( ? Hope to see them again...
this SF band met my expectations. i heard about them about two yrs ago. they were awesome. great show~
Was acgreat show all 3 acts rocked their asses off!
This was a great set. They front loaded with the "hits". Second half of the show was deep psych and old favorites. The new record is quite good. Go see them.
The Black Angels were great! But Goat?!? Out of this world. Thoroughly impressed! Unreal show!
Fantastic show. I went in with virtually no expectations, that is to say, I'd heard both bands' studio material, but had never even read a review of their live show. Goat came on first, and they were incredible. This is the band that I really wanted to see at this show, and they did not disappoint. They are a Sweedish voodoo band, so I was expecting it to get a little (which it did). Everyone in the band wears masks, which makes for a slightly unsettling stage presence, which I really liked. Their playing was top-notch. They ran through their album songs, I believe and even through in some unexpected improv. I'd liken their improve to a band like Primal Scream: really thoroughly exploring riffs, with one band member adding a little something every time. It was really cool. The Black Angels came on next. I'd listened to their album Phosphene Dream a few times, and really dug it. I realized that they came out with a new album about a month ago (early April), and I hadn't listened to it. The music from the two albums sounds a lot different. Their new album has a much harder edge, and that really shined through during their performance. Even their older songs had a hint of heaviness. The lead singer for the Black Angels has a great voice. He actually reminds me a lot of the early rawness of Grace Slick. Their lights were done through a projector, and they did some stuff that I have never seen before, mirroring of the band over and over into a horizon line, etc. Cool stuff, hard to explain. I had a great time, and I would definitely see either of these bands again. You should too.
Great show! Excellent performance, hope to see again!
They are consummate musicians. They give a good show. Show got a bit long with two opening bands. All three were interesting, fun, and good musicians, but none of them were really high, high, energy, so by the time the Black Angels came on, we were tired from standing & head nodding/swaying with the first two bands' music. No one danced until an inexplicable mosh pit broke out during the Angels set. I love a good slam, but, really... The Black Angels are more sit-around-with-a-martini-and-a-smoke kind of band rather than a stomp-your-neighbor-in-time-with-the-beat kind of music.
I was unimpressed by both the band and the venue. I was expecting a high energy performance from these guys, but they were just mechanical and dull. They don't sound any different live than they do recorded, and with no stage presence or personality there is really no reason to bother seeing them in concert. The venue didn't help things either. I don't know if the Fine Line has upped their capacity to sell more tickets, but here was no room to move, even in the periphery. It makes for a wholly miserable concert going experience, even if you love the band you're there to see.
I love the Black Angels and one of the opening acts, the Allah-lahs. The other opener, Elephant Stone was also very good. Fine Line Music Cafe is an awesome venue. However, I was very very disappointed with the city of Minneapolis. I have never seen a city so restrictive in my life. No parking after 11pm - violators will be towed? Do you want people downtown supporting your businesses? I drove 4 hours to go to this show only to find out that I'd have to either pay extra to park in a ramp or I could park on the street and have to run outside, missing the show, to plug a meter every two hours. I decided to do the latter, and hoped to time meter-plugging with the breaks in-between bands. Because the bands are pretty notorious for being keen on certain substances and it was the 20th of April, the show didn't start until nearly an hour after the billed start time. This meant the show would go long past 11pm and I would have to move to a pay lot after all. This is far from my first time in the big city and I understand that parking in the city isn't ever cheap, but I've never seen a city treat people like that. 11pm? Shutting down parking when everything else is open for at least 3 more hours is absolutely crazy. Stop treating your citizens and more importantly your visitors like children. Don't think I will ever return. Good riddance.
