Bo Eder
Platinum Member
I got to attend Fri-Sat and had a great time seeing people I only see then, and getting to people watch folks who clearly should no longer be dressing the way they do, or wondering why their hair is the way it is when they're in their 50s....
But, this year, I got tickets to take the wife to see a double-header concert: The Aristocrats and Stick Men at nearby Whittier. If you haven't experienced The Aristocrats, I highly recommend you do! Marco Minneman on drums, Gutherie Govan on guitar, and Bryan Bellar on bass - an incredibly talented trio to say the least. Their music was almost too technical and wacky to the uninitiated, but they were very funny and awesome at the same time. Stick Men, with Tony Levin and Markus {I forgot his last name} (Stick) and Pat Mastellotto on drums are totally carrying on the King Crimson vein by doing group improvs, some Crimson favorites, and very etheral and cerebral stuff. Good times were had by all! I say check them both out if you're into master musicianship. We were impressed.
It's also nice to get to see these people in person as you get to see how they interact with the crowd, and with the extremely difficult music they were playing, how unpretentious both groups were. It definitely wasn't like seeing KISS, or Slipknot where it's just this attitude all the time. We almost felt like you could have these guys play a backyard party and no one would be embarrassed having them there.
I've known who Marco was for a while, but I've never gotten a chance to see him live or really get into what he was doing, but I'm a fan of his and the band's now. They were really good. Their talent level could really leave the audience in the dust if the audience didn't know what they were in for. It was mind-bending.
Levin and Company got a bigger reaction from the audience, even if they weren't playing notes at warp speed. Their King Crimson aura had much of the auditorium churning along with them. Check out both if you're in a progressive mood. Very cool!
But, this year, I got tickets to take the wife to see a double-header concert: The Aristocrats and Stick Men at nearby Whittier. If you haven't experienced The Aristocrats, I highly recommend you do! Marco Minneman on drums, Gutherie Govan on guitar, and Bryan Bellar on bass - an incredibly talented trio to say the least. Their music was almost too technical and wacky to the uninitiated, but they were very funny and awesome at the same time. Stick Men, with Tony Levin and Markus {I forgot his last name} (Stick) and Pat Mastellotto on drums are totally carrying on the King Crimson vein by doing group improvs, some Crimson favorites, and very etheral and cerebral stuff. Good times were had by all! I say check them both out if you're into master musicianship. We were impressed.
It's also nice to get to see these people in person as you get to see how they interact with the crowd, and with the extremely difficult music they were playing, how unpretentious both groups were. It definitely wasn't like seeing KISS, or Slipknot where it's just this attitude all the time. We almost felt like you could have these guys play a backyard party and no one would be embarrassed having them there.
I've known who Marco was for a while, but I've never gotten a chance to see him live or really get into what he was doing, but I'm a fan of his and the band's now. They were really good. Their talent level could really leave the audience in the dust if the audience didn't know what they were in for. It was mind-bending.
Levin and Company got a bigger reaction from the audience, even if they weren't playing notes at warp speed. Their King Crimson aura had much of the auditorium churning along with them. Check out both if you're in a progressive mood. Very cool!