Pictures from Coachella 2007: New Pornographers, The Black Keys, Against Me!

Here a few more Coachella pictures, this time from 2007. I saw the New Pornographers after there album Challengers came out. They played a lot of jams off their previous album Twin Cinema which is a great album, unquestionably quality Canadian indie-pop music. Against Me! was disappointing to see in a festival setting as they are definitely a small venue band. To add insult to injury, they mostly played songs from their latest album New Wave, their major label debut on Sire records which has a very over-produced sound that was quite the departure from their older lo-fi, unpolished folk and punk inspired sound. I was thoroughly blown away by the Black Keys. They are the epitome of what crunchy blues rock & roll should be. They have unparalleled guitar tones and bracing drum blows that give this two piece the sum of a whole band. They are seemingly a band that almost anyone can rock out to, old timers and youngsters alike. Enjoy the pictures.

Currently on tour: New Pornographers, The Black Keys

Snaps from Coachella 2006: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Mates of State

Ted Leo put on an amazing show as always. He has an energy that is infectious and is quite mesmerizing. I wasn't a fan at the time, but after seeing Mates of State I definitely wanted to hear more of it. The married couple has a chemistry you can feel, with out a doubt. Could have done without the heat, dust, and obnoxiously drunk dudes with no shirts on. Ahh well. Enjoy the pictures.

Converge @ Slim's SF 09.27.2006

Converge is a diligent and impassioned metal/hardcore outfit. Hailing from Salem Massachusetts, they established in 1990 with unwieldy guitars and menacing drums. They take you on a hell ride as Jake Bannon leads the parade with a fiery voice. Despite some seeing Converge as strenuous to listen to because of their raucous fashion of vocals, and sometimes convoluted instrumentals, they are one of the most respected and perpetual names in hardcore/metal music. Their live show is energetic to say the least, often causing Bannon to enter spastic fits of dance with a microphone in a sea of swinging fists and sweating bodies that violently move. Since Converge's birth, their sound has evolved to become more vengeful and solid with every record. Here are pictures from a few years back when they played Slim’s SF. They were a swift kick to the head. Enjoy.
-Andrew

Recommended listening: Botch, Coalesce, The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Buffalo_Brown is a venue on the Internet where a passion for music, art, words, imagery, and culture are conveyed. I, with the help of friends (and you), hope to bear to this blog: photographs, thought pieces, and assessments of the artists (new and old) that we are fond of and show a true zeal for. Our hope: to constructively criticize and chronicle art and musical expression, and the people that create it; recent and revived.

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