http://www.intrepidlytrite.com/ http://www.intrepidlytrite.com/ http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0053/8069_296f.jpeg 128 128 Where the ingredients go. Full meals are here {"tags":["Music","concert","flex","oceansize","vienna"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://stormgrass.com/archives/2009/11/16/oceansize-flex-09/\"\u003EOceansize, Flex, 09\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://stormgrass.com/archives/2009/11/16/oceansize-flex-09/","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/4102202919/\" title=\"Oceansize\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium\"\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4102202919_cd8f26f7d9.jpg\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Oceansize\" width=\"500\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\nIt\u2019s not that long ago that I wrote on here about one of the best concerts I\u2019d ever been to. It was Oceansize\u2019s gig at Vienna\u2019s Flex, about \u003Ca href=\"http://stormgrass.com/archives/2007/10/29/oceansize/\"\u003Etwo years ago\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was quite ecstatic, and for solid reasons. First of all, I was in the fortunate position to interview lead-singer Mike Vennart, which in itself is always a nice way to start a night. And second they simply played a fantastic set, seemed to be really into it and, last but not least, the audience seemed to be too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELast Monday, they played again in Vienna, again at the same venue. The vivid memories from their last gig still fresh in my mind, I went there with great expectations, sky-high I\u2019d like to think in retrospect. Can you guess what happened next? In case my powers of dramatic storytelling have failed me once again, I\u2019ll tell you. It was disappointing.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst of all, they didn\u2019t seem to be too taken with their audience, and the audience didn\u2019t either. I think it didn\u2019t help that lead-singer Mike Vennart repeatedly told them that he\u2019d appreciate if people went outside or to the back to smoke. While I do understand that it must be tough to sing in a smoke-filled club, it\u2019s never a good idea to tell people to do one of the two things that people do at clubs, namely smoke and drink. Especially in Vienna.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EApart from those rather unhealthy dynamics, they also played a set-list with many either very new or yet unreleased songs. They didn\u2019t play a single song off Frames, their latest LP, which I think is their best (which is of course no reason for them to think so too, but fuck, I\u2019d have loved to hear \u003Ca href=\"http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Trail_of_Fire/1084150\"\u003E\u201cTrail of Fire\u201d\u003C/a\u003E. Or at least \u003Ca href=\"http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Only_Twin/863648\"\u003E\u201cOnly Twin\u201d\u003C/a\u003E). And after a rather short concert, they played just that one encore. Which actually was quite awesome, I must say.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDidn\u2019t help, though. In the end, it was a great band\u2019s disappointing concert. Which I think is somehow worse than the other way round.\u003C/p\u003E"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/4102202919/" class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium" title="Oceansize"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4102202919_cd8f26f7d9.jpg" height="375" alt="Oceansize" width="500" /></a><br /> It’s not that long ago that I wrote on here about one of the best concerts I’d ever been to. It was Oceansize’s gig at Vienna’s Flex, about <a href="http://stormgrass.com/archives/2007/10/29/oceansize/">two years ago</a>.</p> <p>I was quite ecstatic, and for solid reasons. First of all, I was in the fortunate position to interview lead-singer Mike Vennart, which in itself is always a nice way to start a night. And second they simply played a fantastic set, seemed to be really into it and, last but not least, the audience seemed to be too.</p> <p>Last Monday, they played again in Vienna, again at the same venue. The vivid memories from their last gig still fresh in my mind, I went there with great expectations, sky-high I’d like to think in retrospect. Can you guess what happened next? In case my powers of dramatic storytelling have failed me once again, I’ll tell you. It was disappointing.</p> <p>First of all, they didn’t seem to be too taken with their audience, and the audience didn’t either. I think it didn’t help that lead-singer Mike Vennart repeatedly told them that he’d appreciate if people went outside or to the back to smoke. While I do understand that it must be tough to sing in a smoke-filled club, it’s never a good idea to tell people to do one of the two things that people do at clubs, namely smoke and drink. Especially in Vienna.</p> <p>Apart from those rather unhealthy dynamics, they also played a set-list with many either very new or yet unreleased songs. They didn’t play a single song off Frames, their latest LP, which I think is their best (which is of course no reason for them to think so too, but fuck, I’d have loved to hear <a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Trail_of_Fire/1084150">“Trail of Fire”</a>. Or at least <a href="http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Only_Twin/863648">“Only Twin”</a>). And after a rather short concert, they played just that one encore. Which actually was quite awesome, I must say.</p> <p>Didn’t help, though. In the end, it was a great band’s disappointing concert. Which I think is somehow worse than the other way round.</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:15 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/34865630/Oceansize-Flex-09urn:www-soup-io:1:34865630regularmusicconcertflexoceansizevienna {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","portugaltheman"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869602897/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EPortugal. The Lights Fog Accountant Man\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EWe talked to the guy who does basically everything for the band except play an instrument or sing.","url":"http://f.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0927_dd63.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869602897/"><img alt="0927_dd63_400" height="300" src="http://f.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0927_dd63_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Portugal. The Lights Fog Accountant Man</strong><br />We talked to the guy who does basically everything for the band except play an instrument or sing.</p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:54:12 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377435/Portugal-The-Lights-Fog-Accountant-Manurn:www-soup-io:1:5377435imageviennaconcertwukportugaltheman {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","portugaltheman"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870430582/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EPortugal.The Man\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0928_8980.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870430582/"><img alt="0928_8980_400" height="300" src="http://0.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0928_8980_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Portugal.The Man</strong></p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:53:23 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377444/Portugal-The-Manurn:www-soup-io:1:5377444imageviennaconcertwukportugaltheman {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","portugaltheman"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870427740/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EPortugal.The Man\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0930_ed58.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870427740/"><img alt="0930_ed58_400" height="300" src="http://2.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0930_ed58_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Portugal.The Man</strong></p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:51:40 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377455/Portugal-The-Manurn:www-soup-io:1:5377455imageviennaconcertwukportugaltheman {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","steamingsatellites"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870426048/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003ESteaming Satellites\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0931_d701.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2870426048/"><img alt="0931_d701_400" height="300" src="http://3.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0931_d701_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Steaming Satellites</strong></p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:50:38 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377457/Steaming-Satellitesurn:www-soup-io:1:5377457imageviennaconcertwuksteamingsatellites {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","steamingsatellites"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869595555/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003ESteaming Satellites\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0932_b74b.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869595555/"><img alt="0932_b74b_400" height="300" src="http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0932_b74b_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Steaming Satellites</strong></p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:49:41 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377459/Steaming-Satellitesurn:www-soup-io:1:5377459imageviennaconcertwuksteamingsatellites {"tags":["vienna","concert","wuk","steamingsatellites"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869593993/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003ESteaming Satellites\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0933_3a8d.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2869593993/"><img alt="0933_3a8d_400" height="300" src="http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/0131/0933_3a8d_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Steaming Satellites</strong></p>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:48:41 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/5377470/Steaming-Satellitesurn:www-soup-io:1:5377470imageviennaconcertwuksteamingsatellites {"tags":["concert","singer","jazzfestvienna"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2676737898/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJazz II\u003C/strong\u003E","url":"http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0097/6772_6589.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2676737898/"><img alt="6772_6589_400" height="310" src="http://4.asset.soup.io/asset/0097/6772_6589_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Jazz II</strong></p>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:06 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/4051890/Jazz-IIurn:www-soup-io:1:4051890imageconcertsingerjazzfestvienna {"tags":["vienna","music","concert","kreisky","donaukanaltreiben"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2660017037/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKreisky II\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EKreisky in concert at Donaukanaltreiben","url":"http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0095/2120_c353.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2660017037/"><img alt="2120_c353_400" height="300" src="http://8.asset.soup.io/asset/0095/2120_c353_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Kreisky II</strong><br />Kreisky in concert at Donaukanaltreiben</p>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:17:46 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/3956833/Kreisky-IIurn:www-soup-io:1:3956833imageviennamusicconcertkreiskydonaukanaltreiben {"tags":["vienna","music","concert","kreisky","donaukanaltreiben"],"type":"image","source":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2660843748/","body":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKreisky I\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EKreisky in concert at Donaukanaltreiben","url":"http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/0095/2122_b47f.jpeg"} <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gibarian/2660843748/"><img alt="2122_b47f_400" height="300" src="http://a.asset.soup.io/asset/0095/2122_b47f_400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p> <p><strong>Kreisky I</strong><br />Kreisky in concert at Donaukanaltreiben</p>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:16:50 GMThttp://intrepidlytrite.com/post/3956835/Kreisky-Iurn:www-soup-io:1:3956835imageviennamusicconcertkreiskydonaukanaltreiben