Friday night I headed out to see Rogue Wave at The Paradise in Boston, MA with my buddy Kyle. We go there just before they went on stage to an already packed house. The show was sold out by the time we got there, which I sort of had expected. Things started off slow and they really didn’t seem to have their act together. Turns out, it was the first show of this tour, so we’ll cut them a little slack there. I’d say the band members themselves weren’t what I expected. Their lead guitarist looked to be on something the entire show, though maybe he’s just really into the tunes. Either way its more an observation than anything else. Whatever works!
I’d have to say the best songs of the night were Phonytown and Harmonium. They totally rocked the house with those two songs and I wish they had done more rocking tunes. For a lot of the show, I could hear way more background noise (people talking mostly) than I could hear the band. They also played Lake Michigan, which most people in the house know probably more from commercials for the Microsoft Zune than anything else. One of my comments to Kyle was, I wonder how many people here know of the band itself or heard it for the first time on T.V. during a commercial and decided to Google the band.
All in all I’d say it was an average show. I’m thinking I might head out to see them again this spring when they come back through town. I’m hoping that they’ll be a little more in the groove after having a bunch of dates under their belts.
posted by bill at 7:00 pm
I’ll be heading out to Boston for the second time in less than 2 weeks for another show. This time it’s Rogue Wave at The Paradise. I’ve been looking forward to this show for quite some time now and I hope it lives up to my expectations. Being on a Friday night, I’ll definitely be making a night of it out in the big city for some dinner, drinks, and hopefully, a good show. I really like The Paradise for shows. I saw Living Things there a little over a year ago and the show was excellent. Rogue Wave is touring supporting their latest album Asleep At Heaven’s Gate. This is one of the top albums in my playlist and I’d be perfectly happy if they just played everything off of this album, but I’ll be hoping for some of their older stuff too. Check back later on this weekend for a review of the show!
posted by bill at 5:13 pm
My next show will be at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA to see Rogue Wave. I’ve been looking forward to this show for some time now as I love these guys music. I’m hoping they’ll be just as good live as they are on their studio albums. Its going to be a good few weeks to start the spring having seen Ambulance Ltd the other day and now seeing Rogue Wave on the 11th. Grande Ole Party will be opening up for them. Show starts at 8pm and is 18+. If there are still tickets available, you might want to get some as I’m going to assume this is a show you won’t want to miss!
Of course, as with all shows I go to, I’ll have a review the day after some make sure you come back on the 12th for a write up of the band’s performance.
posted by bill at 5:21 am
Rogue Wave is going to be on tour from Feb. 20th to May 3rd. Lucky for me, they’ll be coming to Boston on April 11th at The Paradise Rock Club. I’m really looking forward to hearing the songs off of their latest album Asleep At Heaven’s Gate live and in person. I actually just purchased their two previous albums. I’ll hopefully have some time to do some reviews of the music later this weekend or early next week.
Anyway, if you’re interested to see if they’ll be in your area, check out their web site. Ticket prices are really reasonable. I think I paid just over $15 for my ticket. Can’t beat that!
posted by bill at 7:56 am
Rogue Wave is a great band I found by basically searching the recommendations in iTunes for music I already had. Even though they have several albums, the one I downloaded first was Asleep At Heaven’s Gate. I have to say, this is one of those rare albums where you can start at Track 1 and listen all the way through, without those “garbage tracks” where you’re left wondering where your ears have gone to now. Great music for getting in the groove of a project at work for sure. Best track for sure is Track 4, Lake Michigan. This song just gets you in a great mood if you ask me. Microsoft even liked it so much they used it in a commercial for the Zune.
I’ll definitely be downloading more of their albums when I get a chance, since I’m definitely going through a small “new music drought” at the present.
Favorite Tracks
- Track 2 – Like I Needed
- Track 4 – Lake Michigan
- Track 13 – I Can Die
posted by bill at 6:09 pm
