Yesterday's post was brief, and I promised the reason for that would be revealed today. I also advised to manage your expectations - there's no big story here. But as indicated in yesterday's brief post, on Tuesday night, October 8, I went to The Earl in East Atlanta Village and saw the band Luna perform their 1992 LP Lunapark in its entirety.
That much you already knew, but the next day, yesterday (Wednesday), I managed to pick up a little consulting work on the side and had to spend most of the day in the meeting room at my old office (I'm retired, but if I can pick up a few hundred here and a few hundred there doing a little side work, all the better). Work being what it is and Atlanta traffic being what it is, I didn't get home with much time left to post anything, as that night it was back to The Earl to see Luna (again), this time performing their 1994 LP Bewitched in its entirety.
Luna formed in New York in 1991 after the breakup of Boston band Galaxie 500. They're touring the country right now playing two-night stands covering their classic albums from the '90s, and we here in Atlanta were treated to their first two LPs, Lunapark (1992) and Bewitched (1994). Since those early LPs were relatively brief affairs, on both nights Luna also performed some of their other hits as well as a few period-appropriate covers.
Even though the albums being performed are some 25 years old, Luna, along with the Cocteau Twins, were pioneers of the dream-pop sound which is still very popular today, and their music doesn't sound dated, unlike some of the grunge rock and so-called "alternative" rock of that era. Their songs are melodic and upbeat, and guitarists Dean Wareham and Sean Eden are both capable of playing hypnotically enchanting solos. The band developed a cult following in the 90s, and the cult turned out in force during both of their sold-out performances at The Earl.
Tuesday night, the covers included That's What You Always Say by The Dream Syndicate, and last night they played Donovan's 1960s hit Season of the Witch and Sweet Child O' Mine, the Guns & Roses song that virtually defined the late 80s/early 90s.
So that's the story, such as it is. I didn't have time to write very much yesterday because I worked during the day, and then had to rush right back out that night to see the same band I saw the night before. I told you not to expect anything too exciting.
But fun fact: it was a challenge posting anything today, because from the time I got up this morning until about 5:30 tonight, both my internet and my cable were down. I checked the Comcast outage map on my iPhone, and at first they promised to have it all fixed by 10:30 a.m., then by 12:15, then 3:30, and finally by 5:45. Although cable was finally restored by 5:30 (for a while there I was anxious that I wouldn't have any television for tonight's Patriots-Giants game), the internet has been spotty tonight, coming and going, which makes posting pictures to Blogger so interesting, not to mention uploading videos to YouTube. I saved my work here often, but the screen would freeze up on me from time to time, scaring me that I was going to lose everything I had written.
Anyway, here's a couple of Luna videos for your enjoyment: Bewitched standout Friendly Advice, as well as my own shot of the closing passages to the final song from last night's show, Galaxie 500's Strange. Finally, I've included a video by Tuesday night's opener, Olden Yolk, who had to drive back to NY after the first night's show to fly off to Europe to continue their tour. Godspeed, OY.
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