Tag: fun

Avalanche City’s David Baxter Discusses the Creative Process Behind His Music

The “brain child” behind Avalanche City talks about creating music & teaching himself how to sing.

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Concert Review >> fun. Live at The Independent in San Francisco, CA 03.28.2012

Fun.’s Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost brought their latest record, Some Nights, to life in front of a sold out San Francisco audience.

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Music Review >> fun. – ‘Some Nights’

Indie pop band fun. is hitting their stride on their sophomore effort, Some Nights. The album features the band’s anthemic hit single, “We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monáe).” The track has been featured on Glee and in an ad for Chevy Sonic, which was shown during Super Bowl XLVI.

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fun.’s Andrew Dost Discusses The Making of ‘Some Nights’

“There are some songs that you want to take over the world,” fun.’s Andrew Dost said of the band’s anthemic single, “We Are Young.”

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Music Video >> fun. – “We Are Young” ft. Janelle Monae

Earlier today, MTV.com premiered fun.’s new music video, “We Are Young,” which features the talented Janelle Monae. fun.’s latest record, Some Nights, is set to be released on February 21.

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Music Review >> Glee Cast – “Hold On To Sixteen”

Last week’s episode of Glee, “Hold On To Sixteen,” featured seven tracks, which included the return of both Chord Overstreet (Sam) and The Glee Project’s Lindsay Pearce (Harmony).

Let’s be real. Overstreet’s returning song on Glee should have been Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack.” Am I right? I’m kidding … kind of. Of all the songs for Overstreet to sing upon his return to the show, Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” was not an option that I was anticipating. But with Glee, as always, expect the unexpected. Unfortunately, this track really felt out of place amongst the rest of the episode’s songs.

I thought that Pearce did an amazing job on “Buenos Aires” from Evita. Man, this girl can sing. She exudes so much energy and personality when she sings, you can’t help to be drawn in. I know she was originally only allotted two episodes per The Glee Project, but from what we’ve gotten to hear from her this season, it would behoove them to figure out how to keep her character relevant. I can’t possibly be the only person that wants to hear Pearce on more than the two fantastic tracks she’s contributed to this season.

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Concert Review >> Funeral Party Kick off Panic! At the Warfield in S.F.

Last week, Funeral Party played the Warfield in San Francisco as a part of Panic! at the Disco’s ongoing tour. The LA-based band played six songs off their debut album, The Golden Age of Knowhere, which was released earlier this year.

Funeral Party kicked off their set in front of a sea of people with the title track from their album. The audience seemed to respond excitedly to the energetic band, led by lead vocalist, Chad Elliott.

Elliott comes off as a passionate, yet seemingly full of angst type front man. He did a great job pumping up the restless (and for those in the pit, swaying) San Francisco audience by telling them that they “looked more badass” than their hometown crowd from the previous night’s show in L.A., which provoked a loud round of cheering from the room.

The band performed a nice cross section of songs from their album, including “Car Wars” and “New York Moves to the Sound of L.A.,” but it was their lead single, “Finale” that got the collective audience moving and clapping along the moment the song started.

Looking back on the night of music as a whole, I found that this tour seemed to be a really good fit and great exposure for a band that’s just released their first album, such as Funeral Party. This was my first experience at a Panic! At the Disco show, but from what I could tell, they seem to appeal to a wide range of music listeners. There were guys and girls from high school ages on up through college, including a handful of adults that could be seen rocking out on the floor the whole night.

Also, performing alongside a band like Panic! At the Disco allows Funeral Party to take cues on what works when performing for a large audience. For instance, I think engaging with the crowd is really important and has a hand in holding their attention for the remainder of a band’s set. I think if the band figures out what songs they can get the audience more involved in that they’ll be a pretty unstoppable live act.

Overall, the whole night was filled with great music courtesy of Funeral Party, fun., and Panic! At the Disco, and is hands down the best tour I’ve attended so far this year.

Funeral Party is on tour with Panic! At the Disco through Wednesday, June 29. For more information on the band, check out their official website.

Originally posted on Blogcritics.

What Do YOU Want to See at Wait…WHAT?

I’ve been running Wait…WHAT? for a little over five years now (four months here on WordPress…) and my readers, meaning YOU, have been so awesome commenting here and on Twitter about different articles and such. I want to know what do you want to see more of on Wait…WHAT? at KirstenCoachman.com?

I like to write with my audience in mind, and you all have been so good to me during 2010. I really want to make sure that Wait…WHAT? at KirstenCoachman.com is fairly entertaining and informative. I plan on adding original content to the blog as the year rolls on, in addition to my season 10 Idol recaps and my various reviews.

Also, if you happen to like things just the way they are, you can let me know that too!

Kick me a comment below, and I will do my best to keep y’all entertained this year and so forth!

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Kirsten

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