05/03/07: Bjork & Konono #1 @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC

Amazing show, but waaaaaaay to short! She was onstage for about 70 minutes. To the music, I though everything from Medula was horrible, and i thought most tunes from the new album were hit or miss... Some new songs i hated (Earth invaders, Declare independence), but i really enjoyed "Dull flame of Desire" with Antony, which I really loved, my fav song of the new record. I also enjoyed "I see who you are" which is another highlight to me. Yoga was perhaps my favorite song of the night, although Venus as A Boy was great all stripped down.

It did sounds like they lost the beat a few times, a friend said it sounded like a DJ trainwrecking. I know the keyboard player was off time at least twice which surprised me. Also, to me the horn section was a bunch of amatures, they sounded bad. Musically i enjoyed the horn section, but their tone was horrible. Oh and should be illegal to encore with 2 new songs! Thats crazy! I think artists should reward the audience with something they know and enjoy, i would have liked to hear "Unravel", "Cocoon", or "human behavior" at the end.

All in all, great show, Bjork is amazing. Her voice, presence, and passion is inspiring. Although i paid over a dollar a minute (which is insane), this show was worth it and more.

The Opener Konono #1 was fantastic. Really fresh to my ears, something i've never heard before, amazing grooves. I will be checking these guys out for sure.

04/09/07: Arcade Fire @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC

Wow. That was freaken awesome! I went with my girl friend Vanessa, and we both loved it. Few songs in the middle from the new album were flat and the crowd hardly seemed to respond to them (at least compared to the old stuff). But the show started great, and ended spectacular. The last 4 songs were exactly where the crowd wanted. One of the most passionate crowds i've ever been in, by the end of the show the place was going crazy! I had the front row of the first balcony, amazing seats. Only thing i would have liked to hear would have been a few songs from the first EP which is amazing, as good as Funeral, aside from that they played everything i wanted to hear.

Don't miss this band if they come to your town, they have so much energy and enthusiasm when they play, great great concert!