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Grow a Pair: Win Free Tickets to See Skrillex on 2/4
January 31st, 2012
Want to have a dance party on Saturday night, and want to do it for free? Then try to Grow a Pair of tickets from The House List to see Skrillex at Terminal 5. The show is sold out, so this is your last chance. Just fill out the form below, making sure to include your full name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Skrillex, 2/4) and a brief message explaining who will win the Super Bowl and why. Eddie Bruiser, who’s not a fan of Boston teams, will notify the winner by Friday. Good luck.
Some Girls
January 16th, 2012Girls – Terminal 5 – January 14, 2012
In case you’re wondering, yes, there are some girls in the hard-to-Google band Girls, three old-school-style backup singers who stood on their own riser and added plenty of oomph to a sold-out show at Terminal 5 on Saturday night. The singers, dressed in matching, flashy tank tops, were just one part of a variety of fashion styles on display by the San Francisco band, which included lead singer Christopher Owens in a skirt, bass player JR White in a leather jacket and a stage decorated with dozens of floral arrangements like a DIY wedding reception. The range of musical styles was just as wide, as Girls worked material from the acclaimed Father, Son, Holy Ghost album.
The set began with high energy, one of the singers screaming, “Are you ready!? Put your hands together,” like she were introducing a soul revue. The crowd responded to the bouncing music by pogo-ing in unison. The middle stretch was decidedly more mellow and lo-fi, with lots of doo-wop throwback and sing-alongs galore. As the energy worked its way back, song-by-song, it was clear that for all the accoutrements, this was truly an old-fashioned rocking guitar band at heart. The guitar playing was like a highlighter on a page of text, making sections pop out, sparking contrast and adding color with subtle riffs and some well-placed slide.
Finally, just when it seemed like Girls had shown all they had, the singer who had earlier hyped the crowd gave an “Are you ready?” scream and the band launched into the heavy Bowie-esque “Die.” It felt like the previous three-quarters of the show had been a warm-up for a completely different band, one that rattled the room with a new energy as the floor became a trampoline once again. —A. Stein
Grow a Pair: Win Free Tickets to See Girls on 1/14
January 10th, 2012
There’s a great triple bill at Terminal 5 on Saturday with Girls, Real Estate and King Krule playing. The show is already sold out, but you’ve still got a chance to go because The House List is giving away two tickets. So try to Grow a Pair. It’s easy. Just fill out the form below, making sure to include your full name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Girls, 1/14) and a brief message explaining why you like Girls so much. Eddie Bruiser, a big fan, will notify the winner by Friday. Good luck.
Gogol Bordello Almost Brings Down the House
January 3rd, 2012Gogol Bordello – Terminal 5 – December 30, 2011
It’s lucky that Terminal 5 is still standing. If a Gogol Bordello show weren’t enough to turn the place into a pile of rubble, nothing will. The venue withstood more than an hour of people jumping up and down across three floors. It withstood a ruthless barrage of Gypsy punk on the eve of New Year’s Eve. It even held up against Eugene Hütz and company’s deluge of charisma. And Gogol Bordello bleeds plenty of it. It’s as if this band—hailing from Ukraine, Ecuador, China/Scotland, Russia, Ethiopia, Israel and the U.S. of A—formed as an international supergroup with punk-rock super powers designed to put a captivated rock audience under a hypnotic sing-along spell.
With the audience joining in on the very first lines of the show, “Ai ai ai ai, a-woo hoo hoo” from “Avenue B,” practically the entire show was one giant sing-along. While bandmates Pedro Erazo and Elizabeth Sun dabbled in percussion instruments and tambourines, they spent a majority of their time conducting the sold-out audience like it was another instrument, luring everyone to clap, jump, sing and lose their shit at all the appropriate moments.
Although a mere night away from New Year’s Eve, everyone came ready to party, including Hütz, who sloshed away at a bottle of red wine, swinging it back and forth during choruses and splashing the front row like a drunken Ukrainian sea captain. The show ended with a formidable five-song encore. Hütz invited the audience to an after-party elsewhere and reminded everyone that they would be playing another show at Terminal 5 the following night. The band then proceeded to barrel through one final song, “Sacred Darling.” As hard as you think you may have partied these past few days, I can guarantee this band partied harder. —Dan Rickershauser
Beady Eye – Terminal 5 – December 9, 2011
December 12th, 2011
No Longer Just a Side Project
December 8th, 2011City and Colour – Terminal 5 – December 7, 2011
It’s easy to lose sight of musical talent in the alternative-music scene, what with all the jump kicks, screams and bass spins that often distract. And while some of that is fun, talent should always win out, which isn’t always easy. But it’s an uphill battle that Dallas Green has been fighting for the better part of a decade since he decided he wanted to do more than just make the post-hardcore music he was crafting with the band Alexisonfire.
And if last night’s show at Terminal 5 was any indication, he’s certainly making great progress. What started as your typical I-need-another-creative-outlet side project in City and Colour has turned into a full-fledged effort, as four other members, who were laying down their best folk and country sounds, accompanied Green onstage all night. While the music was great, to be blunt, the showstopper is by far Green’s voice. His utterly pure vocals drew every gaze in the crowd to his off-center position at stage right from the moment the band led off with “We Found Each Other in the Dark,” the opening track from last year’s excellent Little Hell.
The normal concert routines of swaying, dancing and even clapping for the most part were suspended, as if performing any one of those actions would risk missing something the tattooed singer did. The audience was so focused on capturing those moments that Green even paused midset to ask that everyone spend one song (“Body in a Box”) with no cameras or phones in the air, a request that was immediately met by the adoring fans. Green rewarded them by including them in the experience even more as he called out lyrics and let them respond, and even teaching them backup parts to sing during the chorus of “What Makes a Man.” Dallas Green may have started City and Colour to play the music he loved in his own way, but it’s clear now that he’s found many others who love it, too. —Sean O’Kane
Beady Eye Comes to Terminal 5 on Friday Night
December 7th, 2011
Some things just aren’t meant to last, and so when Oasis ultimately ran out of brotherly love, songwriter and lead guitarist Noel Gallagher angrily went one way while singer Liam Gallagher and guitarists Gem Archer and Andy Bell went another. They added drummer Chris Sharrock to the mix and Beady Eye (above, performing “Bring the Light” for Live from Abbey Road) was formed in 2009. The group put out its first album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, earlier this year, and you can experience their swirling brand of rock and roll in person when they come to Terminal 5 on Friday.
A Smoking Double Bill at Terminal 5
December 6th, 2011Wiz Khalifa/Snoop Dogg – Terminal 5 – December 5, 2011
Passing the torch is a popular theme in hip-hop. And Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are the most recent example of this. The two lanky rappers brought their laid-back style to Terminal 5 last night in the form of their “High School” tour, a coheadlining affair that doubled as a preview of their straight-to-DVD movie, Mac and Devin Go to High School, due out in early 2012.
Scenes of Snoop’s character introducing Wiz’s to weed (a more literal passing of the torch) and Wiz making snow angels served as a the perfect lead-in to Snoop’s 45-minute set of hits, which featured “P.I.M.P.,” “The Next Episode,” Biggie Smalls’ “Hypnotize” and more. The West Coast icon’s classic flow got the crowd buzzing, and young gun Wiz Khalifa followed suit. While his modern beats were an abrupt change from Snoop’s groovier sound, Wiz eased into his set, waiting until the end to turn things all the way up with “Taylor Gang.”
The highlight, though, was the combined set that Snoop and his self-proclaimed “nephew” did to cap off the night. The two bounced around on each other’s biggest tracks, like “Gin and Juice” and “Black and Yellow,” with Wiz Khalifa still looking almost starry-eyed as he rapped along on Snoop’s verses. Snoop kept fanning those flames, too, hyping up Wiz to the crowd like the proud mentor he’s been, as he passed one more torch (this one actually lit) to Wiz to smoke. —Sean O’Kane
Airborne Toxic Event – Terminal 5 – November 18, 2011
November 21st, 2011
Trombone Shorty – Terminal 5 – November 12, 2011
November 14th, 2011
A Quick Ride to the Top
November 11th, 2011Fitz and the Tantrums – Terminal 5 – November 10, 2011
Terminal 5 was once again the place to be last night, as a sold-out crowd grooved to a taut, tireless set from soul-rockers Fitz and the Tantrums. From the moment the group shimmied onstage to “Don’t Gotta Work It Out,” everyone in attendance went wild, dancing during each song and crazily cheering at the end. The band’s anachronistic style was a big part of its charm as the six members two-stepped their way through song after song without totally immersing themselves in the act like some artists (Raphael Saadiq, for example) would.
This let lead singer Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick and crew stay loose—and kept the show from feeling like schtick. While the crowd grew loud after each song, it was probably at its noisiest when Fitz and singer-tambourine guru Noelle Scaggs played off each other’s energy, leaning in close while harmonizing. The rest of the band was equally impressive, featuring some lively organ and keys from Jeremy Ruzumna and stellar saxophone work from James King (who likely received the loudest applause for a flute solo Terminal 5 has ever seen).
The set got even better as it lengthened, as both Fitz and Scaggs kept dialing up the energy and making sure the fans were doing the same (not that this particular crowd needed coaxing). But Fitz took a minute late in the set to pause and turn the attention on those in attendance, thanking them for their long-time support, saying, “You touched my heart.” But there was more: “Last year,” he added, “we were at Mercury Lounge and look where we are tonight!” So far, it may have been a fast ride to the top for this band, but if last night was any indication, it’s been a well-deserved trip. —Sean O’Kane
A Great Double Bill at Terminal 5
November 9th, 2011
Troy Andrews is a trombone player from way back. He graduated from the same New Orleans high school music program as Branford and Wynton Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. Having grown up in a musical family in NOLA’s Treme neighborhood, Andrews, despite only being 25, has already been playing the trombone for 20 years. Getting his start at such a young age earned him the name Trombone Shorty. But it’s Andrews’ talent, not his age (or his height), that’s the reason Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (above, playing “Do to Me” on Later … with Jools Holland) have toured the world, playing an exhilarating combination of funk, hip-hop, jazz and rock. The band plays Terminal 5 on Friday. But make sure you arrive in time to see the opener, another New Orleans brass-rock outfit, Bonerama (below, doing “The Ocean”), that specializes in New Orleans music and quality classic-rock covers.
Grow a Pair: Win Free Tickets to See Fitz and the Tantrums on 11/10
November 8th, 2011
The neo-soul outfit Fitz and the Tantrums play Terminal 5 on Thursday night. It’s gonna be a great show, but, alas, it’s already sold out. However, The House List is giving away two tickets. So if you’d still like to go, do yourself a favor and try to Grow a Pair. It’s easy: Just fill out the form below, being sure to include your full name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Fitz and the Tantrums, 11/10) and a brief message explaining why you want to go. Eddie Bruiser, who will be there himself, will notify the winner on Thursday. Good luck.
