Last night I attended a concert by chassidic reggae sensation Matisyahu. Ironically, the show was at a decidedly non-kosher place: Stubb’s Bar-B-Q. Love their chopped brisket sandwiches.
Matisyahu in Austin
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Soda Stereo Monterrey
“Tarda en llegar. Y al final, al final hay recompensa”
Last Friday, I went to what was the best concert I’ve ever been to.
Thirty two thousand music lovers met at the Estadio Universitario to see legendary (and by far personal favorite) Argentine Rock en Español band Soda Stereo after a 10 year absence as part of their reunion tour Me Verás Volver. And I was only there, right in the center and only a few meters away from the stage.
Jaramillo, Cetrulo, and Correa made the trip from Austin to Monterrey to see the band as well. Locals Julia, Moishele, Lucía, Nathán, Bernardo, and many other friends went too. It was a big event after all.
To see some photos we took go to The MKX® Photo Central or you can check out the official website’s photos (1, 2).
The concert’s set, as best as my friends and I could recall (feel free to point out the mistakes) was very similar but not quite the same as in Argentina. (Spoiler warning: Do not read on if you still have to go to one of the concerts):
- Juego de Seducción
- Telekinesis
- Imágenes Retro
- Texturas
- Hombre al Agua
- En Camino
- En la Ciudad de la Furia
- Signos
- Picnic en el 4B
- Zoom
- Cuando Pase el Temblor
- Final Caja Negra
- Trátame Suavemente
- Sobredosis de TV
- Danza Rota
- Persiana Americana
- Fue
- En Remolinos
- Primavera 0
- No Existes
- Sueles Dejarme Solo
- (En) El Séptimo Día
- Un Millón de Años Luz
- De Música Ligera
- Disco Eterno
- Cae el Sol
- Prófugos
- Nada Personal
- Te Hacen Falta Vitaminas
Me Verás Volver: Two more days
Everything is ready to go.
The Police
I went to Houston last Friday with Jaramillo (and Mr. Johnny Kings who joined us there) to see legendary rock band The Police. Tickets were outrageously expensive, and so were the super-retro souvenir T-Shirts – but I still bit.
We sat in the corner above and to the left of the stage, which turned out to be not so bad, in spite of my initial cursing. Sting is awesome, and so is the drummer Stewart Copeland. Guitarist and one time Cerati collaborateur (an honor, no doubt) Andy Summers looks like he’s their dad.
Public acknowledgement goes out to Juan and Sandra for hosting us, in spite of my usual offensive body odor.
Molotov
The unconfirmed final tour of mexican band Molotov hit Stubb’s in Austin last night. Above a photo taken of the Frijolero number and below a video of Molotov performing their song Voto Latino.
Gustavo Cerati in Monterrey (¡Ahí Vamos!)
Just got back from Gustavo Cerati‘s concert in the Luis Elizondo Auditorium in Monterrey, Mexico. He played songs spanning from Ecos (1985) all the way to his latest CD (all thirteen songs) Ahí Vamos (2006), going throug every one of his solo CDs and a few songs from Soda Stereo.
Here’s the signature crappy cellphone photo:
The following images appeared on the local newspaper, El Norte:
It was a looong concert, about two and a half hours of the best argentinean rock. These are the songs he played, kind of in order:
- Al fin sucede
- La excepción
- Uno entre 1000
- Adiós
- Ecos
- Bomba de Tiempo
- Prófugos
- Te para 3
- Tu medicina
- Avenida Alcorta
- Otra piel
- Cosas Imposibles
- Vivo
- Toma la Ruta
- Caravana
- Me Quedo Aquí
- Lago en el Cielo
- Dios nos libre
- Medium
- Crimen
- Paseo Inmoral
- Puente
- Jugo de luna
El Norte claims he played 25 songs… so I’m missing one. If you know which one it is let me know.
Cerati in Monterrey
Last night, Gustavo Cerati, former lead singer of the greatest latin rock band ever Soda Stereo had his concert in the Escena discotheque, in Monterrey, Mexico for his latest album Siempre es Hoy. Unfortunately, I could not go. Here’s hoping that he will come to Austin, Houston, Dallas, or anything within reach.