Remembering the Encores

Who: Trey Anastasio and the National Symphony Orchestra When: May 22, 2013 Where: The Kennedy Center Concert Hall/ Washington, DC With: Tim Of Note: 'Phish: The Musical' plus people who can't behave in public Every once in a while, a work trip coincides with something awesome going on in the destination city. This was one of those times. One of my co-workers saw that Trey was playing with the National Symphony Orchestra our first night in DC and asked if I wanted to go. Of course, I did, and holy crap it was amazing. Let's break down what made this night so awesome: 1. The Kennedy Center is beautiful. I mean, you can essentially feel the opulence seep into your pores when you walk in the place. The acoustics in the concert hall are among the best in the nation, I believe. It was a gorgeous setting. 2. The cognitive dissonance of the audience and the surroundings. Obviously, there were some Pops subscribers and buttoned up types, but there wer

Who: Gotye with Chairlift and Zammuto When: September 20, 2012 Where: Molson Canadian Amphitheater/ Toronto, ON With: Barb & Hillary Of Note: Yes, I'm going to talk more about Buffalo...deal with it I have skinned both of my knees in the last few weeks - my right knee tripping over my own two feet walking home after tailgating & a baseball game, my left knee diving for a volleyball. As a result, I've had Chairlift's 'Bruises' stuck in my head. So, I figured I'd write about when I saw them. So, Gotye was totally a thing, right? The thing I loved about Gotye was that everyone was so obsessed with 'Somebody That I Used To Know' - and how could you not be? It was a song about one of the most universal human emotions paired with absolute ubiquity and approximately nine bajillion internet covers (sometimes I still go back and watch WalkTheEarth's 5 People 1 Guitar because it was so awesome). But, the rest of the 'Making Mirrors&#