Yesterday, I went to see two bands in the IJsselhallen in Zwolle. Periphery kicked off. All through their set, I was wondering if they really needed three guitar players. The answer to that question is pretty simple, and let me explain it to you in a flowchart: Flowchart: Do I need three guitar players in [...]
Category Archives: Seen live
Live gezien: mr. a balladeer
January 27, 2012 – 23:08
Uit ervaring weet ik dat als ik iets eenmaal leuk vind, ik er a) steeds meer van wil, en b) er moeilijk objectief over kan zijn. Het verbaast me dan ook helemaal niet dat ik weer niets dan lof heb voor het zeer puike optreden dat ik mr. a balladeer gisteren weg zag geven. Of [...]
Vampyyrien Tansi
November 3, 2011 – 22:44
Last year I found out that my favorite kind of vampires—the not-sparkling, dancing, musical kind—would be visiting a town called Seinäjoki, Finland. So I did what any sane person should do: I got busy and started making plans. Eventually other people were convinced that going would be a good idea, so a date was picked, [...]
100 Things: See a play by Shakespeare
August 17, 2011 – 22:59
Seeing one of Shakespeare’s plays performed live is on my list of 100 things to do just for the hell of it. Yesterday I saw Orkater’s adaptation of Richard III at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, so that’s another one down. Apart from my seat — there is no legroom on the first row of the balcony [...]
100 Things: Beethoven's Ninth
July 20, 2011 – 22:16
Number 74 on my list of 100 fun things to do for no particular reason is “See Beethoven’s Ninth in concert.” Check. Done. Last night I went to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (related item on the list — #70: see a concert in the Concertgebouw) where the Orkest van het Oosten performed Beethoven’s choral symphony. [...]
