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… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Seen live
Vampyyrien Tansi
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,… Read more »
Seen Live: Anneke, Krause & Tom
Yesterday I went to see Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-the Gathering, mighty fine solo work), Krause (electropop) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Pintens (formerly of Zita Swoon). And Dotan, the main act/other half of the double bill. To start with Dotan, he was alright, I guess. To me, it felt like his brand of pop/rock-singer/songwriter-material lacked an edge…. Read more »
100 Things: See a play by Shakespeare
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 starring Gijs Scholten van Aschat at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, so that’s another one down. Apart from my seat — there is no legroom on the… Read more »
100 Things: Beethoven’s Ninth
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…. Read more »