Category Archives: Concert Review

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Nits Enthrall For Their Golden Jubilee Concert At Royal Theatre Carré [part 3]

Posted on May 6, 2024 by postpunkmonk

…continued from last post Following a first set built around the new “Tree House Fire” EP, Nits opened their second half of their concert with the ebullient title track to 1994’s “dA dA dA.” While the lyrics always had the … Continue reading →

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Stick Men Lure Monk Into Club For First Time In Nearly Five Years

Posted on March 1, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Has it really been four years since I’ve seen a band playing indoors? Time flies when you’re having fun. According to this very site, the last club gig I saw was my neighbor’s blues cover band, The Unrepentant Heathens, at … Continue reading →

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Harrison/Belew/Cool Cool Cool “Remain In Light” Tour A Gift We Never Expected

Posted on June 12, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It seemed like a long time ago when I enthusiastically bought a ticket to the “Remain in Light” tour, but four months sped like the blink of an eye and last Friday I found myself in the company of chasinvictoria … Continue reading →

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The Arcadia Project: Down The Black Lace Rabbit Hole [part 1]

Posted on June 30, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Arcadia: So Red the Rose – JPN – CD [1990] Election Day Keep Me In The Dark Goodbye Is Forever The Flame Missing Rose Arcana The Promise El Diablo Lady Ice As an early adopter, I had gone sour on … Continue reading →

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The “1980 Tour: The Finale” Captured Peak Midge Ure [Part 2]

Posted on May 28, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post…] I immediately noted how synth player Joseph O’Keefe held back the tempo of the piano intro to “Private Lives” to prolong the timing of the throwback intro for maximum impact. which made his pitch bending on … Continue reading →

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The “1980 Tour: The Finale” Captured Peak Midge Ure [Part 1]

Posted on May 27, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I have to say that one of the benefits of the Covid-19 lockdown and lack of live concerts were the streaming solutions that popped up to sate the market demand. While viewing a concert on streaming was a distant second … Continue reading →

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OMD Streamed A Gig Online And All I Got Was This Beautiful T-Shirt

Posted on May 11, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Sigh. I try to live the Google-free life but it’s a tough and miserly row to hoe. Against my expectations, I was not doing landscaping work on Saturday afternoon and was thus able to catch the OMD “Live From Your … Continue reading →

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