Archive of ‘commodore ballroom’

Before Delhi 2 Dublin‘s “Planet Electric” launch party, I joined Sonia Ryan and Harjot Bassra from Sugar Tuesday for a series of quick interviews with the band members. First up: Sanjay Seran.

Want to know a secret? Girls who play instruments drive me crazy. And then there’s Kytami. Sigh.

Tarun Nayar is the electronic side of Delhi 2 Dublin. He spends most of the time behind a laptop, but that doesn’t mean he’s not full of personality.

Sanjay always puts on a fierce performance. He’s also a jedi master.

Andrew Kim and Ravi Binning, representing the electric guitar and dohl respectively, join the stage.

Delhi 2 Dublin made their Commodore Ballroom debut in style, bringing on an entire troupe of celtic and bhangra dancers.

How these guys can perform while jumping around so much, I’ll never know.

Being stuck behind a laptop doesn’t give Tarun much time with the fans, so he took that problem into his own hands. Or their hands, rather.

Grand epic. Delhi 2 Dublin – a fusion band with very little precedence fills the Commodore Ballroom to capacity. Nothing short of incredible and so very well deserved.

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I don’t know what’s with all of these electronic acts going live, but I’m not complaining; on Saturday, July 4th, 2009, Infected Mushroom tore down the Commodore Ballroom with one of the most twisted, unrelenting shows I’ve ever seen.

This latest tour takes Infected Mushroom out of their studio and into the limelight with the addition of a full band. The psytrance veterans mesh their signature sound with a heavy dose of progressive rock to create an experience not far from their 2007 album, Vicious Delicious. That being said, fans of their earlier work weren’t left disappointed; post-encore, original members Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani returned to the stage to play a 90-minute DJ set. It blew my mind, and I have a huge amount of respect for that level of dedication to the fans.

As a band and behind the decks, Infected Mushroom really shines on stage thanks to Duvdevani’s explosive presence; the man almost speaks more through his hands than his mouth. Constantly pacing and waving his arms, Duvdevani never let up for a moment, keeping the crowd on their toes all night long. Of course, charisma is nothing without the aristry; Eisen proved himself a million times over on the synth, squelching out the same beautifully complex riffs that brought Infected Mushroom international acclaim.

If I had to recommend one show this year, this would have been it.

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I’ve been a huge fan of Pendulum since the moment I discovered them in 2005, so in a way, you can say I’ve been waiting four years for this concert. Originally a drum and bass act (consisting of Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding), Pendulum has evolved dramatically over the years; the trio – now a sextuplet with the additions of with the additions of guitarist Perry ap Gwynedd, drummer Kodish, and emcee Verse – have meshed rock and pop elements with their drum and bass roots to create a sound all their own.

By 10:30, the Commodore was already bustling. Guest DJ Excision kicked the night off hard with an earth-shattering dubstep set and secured his place in my list of favourite local acts; by the time Pendulum hit the stage, the crowd was ready to go.

For long-time Pendulum fans wondering about this tour, you’re looking at an entirely live set, but that doesn’t mean you won’t hear a fair share of material from their debut album ‘Hold Your Colour’. Highlights from that era included a wicked mashup of Master of Puppets and Slam, Tarantula, Another Planet, and an appropriately mellowed (but not mellow) iteration of Hold Your Colour. On the ‘In Silico’ side, there wasn’t as much that moved me with the exception of Propane Nightmares; I can’t say enough good things about that song.

Musically, Pendulum haven’t slacked in their transition to live music. Each musician was tight and did a remarkable job at recreating their signature sound. That being said, I do think Verse is a little distracting at times. He held some tracks (particularly Tarantula) together really well, but at other times, it felt like he was just yelling at the crowd to no real benefit.

In closing, if you love Pendulum, drum and bass, all of this new electronic-and-other-genre mashup stuff, or are looking to get into any of the above, come out to the next show. I didn’t leave liking everything, but I liked an awful lot, more than enough to give them another whirl. Propane Nightmares, baby. Propane Nightmares.

P.S. You know what’s funny? The most memorable part was when Verse yelled out, “You’re the fucking shit crowd.” What does that even mean?