Meat Beat Manifesto Feb. 9, 2006

stevecooley | February 10, 2006 in news | Comments (0)

I’ve been a fan of MBM since about 1992, but I’ve never had a chance to see them play live until last night. I was totally amazed. I’ve never seen so many Mac laptops on stage for a performance like this. Jono and I were extremely impressed. The cables running around on that stage would probably give most normal roadies a heart attack. There was so much small, powerful gear up there. We had a hard time identifying some of it. I’m hoping someone else taking notes will have better luck than me. Jono said something slightly over my head about how he thought they were running Digital Performer, and clock syncing to a DV cam. (correct me if I got that wrong, jono

Anyway, after Dalek finished up, the guys took the stage and played an awesome set. I’m somewhat at a loss to describe how awesome it was. It just was. I’m no music critic, but this was a great show. They played a blend of songs spanning most of the Meat Beat Manifesto catalog. What a trip to hear some of those older cuts performed live! I was smiling a mile wide all night… I kept thinking “holy crap! this is so cool!”

The visuals were mind bending… not content to be straight clips of anything, the visuals were a giant blender of cultures. I can’t even imagine how much work it took to put that show together. We were just stunned.

The crowd was nice.. in demeanor and in size, I suppose. I only had to cut through the crowd once, and everyone was courteous. I know it’s kind of silly to mention it, but, I guess I don’t get out much anymore, so I appreciate a respectful crowd. There were a lot of people there, but there was still room enough to get right up on the stage and get the photos I got.

Jono and I were just buzzing the whole trip home because we were so inspired by what we’d just experienced. This is what a performance can be. This is what a good concert is.

I just posted all my photos here: http://web.mac.com/djcatnip/iWeb/Site/mbm2006.html… enjoy!

Here are the remaining tour dates! GO CHECK THIS SHOW OUT!

February 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Knitting Factory
February 11 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
February 13 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
February 15 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
February 16 – Austin, TX – The Parish
February 17 – Houston, TX – Engine Room
February 18 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
February 20 – Orlando, FL – The Social
February 21 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbit’s
February 22 – Gainesville – Common Grounds
February 23 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Old Bar
February 24 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
February 25 – New York, NY – BB Kings
February 26 – Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Icon
February 27 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
February 28 – Chicago, IL – The Abbey