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March 30, 2008
Posted by Kyle
Aural Cleansing and the concert review
So those two readers out there that do read my blog entries were probably wondering to themselves, “ I wonder where Kramer’s review of that Pela show he promised us?” Well wonder no longer you crazy twosome of loyal readers, here is my take on Pela’s 2/29 show at Schubas. I was impressed that Pela did sell out the venue, which presented promise in my book.
Even though I was forced to go to this show on my own, with my wife bailing out on me at the last second, Kyle was wonderful enough to come and use my extra ticket for most of Pela’s set. He did miss the amazing opening act of Liam Finn though. Liam Finn is the son of revered songwriter and singer Neil Finn of CROWDED HOUSE fame. He hails from New Zealand and he performs with a woman (of which, I didn’t catch her name) who compliments his vocals nicely. I was really excited about seeing him because he recently had been receiving a lot of buzz and the night before, on 2/28, he had performed on Letterman. I was not disappointed. His set-list and lyric writing were a bit eccentric but his music performance was a wonder to witness. He managed to play multiple instruments on just about every song, looping some melodies on his guitar using various pedals and then busting out a crazy drum beat and solos on the drum kit. All the while, his compatriot would be adding in some other percussion and vocals on top of what was already happening. For two people, it was remarkable to witness and it was also lovely to my ears.
As much as I was excited about Finn, the real reason I was at Schubas was to see if Pela could be as good live as they were on their recording. In contrast to Finn’s set of eccentric indie rock, Pela’s set consisted of straight rock songs, presented charismatically. The lead singer was sweating crazily by the end of the first song and the entire band was enjoying themselves quickly and consistently throughout the night. They played a lot of material off of their future 2008 release but still played all of their big “hits” off of their 2007 debut. The crowd was definitely there to see Pela and were singing, clapping and swaying to all of the songs along with the band. I have to say that the band lived up to my lofty expectations and I think that their new material will possibly exceed them. They seem to be taking a step forward in their music aptitude tests and I have high hopes that disc #2 will be solid.
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