3½/5: The Roots were in great shape. Questlove wasn’t able to keep his social media addiction at bay during the show. Drumming and updating his Twitter and Facebook profiles simultaneously!
Category: Concert
Jul 18 2012
Paul Simon, 07/18/2012
3½/5: The Simon & Garfunkel songs were particularly beautiful, The Sound Of Silence being the definite highlight.
Jul 05 2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 07/05/2012
5/5: The ultimate Bruce concert: I have never seen him this good. He played a lot of songs off Darkness On The Edge Of Town, so that meant Racing In The Street, at last. Great evening!
May 27 2012
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 05/27/2012
3½/5: My son Rachid’s first Bruce Springsteen concert. The distance to the stage was too big, but Bruce did deliver!
Apr 12 2012
Lauryn Hill, 04/12/2012
1/5: Very bad show. On top of that Lauryn Hill entered the stage over 2 hours too late and was displeased about everything. A mockery.
Apr 07 2012
Ultra, 04/07/2012
2½/5: Festival celebrating the DIY Ultra movement. The Minny Pops were great.
Mar 17 2012
The Waterboys, 03/17/2012
4/5: Tour in support of their fabulous album An Appointment With Mr. Yeats. The concert was as good as the album
Feb 10 2012
D’Angelo, 02/10/2012
4/5: Night concert; concert started at 2 AM. Together with my son Rachid, his first concert ever. Waiting in line for a long time outside of Paradiso (on one of the coldest nights of the year). And (once again) an incredible show!
Jan 31 2012
D’Angelo, 01/31/2012
4½/5: After years and years of waiting suddenly news broke that D’Angelo was coming to Amsterdam. I had to be there: and rightfully so: such musicality. Lots of new, unknown, promising work.
Jan 20 2012
fDeluxe, 01/20/2012
3/5: The Family were reunited, using the moniker fDeluxe. Concert was nice, got to see Eric Leeds live again, which is always a pleasure.
Nov 08 2011
Smashing Pumpkins, 11/08/2011
4/5: New music by Smashing Pumpkins, of which Billy Corgan was really proud. And rightfully so: good show!
Sep 14 2011
The Specials, 09/14/2011
4½/5: Completely sold-out Paradiso, end of summer and The Specials giving lots of attention to More Specials. Can life get any better?
Aug 29 2011
Arcade Fire, 08/29/2011
4/5: Once again a great show by this special band. Tour supporting the top-album The Suburbs.
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