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Metric Setlist Read More Rock The Garden is an annual music festival organized by Walker Art Center and The Current 89.3. As far as I can tell, the popular music festival usually sells out as soon as it is announced to the public because the tickets …
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The popular annual Summer music festival, Rock the Garden, just took place on Saturday in Minneapolis.
The outdoor festival had a rocky start with heavy, heavy rain. Dan Deacon started off schedule because of the weather, and he decided at the last minute to move his set to the smaller garage area.
By the time Low took the stage, the sun started to come out through the clouds. I don't know if the band felt their time was limited (since they started a little late), or if they were protesting being put on the bill so early, or if they wanted to do something more of an art-piece, but they didn't play the conventional "rock" set. Instead, they did this slow jam song of "Do You Know How To Waltz?", a nearly thirty-minute song that left everyone in the audience confused. When the band finished, singer Alan Sparhawk only said something about how they're "not drones." Later on, Silversun Pickups and DJ Mark Wheat would comment how "insane" (in a loving way) Low was today.
Bob Mould was more along the line of what I wanted to see at Rock the Garden. He basically played half of Sugar's album Copper Blue, probably still fresh on their mind from their twentieth anniversary tour. The energetic set are lifted in track order from Copper Blue: "The Act We Act", "A Good Idea", "Changes", "Helpless", "Hoover Dam", and saving the best for last "If I Can't Change Your Mind".
Rounding out the rest of his set (after "Hoover Dam") were songs from his recent album, Silver Age, including "Star Machine", "The Descent", "Round the City Square", "Steam of Hercules", and "Keep Believing".
Having spent many times stopping in Minneapolis at smaller venues, like the 7th Street Entry, Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert was amazed at the massive crowd for Rock the Garden, that he said, "This is a big deal!" The band is currently touring in support of their 2012 album Neck of the Woods, but recent live shows featured singer/guitarist from The Happy Hollows, Sarah Negahdari, replaced regular bassist Nikki "mother of Dragons" Monninger.
As expected, the majority of their set is from Neck of the Woods ("Skin Graph", "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)", "Busy Bees", "Mean Spirits", "Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)"), but, clearly the crowd's favorite song was their set closer, "Lazy Eye" from Carnavas.
The majority of their set is from their last album, Synthetica ("Artificial Nocturne", "Youth Without Youth", "Speed The Collapse", "Dreams So Real", "Synthetica", and "Breathing Underwater"), which I'll have to say now that I've gotten a chance to listen to it, that I can really appreciate hearing them live now.
The last two were my favorite double-wammy from Fantasies: "Gold Guns Girls," and "Gimme Sympathy". "Sympathy" was done with just acoustic guitars from James Shaw with Emily Haines providing the vocals. By the end of the song, the entire audience was singing these words: "Come on, baby, play me something, like, 'Here Comes the Sun'."
For more photos, check out Photo Album for Rock the Garden 2013.
The outdoor festival had a rocky start with heavy, heavy rain. Dan Deacon started off schedule because of the weather, and he decided at the last minute to move his set to the smaller garage area.
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LOW
photo from John
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BOB MOULD BAND
photo from John
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Rounding out the rest of his set (after "Hoover Dam") were songs from his recent album, Silver Age, including "Star Machine", "The Descent", "Round the City Square", "Steam of Hercules", and "Keep Believing".
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SILVERSUN PICKUPS
photo from John
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As expected, the majority of their set is from Neck of the Woods ("Skin Graph", "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)", "Busy Bees", "Mean Spirits", "Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)"), but, clearly the crowd's favorite song was their set closer, "Lazy Eye" from Carnavas.
Come on, baby, play me something, like, ‘Here Comes the Sun’
I've seen Metric twice (four times if you could Emily Haines solo or Broken Social Scene), so you know I love this little Canadian band. Their Rock the Garden's set was very similar to their show last year, complete with their display background and Emily Haine's short shorts and dance routine!
The majority of their set is from their last album, Synthetica ("Artificial Nocturne", "Youth Without Youth", "Speed The Collapse", "Dreams So Real", "Synthetica", and "Breathing Underwater"), which I'll have to say now that I've gotten a chance to listen to it, that I can really appreciate hearing them live now.
The last two were my favorite double-wammy from Fantasies: "Gold Guns Girls," and "Gimme Sympathy". "Sympathy" was done with just acoustic guitars from James Shaw with Emily Haines providing the vocals. By the end of the song, the entire audience was singing these words: "Come on, baby, play me something, like, 'Here Comes the Sun'."
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Metric at the Rock the Garden, Minneapolis (06/15/13) |
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