Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Talib Kweli & Girl Talk

I'm going to be completely honest right off the bat, the IMU Main Lounge is a terrible place to hold a concert of any kind.  The sound system is far from ideal, making it hard to enjoy or even identify any of the songs that are being performed.  I attended the Wilco and Third Eye Blind shows in the fall, and came out with the same result.  I literally could not recognize one of Talib Kweli's songs.  With that being said, it makes it almost impossible to even say if the show was good or bad.  
As for Girl Talk, I really don't understand how he sells out so many shows.  I certainly like listening to him on my iPod when I'm working out or getting ready to go out, but never again will I attend one of his shows.  It's honestly a waste of money.  I could listen to my iPod and get the same result.  The one part of his show that I thought was cool was that he made up songs as he was up onstage.  However, I could probably find that on youtube for free.  This ticket was not worth $27.50.  
Another thing that I thought was weird was the toilet paper streamers.  There were people walking around in the front of the stage with these giant contraptions that somehow unrolled a roll of toilet paper and blew it into the crowd.  It didn't even look cool so I don't really understand what that was all about.
I guess what my point is, is that if someone you wish to see in concert ever comes to the IMU Main Lounge, don't go.  Seriously, it will make you hate that artist.

1 comment:

  1. If you don't like going to concerts at either the Blue Moose or the IMU Main Lounge, where do you like going to concerts in Iowa City?

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