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Shades of Black: Sylvan Esso @ The Ready Room (3/17/2015)
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Sylvan Esso @ The Ready Room (3/17/2015). Flock of Dimes. Missed them/him, as usual. I think they played all the songs off their debut (and only) album. Plus one new song that I didn't know. They brought a decent light set for a small act. I liked how they programmed the light rig to synchronize to the beats. This was my first time at The Ready Room. It's small, but not cramped. Kinda like Firebird. Posted by Obi Orjih. Tycho w/ Beacon @ The...
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Shades of Black: Tycho & Beacon @ Plush (11/6/13)
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Saturday, November 09, 2013. Tycho and Beacon @ Plush (11/6/13). Most of the songs they played were off their debut full-length, but they played a couple of songs that I hadn't heard before - likely off their EPs, but perhaps new. My favorite song of theirs, "Split in Two", was missing. They used the same projection system that Tycho used later, but not a couple of the stage lights. They threw in many songs from Dive, including my two faves back-to-back. Tycho and B...
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Shades of Black: Tycho w/ Beacon @ The Ready Room (3/25/2015)
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Saturday, March 28, 2015. Tycho w/ Beacon @ The Ready Room (3/25/2015). So, I'm a little late posting this one. And I don't have too many thoughts. The show was somewhat similar to the last time I saw this same pair of bands. Posted by Obi Orjih. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Tycho w/ Beacon @ The Ready Room (3/25/2015). Sylvan Esso @ The Ready Room (3/17/2015). Lupe Fiasco @ Neptune Theatre (1/13/2016).
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Shades of Black: Top albums of 2014
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Sunday, February 01, 2015. Top albums of 2014. The list is a little (or maybe a lot) late this year, but that's probably better than never. I also feel like it is a bit lacking in quality, as I think I missed a lot of music this past year. My blind spot for hip-hop seems to have gotten bigger, and I have no options to overcompensate. With this time around. 1 Alt-J - This Is All Yours. 2 Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like a Bell. 3 I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro.
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Shades of Black: Top Albums of 2013
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Monday, January 06, 2014. Top Albums of 2013. I think my 2013 edition of top albums is another good one. This year saw an uptick in the number of very strong hip hop albums, as well as a continuation of my tendency toward electronica. Alt/indie rock is also represented by a couple of prominent selections. You can compare this to 2012. James Blake - Overgrown. Sigur Rós - Kveikur. 3 Local Natives - Hummingbird. 4 Kid Cudi - Indicud. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP. 34 Qu...
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Shades of Black: Sufjan Stevens @ Peabody Opera House (4/20/2015)
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Monday, April 20, 2015. Sufjan Stevens @ Peabody Opera House (4/20/2015). Sufjan started out with about 10 songs off the latest album ( Carrie and Lowell. Followed by a lengthy philosophical monologue/"prayer" (which was actually very thoughtful), then a bunch of oldies, and then wrapping up with a new song or two. The encore featured some more classics, with the crowd-pleasing "Chicago" ending the night. Making zero melodic sense. For 5 minutes. How nice. Subscribe...
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Shades of Black: January 2015
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Saturday, January 17, 2015. On fingerprint security in Android. Yesterday I read this article. About how the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 will probably have a fingerprint reader in the style of the recent iPhones, as opposed to the swipe style reader that didn't seem to work nearly as well. This was mildly exciting, except for the fact that: (1). I'm more of a "stock" Android guy, and not a big fan of Samsung's TouchWiz UI; (2). This gets me to the question of whether...
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Shades of Black: Interpol @ The Pageant (5/11/2015)
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Interpol @ The Pageant (5/11/2015). They played songs from all throughout their catalog, as opposed to backloading from the latest album as most bands tend to do. I actually was a tiny bit disappointed about this, as I think El Pintor. Is one of their better albums. I was a little surprised that they didn't play a couple of the early hits even while they played some more obscure songs from Turn on the Bright Lights. There were a couple of song...
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Shades of Black: February 2015
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A weblog by Obi Orjih (a.k.a. Obezma). Wednesday, February 18, 2015. I finally used Google Wallet (for an in-store payment). Here are some good things about the experience:. Since Google Wallet allows you to store loyalty cards (kinda like Passbook, I had my member number ready. On the other hand, I was a little disappointed that they had to manually enter the number, and didn't scan the barcode. It didn't really seem any easier than looking me up by phone number. The transaction worked.eventually. I wil...
