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Setlist: The Cure: Reflections at the Pantages Theatre, Nov. 22, 2011
Three Imaginary Boys: 10:15 Saturday Night / Accuracy / Grinding Halt / Another Day / Object / Subway Song / Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix cover) / Meathook / So What / Fire in Cairo / It’s Not You / Three Imaginary Boys / Untitled (aka The Weedy Burton)
Seventeen Seconds: A Reflection / Play for Today / Secrets / In Your House / Three / The Final Sound / A Forest / M / At Night / Seventeen Seconds
Faith: The Holy Hour / Primary / Other Voices / All Cats Are Grey / The Funeral Party / Doubt / The Drowning Man / Faith
First encore: World War / I’m Cold / Plastic Passion / Boys Don’t Cry / Killing an Arab / Jumping Someone Else’s Train > Another Journey by Train
Second encore: Descent / Splintered in the Head / Charlotte Sometimes / The Hanging Garden
Third encore: Let’s Go to Bed / The Walk / The Lovecats

While nothing will ever compare to my first time seeing the Cure in the 1989 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan and having seen them 20+ times since then, this past Tuesdays performance will forever be one that I will treasure as a long time fan. While I have to admit that I haven’t listened to these early records in a little while, it was very refreshing to pull them back out. As a result, I found myself having a new found appreciation for them then to see them played live really made me appreciate them even more.

The show at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard is normally where off-broadway shows are done so I wasn’t sure how the sound would turn out but I was actually very impressed. I literally felt like the Cure were playing in my garage with a raw sound (using Roland amps, Fender guitars) that was well adjusted for this intimate venue and with a decent light show and fog machines to match – but it was all about the music this night! My seat was in the first row of the mezzanine, which was perfect so I could look over the balcony and straight down into the band without having people stand in front of me. This allowed me to get lots of photos and videos; treasures for any long-time Cure fan.

The first set started with songs from Three Imaginary Boys starting with 10:15 Saturday night, a classic Cure song with just Robert, Jason and Simon. Robert said he wanted to do something different than the prior night, so he didn’t shave, which was quite funny; gotta love Roberts sense of humor. The songs from this set felt a little rushed for some reason but understandable when having to play an entire album. I really enjoy these songs because of the upbeat, post-punk feel that they contain which is obvious very reminiscent of the time period when they were written. On The Weedy Burton, Robert joked about how he hopes he’ll be able to not fuck this song up again. It’s a relatively basic blues progression and indeed, Robert pulled it off nicely. A highlight from this set was seeing Robert play harmonica on the subway song, even though it was only 3 or 4 notes. I don’t know why, but it was just a cool sound and feel.

The 2nd set was songs from Seventeen Seconds and are some of my favorites. Simon’s bass tone and style are just incredible on this record. Roger O’Donnell joined them on stage on keyboards. The energy of the crowd finally came alive around the time A forest was played. I’ve seen this song played in the past with extended versions for a good 1/2 hour. A-C-F-D are the 4 main chords of this song but the aura of this song always lures me in every time I hear it. At the end of the set, Robert say’s, “see you next year…or 5 minutes.”

The 3rd set found Lol Tolhurst joining in for some keys and percussion. I found it really great to see Lol up there, considering he was an original member of the Cure/Easy Cure. The faith record is definitely a mellower record than all of these but it was by far the best set. For me, the coolest part of the Cure is that they are musicians who have played together for so long that they are like a well oiled machine that runs smoothly. The Cure clearly have an intuitive sense of how melodies work together while leaving a ton of open space yet sound like a full orchestra of sounds and colorful notes at the right times within a song. Anyhow, this set had me really moved and delighted by what I was seeing in front of me; “other voices” was my favorite. And who can go wrong with “primary” with its pounding E-A-E-D bass line.

After the first 3 sets, I was super excited to see what oldies Robert and the boys would pull out. Highlight of the 1st encore was “killing an arab” and “jumping someone elses train”. The third set was a great way to end the night with a ton more energy and just seeing Robert having fun being silly and dancing in his goofy way with his old-lady body. It’s so great to see people still loving what they are doing after 30 years of doing it! After the show I picked up some limited edition posters and shirts and walked away with a feeling of being complete again. Something about the Cure has always lifted my spirits and this show made me feel like I was a kid again. Enjoy the videos and photos! Please leave comments and share!!

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On November 21st, 22nd and 23rd, The Cure will perform their first three albums in their entirety at the Pantages Theatre.

On each night, the band will play four sets, comprised of the following: 1979′s Three Imaginary Boys, 1980′s Seventeen Seconds, 1981′s Faith, and an encore.  Reportedly along for these shows are percussionists/keyboardists Roger O’Donnell and Laurence Tolhurst.

Tickets won’t be available for purchase via Ticketmaster until October 31st at 10 am, so plan accordingly. This is being billed as the “last chance” to see these shows together, so if you want to be there, make sure to get tickets as soon as they go onsale.

The Cure is one of my favorite bands, and a band I have seen many times since the first show in 1989 when I was a child.  Robert Smith and gang are like a fine wine getting better with age.

For those that have been living in a barn, the purple Yoda has been rocking the LA Forum with a goal of 21 night in LA. 2 of which were spent playing the Troubador last week, which was amazing, as it only fits about 500 people total. I had the priviledge of seeing the open show at the Forum, which was a true delight, as is every time I have seen Prince; Empire ball room in Vegas, Rio in Vegas, Staples in LA, House of Blues in Hollywood, etc. All I can say is 5 encores from a true musical genius!!

By Gavin Edwards @ rolling stone
April 15, 2011 10:25 AM ET
“Inglewood is mine!” shouted Prince – and after two hours of thrilling music, no one could doubt him. On opening night of his 21-show run at the Forum just outside Los Angeles, Prince performed an epic 15-minute version of “Purple Rain,” climaxing with purple confetti stars shot from a cannon. He brought celebrities onstage, ranging from Eva Longoria to Javier Bardem. He even duetted with special guest Sheila E. in matching gold lame outfits. So when Prince declared victory and the house lights went up, over half of the crowd headed for the parking lot, sated. The fans who stuck around? After waiting 15 minutes, they got four additional encores: 11 songs that took the show way past midnight.

The current iteration of Prince’s band the New Power Generation includes multiple keyboardists (and identical-twin dancers), but no guitarists. And for about half the show, Prince eschewed the guitar himself. So a song like “Kiss,” originally built around a shimmering guitar lick, was transformed into a funky synth groove – interesting, if not really successful. But when Prince strapped on his six-string, he played heroically, transforming “Little Red Corvette” into a bluesy showcase, hammering his way through a grungy “Peach,” and spinning long, lyrical solos in “Sometimes It Snows in April.”

Prince performed many of his songs in truncated versions – none shorter than “Darling Nikki,” where the band churned out only the opening riff before Prince cut the raunchy tune off, saying, “I’m in rehab!” The concert also included a bevy of covers, including Sylvester’s “Dance (Disco Heat)” and, in a showcase for the backup singers, Bob Dylan’s 1997 “Make You Feel My Love.” Most interesting was a mash-up version of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” where Prince acted as hype-man, exhorting the backup singers before interpolating his own composition, the Time hit “Cool.”

At age 52, Prince is no longer a whirling dervish onstage – his days of splits are done. But he still has an unfailing sense of showmanship: While his band had to exit the stage via a staircase, the undisputed star of the show made use of a hydraulic lift in the middle of the stage. Even as Prince vanished from sight, he could strike a pose. Even better theater came from the three slow jams that ended the main set: “Insatiable,” “Scandalous,” and the heavenly “Adore.” Pretending to resist the band –”there’s going to be some baby-making if we play this!”– Prince sang in glorious falsetto, and then shied away from the microphone. It looked as if Prince, like everyone else in the audience, couldn’t believe the noises coming out of his throat.

For those who paid $25 for a ticket (as 85 percent of the audience did), that meant the three-and-a-half-hour show cost roughly $7 an hour – a little below minimum wage. (Don’t worry about how Prince affords those sparkling shoes and fringed ponchos; the other seats were priced from $205 to $781.) By the end of the marathon, a bargain arena show had become its own intimate after-party; it felt like Prince might invite the remaining audience members over to his house for basketball and pancakes.

Prince and the New Power Generation at the Forum in Inglewood, CA, April 14, 2011:

DMSR
Pop Life
Prince and the Band / Musicology
Extraordinary
Uptown
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough / Cool
Let’s Work
U Got the Look
Make You Feel My Love
Purple Rain
Let’s Go Crazy / Delirious / Let’s Go Crazy
1999
The Beautiful Ones
Little Red Corvette
Kiss
When Doves Cry / Nasty Girl / Sign O The Times / Darling Nikki / Single Ladies
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Insatiable
Scandalous
Adore

First encore:
A Love Bizarre (with Sheila E.)
Play That Funky Music
Controversy

Second encore:
The Glamorous Life (with Sheila E.)
Peach

Third encore:
Dance (Disco Heat)
Baby I’m a Star

Fourth encore:
Stratus
Sometimes It Snows in April

Fifth encore:
Laydown
Endorphinmachine
She’s Always in My Hair
Dreamer
Welcome 2 America

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Where do I even begin?   99% of you already know of Pink Floyd’s classic “the Wall” – written predominantly by 67 year old Roger Waters.  Fast forward 30+ years, add a 200′ wide x 30′ tall set of bricks, pyrotechnics, animation, digital HD projections (which took thousands of hours to construct), a flying blimp pig, 30′ tall inflatable teacher, an airplane that crashes and blows up into a fireball, etc. – welcome to the 2010 version of the WALL.  BRILLIANT AND GENIUS!!!  $60 million to construct this…and the tour will likely end up making over $200 million, not including merchandising.  My $250 ticket was worth every single penny!!

All I can say is thank you Pink Floyd for writing some of the greatest, timeless music we’ve ever heard…  200+ million records sold

Cherri Bomb signs with Hollywood powerhouse Creative Artist Agency (CAA) and is now represented by Michelle Jubelirer with the law firm of KING, HOLMES, PATERNO. 

http://www.reverbnation.com/cherribomb

Having been a fan of Air for many years, it is always a delight to see the French duo of Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin.  They came to the Los Angeles Disney Hall in support of their latest album, “Love 2″.  Nothing could top them playing the Disney Hall with its amazing acoustics traditionally reserved for symphony-based music.  Despite our seats being near the top, it provided a perfect view for the amazing visuals that accompanied the duo with drummer Joey Waronker.  These visuals often matched the frequency of key notes equating to the exact melodies so you had a perfect visual of the musical waves and the rhythm that matched it.  Other times the visuals circled in a tranquil yet elusive state conjuring up a range of emotions as if I were on pyschedelics.  Musically, their bass tones are amazing and played with such an amazing tasteful style in the vain of Paul McCartney meets Jason Falkner; ironicly the amazingly talented Falkner played bass for them a few years back.  Sonically, they are masters of melody and mood.  Opening act was AM who was pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdoPn8aTBhM - La Femme D’Argent

Check out air on youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/user/airofficial?blend=1&ob=4

Read more:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/live-review-air-at-disney-hall.html

Lots of A&R personnel moves to report: fourteen A&R Executives left their jobs within the last eight weeks while only five new A&R Execs were hired. Among the transitions were Shawn Barron (Atlantic), Steve Allen, Ben Durling and Bill Holland (Warner Bros.), Sam Mumford (RCA), Ericka Grayson (A&M), Durius Jones (Capitol), David Wright and Angelo Sanders (Def Jam) and Jamie Nelson (Mercury).

You want to make it in the USA as a musician?  Los Angeles specifically?  Contact Out of Step Entertainment for a free chat during the next 2 weeks – email only.  Serious inquiries only.

thanks,

Out of Step Entertainment

Hollywood, California

I was fortunate enough to score a reasonably priced ticket from another fan and joined 103,000 other fans at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on October 25th.  Opening act was the Black Eyed Peas who were really fun and entertaining, with Slash joining them for a cover of “sweet child o’ mine”.  The 360 tour stage was vastly large at a cost of more than $40 million to build; imagine a giant spaceship claw that rises 200 feet up.  It’s hard to believe but U2 still haven’t broken even on the tour… the cost is approximately $750,000/day of operating costs… despite selling out nearly every stadium/theatre.  Anyhow, what a joy to see these lads from Ireland rock out finally.  I have been a fan for more than 25 years but had never seen them; lame – i know!   I can still recall when Rattle and Hum movie came out at Midnight and I got a free album with it.  I was such a fan and still am of the Joshua Tree – one of my all time favorite recordings.  Even with all the technology and visuals that u2 employs with their big shows – the songs from the Joshua Tree speak to the soul with just the melodies alone.  Amazingly, the red seats at these concerts are auctioned and will raise approximately $9 million to charity.  Bono has done a lot for the world, as has u2 and it’s inspiring… one love, one love, one love.  A highlight for me was seeing the Edge, as I have been a huge fan of his guitar work for many years…  I don’t know any guitar player who thinks that much about their wall of “sound” per se without the desire to be a total shredder showman… but he’s just humbly there doing his role as equal with his bandmates.  A lesson to be learned for many…

http://www.bamboosk8.com/news/2009/10/beverly-hills-90210-tony-hawk-charity-event/

Geoff with Travis Barker of Blink 182

If you want to know if the “rock” is still in rock and roll – then go see Pearl Jam live.  Every single time I see these guys, I’m so proud that they can still rock like they did 20 years ago.  Furthermore, to see the crowd sing along those lyrics word for word tells you just how important and relevant the band is today.  Mike McCready was a wild man on the axe still bouncing around the stage like a teenager whipping out wah-wah solos and bending notes to sonic delight over the tight rhythm of Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron; who is a kick ass drummer.  Eddie said, “If it weren’t for Stone Gossard, Mike would probably still be making pizzas.”  A major highlight was when Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) came out and sang “hunger strike” – a song done by him and Temple of the Dog.  When he hit those super high notes – the crowd went nuts.  Actually, the crowd went even more nuts than they already were just by seeing him.  This song probably hasn’t been sung live by Eddie and Chris in over 19 years.  Eddie  Vedder said, half drunken by his wine intoxication, “Sometimes one man can take an experience beyond its limitations – and then proceeded to introduce Chris Cornell.”  If that weren’t enough, out comes Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains to do the solo to “alive” but yet keeping it true to the penantonic rock blues solo.  Hello Seattle!!  

Pearl Jam had 4 shows at the Gibson, which seats around 8000 people, so the intimate experience was astounding.  Indeed, the roof was knocked off on Tuesday night.

peace,

Geoff Koboldt

This is coming from another source in the industry but email if you fit the bill and I will forward on…

1. I am seeking songs about death or dead, or about a murderer or killer. Songs that aren’t so obvious would be best. Stuff you might hear in Kill Bill. No Punk, Metal or Heavy Rock. You, the artist must control 100% of the song.
Submission details: Please send myspace links to hear track for consideration. If tracks are not up on myspace, send file via YouSendIt.com. DO NOT send any MP3 files via email. Those emails will be deleted. Nothing of course will be licensed and placed without your permission and license agreement. Deadline: this Monday September 7th. I will submit all appropriate tracks as they come in. 
Email Subject: Song for TV: Killer Song

2. Seeking songs about working hard for money, being broke, easy money, etc. See above for submission details. Deadline: Friday Sept 11th.
Email Subject: Song for TV: hard earned pay song

3. Seeking original Holiday songs. Originals only. Will consider all genre’s. You, the artist must control 100% of the song. Do not send MP3 attachments. Send via YouSendIt.com or similar.
Email Subject: Holiday songs

4. Seeking young female musicians in LA area, or who are willing to come to LA for Audition. High level Producer / A&R vet is still seeking young talented female musicians for major Network TV show. Ages 17-24 Real Age. Must have advanced musical skills. They only need singer and keyboard player. 
Auditions will be held in Los Angeles on Tuesday Sept 8th. 
Please do not email me about this. I do not have any further details. 
Do Not send MP3s, but you can attach a photo. Feel free to forward this to anyone you feel might fit this request. 
Email Barry and send him Myspace link or web site where he can hear and see the artist.

After attending the group Y conference for action sports at the Home Depot Center from 8am-3pm, I headed over to the X-games at the Staples Center to watch the mega ramp event at 6pm, in which Jake Brown won – beating out defending 2x back-to-back champion Bob Burnquist.  Around 8:45pm, I walked across the street for the red carpet ceremony of the releasing of the X-games 3D movie at the Nokia Theatre.  A wide variety of celebrities (Pamela Anderson for one) and action sports athletes (Shaun White, Andy Macdonald, Kevin Robinson) and business folks were in attendance.  I took my intern Shawn with me and we rolled down the red carpet like rock stars as people stared like “who the hell are these guys?”  Here’s a photo with Slash.

Out of Step Entertainment

For more photos from the event – click on:

http://jeffknightphotography.com/gallery/9105772_K5gzS#606846512_L83TN

Went over to the Home Depot Center to see Coldplay in an outdoor format which was very special… hadn’t seen them in a few years since promoting their show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for Capitol Records.  They were still very solid as a band with high energy.  They kept things moving with the crowd by releasing yellow baloons during “yellow”, or confetti during “viva la vida”, or doing the wave with cell phones, or walking through the crowd all the way to the back of the arena where a makeshift little stage was made for them, then busting out “billy jean” by Michael Jackson.  While it was a quick set, it was a great performance with very touching lyrics, british wit, complete humbleness and gratitude for the crowd and opening bands, etc.

 5/1/9

OUT OF STEP ENTERTAINMENT will be revamping the website to reflect the new business strategy for 2009.  We thank you humbly for all of your support and look forward to bringing you many great new artists/bands that will inspire you.

In the meantime, you can find us at:

www.myspace.com/outofstepla 

www.sonicbids.com/outofstep  – TAKING SUBMISSIONS NOW!!

thanks,

Geoff Koboldt, President

OUT OF STEP ENTERTAINMENT

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Suite 186

Hollywood, CA 90046

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