A Little Bit of Jazzy Jem Goes a Long Way

So not true, Bret. There’s never enough of Jazzy Jem!

I was able to see my two favorite Kiwi folkies on June 14, 2016, at the Palace Theatre in Columbus. It almost erased the memory of the Oddball Festival a few years ago….

I’m All for Oddballs, but I Also Like My Phone

I attended the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival in Detroit/Clarkston on September 1. While I was excited about the lineup (Kristen Schaal, Al Madigral, Hannibal Buress, Demetri Martin, Flight of the Conchords, and Dave Chappelle), this type of venue didn’t really seem conducive to a satisfying comedy experience. I had a good time, but it should have been a great time.

Why Flight of the Conchords Always Make Me Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)

This makes me giddy! The Conchords, kids, a band meeting, and all for charity! See why I love these guys so much?

 

 

Bangers and Mash and Conchords

In the middle of planning a trip to Boston and right before I was to leave for New York, those sneaky Flight of the Conchords announced a European tour. After some feverish emailing between a friend who lives in the UK and I, I was planning a trip to London, as well.

We got on Skype and bought tickets together from different time zones the moment the fan presale began (it was 4:00 am for me), and did end up snagging tickets for the May 16, 17, and 18 shows. We even got some other friends to join us.

I honestly did not expect to ever see the guys perform live again. It sort of seemed to me that they were ready to move on from their Conchordian lives, so it was a huge treat to get to see them for what really could be the last time…until the next time.

Viva Las Conchords

I finished up my westward following of Flight of the Conchords in Las Vegas. They played at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, and Jemaine took many opportunities to point out how rock ‘n’ roll the memorabilia throughout the hotel was. “Jewel’s tank top is hanging out there.” “I saw Bon Jovi’s jeans.” There may have been mention of some rocker’s girdle, but I can’t be sure.

Arj Barker was the opening act, and he was my favorite of the openers I saw (I was lucky enough to catch all three–Kristen Schaal and Eugene Mirman were the others). I’ve seen Arj live several times now, with and without the Conchords, and although some of the jokes were old hat, he had some new material and has perfect comedic delivery, so I never tire of his routine. Plus, he’s hot!

The crowd was a bit different at this venue. I got the feeling that many of the people there weren’t particularly fans, and may not even have known who the guys were. I was in the sixth row, and there were quite a few empty seats in the first five. Disturbingly, the couple in front of me found the show to be a perfect make-out opportunity. I swear, they didn’t come up for air once during “Albi” (totally a make-out song!). Why bother coming to the show (and blocking my view)??

St. Louis: Gateway to the West and the Conchords

Believe it or not, I took another road trip to see Flight of the Conchords Live!, this time in St. Louis on April 30. I’m beginning to think the Conchords have become the theme for this year. Or at least for this blog. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

I left my house way early because I was pretty excited to be meeting up with a friend who was driving in from Oklahoma. As I crossed Indiana and Illinois, I was bored and radio channel surfed. All I heard about was swine flu. I’m sure it was panic-inducing, er,  important info, but I was mostly hoping that the “pandemic” was not going to start affecting public events…like concerts. It was a boring drive, but I made good time (it helps to leave at 4:00 am) and decided to head to the Fabulous Fox Theatre to take a tour.

Conchords and I Hit Nashville

It’s been a while, but have no fear, I have a road trip report from Nashville and an amazing Flight of the Conchords concert at the Ryman Auditorium!

On Friday (April 10), I headed south to meet up with some friends in Nashville for a day of laughter, tornadoes, good food, great company, and a superb concert.

I made really good time and hit very few snags save for a weird, sideways downpour near Dinosaur World in Cave City, KY. Just as I got to Nashville, around 1:00, there were tornado warnings and severe weather all around. Didn’t stop us from heading up to Broadway for some food and fun, albeit soaked-to-the-bone fun. It was really coming down.