Yesterday i went to Cologne with Sandra and Mo watching „Blitzen Trapper“ in Concert at Luxor, Cologne. The ticket was a present for my birthday in October. I really like present you can use weeks later, like newspaper subscriptions, or concert tickets.
Anyway really nice, „simple“-kind of concert, not much audience, so great for short ones like me. we got probably best places right at the end of the bar, sipping some becks, me later „kölsch“beer, watching first „pearly gates“ (reminds me of the „trapez singer“ of iron & wine-cover fame) and later „blitzen trapper“ – seems booth bands had quite a lot of fun, rocking the luxor. BTs sound was great, i felt instantly like being back on pacific west-coast of the states – Seattle, Washington NP, PDX aka Portland (where they actually come from), SF and so on. Rough Americana with a lot of rainy grunge -attitude and folky harmonica tunes. band singer reminds us of this guy in „from dusk till dawn“ with a penis revolver , forgot the name, whatever.
so yeah, great easy concert, in a good mode, thanks for the ticket! and thanks for (every time) driving and the good company. i am very happy to have those both, otherwise i wouldn’t know, how to handle my desire to go to concert, as i would be mostly on my own.
i know from being alone on the road a lot, it’s awful. one of the strangest things is to go to a concert alone. don’t ask me why.i hate it. its totally different then going out to theatres, cinemas, etc. people just expect that you will be there with friends, a girl or working as a journalist.
Alright, if Blitzen Trapper becomes the new Arcade Fire some day i can say i saw them once with 30 people in a small venue 🙂