I am totally pumped to see Beck this weekend, at Cleveland's House of Blues. If you've ever seen Beck perform live, you know what a great show this will be.Beck (real name, Beck Hansen) has been around for a while. Although he came to prominence with his hit single, "Loser" in 1994, he had been writing as a grunge-folk artist for several years prior on indie labels.
Around 1996, a friend of mine got a gig as Beck's DJ after we saw Beck at another concert in Cleveland that year. DJ Swamp went on to do his own musical and DJ projects, and become something of a sensation in his own right.
Anyway because my friend was "in the band", I had some great opportunities to see Beck perform. He is one hell of a showman. If you're in the Cleveland area this weekend, and lucky enough to score some tickets to this small-venue show (all sold out -scalpers only!), I guarantee you will not be disappointed. The HOB in Cleveland has been open less than a year, and is state of the art. It's an small and amazingly intimate venue. More like a club than a concert hall.
On past tours, Beck had a full horn section and backup singers. They sang and played all of the stuff you would normally hear other artists play on a synth or (even worse) tape. His keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning, known for his own project Moog Cookbook, only plays vintage 70's synthesizers and their ilk. He creates sounds like I've only heard in 50's sci-fi movies and 70's disco, adding a whole new texture to the performance.
I hope he's touring with the same great artists that made his past shows really pop.
Link to Beck's "official" web site.
Link to Beck's latest album "Guero" on allofmp3.com
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