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Djxfactor511
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Fuck yeah Neal Francis. Improvement Movement was like modern yacht rock and I dug every moment.
Renée
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Refused at The Atlantis - Washington, DC, 3/20/25
Refused Are Fucking Dead. That's the rather apt name of the farewell tour for legendary Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, which kicked off tonight in DC. A blisteringly brutal night of celebration for one of punk's greatest acts. Announced less than a month ago, this sold out show had it all. Deep cuts, mosh pits, and great crowd banter. Very, very happy that I got to see these absolute titans of punk
Also noteworthy, this was Refused's first concert since 2020!Setlist: Refused Setlist at The Atlantis, Washington
Videos:
Blind:
Life Support Addiction:
Protest Song '68:
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Renée
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Lacey Sturm at XL Live - Harrisburg, PA, 3/22/25
I'm not stranger to a Lacey Sturm show. The former Flyleaf singer has been touring solo for many years now (even after Flyleaf reunited in 2023), and I've had the honor of seeing her 5 times in various venues, states, festivals, etc (plus a Flyleaf set at Welcome To Rockville last year). So I'm well familiar with what I'll get when I go to one. Some dynamic solo music, a few Flyleaf hits, a bit of Christian preaching, and an adoring crowd of fans.
Tonight was, mostly, no different. It was a lovely and fun set, luckily with a few songs switched out from when I saw her in Arlington, VA back in July. It was primarily focused on Kenotic Metanoia, the incredible 2023 solo album she's still promoting, but it certainly didn't lack in Flyleaf hits either. The openers were rather fascinating too, especially the TikTok-tinged Los Angeles based group Rivals. All in all, another excellent show from one of my favorite musicians of all time!
Setlist: Lacey Sturm Setlist at XL Live, Harrisburg
Videos:
Intro (My Heartbeat) / State of Me:
Are You Listening:
Terrible Mistake:
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My Neighbor Brotoro
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Saw Japanese Breakfast a couple of times during release week. Sprinkled in a Basia Bulat show for funsies.
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Rip_City
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Went to see Astrid Sonne for an early show on Friday. Third show of 2025, but first time posting in this thread.
Jasmine Wood
Ambient, experimental artist originally from Portland, OR. She lives overseas in Dublin now, but is here for a few weeks and supported Astrid on this tour. Lots of synth loops, delayed guitar, and drawn out vocals (Grouper, Julianna Barwick, etc.). Enjoyable! Added her to my "to listen" list given that she is a localish musician.
Astrid Sonne
I've been wanting to see Astrid since I came back around late in 2024 on the short but resonant Great Doubt, one of my top5 from last year. The experimentally arpeggiated instrumentation, dreamy vocals, variety of sounds, and intimate atmosphere had me repeating the album frequently in the waning months of the year.
Astrid and her tour partner were played violin and cello respectively, with Astrid providing vocals and using the mixer to allow for segueing of songs with a few breaks for audience applause. The setlist was primarily the entirety of Great Doubt with an unreleased song in the middle and lengthened string arrangements to allow each song to shine in a slightly different context.
Fantastic! Astrid's voice works great in a 300cap venue as expected, and the string arrangements paired well with the rest of the presentation. I would love to see her again, and I think that will be possible with how much Great Doubt has gotten traction in the underground circuit; the record is currently on its 5th repressing!!
Set opener "Do You Wanna" here...someone nearly passed out in the middle of the concert room as Astrid shows concern near the end here:
Also this medley of songs near the end of the set, including "Give My All," one of my favorite songs from last year.
Post-Show
Waited in merch line for ~25min to get a signature for my Great Doubt sleeve I brought from home. It was an unorganized mess to get there for the first five minutes until staff had us in a queue. Upon my turn, Astrid used her provided silver pen to ink the jacket and provided personalization. She spoke some words of thanks for attending. I put the jacket back in my bag, sat down at a random chair to rest for a few minutes, then took the jacket back out to glance at the signature...and saw that it was smudged to the point where I couldn't even make out what was written initially.
Dissatisfied, I headed to the back of the line and waited another ~15min to get a re-signed signature. I apologized when I got back to the front, which she reassured wasn't a problem as there was no one before me in the line on this second go-around when I asked
All of the merch was gone by the second time I went to the front (vinyl, double CDs, tees). I also asked her about Japan tour from three weeks ago, which she was happy to share of some of her highlights from her first visit there. Her favorite city on tour was Kanazawa (金沢), which I am in total agreement with. Her shows were all sold out there, and she noted that the Japanese crowds were incredibly polite and shy to approach her merch table after shows. Apt question as I will be heading out on vacation tomorrow. 
Headed to work directly after. Favorite show of the first three I have seen this year.
Jasmine Wood
Ambient, experimental artist originally from Portland, OR. She lives overseas in Dublin now, but is here for a few weeks and supported Astrid on this tour. Lots of synth loops, delayed guitar, and drawn out vocals (Grouper, Julianna Barwick, etc.). Enjoyable! Added her to my "to listen" list given that she is a localish musician.
Astrid Sonne
I've been wanting to see Astrid since I came back around late in 2024 on the short but resonant Great Doubt, one of my top5 from last year. The experimentally arpeggiated instrumentation, dreamy vocals, variety of sounds, and intimate atmosphere had me repeating the album frequently in the waning months of the year.
Astrid and her tour partner were played violin and cello respectively, with Astrid providing vocals and using the mixer to allow for segueing of songs with a few breaks for audience applause. The setlist was primarily the entirety of Great Doubt with an unreleased song in the middle and lengthened string arrangements to allow each song to shine in a slightly different context.
Fantastic! Astrid's voice works great in a 300cap venue as expected, and the string arrangements paired well with the rest of the presentation. I would love to see her again, and I think that will be possible with how much Great Doubt has gotten traction in the underground circuit; the record is currently on its 5th repressing!!
Set opener "Do You Wanna" here...someone nearly passed out in the middle of the concert room as Astrid shows concern near the end here:
Also this medley of songs near the end of the set, including "Give My All," one of my favorite songs from last year.
Post-Show
Waited in merch line for ~25min to get a signature for my Great Doubt sleeve I brought from home. It was an unorganized mess to get there for the first five minutes until staff had us in a queue. Upon my turn, Astrid used her provided silver pen to ink the jacket and provided personalization. She spoke some words of thanks for attending. I put the jacket back in my bag, sat down at a random chair to rest for a few minutes, then took the jacket back out to glance at the signature...and saw that it was smudged to the point where I couldn't even make out what was written initially.
Dissatisfied, I headed to the back of the line and waited another ~15min to get a re-signed signature. I apologized when I got back to the front, which she reassured wasn't a problem as there was no one before me in the line on this second go-around when I asked
All of the merch was gone by the second time I went to the front (vinyl, double CDs, tees). I also asked her about Japan tour from three weeks ago, which she was happy to share of some of her highlights from her first visit there. Her favorite city on tour was Kanazawa (金沢), which I am in total agreement with. Her shows were all sold out there, and she noted that the Japanese crowds were incredibly polite and shy to approach her merch table after shows. Apt question as I will be heading out on vacation tomorrow. Headed to work directly after. Favorite show of the first three I have seen this year.
dbarila
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How is XL Live? I have tickets to see MJ Lenderman there in May but I've never been.
Renée
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I'm a fan! This was my second time going. It has a big side area with tables to hang out at. Merch and the bar is over there. It's not a huge venue. Clean bathrooms, music isn't defeaningly loud. No complaints from me!