2 Outta 5 Ain’t Bad

Last Thursday morning I hopped in my car after grabbing a latte and headed towards Wattens.  A song came on FM4 that caught my attention and, for the first time in 2009, I told myself I was going to go buy that CD that night.  Those of us that see tons of shows every year absorb lots of music though it is both rare and lucky when something really gets your attention.  This was the case with the song ‘Mornings’ by a band called Portugal. The Man.  I arrived at my office with the song in my head and not more than 10 minutes later saw a FB update from a friend regarding a concert that very night.  Low and behold…Portugal The Man was playing Club Weekender the same night.  Synchronicity is one way to see it…dumb luck another.  An hour later I had a press pass and looked forward to the show all day.

The band surprised me with thier awesomeness.  Weepy, wonderful Eddie Hazel inspired guitar licks spun around catchy melodies and cosmic noise makes for an eclectic and addictive sound.  I have been listening to thier album The Satanic Satanist (silly name) all weekend and haven’t tired of it.  The last time I got this excited about a new album from a new band was, I think, when I  heard Black Mountain.  I showed up a little late for the set due to a date with Bruno at the Metropol (meh…) but was sucked immeadiately in.  Here are a couple of my favorite shots of this excellent band, but click here to see the whole set.

Portugal. The Man @ Weekender

Portugal. The Man - Innsbruck, Austria

It was a total surprise and I feel compelled to share.  Here is the song that I heard while driving that made me stop and listen (click here if you dont see the player). 

Friday was the 5 Year anniversary of my beloved pmk so it was a no-brainer that I would grab a camera and head to the bogen.  A stage outside from 8 until 11 was a nice change of pace and the rain held off long enough to let the party get going.  I shot 3 bands that night, the last of which was my favorite…a group from Vienna called Bulbul.  The guitar player was impossibly sexy so please forgive the bajillion photos of him in this set.  Here are a few of my favorites from the whole evening…

5 Jahre PMK

Beana & Stefan Lachinger & their perspectives on PMK

Sexjams - pmkBulbul - pmk

 Just before 1am the rain got heavier and my patience for slow beer lines and damp crowds waned and I headed home to lose my mind in the endless Six Feet Under marathon that has occupied my free moments in the last  2 weeks.  It was a great night all in all…made me proud to have been a part of the last 2 years at pmk, for sure.

Chris & Ulli Rock - Happy Birthday pmk!

Saturday and Sunday were a mix of snow showers, rain, sun, fog, winter, fall and summer so laying low and doing very little took almost no effort.  I manged to get my apartment clean (kind of) and to have some QT over chocolate cake (thanks Uschi!), Bananarama (thanks Michi!), red coconut curry (thanks Albi & Alex!), a walk in the park (thanks Beate!) and some delicious noodles and mushrooms (thanks Becky & Luca!)…lucky Bean, eh?  Yeah, I thought so too.  here’s a couple more snapshots from the weekend’s fun with the Business Edition…

thefutureisstupid

snowinsummer

window in a rainsoaked castle

Just because I genuinely care for you (you didn’t doubt that did you?) I’m going to kick down one more track from my new favorite band Portugal. The Man.  This one is called The Woods and had me dancing in my living room until the wee hours…(don’t see the player?  click here)