Tame Impala und Wet Leg

Tame Impala. Since my first show at Bonnaroo 2013 I have pretty much named their album, Lonerism, as one of my favorite albums from the last ten years. No other band has that 60's acid-rock sound and let me tell you, their music is just amazing. I live in Atlanta and their show at the Tabernacle last summer was just as amazing. Kevin Parker, their lead singer, reminds me so much of Paul McCartney, not only in the vocals, but as a whole band. Such a unique blending of alternative, psychedelic-rock, and melt-your-face-off electronic to yield this talented group who I heard came out of Australia which makes them that much cooler. Tame Impala had such a profound effect on my friend and I that we now incorporate some of the basic chord progressions along with their mellow synths in our jam sessions. I absolutely love the bass lines in their songs. They really are so sick live though. "Elephant" or "Half Full Glass of Wine," such groovy perpetual songs, and then all of a sudden a 5 minute solo that you get lost in. Almost when you think you're completely lost in the solo they just bring it all back to the simple muted bass notes of the song and throw the entire crowd back into a relentless jam. But don't take my advice for it! Go see them yourself! I really hope they come back to Atlanta of Athens asap because now that I have fully grown into both their albums I am much ready to see them a third time!

I saw Wet Leg on October 1st, 2025 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. They put on an impressive, if not ear-shattering performance. This set was LOUD and I recommend if you see them that you bring ear protection. I enjoyed the music but the lyrics were a little difficult to make out over the extremely loud guitar and drums. I wasn't disappointed so much as surprised. If you have seen their videos or live sets you may get feel like the band is a subdued alternative rock band, but I am not exaggerating that this live set was the loudest of the last 16 concerts I have attended. I don't regret seeing them but I do think the live performance is more what you would expect from a Poppy set than what you take away from their music videos or other performances you see online. Just be prepared and you will enjoy yourself. The only other slightly disappointing part was the set was rather short, only 90 minutes and there was no encore. That said, it was a fair price for what you got. But as I have said before be prepared for a very, very LOUD experience. This was not the venue which I have attended many times before, but this particular bands choice of acoustics. I can only imagine what they would have sounded like in a concrete box like The Catalyst.