Esbjörn Svensson Trio Live

Last week Clare and I went to Warwick Arts Centre to watch E.S.T. play live. The Swedish three piece played an awesome jazz set, I particularly like the way they mixed traditional grand piano, double bass and drums with modern effects units, such as delay, overdrive and phaser, to achieve some brilliant 'soundscapes' (for want of a less poncy word).

Anyway, the video above is from another concert, but if you get the chance to see them live, I recommend it.

http://www.myspace.com/esbjornsvenssontrio

Godiva festival

Kev and Suzanne visited us for the weekend, so after a quick BBQ we headed off to the Godiva festival in Coventry. It was a free concert, with the Super Furry Animals headlining (who were excellent and weird as ever). However, the show was stolen by the support band, and Coventry locals 'The Enemy'. Amazingly the weather held out and we were treated to a great sunset, I can't say the same for our long walk on Sunday afternoon.

MUSE at Wembley

Last night Clare and I went to see Muse play Wembley. Arriving just as 'My Chemical Romance' finished their last song (perfect timing!) we waited we waited for Muse, whilst admiring the stadium's civil engineering, listening to Pendulum on the sound system (a good omen). With a dramatic opening, straight into 'Knights of Cydonia', they delivered a two hour set of their usual heavy riffs, over the top guitar solos and rock showmanship. With a light show which became progressively more jaw dropping, including ballerinas suspended from large helium balloons, swivelling satellite dishes and plenty of fire and smoke, we weren't disappointed. Such performances surely secure Muse as the greatest band in the UK/World/Universe? I think they are pretty good anyway.