Counting Crows/Maroon 5 v. Against Me!/Ted Leo
October 3rd, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
I have a tough decision to make in the next few hours: Do I attend the Counting Crows/Maroon 5 show at Ford Amphitheatre or the Against Me!/Ted Leo (I interviewed Leo here) gig at Jannus Landing?
Both shows take place this evening. I’ve seen all the bands play before except Maroon 5, my least fave of the bunch. Counting Crows (pictured) blew me away at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center way back in 1997 (Fiona Apple opened) and I haven’t seen ‘em since.
Against Me! rocked at Warped Tour this summer. Decisions. Plus, I live in Tampa. That’s a factor, too. Another solid option is Building the State at New World Brewery which also goes down tonight. Well, check back later today and should have my mind made up. What gig would you attend?
Against Me!, Adam Lee, Gwar, We the Kings and more in Music Week.
Building the State performs at New World Brewery in Ybor City.
Counting Crows and Maroon 5 at Ford Ampitheatre in Tampa (by Eric Snider).
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:36 am
Against Me!, TL & the Pharmacists with Future Of The Left will be the place to be tonight. All three bands are great, plus a Jannus Against Me! gig will be nuts. The Bay area is their home away from home, so it’ll be a throw down. Not to be missed!
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I love free shit, live right down Hillsborough and I still wouldnt go to CC/M5 (unless girls were involved).. I’ll be voting New World - is this like voting for Ralphie N?
October 4th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Building the State was solid, but I object to their use of the letters BTS. It’s taken.
October 5th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Counting Crows was OK. The sound — we were in the back of the pavilion area — was shaky at best. CC’s set lasted about 75 minutes. The highlight, at least in my section, was a fun cover of the Simon & Garfunkel tune “Cecilia.”
We arrived around 9 p.m. Just in time to hear opener Maroon 5 cover Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.” Icky. Very icky.