{"id":35123,"date":"2016-12-30T23:56:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T04:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35123"},"modified":"2017-02-19T20:16:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T01:16:10","slug":"year-in-reviews-neglected-concerts-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/year-in-reviews-neglected-concerts-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review: Neglected Concerts of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I already blogged about a lot of the concerts I went to this year — including Rihanna<\/a>, Beyonce<\/a>, Paul Simon<\/a>, and Paul McCartney<\/a> — as well as the music festivals Coachella<\/a> and Desert Trip<\/a>. However, there were a few performances that I didn’t get around to sharing.<\/p>\n

One of those was Royce da 5’9″, whose album release party at S.O.B’s I squeezed in the night I flew to California for Coachella. If I recall correctly, I didn’t get home till after midnight from that show, and I had to leave for the airport at 4 a.m.! No regrets.<\/p>\n

Royce da 5’9″<\/p><\/div>\n

In May, I saw ’80s pop star Gary Numan, who had a huge hit with the song “Cars” in 1979. I only knew the robotic persona he assumed in the “Cars” video<\/a>, so I was surprised when he turned out to be a rather sinuous dancer.<\/p>\n

Gary Numan<\/p><\/div>\n

My friend Alyssa has a knack for winning tickets to random concerts at Madison Square Garden. Last year, it was Ariana Grande<\/a>. This July, it was Radiohead.<\/p>\n

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Thom Yorke of Radiohead is in this picture, I swear.<\/p><\/div>\n

Also in July, my friend Stacy took me to see She Wants Revenge<\/a> at Irving Plaza. They were good, but we agreed that their opening act, Raw Fabrics<\/a>, was great. Jack Bruno, the charismatic lead singer, reminded us of a baby-faced Michael Hutchence<\/a>. And we loved it when he plunged right into the crowd.<\/p>\n

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Very up close and personal with @rawfabrics at #irvingplaza …great performance!<\/a><\/p>\n

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