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Rock and Roll Giraffe

'I know there's got to be another level - somewhere closer to the other side...' Mute Math, 'Typical

About Me

Passions include: Music, concerts, Jesus, giraffes, organic food, writing... I've been to 476 concerts and counting!

My Interests

Music, concerts, Jesus, giraffes, organic food, Shib Inus (the best dog breed!), addiction recovery, Rolling Stone Magazine, Q Magazine, my iPod, photography, scrapbooking, spirituality, writing music reviews

I'd like to meet:

Bono, and, um..., mainly just Bono. And people who like good music

Music:

Arctic Monkeys, Backyard Tire Fire, Badly Drawn Boy, Basement Jaxx, The Beatles, Björk, Blur, Black Crowes, Bloc Party, Bon Jovi, Bottle of Justus, Boy Kill Boy, Chemical Bros., Cherry Ghost, Chicago Farmer, The Cinematics, Kelly Clarkson, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Common, dc Talk, Delirious?, Dirty Hands Band, Dixie Chicks, Bob Dylan, Editors, Franz Ferdinand, Nelly Furtado, Gorillaz; The Good, The Bad, & The Queen; David Gray, Groove Armada, Gomez, Juliana Hatfield, John Hiatt, INXS (old and new), Jars of Clay, Jewel, Elton John, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Lenny Kravitz, Massive Attack, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, John Mellencamp, Moby, Mute Math, Newsboys, Ocean Colour Scene, Our Lady Peace, Over the Rhine, Pearl Jam, Elvis Presley, P.O.D., The Police, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Social Distortion, Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Michael W. Smith, Starsailor, Third Day, tobymac, Travis, TV on the Radio, KT Tunstall, U2, Suzanne Vega, Wilco, Neil Young, '80's metal, and so much more...

Movies:

This is Spinal Tap, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Donnie Darko, A Clockwork Orange, North by Northwest, Psycho, Gladiator, Dead Man Walking, Godfather Trilogy, Grease II, Rattle and Hum, About a Boy, Bend it Like Beckham, Garden State, The Jacket, Romancing the Stone, Return to Me, Se7en, The Sixth Sense, The Village, School of Rock, My Best Friend's Wedding, Star Wars films, E.T., Driving Miss Daisy, Rumblefish...

Television:

24, Cold Case, CSI, Family Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Three's Company, X-Files, Friends, Monk, Lost, American Idol, King of Queens, Dallas, The Office, Dexter, Squidbillies

Books:

The Bible, "Fargo Rock City," "Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2," "The Dirt," "A Separate Peace," "Dracula," "Bob Dylan Chronicles," "Wilco: Learing How to Die," "Kill Your Idols," "The Art of Being," "Life on Planet Rock," "In Cold Blood," "Love is a Mixtape"

Heroes:

Jesus, Bono, Adrian Monk, my parents, Fox Mulder, Chester Copperpot

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My Blog

R.E.M. Concert Review & Set-List: Chicago, 6/6/08

  R.E.M. have staged one of the best rock-and-roll "comebacks" in recent history. After 3 dreary albums in a row, (although 1999's Up is a bit under-rated), R.E.M. raged back to fighting form wit...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

Over the Rhine Concert Review & Set-List: 5/24/08, Cincinnati, OH

  It's not every day that you get to attend the first concert at a brand new venue. It's also not everyday that you get to see one of the best bands on earth play one of their greatest albums in ...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:38:00 PST

Kraftwerk Concert Review - 4/20/08, Milwaukee, WI

German electronic music pioneers, Kraftwerk, made their only Mid-west concert appearance this year at Milwaukee's Eagles Ballroom (while heading west to headline a night at California's Coachella Musi...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:14:00 PST

Backyard Tire Fire / Reverend Horton Heat Concert Review/Set-List: 4/19/08, Milwaukee, WI

  For a few weeks this spring, Backyard Tire Fire is serving as the opening act of a three-band bill featuring headliner Reverend Horton Heat, with Nashville Pussy sandwiched in the middle. On th...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:49:00 PST

Hanson Concert Review & Set-List: 4/18/08, Bloomington, IL

Step off haters! Hanson is still around, still putting out albums, and still rockin'. Hey, these guys write their own songs, perform well in concert and play their own instruments  that's more than y...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:43:00 PST

Bruce Springsteen Concert & Set-list: 3/22/08, Cincinnati, OH

  There’s a reason why they still call him "The Boss."   Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey’s finest son (sorry, Jon Bon Jovi) helmed an excellent set at Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:55:00 PST

Bon Jovi / Daughtry Concert Review & Set-Lists: 2/23/08, United Center, Chicago, IL

Bon Jovi's still got it.  After 25+ years and after defying every musical trend from hair-metal, grunge, alternative, electronica, boy-bands, rap-metal and emo, the Jersey boys (men) are still ab...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:41:00 PST

Needtobreathe Concert Review & Set-list: 2/22/08, Canopy Club, Urbana, IL

  I was very excited about this show, and at the end of the night, I was disappointed. Not by needtobreathe  they were great  but by the circumstances surrounding the concert.     Fir...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:55:00 PST

Wilco Winter Residency - Chicago: Nights 1,2,3,4 & 5 Set-Lists

  Wilco Winter Residency: Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL   Night 1  Friday, 2/15/08  Setlist:   Set 1: 1.)    ELT 2.)    Shot in the Arm 3.)  &...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:35:00 PST

Backyard Tire Fire: Residency Nights 1, 2 & 3 Review/Set-lists: 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/08

  They're spoiling us, really.   Bloomington rock heroes, Backyard Tire Fire, are blessing their home-base with a three-Fridays-in-a-row residency at Normal, IL's NV Ultra Lounge.   ...
Posted by Rock and Roll Giraffe on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:17:00 PST