PLAID

Saw Plaid this weekend at the Knitting Factory. Was a good show, definitely surprised with all the new material they played. Definitely not as gentle and melodic as previous efforts, also detected a little bit of a dubstep influence in their sound (albeit a lot faster and plaid-like).

Didn't recognize any of the tracks except "Rat's Step" from the Tekkon Kinkreet soundtrack. The encore they played was quite good. Visuals were alright, but not as awesome as people say they are. Can't wait to hear the new album.

 

Not really any crazy equipment to report as they were pretty much in the back of the stage behind their laptops and a big ass mixer. Think I spotted a novation remote sl though.

Eliot Lipp opened which was quite nice. Heard a mix of his through the Alpha Pup Podcast, he did not disappoint. He played some funky instrumental hip hop jams, definitely worth checking out. He was rocking a Korg MS20, MFB Synth II (may have to consider getting one of these, it sounded great), Akai MPD24 in addition to a mixer and some pedals. Some really thick analog sounds and the Knitting Factory sound system was perfect for those thick basses.