Saturday, April 2, 2011

Wolfgang Gartner: House of Blues San Diego


Wolfgang Gartner KILLED his set on Friday night!!! What a amazing display of lights and true elecrto house style. Before I go into some of the details of the concert I need to give you a run down of our journey:

Luke Fernandez, Treb Frederick, and myself drove the long 117 miles to San Diego in my current vehicle, a 2000 F-150 single cab pickup truck. Being that we had to cram into my tiny truck, I knew we were in for a treat. Blaring jams, slamming rockstars, and a little liquid encouragement all played a role in getting us to the concert on time and in the right frame of mind (and Luke spitting some rhymes on instrumental beats). After spiraling up to the 8th floor of the parking structure, we managed to walk down to the entrance and get in with no complaints. Not an hour later Wolfgang comes on and kills it!

His dynamics for high and low pitch tones makes his music intriguing and playful. Everywhere you looked people were dancing enjoying his unique display of lights and fog. His stage set was insane with what looked like giant vent holes blowing out smoke and a handful of l.e.d. displays to show some artistic imagery. Wolfgang ran his set for almost 2 hours before having to sign off. As the crowd demanded more, Joey Youngman (Wolfgang Gartner) raised his hands to show his graditute and forgiveness for not extending the set. Other than the exhaustion I felt having to drive round trip to San Diego in one night, I can speak on behalf of Luke and Treb that Wolfgang Gartner is someone we plan to see when he comes around again.

Here is a video I took at the concert. You can also check it out on my YouTube account DarbTheMan.

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