Therapy? I

Back in the 90ies, Therapy? represented the cool side of MTV. Along with Beavis & Butthead (you guys still RRRRRULLLLEE!), MTV was consistently supportive of all the grundge and alternative rock acts of these times. Therapy? was huge on MTV these days, and I enjoyed their songs and vidos. But with the demise of Grunge Rock, the band also went out of the spotlight.

Buddy: Frantischek
Score: 4 out of 5
Another gig: Yes

Thanks to another gig blog in the web, I could trace back my first Therapy? gig in the famous flex - in 2006, when all the glimmer of MTV was already gone. Otherwise there are no memorabilia left (no ticket, no merchandize, no nothing), but I still remember it to be a very good gig.

I do not remember the support band, seemed to be Rokkitahti from Austria, but I am missing any memory here, sorry guys :-).

With all the hype left behind, Therapy? came to Vienna to rock out. The venue is flex, famous for its massive PA, and it is packed and hot as hell. The band plays very loud, I must admit, too loud from time to time. As expected, their music is solid straight-forward Easy Punk. The band wins the crowd with their first song altogether. Of course, their songs from 'Troublegum' are what nearly everybody is waiting for, but also the newer songs nicely fit into their setlist. So all in all, great stuff here, and I go home with a quite massive hum in my ears.

Triotronic

Triotronic is a jazz piano trio from Upper Austria. Their music stands very much in the tradition of great artists such as Keith Jarret or Brad Mehldau.

Buddies: Cloudy, Frantischek
Score: 4 out of 5
Another Gig: Yes

Listening to a piano jazz trio after a long working day is just the thing to do. You float through gentle harmonies bearing not to hard dissonances. You are impressed by the combination of virtuosity and feeling that such pianists have. And you leave the gig in a much better mood than you entered. Worth every second to be there.