Peter Murphy fans in the Sacramento area

sacto68

We are very excited to be a part of this show.

acutejam

OMG I WOULD SO BE THERE, if I wasn't at Deep Purple/Satriani.... and going to Rush the next night.

And seeing PETER THE NIGHT BEFORE IN SAN FRAN! Just got the new album, am freakin peein in my pants to see the man do his thang in a small, small venue. Boardwalk will be off the hook! Seen many a show there!

Have seen Peter live 3-4 times (hazy) and I recall the Warfield just being an insane show in the late 80s. Very few have the emote-ability this dude has, the control of his voice, the deep deep pipes (and vast sea) -- and the full-on freak flag flying!

There's Bowie ... then there's Peter ... then there's everyone else (with the Cure prolly being at the top of that heap..., mmkay, maybe Robert belongs up there next to petey!)

sacto68

One week left until the show. We have a few pre-sale tickets available. If you or someone you know would like a ticket please PM me. We'll even deliver (within the Sacramento area).

And if you wouldn't mind checking out our pages.. facebook.com/mezzalunatheband, mezzaluna.bandcamp.com ..Let us know what you think.

sacto68

Two more days till showtime

acutejam

Well, a very interesting experience in SF for sure. Just shapiro and murphy, late 9:30 start and we were out by midnight. Shapiro was fun, talented guy. And prophetic, "Oh my, Peter Murphy in a venue this size? You guys are in for a treat!"

Love the new tunes he brought with him, I Spit Roses and Seesaw Sway loads of fun. He played some unreleased tune as well that was ephemeral. Just a few of his earlier solo pieces, but Subway and I'll Fall With Your Knife were hits with me. Cascade not my fav album, but looking at it, surprised by how many of those songs I do like. And some Bauhaus tunes, ooooh yesssssss. She's Into Parties, Stigmata Martyr and a small trip with Bela Legosi.

Didn't get any of the songs I was really hoping for, he left behind many of the big hits of his solo career and let this new band have their time in the limelight, but again, it worked. I'm buying the new album.

Very cool to see him "raw" or stripped down, bit of sequencing (well a lot actually) but no keyboards per se. Just the classic four-man rock set-up. The new tunes really worked, but man, I hope that was a house sound guy and not someone touring with 'em. Peter was ALL OVER the sound guy, giving instructions in between lines and verses, quite frustrated at times -- just constantly telling the dude how to do his job. So I got the feeling this was a kind of "tune up" tour -- but I'll take all the shop talk during the songs for the hilarity in between songs.

Peter was very very chatty, and a had a few good lines Ed should borrow! "Shut the F*#@ up, I'm the artist, I'll do the entertaining..." He riffed on about how, sadly, all goths had simply become moths (but I'll note, wow, goths have more money for their clothes these days, some of the outfits were stunning!) He would talk for 3-4 minutes at times, interacting, chatting, letting a girl tie his shoe and seranading her.

And his frontman power continues, this man is freaky! Great to watch, some trippy moves he's got, and the control of that deep deep voice is chilling.

Great fun!