dEUS

They're a rock band from Belgium, pretty popular in Europe but non-existent in the US.

I started listening to them when I was studying abroad in Spain in those crazy college days, and I began to really enjoy their music, but I found that it's impossible to get their music outside of Europe. God bless Amazon.com, through which I have been able to continue to purchase and listen to this great music. I'm not quite sure what genre it falls under. It's a little like indie rock, but heavier. I've been wanting to see these guys in concert for a long time.

And Friday night I checked another box on my "To Do" list for this decade. I few from SF to Dublin (Ireland) on Friday morning, and caught dEUS in concert on Friday night. The music was great and the performance was really good. Great use of lighting, and a good set list. The opening act was a little wierd, but who cares.

The venue is supposed to be one of the larger ones in Dublin, but it was only the size of the Fillmore (except with a bigger balcony), which in my book is almost exactly right. Fairly small, and I was up front so I had a good view of the band, and had my eardrums nearly blown out by their speakers. Man, those guys can make some noise. They have a new CD out, so some of the songs were brand new to me -- I have to go buy that CD later this week. I also managed to by a T-shirt (grossly overpriced at 20 euros, but whatever).

The rest of my weekend in Dublin flew by. There was much drinking of Guiness pints, a couple of good dinners, a tour of the Kilmainhem prison, and more. So far, so good.