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Post by dustin on Jul 19, 2007 17:39:13 GMT -5
thought we might see what shows you guys have seen recently and how they stack up to the records.
i saw the Dodo's a while back and was blown away once more. they were at the troubadour so it was quite a different experience from spaceland. with only 2 members (both seated the majority of the time) they managed to have enough presence to fill the room. Meric's looped vocal trick is pretty impressive stuff and his guitar playing is top notch.
they're playing the troubadour again in october (i'll be in the UK unfortunately) and this time they're with The Akron Family. i've heard nothing but rave reviews of Akron Family's live show, so if you're in los angeles this is a must see so that i can live vicariously through you.
also, i'm going to see Sonic Youth do the entire Daydream Nation album tomorrow night at The Greek so i'll let you all know how that goes.
-dust
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Post by mimsy on Jul 19, 2007 18:07:12 GMT -5
since you mention a voice loop trick... I saw Camille at the Knitting factory last summer. I have to say that I loved her album but the live show floored me. It was one of the most amazing shows I've ever been to. Her stage antics, amazing vocal loops and body percussion along with the energy she demanded of the audience really made the experience memorable. I have no idea if the French chanteuse has any plans of returning to the states, but I hope she does. That performance alone moved Camille to the top of my list. and filling up rooms... Another group that did this for me was CocoRosie. I caught wind of a show they were doing at Spaceland just before their first album La Maison de mon Rêve was released. Fortunately for me Spaceland was dead, only a handful of people were there. The experience was a similar to what dustin described The Dodos as being. The two sisters and an occasional drummer, filled the room with their giant presence and intensity. I had never heard voices with so much power and vulnerability all at once.... but that was a long time ago, now I'm damn lucky to get tickets when they come through L.A. p.s. -- the dodo's are quite good. thanks for the heads up! i may have to go to that show.  |
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Post by mimsy on Jul 20, 2007 20:56:52 GMT -5
also, i'm going to see Sonic Youth do the entire Daydream Nation album tomorrow night at The Greek so i'll let you all know how that goes. -dust I'm jealous, you must tell us how the show is/was. |
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Post by wishstars on Jul 26, 2007 17:33:32 GMT -5
well...as you will all know...i dont live in california...so i have no idea where the places you mentioned are...but i thought id comment in this thread anyway... ...i went to go and see this band called 'the twilight sad' in manchester a couple of weeks ago...but didnt actually get to see them...as they only got to the venue late and i had to get the train back...but i did hear them rehearse...and they sounded amazing - they're playing again in sept - so hopefully...i will get to see them then!!! CHECK THEM OUT!!! as for other future gigs i hope to see...the broken family band and the autumns are of course top of my list...and im going to see the white stripes in oct - so im very excited about that... ...but anyway...if you want to see a great live band - Iron Maiden are the one to see...they've blown me away the times that i've seen them...and would recommend them to anyone - a great show...a tight live sound...and probably the best frontman in the world = a great time for all... ps...i decided to listen to camille because of your suggestion mimsy...and found myself suprisingly intrigued...it sounded pretty good...cocorosie sound good aswell...im impressed...  pps...dustin...it is certainly not 'unfortunate' that you will be in the uk...at least not for me... ;D ...and you haven't let us know how sonic youth were...we're waiting...  |
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Post by mimsy on Aug 14, 2007 10:38:15 GMT -5
ps...i decided to listen to camille because of your suggestion mimsy...and found myself suprisingly intrigued...it sounded pretty good...cocorosie sound good aswell...im impressed... Camille's recordings are good, but it's really her energy and live shows. If you have a chance watch some of her footage on youtube. She does this whole voice looping thing that is really pretty impressive. And CocoRosie, well they're in a league of their own. And quite odd, but I tend to like it that way.  Let's see... another live show that blew me away happened in 1997 or 1998 when I saw PJ Harvey perform a free show at a record store for the release of "Is This Desire?" Up to that point I had liked her but she wasn't on the top of my list. That is until I saw her perform "Taut" live. Holy schnikeys! I was left shaken and speechless. I was pressed up against the Foreign Imports CD rack with my eyes the size of saucers as she proceeded to be possessed by her own music. It was amazing. I wish I could reach such a dizzying state of creative ecstasy.... honestly. oh.. yeah, and wish, it just so happened that Anthony Kiedis of the RHCP was there in the audience. ;D |
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Post by nocturnes on Nov 6, 2007 17:56:43 GMT -5
I've never had the pleasure of seeing The Verve live, but last nite's setlist makes it seem like it would be an incredible show. I hope the tour the US next year.
A Northern Soul
This Is Music
Space and Time
Gravity Grave
Weeping Willow
Life’s An Ocean
Sonnet
Sit & Wonder (new track)
Velvet Morning
Already There
Stormy Clouds
Let the Damage Begin
On Your Own
Rolling People
The Drugs Don’t Work
Bitter Sweet Symphony
Encore:
This Time
History
Lucky Man
Come On
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Post by wishstars on Nov 10, 2007 16:11:16 GMT -5
Holy crumbs (!)...i saw Andrew Bird on thursday and he blew me away - one of the best live performances i've ever seen...gave me goosebumps at some points...it was that good!!!
...if ever you get the chance, go see him - it is so worth it!!!
Now we've got to see if the autumns live up to expectations this thursday - i'm expecting great things!!! I can NOT wait...
...can't wait, can't wait, can't wait, can't wait, can't wait...
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Post by mimsy on Nov 21, 2007 11:50:59 GMT -5
I realize that I never wrote about seeing Beirut here... well, it was a very good show, although it was the last of their US tour. They took a month off and have started touring Europe again... at any rate they all looked exhausted.
The music was beautiful and it would have been a fantastic show had it not been for the drunken bros to my right and the creepy middle aged man chatting me up afterwards.
They did a cover of the classic Le Moribond by Jacques Brel that made my little Francophile heart flutter as well as an encore of Kocani Orkestar's Siki Siki Baba that had just about everyone jumping around and dancing. It made me wish I had caught them anywhere but in Los Angeles though. Perhaps I'm just getting old, but it seemed to me that most people were there merely to be seen rather than to experience the magic of live music.
At least my girl friend and I enjoyed the show. We had a little drink, did a little dancing, and ate at a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant (the best kind) to sober up before the drive back home.
Beirut is definitely a band worth seeing, the amount of musical talent on that stage alone was worth it, whether you're into that kind of music or not.
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Post by mimsy on Jan 9, 2008 13:29:58 GMT -5
I recently saw Bjork. It happened that I had tickets to see the show the day I found out about my grandfather's passing. In retrospect, that information could have, and should have, ruined even the best of concerts. However, I found that my frazzled emotional state left me vulnerable to Bjork's sheer vocal power.
At certain points I had tears streaming down my face, not from sadness or even happiness, but from the intensity of her voice that invaded my core and rattled my bones. Her infantile dancing and childish demeanor did not seem contrived or an act. I felt that her performance had so much honesty.
I know by the lyrics and the sophistication of her songwriting that Bjork is aware of and fully embraces her womanhood, yet she is still tapped into that youthful free-spirit that most of us have forgotten. And the juxtaposition of these two make Bjork the Janus-faced deity of pop music.
Her set list was practically a Greatest Hits, spanning from every album and growing with intensity as each song progressed. The show started with her chorus of female horn players marching to their location playing a simple melody. They were dressed in neon tribal wear with hairs done up like mohawks. Bjork too hit the stage in her neon headdress and bright slip dress, that appeared to be tied in a knot at her knees. (too big perhaps?) As she crooned and danced and writhed like a wild beast through the fast songs the crowd fed her enthusiasm by joining in the chaotic dance. As she sang ballads the crowd fell to hush and sat holding their breath as Bjork sang, stripped before the amphitheater: "I love him, I love him, I love him, I love him, I..."
It was the concert I've been waiting over a decade to experience, and it was well worth the wait.
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Post by pixie on Apr 17, 2008 16:21:06 GMT -5
Mates of State has to be one of the best bands I've seen live... to see two people making such great music is great... seen them 5 or 6 times live over the years and they never cease to amaze...
Moby is actually a blast to see live, just a 2 hour rave that is a blast
Trashcan Sinitras are one of the tightest bands I've seen live, mellow show, but so very good live...
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