Fantastic show at the Double Door last night. Those great Danes known as Mew rocked the house with fantastic fidelity, staying very true to the sound of their recordings. Even though I was half-hoping they'd just get up and play And The Glass Handed Kites all the way through, it ended up being a good mixture of songs from that album and Frengers. Lots of surreal visuals behind the band throughout the performance.
The opening band Oh No! Oh My! (or as my brother Blake kept calling them, "Oh me oh my") was pretty good. I'd describe them as 50% Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 40% Wolf Parade, 20% The Decemberists, and -10% original. That might not be quite fair, but the songs were a bit hit-or-miss. Note to bands everywhere: when the drummer says he's got a song he wants to perform, politely deflect the request. I missed them when they came to Lollapalooza last summer, but I'd see them if they came back this year.
I'm very excited to see Mew this Wednesday night at the Double Door. And The Glass Handed Kites was my number one album of 2006, even though it technically came out in 2005. Whatever -- it's an amazing album that rewards persistence and repeated listenings.
I saw a fantastic show last night ... Los Lobos at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL. The venue only seats 350, so it was a fabulous opportunity to see them up close and personal. Of course, by the end of the evening, no one was sitting in those seats -- they turned it into quite a party. They were awesome.
Here's my crappy Treo photo:
What's your musical horoscope? (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.)
Inspired by Stephanie.
- Sufjan Stevens, The Seer's Tower
- Snow Patrol, Grazed Knees
- Death Cab For Cutie, Soul Meets Body
- The Rapture, House of Jealous Lovers
- Neko Case, Margaret vs. Pauline
- Frank Black, Fast Man
- Snow Patrol, Ways & Means
- Ryan Adams, So Alive
- Tv on the Radio, Wolf Like Me
- Blackalicious, Powers
Okay, now what?
