Last night I attended a show
that was slightly weird. I had seen both the Noisettes and TV On The
Radio on different occasions last year and figured that I knew what I was in
for. Well, I ended up getting a show that was pretty much the opposite
of what I was expecting. Enjoy the show review and be sure not to miss
the weekly podcast at the bottom of the post.
- The Noisettes -
When I saw the Noisettes
perform at Stubb's during SXSW last year the band was on a huge stage that
almost didn't seem big enough. Singer Shingai Shoniwa was bounding
about and singing her heart out through every one of their energetic songs.
Sadly, there was pretty much none of this going on last night. Outside
of a moment or two Shingai pretty much never left her post on the right side
of the stage and the other two members of the band did the same as they
plowed through their set. I was expecting a thunderous performance to
kick off the show and instead I got a replication of the group's upcoming
album, What's The Time Mr. Wolf. Weird.
- TV On The Radio -
Set List: Young
Liars/Wrong Way/Dreams/Province/I Was A Lover/Wolf/Dirty
Whirl/Blues/Blind/Dry Drunk Emperor/Sattelite/Method/Devil/Staring At The
Sun
The last time I saw TV On The Radio they pretty much pissed me off by coming
on incredibly late and performing a set full of songs from the then
unreleased Return To Cookie Mountain. Fortunately last night
had none of the same problems and the band put on an inspired set. I
think they have really improved as a live band over the year since I saw
them and it was evident in just how captivating they were. I had a
great time watching the group pour everything they had into their
performance and even though they didn't do Ambulance they had all of
their best songs on the set list. I highly recommend getting out to
see them on this tour.
On a side note, as far as I know no other band pulls its roadies, friends
and fellow touring bands out on stage with them during their encore.
It is a really cool watching a bunch of musicians banging around on stuff
for a couple of songs. It's almost worth attending the show just for
that part.
:SOTO - Episode 10:
This week I have some thoughts on EMI dropping DRM and
various news and notes. As for music, I have new stuff from The Mother
Hips, A Night In The Box, Hooray For Earth, The Rosebuds, Yacht and
Thrushes. This episode is so awesome I think I might download it.
-
John Laird -
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