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These things come in waves

hornblower — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:04:53 +0000

Grizzly Bear coming to Town Hall on 28th and 29th May, let’s see what they’ve got! Hit me, Droste! Hit me, Rossen! En garde, Taylor! En garde, Bear! I wonder if they’ll blow up by then like Animal Collective did between the announcement of the Grand Ballroom show and the show itself. I suspect they may, because Pitchfork will probably give them a 9.6, too. There it is, I’m calling it.

David Byrne, who also played this past Saturday, is also coming back to the area; on 3rd June (exactly three months from now!) he’ll play a show at the Wellmont Theatre in New Jersey. Not sure

Update: Now that the Grizzly Bear album has leaked, I’ll see if I actually think it deserves a 9.6, or if it’s really only a 9.5 or 9.4; there really is a huge difference. Good thing Pitchfork’s rating system is so precise. And that its review is the only thing that matters. Thank goodness. Holy Cow. Makes me long for the good old days of http://alphainventions.com

Liveblogging Jimmy Fallon’s first night

hornblower — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:16:14 +0000

1:17 Damn, should have started this when the show started, but better late than never. So far, he’s got a real bag of baloney on his hands, as my grandmother used to say. At this point, he’s probably almost as hated as Chris Brown –at least Rihanna took him back. Fallon is done at NBC. What was he thinking, getting Robert DeNiro to guest? Of course he can’t handle DeNiro. The first few minutes of that interview were like getting smacked in the face with a herring and farted on at the same time. The rest of it was like just the farting. The Space Train clip had zero laughs. I actually did not notice any parts of it that might have induced laughter, in anyone.

1:20 Here comes JT, let’s see what he’s got. Barry Gibb talk show was money back in the day. Fallon really didn’t need explain the whole goddamn thing, though.

1:22 Too much meta-analysis! Stop talking about your show, Fallon, you are a Limburger face.

1:23 Singing a little bit now we groove ok ok falsetto groove thang.

1:25 JT would be a better host. Jimmy is not very hostlike. He’s acting so uncomfortably, it’s like someone is asking him to pass the beans at the supper table but he has no hands.

1:27 JT is doing everything! Fallon, you stink. For something that has been planned for a while, this doesn’t seem very well-rehearsed.

1:31 He said Santogold not Santigold! Not up on things. Here comes Van, his shows are so goddamn expensive.

1:32 False start lame, the NY Times guy was hating on Van for his show at the theatre at MSG.

1:36 Old David Byrne is way cooler than old Van Morrison, but I dig this performance, it looks like they’re having some fun, and it’s cool that there are a bunch of musicians up there and not just a few guys.

Well that was pretty turdish show. I’ll say it. But I’m sure it’ll get better. I don’t know how “Lick it for Ten” and Space Train were the most praiseworthy fruits that the writers could deliver for the first episode. It seems that that staff could use a nice arsenal of Orpheus Weaponry! I’m waiting for the call.

David Byrne at Radio City Music Hall

hornblower — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:04:10 +0000

Last night was possibly the best concert I’ve ever seen. David Byrne is a great musician, a first-rate showman, and very classy man. And he can still sing better than almost anyone else out there.

Approximate set list, if you dare to jump:

Strange Overtones
I Zimbra
One Fine Day
Help Me Somebody
Houses In Motion
My Big Nurse
My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks)
Heaven
Poor Boy
Life Is Long
The River
Crosseyed and Painless
Born Under Punches
Once In A Lifetime
Life During Wartime
I Feel My Stuff

Enc. 1
Take Me To The River
The Great Curve

Enc. 2
Air
Burning Down The House

Enc. 3
Everything That Happens

The crowd was pretty good, sitting (with a few notable exceptions, and after a standing ovation when Byrne and the performers first stepped onstage) for the first part of the show, and then leapt to their feet for ‘Houses In Motion.’ By the time they kicked into the intro to ‘Crosseyed’ everyone was up and pretty much stayed that way.

It’s also worth noting the Stop Making Sense dance moves on ‘Life During Wartime’ were lovely.

Check out pictures, and comments from hipsters, at Brooklyn Vegan. I don’t live in Park Slope, by the way. Ha, ha, ha. (That is actually how I laugh.)