Thursday, November 13, 2008
I saw this show
Okay, Monday night, Veterans' Day Eve, me and some folks headed down to the Paradise in Allston to see what some wags were calling "internet music: the tour", otherwise known as the Deerhunter / Times New Viking / Vivian Girls show. I have a few thoughts, I do.
1. the Paradise (which is roughly equivalent to the old Cotton Club in Atlanta) ain't the best place to see bands like this, sonically, but it's absolutely the best venue for getting out early. Halfway through Deerhunter's headlining set I checked my watch (okay phone) and it was only 10:30. Awesome.
2. Vivian Girls were fun, the music sounded great, but the vocals didn't have enough reverb, and I can't tell if the awkwardness / naivetie is genuine or part of some gimmick.
3. Times New Viking is the best pure pop band going today. They just don't necessarily want you to realize that. They had Matt from Psychedelic Horseshit working sound, which was good, as apparently TNV sounded like shit when they played the Paradise with Super Furry Animals back in February.
4. First time seeing Deerhunter, and they were pretty good. The only band that didn't feel out-of-place playing such a big room; indeed, they felt a little too big for the Paradise. Sounded great, although they drifted a little too far into the ethereal / ambient realm. I was looking forward to three songs specifically, they played them all within forty minutes, and then we headed out to the front bar before going home.
All in all, a great show on a great night. Went home, played some games, stayed up 'til three, woke up late, wrote a review, made some music, played some more games - thanks, vets!
Okay, Monday night, Veterans' Day Eve, me and some folks headed down to the Paradise in Allston to see what some wags were calling "internet music: the tour", otherwise known as the Deerhunter / Times New Viking / Vivian Girls show. I have a few thoughts, I do.
1. the Paradise (which is roughly equivalent to the old Cotton Club in Atlanta) ain't the best place to see bands like this, sonically, but it's absolutely the best venue for getting out early. Halfway through Deerhunter's headlining set I checked my watch (okay phone) and it was only 10:30. Awesome.
2. Vivian Girls were fun, the music sounded great, but the vocals didn't have enough reverb, and I can't tell if the awkwardness / naivetie is genuine or part of some gimmick.
3. Times New Viking is the best pure pop band going today. They just don't necessarily want you to realize that. They had Matt from Psychedelic Horseshit working sound, which was good, as apparently TNV sounded like shit when they played the Paradise with Super Furry Animals back in February.
4. First time seeing Deerhunter, and they were pretty good. The only band that didn't feel out-of-place playing such a big room; indeed, they felt a little too big for the Paradise. Sounded great, although they drifted a little too far into the ethereal / ambient realm. I was looking forward to three songs specifically, they played them all within forty minutes, and then we headed out to the front bar before going home.
All in all, a great show on a great night. Went home, played some games, stayed up 'til three, woke up late, wrote a review, made some music, played some more games - thanks, vets!
