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Twin Shadow
Highlights included: A horribly uncoordinated crowd-led singing of happy birthday to lead singer, George Lewis Jr. An attendee's on-stage marriage proposal just after the first song (she said yes) Presentation of a candle-laden birthday cake, properly extinguished George's throwing of the entire cake into the audience George later kissing the victim of the previous highlight […]
Lower Dens
An odd, awkward space. An odd set — not a single song from Nootropics. But that voice wins.
Flying Lotus
FL knows how to mix things up. Just when the novelty of the visuals was wearing off, that's when he emerged and actually took the mic for a song or two. But his beats feel even more ADHD live than recorded. Every minute or two, I'm thinking "ah this is a nice…" and then pff, […]
Polyphonic Spree
They played long; the played well. They played what I wanted to hear (several songs from their first album, including Soldier Girl) and their requisite cover was Live and Let Die. Instead of a typical encore where the crowd is expected to woo them back onto stage, they played a single set that was only […]
Zombie Zombie
J'aime bien. Billed as the headliner, their setup was complex enough that after their soundcheck, they opted to start the night off (rather than de-rig things). And so they became a very, very hard act to follow.
Trust
HHH HHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH HHH HHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH If Trust's show was an elliptical machine, your program would look something like that. It was more than the thin stacks of uniform-colored LEDs that made me think of a visit to the gym though. Indeed, the pace […]
Pissed Jeans w/ Purling Hiss and Priests
Pissed Jeans' frontman made the announcement: "folks, there's a very special guest in the audience tonight by the name of Dave ————— that's right Dave Matthews is in the house…"