I saw Neon Indian earlier this summer at the Casbah and though it wasn't necessarily my thing even then, on the huge stage with the huge sound the blips and bleeps just made me feel like an old lady. My entire insides were rattled from the bass and maybe I hear things on a higher frequency in a physical way, but I almost felt seasick after the set if that makes any sense. I know that people love what they do and for their style of music, they do it well, but I won't be racing out to see the band again anytime soon.


Phoenix on the other hand, I've seen before and know how they do a great job using a stage and making an appealing light show (though also challenging with the fog machine for the part of the set when I was in the photo pit). They started the show with Lisztomania and closed with 1901 and played a lot of material in between for their nearly 90 minute set, including a few songs played in the middle of the crowd as well as the end of 1901 where the singer started from the back row of section CC and hopped through the rows of seats until he returned to the stage. All in all a lovely evening. You can check out the rest of my photos if you click 'keep on reading' at the bottom of the page.
















1 comment:
You're absolutely right! I was there. I had to leave my huge bulky pro camera in the car and now decided, I need to fix my point and shoot for these types of situations! I could have smuggled it in my pants!
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