I recorded a couple songs on Tuesday night. The lights at the Casbah aren't made to have the triangulated formation, they're positioned for a frontman up center, so I'm sorry these are really dark. Maybe just listen to them?
Showing posts with label the electric soft parade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the electric soft parade. Show all posts
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Tuesday Recap: Electric Soft Parade, Beach House, The Clientele @ Casbah
It used to be that you could count on shows starting late at the Casbah. Shows always say "doors at 8:30" but sometimes that wasn't true, doors would be closer to 9:00, then the first band would start at 10 and not a minute sooner.
Those days seem to have passed, my friends, and I was disappointed that when I arrived at the Casbah at 9:43, Electric Soft Parade were already onstage performing. Not only that, but I thought they were second on the bill. boo. Still, I managed to catch about a half hour of their set and made my way into the "too cool gap" to snap some pictures. This was the first stop on Electric Soft Parade's tour, and they mentioned more than once that they only arrived yesterday and were feeling jet-lagged, but fortunately that wasn't evident in the performance. They played the Casbah in March and it was great seeing them so soon after. I'll put up some VMix video later, but here are some pics in the meantime.
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade Setlist, 5/22/07, Casbah
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Tom and Rosey, end of the night...
I took this picture because this has to be the 4th or 5th brit band I've seen with these shoes. Fashion trend to hit our shores? They kinda look like Converse All Stars in this pic, but resemble Keds more in person with their flatter sole and ridged edge.
After having spent the day with my face numb from Dental novacaine, I was ready to have a good fun night. Electric Soft Parade were highly energetic. Beach House played second, however, and were much less so. Their style of music is just really mellow and they sounded great, I was just hoping for a livelier evening, especially after having been at Mando Diao the night before. So, I did what I do when a show is too mellow and made my way to the patio. I was offered the opportunity to do a phone interview with Electric Soft Parade, but I'm not the interviewing type...instead I introduced myself to them and we talked about nonsense. I did catch a little of Beach House, enough for a couple pictures, but left after the old asshole guy who is apparently the Casbah's official resident asshole, complained that he couldn't see from his barstool. FYI, if you're sitting in a barstool at a show that is 99% standing room only, don't be a little whiny bitch. Anyway, here are a couple pictures of the two members of Beach House.
Beach House, photo by Rosey
Beach House, photo by Rosey
The Clientele headlined the show and sounded amazing. One of those bands I know I'd love if by that point of the night I wasn't off in my own little world. Some of the guys from VMix were there and we were talking about their site redesign and exciting happenings over there. Jackson of The Vision of a Dying World was talking to Emily from Bunky and decided that if Bunky wants to tour and the regular members can't do it, The Vision will learn Bunky's songs and tour as the backing band. Photog Natalie was there, too, so check her blog in the next couple days for her pics and hopefully a much better review than I am giving here. (link to the right). So yeah, The Clientele were great, but that's my opinion from only giving them 30% of my attention. They did have sound issues on the violin and keys that appeared to piss off the band, but I didn't stay in to see if the issues were resolved.
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
I did manage my way up in hopes of an encore but the band was done, so I grabbed the setlist. I don't really know if they stuck to it or not.
The Clientele setlist, Casbah, May 22, 2007
Those days seem to have passed, my friends, and I was disappointed that when I arrived at the Casbah at 9:43, Electric Soft Parade were already onstage performing. Not only that, but I thought they were second on the bill. boo. Still, I managed to catch about a half hour of their set and made my way into the "too cool gap" to snap some pictures. This was the first stop on Electric Soft Parade's tour, and they mentioned more than once that they only arrived yesterday and were feeling jet-lagged, but fortunately that wasn't evident in the performance. They played the Casbah in March and it was great seeing them so soon after. I'll put up some VMix video later, but here are some pics in the meantime.
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Electric Soft Parade Setlist, 5/22/07, Casbah
Electric Soft Parade, photo by Rosey
Tom and Rosey, end of the night...
I took this picture because this has to be the 4th or 5th brit band I've seen with these shoes. Fashion trend to hit our shores? They kinda look like Converse All Stars in this pic, but resemble Keds more in person with their flatter sole and ridged edge.
After having spent the day with my face numb from Dental novacaine, I was ready to have a good fun night. Electric Soft Parade were highly energetic. Beach House played second, however, and were much less so. Their style of music is just really mellow and they sounded great, I was just hoping for a livelier evening, especially after having been at Mando Diao the night before. So, I did what I do when a show is too mellow and made my way to the patio. I was offered the opportunity to do a phone interview with Electric Soft Parade, but I'm not the interviewing type...instead I introduced myself to them and we talked about nonsense. I did catch a little of Beach House, enough for a couple pictures, but left after the old asshole guy who is apparently the Casbah's official resident asshole, complained that he couldn't see from his barstool. FYI, if you're sitting in a barstool at a show that is 99% standing room only, don't be a little whiny bitch. Anyway, here are a couple pictures of the two members of Beach House.
Beach House, photo by Rosey
Beach House, photo by Rosey
The Clientele headlined the show and sounded amazing. One of those bands I know I'd love if by that point of the night I wasn't off in my own little world. Some of the guys from VMix were there and we were talking about their site redesign and exciting happenings over there. Jackson of The Vision of a Dying World was talking to Emily from Bunky and decided that if Bunky wants to tour and the regular members can't do it, The Vision will learn Bunky's songs and tour as the backing band. Photog Natalie was there, too, so check her blog in the next couple days for her pics and hopefully a much better review than I am giving here. (link to the right). So yeah, The Clientele were great, but that's my opinion from only giving them 30% of my attention. They did have sound issues on the violin and keys that appeared to piss off the band, but I didn't stay in to see if the issues were resolved.
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
The Clientele, photo by Rosey
I did manage my way up in hopes of an encore but the band was done, so I grabbed the setlist. I don't really know if they stuck to it or not.
The Clientele setlist, Casbah, May 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Monday Recap: Anti Monday League, Pt. 2: The Electric Soft Parade & Goldrush
So the night was still young and I had already seen a grammy nominated artist and a couple local bands and it was time for the touring bands to hit the stage. First up was The Electric Soft Parade. Fresh off of SXSW, this was their first "proper" show in the United States. I just happened to catch this little bit about their former record label:
I didn't think I knew The Electric Soft Parade, but recognized a few songs. I've mentioned I like going to Anti-Monday League totally green and unfamiliar with the bands if I can. It not only makes it fun to hear new bands and form uncontaminated opinions for myself, but it's fun to see how the Casbah crowd changes depending on the bands playing on any given night. Anyway, they were really good, and just as I was pointing out to Scott the 3 foot "too cool" gap, the singer commented on it and everyone edged forward. I wish I could've captured video, but the main singer was way off to the side and the one light that would've let me even get even a decent bit was out. The sound was refreshingly unwhiny, since I've kinda come to expect with a lot of Brit bands. There was also a lack of unnecessary distortion and it worked for me.
Hey look, there's that annoying girl with the blog is taking pics from all over the room!
Let's be realistic here. A bunch of my friends were around, the bartender was being generous, and I was completely over the shitty mood that had contaminated the greater part of my Monday, so I wasn't exactly analyzing the music. When Goldrush started, I was videotaping and taking some pics, then bouncing back outside, then back in, then back out, but I loved their set and the great thing about the Casbah is that you can listen from outside while shooting the shit. Their sound was a little fuzzier than The Electric Soft Parade but you can tell the bands like each other, and at least have commonalities in their sound (and they're labelmates), because they started their set with tESP onstage with them, in what was, to me, a very Arcade Fire moment.
I didn't think I knew The Electric Soft Parade, but recognized a few songs. I've mentioned I like going to Anti-Monday League totally green and unfamiliar with the bands if I can. It not only makes it fun to hear new bands and form uncontaminated opinions for myself, but it's fun to see how the Casbah crowd changes depending on the bands playing on any given night. Anyway, they were really good, and just as I was pointing out to Scott the 3 foot "too cool" gap, the singer commented on it and everyone edged forward. I wish I could've captured video, but the main singer was way off to the side and the one light that would've let me even get even a decent bit was out. The sound was refreshingly unwhiny, since I've kinda come to expect with a lot of Brit bands. There was also a lack of unnecessary distortion and it worked for me.
Hey look, there's that annoying girl with the blog is taking pics from all over the room!
Let's be realistic here. A bunch of my friends were around, the bartender was being generous, and I was completely over the shitty mood that had contaminated the greater part of my Monday, so I wasn't exactly analyzing the music. When Goldrush started, I was videotaping and taking some pics, then bouncing back outside, then back in, then back out, but I loved their set and the great thing about the Casbah is that you can listen from outside while shooting the shit. Their sound was a little fuzzier than The Electric Soft Parade but you can tell the bands like each other, and at least have commonalities in their sound (and they're labelmates), because they started their set with tESP onstage with them, in what was, to me, a very Arcade Fire moment.
More cowbell!
By the way, at one point we asked this guy how many instruments he plays...it felt like every song he was pulling something else out...strings, horns, you name it. His response was that cowbell doesn't count, so not that many.
After the show, both bands were hanging out with the crowd and the people who stuck around. It occurred to me that it was rapidly approaching 2 am it was time to call it a night. And so I did. And man, did I sleep like a baby.
oh, I forgot to post the setlist for Goldrush.
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