I admit, I'm kind of nervous. Kind of nervous because normally I can say anything, and you just have to accept it as the truth. I could say the band all took their shirt off and did a bellydance, and there is no one to say they did not. But this time you can actually judge my review and see the gig. Yikes.So all the more reason to talk about the things you cannot see, but that certainly did happen on the night that Los Campesinos! played the Paradiso Small Hall. We had to take the train around 18:30. I e-mailed my friend that as well. I also e-mailed him that if he wanted to join me for dinner we first had to go grocery shopping, but if he would come around 18:00 that would be fine. I don't have to tell you to do too much math to figure out that in 30 minutes, you can't buy, cook, and eat anything.We decided on pizza. In my student house we've got this tiny oven, so we cut the pizzas in half, and one half of his and one half of mine went into the oven. When they were done, around 18:45, I suddenly realized that something was amiss.Result: two young guys walking at a good pace over a bike-only road with each a half pizza (so not a slice, an actual half) in his hand trying to get at the station around 19:15. We did, also thanks to a couple of short sprints, but because of an uncooperative ticket machine we still missed our train. Next train, 19:40. That would mean we would arrive in Amsterdam at 21:10. The gig would start at 21:30. Yikes.So when the train finally arrived in A'dam we sprinted to the trams, and when the trams arrived at Leidseplein we sprinted to Paradiso. We arrive at the small hall at 21:29, we still can find a bit of space in the middle (any further and we had to push and shove and have people hate us), and a minute later the seven piece from Wales emerge on the stage.They start with the first three songs of the album, albeit in different order. They are full of energy, and the band engage in fun banter with the gathered crowd. He admitted they arrived early and got a chance to see Amsterdam and "We'd thought we'd do something you can only possibly do in Amsterdam. So we went to Madame Tussaud's."And that comment right there is what Los Campesinos! is all about. It is a gathering of indie-kids who do what they want to do, even though it might not be the coolest thing on earth. So no talks about how much drugs and booze they had (though a wine bottle went from band member to band member during the gig), but laughingly admitting they got some good pics with the Spice Girls.Despite the energetic band, who play their full album plus pre-album hits "International Tweexcore Underground" and "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives", the latter which they usually omit these days, the crowd seemed to be a tad lackluster.But naturally, when the lengthy introduction to "You! Me! Dancing!" starts the crowd gets restless, and when the first catchy guitar chords start the crowd goes bananas and does so for the remainder of the set. During "Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks" there's even a stage invasion from the indie-kid filled crowd. An encore, new in their set, ends the gig.The one problem I did have is that it took quite a long time before the young crowd actually began dancing (except for a group at the front right). The band plays extremely catchy music, but if they can't even get those kids dancing, one has to wonder who they will get moving. Nevertheless, I blame the crowd, not the catchiness, and everyone must agree that "You! Me! Dancing!" might just be the catchiest indie single in quite some time.But hey, you can form your own opinion yourself. Go to www.fabchannel.com, click on concerts, and then on Los Campesinos!, and you can watch the gig in great quality! You need to sit through one ad, but after that it's pure indie-pop/art-pop in great quality. Enjoy!www.fabchannel.comUnrelated to the gig, but I've always believed in that you have to get off your butt and do stuff. Sitting on your couch will not make memories. I never get those youngsters chatting all day over MSN or whatever. Some stuff can't be reproduced virtually. I know for a fact that I won't easily forget this day. If only because two boys speedwalking with half a pizza in their hands is not something that happens every day.