Been at it so long, or the night I a) got music recommendations from Kevin Drew and b) Andrew Whiteman got half an inch from my face
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I think I'm even more incoherent now than I was after the Raconteurs, but I can't sleep so I figured I'd do this while I'm still on that concert high.
- Oh. My. God. If you haven't seen Broken Social Scene yet this year, do it. ASAP. Seriously. It's well worth the ticket price/gas money/plane ride. In fact, it pays dividends.
- Land of Talk opened. Elizabeth Powell is great, especially on the guitar. That girl can shred like the best of them! If you like the female-fronted-Canadian-indie-rock sound, you have to check them out. I'd suggest listening to "Speak to Me Bones" and "Summer Special" from their delightfully sludgy EP, Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, and "Some Are Lakes" from their latest CD.
- Kudos to my friends Sarah, Krystin, and Gantt for picking the best spot in the house (as in right in front of Whiteman, Canning, and Drew!)
- I don't think I could have asked for a more perfect set list. They kicked things off with "Shampoo Suicide," then played everything from "KC Accidental" to "7/4 (Shoreline)" to "Fire Eye'd Boy" to "Looks Just Like the Sun" to "Churches Under The Stairs" to "Hit the Wall." And that was just the "first half" of the show.
- Next came "Cause=Time," "Love Is New," "Stars and Sons," " Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl," "Frightening Lives," "Lover's Spit," "Superconnected," "Major Label Debut," "Been At It So Long," "It's All Gonna Break" And it doesn't end there...
- Most jaw-dropping part of the night: Andrew Whiteman (the Apostle of Hustle himself) playing "National Anthem of Nowhere." Daydreamed about this happening for weeks now...and it actually materialized. And I just told someone today that I would give my right leg to see Apostle of Hustle.
- Another thing that materialized: my weird dreams where Brendan Canning pops up as another face in the crowd. Ran into him on my way to the bathroom. He was standing there, with his cute little winter hat with the earflaps, just like my dream. Anna, I think your whole sleep-stalking theory was right.
- That "set list" up there is incomplete. If you can believe it. Found the complete-ish set list:
- Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries
- Shampoo Suicide
- KC Accidental
- 7/4 (Shoreline)
- Fire Eye'd Boy
- Churches Under the Stairs
- Hit the Wall
- Farewell to the Pressure Kids
- Three Thousand Miles (Hawaii cover)
- Looks Just Like the Sun
- The Science Experiment / Mrs. Morris
- Cause=Time
- Superconnected
- (I think this was Been At It so Long. Unless we all dreamed it.)
- Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl
- Love is New
- Frightening Lives
- National Anthem of Nowhere (Apostle of Hustle cover)
- Stars and Sons
- It's All Gonna Break
Encore:
- Lover's Spit
- instrumental jam
- Major Label Debut (Fast)
- Okay fine. I really wanted to see "Almost Crimes." But that would have been really indulgent/selfish of me to ask for after tonight..
- I love how Broken Social Scene sounds ridiculously tight and like they're about to fall apart all at the same time.
- Liz Powell filled in for all the female vocals on the BSS tracks. She has me sold in terms of being a full-on BSS female vocalist. "Anthems" was beyond words.
- The Do Make Say Think experiement with the sax was pretty cool. It's far too complicated to explain, so if you're curious, go youtube it.
- Drew's jacket during the Hawaii cover...
- If BSS really needs a personal trainer, my friend Will is willing and able to work for "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)" once a week.
- Drew has an "F" tattooed on his wrist. Ironic that we noticed that when he was playing "Lover's Spit" and asked the crowd to shout out names of exs...
- Canning has the most formidable beard I've ever seen in my life.
- He also has cool shoes. See?
- Got countless music recommendations. I met a guy named Josh from Chattanooga while waiting for the show to start. He says I need to listen to M83 (who I have heard of but never really checked out). Another girl (whose name I didn't catch) suggested I see the Avett Brothers live. And at the end of the night, after a massive group hug, Kevin Drew told the crowd chilling in the parking lot to keep on checking out new music. Not wanting to miss an opportunity, I asked him what he's been listening to. He mentioned The National, Chad VanGaalen, and a little band called The Field that I've never heard of but must check out!
- Ran into a very drunk Whiteman after talking to Drew. Asked him if I could get a picture, he said he would love to, put his arm around me and mumbled something about making eyes at me. I turned to see what he was talking about and his face was about half an inch from mine. He was closing in on me too, so I looked at my friend with the camera and this happened:
Probably one of the greatest/most awkward/hilarious moments of my life. Made even more awkward by the fact that he tried it on two of my other friends. Which leads me to pose the question: If the man that just made you all melty inside by playing several of your favorite songs ten minutes before drunkenly mumbles about making eyes at you and leans in, what the heck are you supposed to do?
Some may think this is an easy answer, but when you're in the situation, it's a tough call.
Comments (9)
....which is exactly why i didnt get my picture taken with him!
id had enough of awkward situations for the night.
1) go see the Avetts.
2) Musicians hitting on cute girls???? no WAY! haha.
3) Sounds like you've been converted. I've always thought that the BSS experience can't be fully be had until they've been seen live, in a club.
"If the man that just made you all melty inside by playing several of your favorite songs ten minutes before drunkenly mumbles about making eyes at you and leans in, what the heck are you supposed to do?"
hahahha.
sounds like another fantastic show experience! way to get all up front and in the action....
great post, love the pictures!
Ivey, yeah like when Canning gave you that condescending look for being on your iPhone. Haha.
Jameson, 1) I missed them the last time they came to town but I'll try to catch them next time they come. 2) And we fall for it every time. Pathetic, I know. 3) I agree. I saw about 20 minutes of them at Bonnaroo and it was absolutely amazing, but it felt like a single nibble on a giant-sized Hershey's bar. Plus, there wasn't a seven-foot-tall man in a purple Dinosaur Jr. shirt to block my view this time around. And the Variety is one of my favorite venues, so that just made it so much more spectacular.
ardyjormkiv, I think the front is like a drug. Once you've been up close, you're hooked!
Thanks Indiana!
awesome review. i just saw them last month. i came back pretty much with the exact same high. these guys destroy in concert! did kevin jump off the stage and walk around hugging people on the floor? he did that here in minneapolis and it was a pretty awesome moment. one really gets the sense of how much they appreciate their fans.
you need to go see m83 live if you get a chance! they destroy. their record doesn't do them justice. they are touring now!!! i'm seeing them this saturday.
YW, and BTW, how do you come by the set list for concerts? I can never remember or dont' really have the mindset to write them down but would love to look them up or whatever later??? Thanks again for this post! You are quite the shutterbug, what you shootin with?
INdy x
marigold, he didn't sadly. I think Kevin was feeling sickly that night. During "It's All Gonna Break," he plopped down and started singing and playing the guitar while sprawled out on the floor. And those guys do love their fans. I've met them twice now and they're possibly some of the nicest people ever.
Indiana, I usually just google the name of the band, set list, date, and name of the venue and wish for the best. Or if I'm feeling lame enough, beg the soundguy to hand me one haha. As for pictures, I use a Nikon L18 and set it on continuous. I'm usually too busy dancing to try and get good pics, so I just point the camera in the right direction and let it do it's thing. The only downside to that is you have to wade through hundreds of crap pictures after the show, but it really isn't fun when you're at a show and you're too preoccupied with pictures to actually enjoy what's happening on the stage.
Thanks for the tips, I need to get the setlist for DBT who I just saw last night, really great concert !