Architecture in Helsinki at Henry Fonda Theater, and really cute nerdy hipsters.
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I hope someone on U Tube posts a video from tonights show...my ears are still ringing and perhaps that is why this is the best time to share some thoughts on the performance. Doors opened at 7pm so my friend Christine and I figured 9pm would be adequate timing. We were wrong, and had to sit through a long set by unnamed band which we were really trying to like along with most of the crowd, but they couldn't win me over; long jam sessions, constant wailing through a vocoder, overly synth... I felt a bit flustered and desperate for AIH to hopefully get me out of the mood we had fallen into. I totally missed Yacht which was the only other set I wanted to see. So the following is what I'm walking away with this evening after dancing my ass off along with resident Angelino hipsters on a not so crowded dance floor. I will call it "Superb Team Dynamics" ... if you have ever seen them live this makes sense to you. They all play just about every instrument on stage, jump from percussions to guitar, to Keys, to tambourine, back to percussions, to Trombone... it's brilliant, they smile and dance and talk to each other while maneuvering through their set. And Dance, a-lot, like the whole time. I was impressed by their willingness to share the stage; sometimes, oftentimes in most bands, the guitarists has his space, the drummer has his, the vocalist does what he wants, and the bass player does his thing in the corner... with AIH you roam where you please, I think the only rule those guys have on stage is to go where the dance takes you. I even caught bits of some terribly sweet interpretive dance and fits of spazzing as well. I turned to Christine at least four times through the show to tell her how happy this was making me, it really was, they were making me so freaking happy. They dance like I dance when no one is around, i felt a connection, like maybe we were on the same dance team in the before time...yeah, we must have been. In graciousness they thanked LA too many times through the set and told us how wonderful we are, it was quite sweet...then we danced... have I mentioned that we danced? Great live show, they are true performers, and absolutely love what they do. No pretentiousness, you know which bands I'm talking about, I really like Interpol etc, but live its so depressing sometimes. And I also loved all the nerdy hipster girls that came out to watch, precious as ever. Even your questionable dancing skills are precious, the fanny packs, yeah that too, it wins me over. AIH are supposed to come back in the fall and I highly recommend doing whatever possible to see them.Cheers,I need some sleep. here is an example of AIH en Vivo.Enjoy!
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