At first, there's foot-tapping. Then head-nodding. People look up from the bar, move in to the stage. Now foot stomping, and, wow - the kids in front of you have broken in to a full-on who-cares indie version of the twist.
Bishop Allen, collectively, knows about energy. How to create it, to sustain it, to hook you on it. They use simple tools: a guitar with mangy strings, a discarded piano, a sweet & sour vocal that reaches and recedes.
You can poke through their massive collection of recordings and like the band well enough - but, once you're there, live, it only takes a moment to become Bishop Allen's biggest fan.
Posted on 08/01/2007
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Enjoyed the song - excellent post!
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just saw these guys! awesome show. cool guys too, not too cool for school like some...
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absolutely, i thought that, too -- they seemed a little more down to earth / straightfoward than some of the blog-popular bands who tend to showboat. did page france show up? they canceled here in LA.