3. Like most indie kids, I love the Pixies and Doolittle is probably my favorite album of theirs, depending on which day you ask me. Apparently, many people in the bay area love the Pixies as well, as they played three sold-out shows at the Fox Theater. Not only did they play Doolittle in its entirety, but they played a handful of b-sides from that era, including my faves Manta Ray and Into The White. It was really, really great (despite being surrounded by hipster douchebags and chatty scenesters).http://www.pixiesmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pixies
2. Madcat Joe tipped me to Fever Ray about a year ago, I think he played If I Had A Heart for me the night before we were gonna leave for Mexico. I loved it right off the bat, it was creepy and ominous. I had sorta figured that, like The Knife, there wouldn't be much chance to see a Fever Ray gig. So it was pretty much a no-brainer when some limited tour dates were announced, including a San Francisco stop. The venue wasn't exactly my favorite, but there's not much room to be choosy in this case.Naturally, I thought the performance was excellent, or else I wouldn't be writing about it right here. There was a collection of old lamps that would flicker to the beat of the music. The performers were backlit most of the time, which lent to the spooky atmosphere which also consisted of dry ice fog and lasers. They played most of the album and they also included a cover of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Stranger Than Kindness. Completely mesmerising.
http://feverray.com/
http://www.myspace.com/feverray
1. Bat For Lashes gets the barest of nods over Fever Ray just because of the venue. The Great American Music Hall is far, far superior to the Regency Ballroom. The band was tight, the sound was great and Natasha Khan has a fantastic voice (not to mention she is gorgeous). They absolutely KILLED Pearl's Dream, which is my favorite song on Two Suns. I dunno, everything about this show was just perfect to me.http://www.batforlashes.com/
http://www.myspace.com/batforlashes
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Yeah, I remember playing 'If I Had A Heart' on that chilly (for LA) evening. That's an awesome album... I saw the Pixies as a teenager in 1991 and in the moshpit got kicked in the head (by a person who later turned out to be a good friend). Much less cool in Hollywood a few months later, my friend got her blouse torn off in the mosh pit, I ended up giving her the shirt off my back. Ah, the days when going to a gig could be kinda dangerous. Glad they've cracked down on that shit.
Sort of fitting that there was an unusual fog the night we listened to that song on your computer. I was just wondering what it would have been like if we were able to put the song on a loudspeaker, loop it and broadcast it to the whole neighborhood. I doubt it would have been appreciated, but it would have been a cool effect.
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