So GbV was pretty good last night. If I was a bigger fan of the band I might have thought them to be really good/excellent, but my knowledge is such that I only recognized two or three songs. The disciples of pollard were loving it (including a number of 40-somethings who were reliving their college days and have a blast at it). The man himself was in great spirits and didn't drink so much as to interfere with his performance. He did, however, drink beer and some sort of liquor throughout the show. I strongly suspect that most people here are going to love this show when it hits the 930. Only real complaint: the band sounded the same all night long. Same instruments, same settings/effects, same playing style... same sound. I know, I know - lo-fi, it let's the song-writing shine, blah blah. Whatever. I could have used a little tonal variety
By the end of their ~90 min set, it all started to sound the same to me. What little I caught of TNV's opening set was unimpressive.
Currently at the echoplex waiting for talvin singh. Ticket says 8:30. Rushed to get here by 9 only to find out they hadn't even opened doors yet. I forget how spoiled we are by the 930's consistent posting of set times. Wanna laugh? Call the echoplex's tel# during the day and listen to the recording. They essentially insult anyone contemplating inquiring about set times. Thanks for respecting your customer's time, assholes.
Opener was ariana delawari. Her afghani-inspired ethno-folk-rock was really good.
