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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: brennser on April 30, 2007, 02:40:00 pm
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Well, its sold out so I assume some of you are going? I'm DJing if anyone wants to stop by to say hi.
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I was wondering how in the hell this band became popular enough to sell out the club, and my wife told me that it's due to the Gray's Anatomy set.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I was wondering how in the hell this band became popular enough to sell out the club, and my wife told me that it's due to the Gray's Anatomy set.
actually, i like this band....and have NO idea what you are talking about? they played on a TV Show? live?
they are however, on some other commercial, for a music phone of some sort.
i presume they sold out due to a decently priced ticket, and a lot of curiousity!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I was wondering how in the hell this band became popular enough to sell out the club, and my wife told me that it's due to the Gray's Anatomy set.
i presume they sold out due to a decently priced ticket, and a lot of curiousity! [/b]
...and two quite excellent opening bands.
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they've been together since 1999 and these are the bands first US dates so pent up demand possible, the other buzz worthy support acts, pitchdork, nme ad blogger love for them, and "how i meet your mother".
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Young Folks was featured on the 2/11 episode of Grey's Anatomy in the US! Check it out at abc.com.
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A sticker on the album has a blurb where a reviewer calls Young Folks "the best song to appear on Grey's Anatomy" or something like that.
Is Grey's Anatomy the new O.C.? Will mere background play on the show propel indie acts to Death Cab For Cutie type prominence? Discuss!
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Originally posted by le sonick:
they are however, on some other commercial, for a music phone of some sort.
First time I heard this song, I knew it was gonna end up in a commercial. That whistling kinda annoys the shit out of me.
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but i believe they sold out their NYC show in late Jan out before the song showed up in a GA episode, the "buzz" was already building...
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I think it's probably safe to say that Grey's Anatomy sell more concert tickets in DC than "buzz".
Originally posted by kosmo:
but i believe they sold out their NYC show in late Jan out before the song showed up in a GA episode, the "buzz" was already building...
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Maybe I should get my posters on Grey's Anatomy...
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Grey's Anatomy has the same music supervisor as The O.C.
My Hej Hej co-DJ and I will be at the show tonight. I was surprised that it sold out...
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Originally posted by kosmo:
but i believe they sold out their NYC show in late Jan out before the song showed up in a GA episode, the "buzz" was already building...
these days most NYC shows are selling out. and there was a lot of buzz about them so it sold out very quickly. tomorrow nights show at webster hall sold out as well.
in other news - moz did not sell out in mins like he used to.
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this show is going to be great. Grey's Anatomy or not, they are a bad ass band. Fujiya and Miyagi are going to kick some serious ass as well.
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also, i might have an extra ticket. If you need one and you see a guy with a grey blue scissor sisters t shirt and a beard beside the will call around 840, and he is by himself, come ask.
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Scandanavian bands are now the new Indie....
....or something like that.
And that song, "Young Folks", is catchy as Hell!
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I had to work! :( I had my tickets...how was the show.
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I thought all 3 bands were good. Au Revoir Simone did well in front of a sparse crowd, Fujiya and Miyagi laid down a solid groove and Peter Bjorn and John were very good.
You could tell that alot of the crowd were just there to hear Young Folks and the amount of chatter during some of the acoustic songs was disgraceful. But slowly, the band and the crowd started to get into it and PBJ started to bring the RAWK. I'd guess on a 60-70 minutes main set followed by a 4/5 song encore including (I think) a Concretes cover and a Television Personalities cover.
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http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=11064 (http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=11064)
they shouldn't use the backing track-they sound better without it.
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Great job DJing last night! Are you going to post your setlists later? I walked in when you were playing [ingenting] and I knew it would be a good night.
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Originally posted by seeking irony:
Great job DJing last night! Are you going to post your setlists later? I walked in when you were playing [ingenting] and I knew it would be a good night.
glad you enjoyed it! setlist just went up
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that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
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Maybe they should have had Grey's Anatomy playing on the big screen.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
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Hey, we did a little report on the show, with photos and links to the NPR web cast thingee:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/svetlana/2007/05/01/peter-bjorn-john-fujiya-miyagi-annie-heather-erika-and-us/ (http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/svetlana/2007/05/01/peter-bjorn-john-fujiya-miyagi-annie-heather-erika-and-us/)
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
does the crowd ever seem to be into the band?
hipsters dont dance...didnt anyone tell you that?
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SETLIST:
1) Far Away, By My Side (Falling Out)
2) [I Just Wanna] See Through (B-side of Let??s Call It Off single)
3) The Chills (Writer??s Block)
4) Start to Melt (Writer??s Block)
5) Big Black Coffin (Falling Out)
6) Collect, Select, Reflect (Peter Bjorn and John)
7) Amsterdam (Writer??s Block)
8) Paris 2004 (Writer??s Block)
9) Young Folks with Heather of Au Revoir Simone (Writer??s Block)
10) Object Of My Affection (Writer??s Block)
11) Up Against The Wall (Writer??s Block)
ENCORE
12) Poor Cow (Writer??s Block)
13) Let??s Call It Off (Writer??s Block)
14) Teen Love (Concretes cover recorded on Falling Out)
15) Silly Girl (Television Personalities cover recorded on Teen Love single)
16) Psycho (The Sonics cover)
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
does the crowd ever seem to be into the band?
hipsters dont dance...didnt anyone tell you that? [/b]
Hipsters in other cities dance. Really, they do.
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More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
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Look, I think this whole "DC Doesn't Dance but every other city in the free world does!" routine is getting old too. Let's be honest; if everyone that bitched about no dancing actually danced, the crowds would probably seem a lot livelier.
But saying that every that dances is an idiot? That's just your barely-contained curmudgeon talking, I hope.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
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Ok, how about LOOKS LIKE an idiot? The nominal dance skills I've seen on display at the Cat, the the 9:30 and other indie purveying venues give new meaning to the word "dancing."
Not that there's anything wrong with looking like an idiot. Many of us do it daily.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Look, I think this whole "DC Doesn't Dance but every other city in the free world does!" routine is getting old too. Let's be honest; if everyone that bitched about no dancing actually danced, the crowds would probably seem a lot livelier.
But saying that every that dances is an idiot? That's just your barely-contained curmudgeon talking, I hope.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
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Originally posted by brennser:
the amount of chatter during some of the acoustic songs was disgraceful.
I have to admit, the acoustic songs even kinda bored me, and I'm usually into that. They should have spaced them out a bit, rather than doing three in a row. Still, it was a very good show overall.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Ok, how about LOOKS LIKE an idiot?
That's half the fun.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
That's PBJ's fault, not the crowd's. If you're lucky enough to have a big enough hit that you sell out a place, that's a huge opportunity for you to sell them on the rest of your catalog. Unfortunately the acoustic stuff lagged, the pre-recorded parts were just really unprofessional (particularly for 'young folks' - everyone around me was disappointed when it became clear that he wasn't acutally whistling the part), and the other standout tracks (amsterdam, for example) didn't come across well live. I thought Up Against the Wall was really great at the end of the set but by that point they had really lost everyone.
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i agree that they didn't start off the set well... at all. but the acoustic stuff didn't really lag. amsterdam was fine and they sped up chills enough to get some dancing going. object of my affection. up against the wall and let's call the whole thing off were all well done.
AND although the lack of whistling was a disappointment, john referred to the machine making the prerecorded whistling before the song even started.
Originally posted by sparky:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was...i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
That's PBJ's fault, not the crowd's. If you're lucky enough to have a big enough hit that you sell out a place, that's a huge opportunity for you to sell them on the rest of your catalog. Unfortunately the acoustic stuff lagged, the pre-recorded parts were just really unprofessional (particularly for 'young folks' - everyone around me was disappointed when it became clear that he wasn't acutally whistling the part), and the other standout tracks (amsterdam, for example) didn't come across well live. I thought Up Against the Wall was really great at the end of the set but by that point they had really lost everyone. [/b]
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Originally posted by arcane:
Originally posted by brennser:
the amount of chatter during some of the acoustic songs was disgraceful.
I have to admit, the acoustic songs even kinda bored me, and I'm usually into that. They should have spaced them out a bit, rather than doing three in a row. Still, it was a very good show overall. [/b]
I saw them last night at Webster Hall. Their second night playing there. I wasn't overly impressed with Au Revoir Simone. The music was fine, and I think part of the problem was me being insanely tired to the point I couldn't function. They just seemed a bit boring.
Fujiya & Miyagi was a whole different story. They played about a 40 min set (if not longer) and it was kick ass! For those of us who came to see them, the whole front of Webster Hall was all dancing. Great stuff and very energetic. Besides, they didn't just cut off the songs, but had really long drawn out guitars which was a great change.
PB&J did not disappoint, but Heather (or one of the chicks from Au Revoir Simone) had said John wouldnt be playing. Thank god he was! :) They played about 6-7 songs before going acoustic. It was a similar set list to the DC but different order. Let's Call It Off - the second or third song of the set really got the crowd dancing. A few people were yelling to Peter "Lets get a dance party going". And that would have been a great idea, and naturally right after that comment, the acoustic songs came into play.
Standout by far was Amsterdam which sounded really good. I'm sad to say, I nearly fell asleep during the acoustic songs. My friend and I could barely hold our heads up and we were in the very front. Awful of us, I'll be the first to say, but we were dancing during all the other songs.
They played close to an hour and a half (in total) and had said during the encore they'd just play all covers for 30 mins. The crowd went nuts! It turned out not to be all covers, but good stuff anyway.
It seemed a good chunk of the crowd was there to hear "Young Folks" and it was great adding not only Heather but a friend of theirs from Brooklyn who played bongos.
Sad to say that so many people missed Fujiya & Miyagi. I hear theyre playing South Street Seaport - I am SO there!
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its peanut butter jelly time!!!
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last night a friend and i were thinking...
'uh oh, you cant have peanut butter with out jelly' :) luckily John was playing or it'd have sucked!
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
last night a friend and i were thinking...
'uh oh, you cant have peanut butter with out jelly' :) luckily John was playing or it'd have sucked!
definitely, john is the reason this band doesnt stick to the roof of your mouth!
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Check out this 930 club pre-show interview (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5293452) by NPR with the Arctic Monkeys from last March.
From the 5:58 mark:
NPR Guy: "A lot of times in bands who played the 930 club let's say 20 years ago, you'd see an audience of people who were moving like crazy and thrashing about for music that would be the kind of energy that you have. These days I come to the club and I see people standing up and they've sort of got their hands in the pockets like either "Impress me" or they just soak it in. What's it like, that? What happens there?"
Arctic Monkey: "We don't get that in England very much. In England it's crazy. It really is like, sometimes you have to stop playing cause crowds are that full of hundreds of people..."
NPR: "Are people flying across and being held up by one another?"
AM: "Oh yeah, its great. Yeah, its fantastic."
Its funny how even the NPR guy wonders what's going on.
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Just came across this review from Filter Magazine. I like the end paragraph about new yorkers and dancing :)
Peter Bjorn & John
Webster Hall - 05.02.07
Filter Grade: 89%
by Anita Applebaum | 05.02.2007
HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
For one night only. Well actually two because Peter Bjorn And John arrived last night in New York City to play Webster Hall, the first installment of their two-nights only stint. Word has it that their busdriver failed to show up to bring them North from previous night??s show in Washington DC, and by the time they??d deciphered the American translation of planes, trains and automobiles showed up in the Big Apple only just in time to hit the stage on Tuesday night, a little bedraggled and worse for wear. And coming off the weekend in the Coachellian desert who can blame them.
Anyway, all that was faint history tonight because they took the stage with fresh vengeance and wiped any memory of anything gone before from the minds of the New York indie elite (and all others along for the ride).
Opening with a pre-recording of a lone Sitar paying instrumental tribute to ??Young Folk,? the full house was well primed and wet-mouthed for their entrance on stage. Three Swedish cavaliers. They picked up their instruments, offered requisite salutation, then launched into a remarkable set of back-to-back classics ?? who knew they could deliver such pristine excellence in live forum. I mean, on record/emanating from a studio is one thing. But quite another to recognize the well-foundedness of their musicianship, the simplicity and ease of their commanding of instruments. The one guitar line picked over the hypnotic throbbing bass lines over the tightly-braced and fully-intentioned drum rhythmns. Lordy lord these quirky Swedes can play! Even cuter was the explanation midway through the set of John admitting that he occasionally also plays the sampler. That he can ??record a song? and then ??hit the song?. And he then vowed to show us how he ??hit the song? for the next two songs, and who didn??t think that was adorable?
From the instant melodies, to the poppy post-punk, to stripped back acoustic versions and a capella singalongs, to the Yo La Tengo meets Stereolab improvised jams (i.e. the 12-minute closing number) this band reeked a diversity that was as equally surprising as impressive. There was not a dull moment and a glance out into the crowd gave the ultimate reassurance? ubiquitous looks of absolute glee! Nevermind that in a stroke of pure genius they invited Heather from Au Revoir Simone (who opened the night) out to sing co-vocals on ??Young Folks?. True to the original but wayyyyy sexier she pulled it off with consummate style. John??s brother also jumped onstage to man the bongos, and the night bounced along from one song to the next without giving us a single moment to lose interest. Other highlights were ??Let??s Call It Off,? ??Amsterdam? and a song that Peter said he wrote when he was 13 (that I missed the name of).
Boys. Girls. The awkwardest of dance moves not in the least bit impairing the PB&J devotees?? pure celebration of the music. Couples sharing innocent moments (surely these songs will give many something to walk down the aisle to) and a complete lack of self-consciousness of an en masse crowd. I??d seen it one time before (at their LA show back in February) but who knew it transcended those West coast/East coast boundaries. In our collective minds, even if for ??one night only,? we truly were the happiest fans on earth!