A Place to Bury Strangers / Holy Fuck / S&D

[Vas Deferens]

Anyone else loved, loved APTBS' set last night?? They should have headlined...
 
 And Holy F*ck were great as well!@
 
 S&D are not really my cup of tea. They were alright. They need a better singer. Or maybe better songs.

[walkonby]

i think someone should start a band that when spelled out using the first letters by people too lazy to spell out the words, would be the entire alphabet.

[Vas Deferens]

Is that proper written English...?
 
 

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i think someone should start a band that when spelled out using the first letters by people too lazy to spell out the words, would be the entire alphabet.

[Relaxer]

Good show. Bury Strangers totally should've headlined, as the VAST majority of people were there for them (as evidenced by the 'who are you here to see?' sheet at the box office). And they were great. Amazing how a trio can make that much noise, plus they had a great light/video show. The band members sure as shit had the Williamsburg outfit down -- too-tight ironic t-shirts, beards, bed-head. The only thing they were missing were the neck teatowel scarves, and it was warm enough in the club for them to wear them unnecessarily.
 
 Holy Fuck was okay but I can only listen to that kind of instrumental music for about as long as I can eat Captain Crunch before my teeth start to hurt and I just feel bad about it all.
 
 I liked S&D. I've listened to the album a fair amount so had the benefit of familiarity, but they were just fine. There is something a little annoying about them, but I kept saying to myself that I'd walk as soon as they played a crappy song, and ended up staying til end of set.

[azaghal1981]

This is pretty much my review.
 
 
 

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  Good show. Bury Strangers totally should've headlined, as the VAST majority of people were there for them (as evidenced by the 'who are you here to see?' sheet at the box office). And they were great. Amazing how a trio can make that much noise, plus they had a great light/video show. The band members sure as shit had the Williamsburg outfit down -- too-tight ironic t-shirts, beards, bed-head. The only thing they were missing were the neck teatowel scarves, and it was warm enough in the club for them to wear them unnecessarily.
 
 Holy Fuck was okay but I can only listen to that kind of instrumental music for about as long as I can eat Captain Crunch before my teeth start to hurt and I just feel bad about it all.
 
 I liked S&D. I've listened to the album a fair amount so had the benefit of familiarity, but they were just fine. There is something a little annoying about them, but I kept saying to myself that I'd walk as soon as they played a crappy song, and ended up staying til end of set.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 Holy Fuck was okay but I can only listen to that kind of instrumental music for about as long as I can eat Captain Crunch before my teeth start to hurt and I just feel bad about it all.

now that gets my vote for POTW.  don't share that opinion, but well written.
 
 bummed that i had to miss this show.  i did get to hear a virtuoso perform on a Stradivarius last night (accompanied on a Fazioli piano), in a classically-decorated room with about 50 members of chicago's upper society.  upper register on that violin was surreal.  great music, surreal setting.  entirely delightful, but would have rather been rawkin' out to APTBS & HF.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  Holy Fuck was okay but I can only listen to that kind of instrumental music for about as long as I can eat Captain Crunch before my teeth start to hurt and I just feel bad about it all.
 

I understand where you're coming from, but that wasn't the situation for me at all last night.  I loved every second of them.   I'm not sure about them as a 1+ hour headliner, but I had no problem with their set last night at all.  And I went in expecting to be a little disappointed.
 
 Of course, HF paled in comparison to APTBS.  They were just terrific.  I'd hate to have to go on after them.
 
 I skipped S&D.

[killsaly]

I loved the show.  Holy Fuck was awesome. (i skipped APTBS, after listening to some of their tunes, not my cup of tea.) They had good sound and a great energy about them while they played.  Sons and Daughters were also great, playing some of my favorites of their old stuff and some of my favorites of their new stuff.  My only complaint is their set was WAY too short.  I could have used an extra 3 or 4 songs.  I cant wait to see both bands again.

[walkonby]

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
  Is that proper written English...?
 
   

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i think someone should start a band that when spelled out using the first letters by people too lazy to spell out the words, would be the entire alphabet.

[/b]

if that is in responce to whether my sentence was in proper english or not, then yes, i rushed it and you are correct.  it should have been:  i think someone should start a band that when spelled out using the first letters by people too lazy to spell out the words, (it) would be the entire alphabet.
 
 thank you, easter peeps.

[Jaguar]

I wanted to see this show so bad but it was not possible. It's not like I haven't seen them plenty times before in the past 3 or 4 years but I'm always ready for more APTBS. Besides, their live shows just keep getting better and better. Don't go by what you hear on their CDs. It's just not the same at all.
 
 I've said it many times before and I'll say it again. Whoa to the band who must play after A Place To Bury Strangers. It's just not right!

[azaghal1981]

I really hope they come back and headline in the area sometime soon.

[azaghal1981]

Oh yeah...Jaguar, I got a chance to chat a bit with one of the organizers of walls of soundfest and his girlfriend. Seemed like very nice people. I definitely have to get to one of those eventually. Hopefully this year's.

[aglanixp]

I thought the show was worth the money and I did not even stick around for the headliner.
 I liked how the speaker grill fell off the left top speaker 5 seconds after A Place to Bury Strangers started playing.

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by Jaguar:
   
 
 I've said it many times before and I'll say it again. Whoa to the band who must play after A Place To Bury Strangers. It's just not right!

Sorry Jag - but until you see Holy Fuck you might need to change that statement. I saw APBTS on Saturday night and was quite impressed. Coming straight from Digitalism (which ill post elsewhere) was quite interesting. Talk about the 2 most different bands. APTBS, while Im pretty sure I lost some more hearing, were very tight. A solid set and the crowd loved them.
 
 Id say a solid chunk of the crowd left after APTBS but it was then filled up again for Holy Fuck. Holy Fuck delivered. Solid songs and made for a great change up after APTBS. Very different choices in music - but it worked. And APTBS played with Holy Fuck on their encore and it was an awesome song (I cant remember which one it was). Very heavy full sound and it made for a perfect night.
 
 But for me - nothing would compare to Digitalism. Regardless - im glad i saw holy fuck again!

[groovyside]

late to this thread, but it looks like the WashPost agreed:
 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032003028.html
 
 For Sons & Daughters, Two Tough Acts to Follow
 
 Friday, March 21, 2008; Page C07
 
 On Wednesday night at the Rock & Roll Hotel, a solid, energetic headlining set by Glasgow quartet Sons & Daughters was upstaged by the two opening acts. A Place to Bury Strangers garners comparisons that read like a who's who of indie rock and shoegaze, but those similarities are all valid: The Brooklyn band pulled together the best aspects of Joy Division, the Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine (respectively: disjointed vocals, noisy distortion and ear-shattering volume) into a shimmering wall of guitar noise.
 
 Toronto quartet Holy [expletive] paired bass and drums with two effects-laden keyboards. While musicians hunched over effects pedals don't usually make for a compelling live show, the two members of Holy [expletive] bounced around the stage as they knob-twiddled, making their vigorous 35-minute set as captivating to watch as it was to hear.
 
 After such displays of volume and sound, Sons & Daughters' charming blend of garage rock and pop seemed almost plebeian, despite the strong, sultry vocals of Adele Bethel. At times, she channeled the forthright, gutsy style of Sleater-Kinney ("Gilt Complex"); elsewhere, her vocal interplay with guitarist Scott Paterson recalled the punk style of X. Even when the two exchanged nonsensical syllables ("Rama Lama"), their vocals dripped with emotion. Their set would've seemed stellar in almost any other situation, leaving only one suggestion for improvement: Next time, tour with lesser bands.
 
 -- Catherine P. Lewis