Originally posted by pdx pollard:
did they play the ultra long version of a fast driving rave up? I am trying to decide whether or not to go here in Portland but am haunted by the memory of boredom at the last dc show as they finished playing that shit for the last what seemed like 45 minutes [/QB]
well better late than never. didnt see the dandys in dc, but saw them earlier in SF. if you can see them in portland, you should definitely see them. SF is a whole different crowd than DC. great crowd, lots of dancing, courtney & company clearly were having a good time. they played grunge betty, but no rave-up. it was a pretty normal set list, minus the encore, which never happened. instead we got zia dancing, while courtney was doing some rap improv. it was quite funny. off the top of my head, played were ride, grunge betty, boho, junkie, get off, new new country (very slow), holding me up, hells bells, and im sure other stuff i cant think of at the moment.
the outcrowd were very much worth seeing. they were beyond happy to be playing at the fillmore. the crowd was really into them. the band was hanging out in the crowd while the dandys played. met sarah jane who is quite lovely. she gave me a big hug and kiss.
anyway for me, it was one of the best dandys show i had ever seen.
didnt care for their last DC show, but really loved their nyc show. this tour only caught sf so far but was beyond impressed. well worth checking them out in their hometown, but it seems its surely going to be sold out if its not already.
it probably helped that i got to see courtney and fathead play an acoustic show earlier in the day, thanks to a dj friend at live 105. then got to meet fathead and got pics etc. so my day was already top-notch before the show even began. and besides theres nothing like the folks of SF. so friendly!
