Mark your calendars / Arcade Fire

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  Guess that I should repeat myself here.
 
 My post from the Earlimart/Bobby Bare, Jr. thread:
 
 "I can't stand when I'm trying to enjoy a show but have to fight to breathe, watch my moves so I don't get burned and then end up going home stinking sober and still get sick. In fact, I've found that I tend to drink less in a smoke saturated environment because it makes me so sick that I can't stomach the alcohol added to my system."

you're a pussy.  sorry, had to be said.

[tiffson]

did anyone catch them on Conan last night?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
 you're a pussy.  sorry, had to be said.

she is a girl though, dude. actually more like an old lady...     (kidding jag!)

[Jaguär]

Listen Sonny Boy and Whiner Saxa, some people will fight tooth and coffin nail to defend their addictions. What I posted was a fact of my life and many other non-smokers side of the story. We have rights too!!! I use to be a smoker so I do know both sides of the story and the smoker's side negatively impacts the non-smoker's side far more so than the other way around.
 
 And that river is a river of tears because of all of the fucking smoke in my eyes! If you want it to stop, than stop polluting my breathing space.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  Listen Sonny Boy and Whiner Saxa, some people will fight tooth and coffin nail to defend their addictions. What I posted was a fact of my life and many other non-smokers side of the story. We have rights too!!! I use to be a smoker so I do know both sides of the story and the smoker's side negatively impacts the non-smoker's side far more so than the other way around.
 
 And that river is a river of tears because of all of the fucking smoke in my eyes! If you want it to stop, than stop polluting my breathing space.

rock and rollll!!!!!

[sonickteam2]

jag's like a mother to me, here on the board

[SalParadise]

so my brother calls me last night from the arcade fire show in ny...he's like "listen"...i'm trying to make out the music through the roar of the crowd and the semi-shitty reception...i hear that distinct synthesizer riff...
 
 sp: "they're playing 'this must be the place'?"
 my brother: "yeah"
 sp: "oh cool"
 
 mb: "david byrne is singing"
 
 oh.
 
 he said the crowd went nuts when he walked onstage.

[K8teebug]

That's awesome.  I'm jealous.  I saw them on Conan though, and they were really good.  No David Byrne though.

[jkeisenh]

i'm so sad i missed it.  so sad.  if anyone recorded any of it, please let me know...i won't tell.  i promise.
 
 hope y'all enjoyed it.

[Bags]

Arcade Fire with David Byrne
 
 http://dailyrefill.blogs.com/daily/2005/02/byrne_fire.html
 
 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2005/02/david_byrne_pla.html

[SalParadise]

a couple of great pictures on this site:
 
 http://irockiroll.blogspot.com/

[K8teebug]

Thanks Bags, I'm listening to it now....yummy.

[MoogiBoobi]

Here's another good blog which discussed the Byrne appearance @ Irving Plaza
 
 http://bunkstar.typepad.com/

[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by tiffson:
  did anyone catch them on Conan last night?

I taped it. They played Laika. As usual for tv, the mix was bad, but the performance was great!

[Barcelona]

Haven't had time to read all the reviews in the board, this week I have been traveling back to Latin America and didn't have time to visit the board very frequently.
 
 As for the show, I liked it (I have repeatedly said on the board that this album is the best thing I have heard in a long time, along with neil young's greendale). However, leaving the show I had the impression that the show missed something, maybe the crowd was too quiet, maybe I wasn't in the mood for a rock show (flu and a job interview the following day...), I thought the played really well, but was expecting something else, more crazyness, don't know? Still, if they come back to DC I will be there again and I hope to see them at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona this spring, talked to the singer for a couple of minutes, very nice guy.
 
 As for the non smoking ban, I saw the signs at the main door when I was getting in. I myself am a smoker, not that I smoke too much, but a beer and rock music make up a pretty good situation to smoke. However, I actually liked the ban, wouldn't have any problem if it was banned at all shows.