the new face of zero and one
Just got back from The New Pornographers show at the Commodore. A great night of music was had.
The band has been getting a ton of press and a lot of critical acclaim as of late. Magazines such Rolling Stone and Spin have given their new album great reviews. This made me surprised that the show was not sold out well in advance. When I arrived at the venue tonight however, there was a huge lineup of people trying to purchase last minute released tickets. Apparently, they had just sold out a day prior to the show.
Immaculate Machine was the first of two openers of the evening. The trio from Victoria features Kathryn Calder, also a member of the New Pornographers as well as being Carl Newman's niece. The band's harmonies and musical stylings were solid. Having never heard of them before the night, I was blown away by their sound.
Destroyer was the second act and also features members Dan Bejar, Kurt Dahle, and John Collins from the New Pornographers. Wasn't overly thrilled with Dan's vocals, but there were a couple catchy tunes in the set.
Bumped into Ryan Dahle and Meegee Bradfield from Limblifter at the show. They were there in support of Ryan's bro Kurt and his double duty performance for the evening.
The New Pornographers took the stage around 11:15pm to a packed Commodore crowd. There wasn't a barricade tonight between the stage and the crowd, so we had a perfect spot right up against the stage. Seven members of their band filled the stage. Eight at times when Dan would come out and help on vocals. Meanwhile, the band had four other vocalists throughout the set. This allowed for some strong harmonies.
Kurt was hilarious on drums. He would throw up his sticks in the air, hoping to catch it and hit the crash symbol. Four times out of five, he would drop the sticks. During a brief break while Carl was adjusting his guitar input, Kurt insisted that Neko Case resembled Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac with her long flowing dress. He then proceeded to play some "Dreams" as the rest of the band joined in.
Some other highlights of the set included performances of Mass Romantic, The New Face of Zero and One, and Sing Me Spanish Techno.
The band was approaching the 1am curfew when Carl announced that the next song would be their last. Two songs later, they were still playing. They ended up finishing their set about five minutes over curfew time at 1:05am. Their 1hr 50min set included two encores.
It's pretty much a tradition to hit up the $.99 cent slice pizzas after Commodore concerts. Tonight was no different.
Anyways I'm pretty tired and ready to pass out.......I'm officially asleeppppp.
The band has been getting a ton of press and a lot of critical acclaim as of late. Magazines such Rolling Stone and Spin have given their new album great reviews. This made me surprised that the show was not sold out well in advance. When I arrived at the venue tonight however, there was a huge lineup of people trying to purchase last minute released tickets. Apparently, they had just sold out a day prior to the show.
Immaculate Machine was the first of two openers of the evening. The trio from Victoria features Kathryn Calder, also a member of the New Pornographers as well as being Carl Newman's niece. The band's harmonies and musical stylings were solid. Having never heard of them before the night, I was blown away by their sound.
Destroyer was the second act and also features members Dan Bejar, Kurt Dahle, and John Collins from the New Pornographers. Wasn't overly thrilled with Dan's vocals, but there were a couple catchy tunes in the set.
Bumped into Ryan Dahle and Meegee Bradfield from Limblifter at the show. They were there in support of Ryan's bro Kurt and his double duty performance for the evening.
The New Pornographers took the stage around 11:15pm to a packed Commodore crowd. There wasn't a barricade tonight between the stage and the crowd, so we had a perfect spot right up against the stage. Seven members of their band filled the stage. Eight at times when Dan would come out and help on vocals. Meanwhile, the band had four other vocalists throughout the set. This allowed for some strong harmonies.
Kurt was hilarious on drums. He would throw up his sticks in the air, hoping to catch it and hit the crash symbol. Four times out of five, he would drop the sticks. During a brief break while Carl was adjusting his guitar input, Kurt insisted that Neko Case resembled Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac with her long flowing dress. He then proceeded to play some "Dreams" as the rest of the band joined in.
Some other highlights of the set included performances of Mass Romantic, The New Face of Zero and One, and Sing Me Spanish Techno.
The band was approaching the 1am curfew when Carl announced that the next song would be their last. Two songs later, they were still playing. They ended up finishing their set about five minutes over curfew time at 1:05am. Their 1hr 50min set included two encores.
It's pretty much a tradition to hit up the $.99 cent slice pizzas after Commodore concerts. Tonight was no different.
Anyways I'm pretty tired and ready to pass out.......I'm officially asleeppppp.
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