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My busiest day, bruised feet and all.
Today's schedule doesn't really start until noon, so I have a few minutes to rest. There are a lot of Minnesotans here, as I ran into the Duke of Dark accidentally. I'm glad to see familiar faces, but what are the chance, you know?
Anyway, I thought you guys might be interested in seeing some of the setlists that I managed to grab. As I previously mentioned, setlists are quite short - kept under 30 minutes with few exceptions. Audience attendance and participation are all really, really good. Even for unknown bands, they can draw a crowd - which is just perfect for bands looking for an audience to play to.
| MAY FIRE 3/18 Mad The List No Clone Sinking Late Wave Make it Tight Unicorn Red Eye |
SUPERDRAG 3/20 (pending, I have the paper in my other bag. They ended their set with "Aspartame")
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| CAMERA OBSCURA 3/20 Money in the Sun (?)
Sweetest
You Told A Lie French Navy Let's Get Out of this Country Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
Razzle Dazzle |
THE PROCLAIMERS 3/20 In Recognition Letter From America What Makes You Cry? Throw the "R" Away Sing All Our Cares Role Model Leight 17 (Kings of Leon Cover) 500 Miles (Not on Setlist) |
I stayed for most of the Scotland showcase, which had bundled a bunch of great bands together - including Camera Obscura, Glasvegas, Proclaimers, and Primal Scream.
I had to miss some bands because of prior commitment, but usually when I skip bands, it's because I've already seen them at one point in their career.
Camera Obscura did half their set with new songs, which I feel if you've got a limited setlist, you should concentrate on old songs people love. The problem is that no one's heard the new material and listening to it for the first time, in a live setting - you will miss out on lyrics or melodies, just because of the sound distortion and distractions... still the new song (esp the first song) had upbeat melodies.
Proclaimers had a pretty long set, and surprisingly effective with just one acoustic guitar. They were supposed to get off the stage after their set time, but they threw in "500 Miles" for good measure. And the audience went absolutely NUTS. It was a sight to see!
Over 1,000 people attended the Scottish show, so I am sure next year they are going to book an even larger event.
That's all for now.
PS, Since this will be my last update until I'm home, my schedule today (Saturday), looks pretty light. I have to attend a special party from noon to 7pm, and my evening looks pretty light. I think Crimea comes on at midnight-ish at the Rio, so I may just be there the whole night to check out the other bands on that showcase. It's not so much that I'm lazy (well I am), but I can't really walk around that much anymore! As for the party at the Garden, I think it's open bar with Jeremy Jay and Laura Marling playing, so I can cross them off my "to see" list finally!
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