Monday, September 26, 2005
ACL
Well, we did the Austin City Limits festival again. And we did it better. We had plenty of money, which meant we could buy delicious cold water whenever we wanted. And delicious snacks a-plenty. This year's lineup was fantastic, and all in all better than last year's. Spoon was fantastic as always, and the Fiery Furnaces were awesome, doing almost all of their songs in completely different ways from the albums. It was like a whole different Fiery Furnaces Experience. There was a band called Pong that was cool, and Built to Spill rocked. The Arcade Fire was amazing, with 9 people on the stage all playing different crazy instruments and banging on things. The black Keys rocked harder than a guy playing guitar and a drummer have any right to. And then...
There was one band to rule them all...
(Sorry, Murf, it turns out they ruled in Concert.) Colin Meloy of the Decemberists was funny and clever, and was the first person to ever say "pathos" on stage at a rock concert. The Decemberists managed to get almost ever one dancing to an ever-faster rendition of Hava Nagila in the middle of one of their songs, and then told everyong to "scream like you're getting swallowed by the whale when we give the signal." The signal, we were told, was one that one guy would clamp his arms together, sort of like a whale's jaw. But when the moment came, that guy appeared on stage with a giant pair of cardboard jaws, complete with paper bloody flesh streaming from between the teeth, and the jaws swalloed Colin as he sang and the audience screamed and moaned and screamed for a long time. Also, we learned that if you do not do what the singer of the Decemberists tells you to do, the song will not go on, as we found out when he kept shushing everyone and motioning for them to sit down, until everyone was quietly sitting while the accordian played, except this one guy who refused to sit, and he got a lot of beer cans and water bottles thrown at him. Chump.
So, if you can, go see the Decemberists, since they rule. Also, go see the Arcade Fire and the Fiery Furnaces at all costs. Also the Black Keys. And next year, when the tickets go on sale for cheap before the lineup is even announced, everyone should just buy three-day passes and come down without hesitation! Or you may miss some of the best bands around! Chumps.
There was one band to rule them all...
The Decemberists
(Sorry, Murf, it turns out they ruled in Concert.) Colin Meloy of the Decemberists was funny and clever, and was the first person to ever say "pathos" on stage at a rock concert. The Decemberists managed to get almost ever one dancing to an ever-faster rendition of Hava Nagila in the middle of one of their songs, and then told everyong to "scream like you're getting swallowed by the whale when we give the signal." The signal, we were told, was one that one guy would clamp his arms together, sort of like a whale's jaw. But when the moment came, that guy appeared on stage with a giant pair of cardboard jaws, complete with paper bloody flesh streaming from between the teeth, and the jaws swalloed Colin as he sang and the audience screamed and moaned and screamed for a long time. Also, we learned that if you do not do what the singer of the Decemberists tells you to do, the song will not go on, as we found out when he kept shushing everyone and motioning for them to sit down, until everyone was quietly sitting while the accordian played, except this one guy who refused to sit, and he got a lot of beer cans and water bottles thrown at him. Chump.
So, if you can, go see the Decemberists, since they rule. Also, go see the Arcade Fire and the Fiery Furnaces at all costs. Also the Black Keys. And next year, when the tickets go on sale for cheap before the lineup is even announced, everyone should just buy three-day passes and come down without hesitation! Or you may miss some of the best bands around! Chumps.
# posted by Michael : 6:36 PM
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Now, when you say Chump, you verily mean Murf. The Decemberists were the true reason I planned on coming down. I am a man of two emotions right now. The first is childish joy that you were able to experience the Decemberists live and enjoy what they brought forth... and to live to describe that experience to me. And the second one of morbid defeat, due to the fact that those damn tickets sold out a whole month before the show started, preventing me from seeing what I was looking forward to for months. What was I thinking not buying those tickets half a year in advance when you told me too!!? I brought my own doom. Alas.
When I said "chump," singular, it was in reference to the guy who got all the stuff thrown at him when he didn't sit as he was told. And when I said "Chumps," plural, it was in reference not just to you, but everyone we told about the concert who did not come, which was quite a few people. I mean, as soon as the lineup was announced I posted a post telling everyone to buy tickets and come down, not just on this blog, but another as well. No one came, but when I told people about the concert, many were sorry that they did not. So there are many chumps, including you, Carlos, and James, among others. So do not feel too chumpish and alone!
Young master Michael,
In a strange happening, Holly and I saw the Decemerists in Tallahassee. It was very enjoyable. I had only heard their newest CD once. But the songs are quite electric... Of lyrics I could hear... "Dead and Gone and lying in a Pine Grove" is especially memorable. Did they start off with the epic song? It felt like it was 20 minutes. (The song that lasted forever but was quite awesome. I loved the keyboard with the talk box? I am not sure about the name. Anyway, I feel like most of the crowd did not get how good the Deceberists were that night. I am glad you liked em. Cause I did too. Sorry you missed em Murf.
In a strange happening, Holly and I saw the Decemerists in Tallahassee. It was very enjoyable. I had only heard their newest CD once. But the songs are quite electric... Of lyrics I could hear... "Dead and Gone and lying in a Pine Grove" is especially memorable. Did they start off with the epic song? It felt like it was 20 minutes. (The song that lasted forever but was quite awesome. I loved the keyboard with the talk box? I am not sure about the name. Anyway, I feel like most of the crowd did not get how good the Deceberists were that night. I am glad you liked em. Cause I did too. Sorry you missed em Murf.
# posted by 
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: 9:52 AM
haha look I mispelled Decemberists two different ways. If you can't laugh at your self then you have no right to laugh at anyone else!! "Curses" as Vegeta would say.
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