The New Pornographers
Tonight I caught The New Pornographers show in Camden. I picked up the band's most recent album a few months ago after reading about them in an assortment of "best of" lists, and quickly got hooked on their indie pop sound. Did I just say that?
Anyway, the show was great. The venue, Koko (formerly Camden Palace), was a Victorian theatre in the 1800s and seems to have kept most of its unique charm despite being refurbished as a hipster mecca. I also appreciated that the show was entirely general admission, although we hung out in one of the balconies for most of the night due to our recent excommunication from the 18-24 MTV demographic. I'll admit, I sort of missed being down with the sweaty youngsters. But all was not lost in the "adults" area. I did come across a Seth Cohen doppelganger. I wanted to get his picture, but he left with his teenage girlfriend before I had the chance. (Which begs the question - when did Seth Cohen look-alikes get girlfriends?)
The band ended the night with one of my favorite songs, "Sing Me Spanish Techno" (check out their music video here), and I made it back in my neighborhood just in time to grab a doner kebab from my new late night hangout.
Not bad for a Tuesday night.
posted by cjb at 11:26 PM
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How were Neko Case's vocals?
T-minus ten days...
don't you mean neighbourhood?
If the movies are $20, how much to see the Neko Case Coattail Riders(that's what they really should be called)?
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Not to change the subject, but have you guy's recently been to Courtney's blog? I made my first comment on it.
Seriously. Neko Case is mediocre at best. She wasn't that great, and I actually prefer the songs where she sings back-up, not lead. Interestingly, most of the new songs showcase the other dude. Is she leaving the band? I sort of felt like P Diddy when I wrote that.
Courtney's blog is both painful and amazing. Difficult, yet important, if you will. (Remind me to tell that story while you guys are here in London.)
funny thing...i immediately thought it was the cliddle when i read that last comment. AHH!
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