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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
New Pornographers played the Knitting Factory ... the band did not disappoint.... Neko is amazing.
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I saw the New Pornographers at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco (my favorite place to see live music.) The two opening acts were forgettable, so I chatted with a couple of the bartenders and watched the Ducks lose the Cup. Cinerama did prove that the shoegazer revival is alive and well, but that Americans still could care less.
There were a couple of technical glitches early in the show, and for some reason the lighting cast a shadow on the lovely Neko Case for most of the evening. During one of the pauses, Carl asked for requests, then dissected the requests. "Why did you ask for a Beach Boys' song? Yes, they are one of our influences. We're into songs about sunshine and girls in bikinis. We're also into songs about girls in bikinis who are now in cutoffs because they've let themselves go." After the break, they resumed playing songs off their own albums instead of any of the requests. What's more, after the show, someone up front asked for the set list, which was apparently
someone else's set list. I don't mean that they left the opening band's set list out for their show. The lead singer brought out a set list and put in down in front of him for the duration of the show, but
it didn't have any of the songs they played.
Kurt Dahle is the drummer for The New Pornographers, as well as Limblifter and Age of Electric. Why is he in three different bands? Because he's a kick-ass drummer, that's why.
Thanks to str8's heads-up, I got autographs from Carl and Blaine at the merch table when I arrived. Turns out these boards are still useful after all.
I preferred Neko Case's recent solo concert to this one, but these guys are definitely worth seeing.
