Post by KingSalamander1982 on Jul 21, 2003 15:31:59 GMT -5
Let me start by saying that I was by my loser self at this show, a combination of few friends and under 21 friends. This is my third time seeing Xiu Xiu and it was the best, maybe because I was alone, everyone I've taken before has reacted... weirdly and I always worry that they are not enjoying the show. Fuck the Xiu xiu haters!
The venue was beautiful, dark and elegant and replete with indie, emo people! Ha. I did feel completely out of place.
The opening "band" was Paradise Island (or something like that). Complete rubbish I thought, she had a nice voice but she seemed amateurish and had no presence and above all, the songs really... sucked.
Jamie came in and brought the cds, I asked about the split. He asked my name and we shook hands, this guy is the friendliest guy on the planet. I asked if there was any chance he could play "San Jose Fight Song" he thought about it and said "I don't really remember that one. What about another one from those records?" Since I know he's being singing "I Love the Valley," I asked for that.
When the show started he had an electric guitar, it was no longer that little cheap looking acoustic guitar.
Devendra was in the audience.
He started with Sad-Redux-O-Grapher then he sang, in no particular order: Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl, Apistat Commander, 20,000 Deaths, Fabulous Muscles, Nieces Pieces, I Broke Up, I Love the Valley (different version, he either took out or forgot the "my behind is a beehive..."). Jamie also sang a new song, I assume it is a new song but it sounds familiar, perhaps he played it at another show, it included the lyrics "Lockdown, no shelter!" and someone becoming a "dumb ass."
It was a beautiful show.
Devendra Banhart sounds 10X better live than on cd, and I love the cd. He had artwork for sale and shirts with hand-made designs (not t-shirts). Some guy in the audience made fun of his vibrato and Devendra was really cool about it, it turned out that Devendra knew the guy. There's something wrong with Devendra, he's too good, he's like an avatar of some god. He sang a song in Spanish, he asked Jamie to join him for the last song... they sang a song for beatles, the quiet Beatle, G.H. (George Harrison).
Peace out.
The venue was beautiful, dark and elegant and replete with indie, emo people! Ha. I did feel completely out of place.
The opening "band" was Paradise Island (or something like that). Complete rubbish I thought, she had a nice voice but she seemed amateurish and had no presence and above all, the songs really... sucked.
Jamie came in and brought the cds, I asked about the split. He asked my name and we shook hands, this guy is the friendliest guy on the planet. I asked if there was any chance he could play "San Jose Fight Song" he thought about it and said "I don't really remember that one. What about another one from those records?" Since I know he's being singing "I Love the Valley," I asked for that.
When the show started he had an electric guitar, it was no longer that little cheap looking acoustic guitar.
Devendra was in the audience.
He started with Sad-Redux-O-Grapher then he sang, in no particular order: Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl, Apistat Commander, 20,000 Deaths, Fabulous Muscles, Nieces Pieces, I Broke Up, I Love the Valley (different version, he either took out or forgot the "my behind is a beehive..."). Jamie also sang a new song, I assume it is a new song but it sounds familiar, perhaps he played it at another show, it included the lyrics "Lockdown, no shelter!" and someone becoming a "dumb ass."
It was a beautiful show.
Devendra Banhart sounds 10X better live than on cd, and I love the cd. He had artwork for sale and shirts with hand-made designs (not t-shirts). Some guy in the audience made fun of his vibrato and Devendra was really cool about it, it turned out that Devendra knew the guy. There's something wrong with Devendra, he's too good, he's like an avatar of some god. He sang a song in Spanish, he asked Jamie to join him for the last song... they sang a song for beatles, the quiet Beatle, G.H. (George Harrison).
Peace out.