Concert at the smell,LA

[dont shoot me]

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!!
It was my first time seeing them and wow lets get real.
1) 15 minute jarring sound-check as we're all waiting.
2) Asks the sound guy after first song how its going out there and people are yelling ,"Turn down the pre-recorded drum track we cant here your great voice"
It felt like I was at a rehearsal. Turning his back after every song to fidget and get the computerized music ready.he's so incredibly OCD. I feel bad for him. He cant get out of his own way and it felt like he was hiding behind the blairing pre recorded drum track. Is this how he always is? I mean its not like hes never performed here. Him live sounds identical to his albums, down to his scream in the song"I luv the Valley".
Is this what happens when you go electronic? maybe they need to splurge and charge a bigger cover and hire some more live musicians. Id pay for that. I love to hear other peoples feelings about the show. to me, if a performer is going to spend almost half his concert fucking around with the sound he better get it right at the end and be a big enough diva to justify it. to me there was no magic. let him do an MTV unplugged kind of concert and i bet it would be amazing. I cany believe most of audience fell for it.

[Jonathan]

I'd have to strongly disagree. I was very impressed with the performance. I agree there was a little too much soundchecking, but you have to take into account that jamie is just throwing all of this together without alot of help. Also remember he was down to only himself on the last tour! If you compare this to the old xiu xiu live recordings it is a huge improvement.
Actually I would love to see some more people help out Jamie. Like a drummer so we can hear hives hives!

[dr. strangelove]

i also really enjoyed the show... i've seen jamie perform solo 3 times before this, and the more layered aspect of this show was a nice treat. yes, the soundchecking was obnoxious, and they should have considered turning down a great deal of the instruments a bit when they realized they couldn't bring up the vocals any more. but technical issues aside, i thought it was an incredible show.

[Katrina]

it was a beautiful set. that's all i can say.

hire live musicians? xiu xiu are friends, not employees.

[thom]

i think next tour it should be jamie + a bunch of session musicians!!!

SESH !

so many marshall stacks! so much guitar-tapping! big rock drums!

that said, it would be nice to see big-band xiu xiu, with real members.

[daedalus]

Can someone post the setlist?

[Katrina]

poe poe
fabulous muscles
crank heart
20,000 deaths for eidelyn gonzalez, 20,000 deaths for jamie peterson
rose of sharon
clowne towne
suha
i luv the valley oh!
helsabot
-encore-
i broke up
nieces pieces

[Michael James]

Helsabot was great. Caralee was so awesome. good Job.

[poe poe]

i'm really pissed i missed this show.... they started with my favorite song!

[jamie from xiu xiu]

dear dont shoot me,
sorry about the sound issues. the nice thing about the smell is that it is totally indpendant and all ages. the bad thing is the sound is well "in development" as they say and they do not allow sound checks. as for the turing around, i broke my guitar and had to tune it after every song. it is equally obnoxious for me. anyway, we will play i think at the troubador next LA show which is more PRO, which has its good and bad points. no punk rock heart but less rock rock ear hell.
to the people who had a great time. thank yoU!!!! sound issues aside we did as well, very much so.
xoxo
jamie

[poe poe]

hey jamie... any idea whenabouts the troubador show will be? like right after your tour of europe or fairly well afterwards..?

thanks!!!!

[dr. strangelove]

well, i like the personal nature and cheap price of the smell xiu xiu at the troubadour... interesting, but will xiu xiu be headlining?

[mike]

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the Smell as well despite any sound difficulties.