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[09:41] Death Cab For Cutie
Another concert! We popped out to see Death Cab For Cutie put on a show last night, supported by Viva Voce, this time back in the big auditorium at the Brixton Academy. Viva Voce showed promise but the speakers were up thumpingly high (yeah, I had the trusty Laser Lites) and it was difficult to make out the lyrical content of the songs over the rather energetic drumming - I suspect that they're worth a second look though...
Death Cab For Cutie are another pick from Shonas grab-bag of Things To See And Do. She was introduced to them by her brother who also played a CD for me but I must admit to not really having been taken by them (although the CD he played for me - possibly Transatlanticism - was interesting in that it had a twig wrapped in red thread encased in the spine of the jewel case). They're an American band from Bellingham, Washington and the odd name is taken from a song (obviously of the same name) by a band called "Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band", there's a bit more info on this over at Wikipedia.
Anyway, the concert was pretty good with a lot of happy, poppie tunes and a few more moody pieces to broaden the experience. I enjoyed it even though I'm not a big fan (apart from when they pulled the damn "ooh we're finished....unless you clap and cheer lots in which case we'll come back and do an encore" trick) and Shona got to see one of her favourite bands live and reasonably up-close. The audience was pretty interesting, spread across the age spectrum and including a family with one quite small, shoulder-mounted child right down the front. Apart from one dick (there's always one) who briefly attempted to start his own mosh in the midst of all of us simple, stationary folks it was all nice and easy. The nice 'n easyness carried on all the way home since the 159 bus route runs almost directly past both our front door and that of the Academey - hoorah!
[Posted at: 29/06/2006 17:41]