OK Go news

Originally posted by Bagster:
5{nally posted by tooms:
Bags, I think OK Go opened for the Donnas at 930 club early last year. But i'm not positive–you weren't there, I went with Sing Sang and Rog. don't really remember much about OK Go. The donnas were fun…

Yup, that's it. I was out of town and had to miss the show. And afterwards, I got the Ok Go album and liked it.

But it's all moot to me now, because I'm MUCH MUCH luckier and will be seeing Urge Overkill in NY that weekend instead. WAY better!!!

;)

UO will be way better–maybe they'll pull out the U-R-G-E shirts for the respective band members again…

Pollard, the show i was referring to was a Donnas-OK Go show at 930 club that i saw. i think it was early 2003.

[/qb]Were there 2 Donna's shows? I went to one just to see Superdrag open and left before the Donna's played. I know I saw okgo with The Vines. (I just remembered, wasn't there a 9:30 Club Donna's show as well, is that what people are talking about?) [/QB]


Yes there was a 9:30 show, i also saw the one at the Black Cat where Superdrag opened.

From Pollstar:

Thu 01/29/04 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle

Fri 01/30/04 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

Sun 02/01/04 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop

Tue 02/03/04 Cambridge, MA Middle East Club

Wed 02/04/04 Philadelphia, PA North Star

Thu 02/05/04 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

Fri 02/06/04 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

Sat 02/07/04 Washington, DC Black Cat

Sun 02/08/04 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's

Thanks, Random. Cool to know. Though, I now have tickets for Urge Overkill on Friday in NY, and am sticking with that show. Maxwell's is a great venue, but not worth staying in NY Sunday night for.

I'm sure this show was sparsely attended by boardies, but the review is interesting:

Monday, February 9, 2004; Page C04


OK Go


Three-quarters of the way through its set at the Black Cat on Saturday night, OK Go offered the sellout crowd a choice among three covers: Tommy James and the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover," Elvis Costello's "Oliver's Army" and Toto's "Hold the Line." With guest help from keyboardist Burleigh Seaver, the Chicago quartet tore into the last song, which made the most sense, since the song's crashing power-pop chords and thin layer of cheesiness are also key components in OK Go's infectious rock-and-roll formula. And though its hour-long set Saturday was centered on a handful of new songs, OK Go showed no signs of deviating from the clever, squiggly power pop that made its debut album so enjoyable.

Lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash – he of the mischievous, Ashton Kutcherish good looks – seems to be the chief reason the group's live show has become so popular. (He even elicited female squeals when he chugged a bottle of water.) Whether bounding through the bratty "Don't Ask Me," shouting through the fist-pumping chorus of "Get Over It" or inviting two single members of the audience to slow-dance onstage during "It's Tough to Have a Crush," he was an entertaining, goofily energetic frontman. Which was important, since OK Go's playing, while competent and lively, offered no new insights into the band's songs.

But breaking new ground in concert is probably of little importance to any band that would encore with a truly funny boy-bandish dance routine (Kulash described it as "like a ballerina trapped in the body of a squirrel") to its bubblegum ode "C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips."

– Patrick Foster