Mark your calendars / Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire - Jan 30, 9:30 Club

My apologies for not posting it in the Just Announced or in the Arcade Fire threads, but this is the best band I have heard in a long, long time.

woohoo! i've been geeking out on funeral and heard they're live show is not to be missed.

See you there! It's a Sunday, right?

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what's the story with this band?

Am I the only person in the free world who is much underwhelmed by this band. Granted I have only heard about 8 songs I have downloaded but they are not speaking to me and I am someone who loves Talking Heads and a lot of the other bands that I hear them compared to…maybe the live experience is better…someone convince me…

Either you like the band or you don't, I guess. Funeral is one of my top 10 albums of 2004. The theme of death and loss weaved throughout the album is done in a way that makes it thought-provoking rather than outright morbid.

If you're on the fence, go to the show and make up your own mind. I'm not sure why you'd want someone to convince you otherwise. It's just music. :)

Originally posted by booradley17:
Am I the only person in the free world who is much underwhelmed by this band. Granted I have only heard about 8 songs I have downloaded but they are not speaking to me and I am someone who loves Talking Heads and a lot of the other bands that I hear them compared to…maybe the live experience is better…someone convince me…

There are quite a few board members that are unimpressed with this band. Also, the more popular they get, the more criticism they will receive everywhere and in this board as well. Still, I would think that if you like Talking Heads or bands like Pavement or the Pixies there is a possibility that you would like this band (their music is unpredictable). I think their "Funeral" album is great and it reminds me a lot of Talking Heads, one of the best bands ever.

Maybe this has been said somewhere else, but the singer reminds me of a cross between Conor Oberst and the singer of The Walkmen. I have only heard the album twice and liked it more the second time. It's a slow grower. I will probably go to the live show to see them for myself.

FYI, Arcade Fire tickets are already on sale at tickets.com.

Which brings up a point – what's the deal with the club calendar and tickets? They seem to be dropping the ball a bit of late…

I just came back from a trip to the Pacific NW where I saw the Weakerthans and Arcade Fire. I had only heard a few songs by Arcade Fire and was somewhat underwhelmed.

BUT!!! Their live show is a totally different story. I came back a convert. These guys are f**king awesome live. They are so much fun and so good at what they do. They sound better live. Everything is better live.

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
Maybe this has been said somewhere else, but the singer reminds me of a cross between Conor Oberst and the singer of The Walkmen. I have only heard the album twice and liked it more the second time. It's a slow grower. I will probably go to the live show to see them for myself.

I'm thinking David Byrne fronting Broken Social Scene. They're badass, hype be damned.

I'm impressed that they completely skipped the black cat and started at 930, I was pegging them for a black cat show for sure.

Just bought a ticket. I can't wait. I constantly listen to their performance on www.kexp.org....so good. So good, they almost got the radio station permanently banned b/c they were so loud.

you think there is any chance they are selling them at the 9:30 box office since they're already available online?

If Bright Eyes is any indication, they're selling Arcade Fire tix at the box office.

What's going on here, some weird quasi-pre-sale for astute board members?

Originally posted by bellenseb:
What's going on here, some weird quasi-pre-sale for astute board members?

Not just board members, but anyone who visits the Tickets.com page for 9:30 tickets.

Seems so. But why the lag between tickets.com and the "official announcement" at 9:30.com/City Paper ad? It's been several weeks for Bright Eyes, so it's not just a case of "we announce on Thursdays".

I couldn't see Talking Heads at the time they filmed Stop Making Sense, this is one of the things I regret the most, however, for some reason I have the impression that seeing the Arcade Fire live will somehow compensate for that.

Originally posted by gellman:
you think there is any chance they are selling them at the 9:30 box office since they're already available online?

I bought my ticket at the box office on Saturday.

nice…i'm going to have to swing by there later today and pick some up, thanks for the info