Originally posted by seeking irony:glad you enjoyed it! setlist just went up
Great job DJing last night! Are you going to post your setlists later? I walked in when you were playing [ingenting] and I knew it would be a good night.
Peter, Bjorn and John Roll Call
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
Maybe they should have had Grey's Anatomy playing on the big screen.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
Hey, we did a little report on the show, with photos and links to the NPR web cast thingee:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/svetlana/2007/05/01/peter-bjorn-john-fujiya-miyagi-annie-heather-erika-and-us/
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/svetlana/2007/05/01/peter-bjorn-john-fujiya-miyagi-annie-heather-erika-and-us/
Originally posted by miss pretentious:does the crowd ever seem to be into the band?
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
hipsters dont dance…didnt anyone tell you that?
SETLIST:
1) Far Away, By My Side (Falling Out)
2) See Through (B-side of Letâ??s Call It Off single)
3) The Chills (Writerâ??s Block)
4) Start to Melt (Writerâ??s Block)
5) Big Black Coffin (Falling Out)
6) Collect, Select, Reflect (Peter Bjorn and John)
7) Amsterdam (Writerâ??s Block)
8) Paris 2004 (Writerâ??s Block)
9) Young Folks with Heather of Au Revoir Simone (Writerâ??s Block)
10) Object Of My Affection (Writerâ??s Block)
11) Up Against The Wall (Writerâ??s Block)
ENCORE
12) Poor Cow (Writerâ??s Block)
13) Letâ??s Call It Off (Writerâ??s Block)
14) Teen Love (Concretes cover recorded on Falling Out)
15) Silly Girl (Television Personalities cover recorded on Teen Love single)
16) Psycho (The Sonics cover)
1) Far Away, By My Side (Falling Out)
2) See Through (B-side of Letâ??s Call It Off single)
3) The Chills (Writerâ??s Block)
4) Start to Melt (Writerâ??s Block)
5) Big Black Coffin (Falling Out)
6) Collect, Select, Reflect (Peter Bjorn and John)
7) Amsterdam (Writerâ??s Block)
8) Paris 2004 (Writerâ??s Block)
9) Young Folks with Heather of Au Revoir Simone (Writerâ??s Block)
10) Object Of My Affection (Writerâ??s Block)
11) Up Against The Wall (Writerâ??s Block)
ENCORE
12) Poor Cow (Writerâ??s Block)
13) Letâ??s Call It Off (Writerâ??s Block)
14) Teen Love (Concretes cover recorded on Falling Out)
15) Silly Girl (Television Personalities cover recorded on Teen Love single)
16) Psycho (The Sonics cover)
Originally posted by le sonick:Hipsters in other cities dance. Really, they do.
Originally posted by miss pretentious:does the crowd ever seem to be into the band?
that was a great show and the setlist was nice as well.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
hipsters dont dance…didnt anyone tell you that?
More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
Look, I think this whole "DC Doesn't Dance but every other city in the free world does!" routine is getting old too. Let's be honest; if everyone that bitched about no dancing actually danced, the crowds would probably seem a lot livelier.
But saying that every that dances is an idiot? That's just your barely-contained curmudgeon talking, I hope.
But saying that every that dances is an idiot? That's just your barely-contained curmudgeon talking, I hope.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
Ok, how about LOOKS LIKE an idiot? The nominal dance skills I've seen on display at the Cat, the the 9:30 and other indie purveying venues give new meaning to the word "dancing."
Not that there's anything wrong with looking like an idiot. Many of us do it daily.
Not that there's anything wrong with looking like an idiot. Many of us do it daily.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Look, I think this whole "DC Doesn't Dance but every other city in the free world does!" routine is getting old too. Let's be honest; if everyone that bitched about no dancing actually danced, the crowds would probably seem a lot livelier.
But saying that every that dances is an idiot? That's just your barely-contained curmudgeon talking, I hope.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
More like idiots dance. Idiots that want the show to be about them, rather than the band. I have to hand it to the idiots, they're always good for some laughs.
Originally posted by brennser:I have to admit, the acoustic songs even kinda bored me, and I'm usually into that. They should have spaced them out a bit, rather than doing three in a row. Still, it was a very good show overall.
the amount of chatter during some of the acoustic songs was disgraceful.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:That's half the fun.
Ok, how about LOOKS LIKE an idiot?
Originally posted by miss pretentious:That's PBJ's fault, not the crowd's. If you're lucky enough to have a big enough hit that you sell out a place, that's a huge opportunity for you to sell them on the rest of your catalog. Unfortunately the acoustic stuff lagged, the pre-recorded parts were just really unprofessional (particularly for 'young folks' - everyone around me was disappointed when it became clear that he wasn't acutally whistling the part), and the other standout tracks (amsterdam, for example) didn't come across well live. I thought Up Against the Wall was really great at the end of the set but by that point they had really lost everyone.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
i agree that they didn't start off the set well… at all. but the acoustic stuff didn't really lag. amsterdam was fine and they sped up chills enough to get some dancing going. object of my affection. up against the wall and let's call the whole thing off were all well done.
AND although the lack of whistling was a disappointment, john referred to the machine making the prerecorded whistling before the song even started.
AND although the lack of whistling was a disappointment, john referred to the machine making the prerecorded whistling before the song even started.
Originally posted by sparky:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:That's PBJ's fault, not the crowd's. If you're lucky enough to have a big enough hit that you sell out a place, that's a huge opportunity for you to sell them on the rest of your catalog. Unfortunately the acoustic stuff lagged, the pre-recorded parts were just really unprofessional (particularly for 'young folks' - everyone around me was disappointed when it became clear that he wasn't acutally whistling the part), and the other standout tracks (amsterdam, for example) didn't come across well live. I thought Up Against the Wall was really great at the end of the set but by that point they had really lost everyone.
my only complaint is that the crowd didn't seem to get into PBJ as much as i was…i guess everyone expected them to play 'young folks' for an hour. ugh.
Originally posted by arcane:I saw them last night at Webster Hall. Their second night playing there. I wasn't overly impressed with Au Revoir Simone. The music was fine, and I think part of the problem was me being insanely tired to the point I couldn't function. They just seemed a bit boring.
Originally posted by brennser:I have to admit, the acoustic songs even kinda bored me, and I'm usually into that. They should have spaced them out a bit, rather than doing three in a row. Still, it was a very good show overall.
the amount of chatter during some of the acoustic songs was disgraceful.
Fujiya & Miyagi was a whole different story. They played about a 40 min set (if not longer) and it was kick ass! For those of us who came to see them, the whole front of Webster Hall was all dancing. Great stuff and very energetic. Besides, they didn't just cut off the songs, but had really long drawn out guitars which was a great change.
PB&J did not disappoint, but Heather (or one of the chicks from Au Revoir Simone) had said John wouldnt be playing. Thank god he was! :) They played about 6-7 songs before going acoustic. It was a similar set list to the DC but different order. Let's Call It Off - the second or third song of the set really got the crowd dancing. A few people were yelling to Peter "Lets get a dance party going". And that would have been a great idea, and naturally right after that comment, the acoustic songs came into play.
Standout by far was Amsterdam which sounded really good. I'm sad to say, I nearly fell asleep during the acoustic songs. My friend and I could barely hold our heads up and we were in the very front. Awful of us, I'll be the first to say, but we were dancing during all the other songs.
They played close to an hour and a half (in total) and had said during the encore they'd just play all covers for 30 mins. The crowd went nuts! It turned out not to be all covers, but good stuff anyway.
It seemed a good chunk of the crowd was there to hear "Young Folks" and it was great adding not only Heather but a friend of theirs from Brooklyn who played bongos.
Sad to say that so many people missed Fujiya & Miyagi. I hear theyre playing South Street Seaport - I am SO there!
its peanut butter jelly time!!!
last night a friend and i were thinking…
'uh oh, you cant have peanut butter with out jelly' :) luckily John was playing or it'd have sucked!
'uh oh, you cant have peanut butter with out jelly' :) luckily John was playing or it'd have sucked!
Originally posted by xneverwherex:definitely, john is the reason this band doesnt stick to the roof of your mouth!
last night a friend and i were thinking…
'uh oh, you cant have peanut butter with out jelly' :) luckily John was playing or it'd have sucked!
Check out this 930 club pre-show interview by NPR with the Arctic Monkeys from last March.
From the 5:58 mark:
NPR Guy: "A lot of times in bands who played the 930 club let's say 20 years ago, you'd see an audience of people who were moving like crazy and thrashing about for music that would be the kind of energy that you have. These days I come to the club and I see people standing up and they've sort of got their hands in the pockets like either "Impress me" or they just soak it in. What's it like, that? What happens there?"
Arctic Monkey: "We don't get that in England very much. In England it's crazy. It really is like, sometimes you have to stop playing cause crowds are that full of hundreds of people…"
NPR: "Are people flying across and being held up by one another?"
AM: "Oh yeah, its great. Yeah, its fantastic."
Its funny how even the NPR guy wonders what's going on.
From the 5:58 mark:
NPR Guy: "A lot of times in bands who played the 930 club let's say 20 years ago, you'd see an audience of people who were moving like crazy and thrashing about for music that would be the kind of energy that you have. These days I come to the club and I see people standing up and they've sort of got their hands in the pockets like either "Impress me" or they just soak it in. What's it like, that? What happens there?"
Arctic Monkey: "We don't get that in England very much. In England it's crazy. It really is like, sometimes you have to stop playing cause crowds are that full of hundreds of people…"
NPR: "Are people flying across and being held up by one another?"
AM: "Oh yeah, its great. Yeah, its fantastic."
Its funny how even the NPR guy wonders what's going on.
Just came across this review from Filter Magazine. I like the end paragraph about new yorkers and dancing :)
Peter Bjorn & John
Webster Hall - 05.02.07
Filter Grade: 89%
by Anita Applebaum | 05.02.2007
HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
For one night only. Well actually two because Peter Bjorn And John arrived last night in New York City to play Webster Hall, the first installment of their two-nights only stint. Word has it that their busdriver failed to show up to bring them North from previous nightâ??s show in Washington DC, and by the time theyâ??d deciphered the American translation of planes, trains and automobiles showed up in the Big Apple only just in time to hit the stage on Tuesday night, a little bedraggled and worse for wear. And coming off the weekend in the Coachellian desert who can blame them.
Anyway, all that was faint history tonight because they took the stage with fresh vengeance and wiped any memory of anything gone before from the minds of the New York indie elite (and all others along for the ride).
Opening with a pre-recording of a lone Sitar paying instrumental tribute to â??Young Folk,â? the full house was well primed and wet-mouthed for their entrance on stage. Three Swedish cavaliers. They picked up their instruments, offered requisite salutation, then launched into a remarkable set of back-to-back classics â?? who knew they could deliver such pristine excellence in live forum. I mean, on record/emanating from a studio is one thing. But quite another to recognize the well-foundedness of their musicianship, the simplicity and ease of their commanding of instruments. The one guitar line picked over the hypnotic throbbing bass lines over the tightly-braced and fully-intentioned drum rhythmns. Lordy lord these quirky Swedes can play! Even cuter was the explanation midway through the set of John admitting that he occasionally also plays the sampler. That he can â??record a songâ? and then â??hit the songâ?. And he then vowed to show us how he â??hit the songâ? for the next two songs, and who didnâ??t think that was adorable?
From the instant melodies, to the poppy post-punk, to stripped back acoustic versions and a capella singalongs, to the Yo La Tengo meets Stereolab improvised jams (i.e. the 12-minute closing number) this band reeked a diversity that was as equally surprising as impressive. There was not a dull moment and a glance out into the crowd gave the ultimate reassuranceâ?¦ ubiquitous looks of absolute glee! Nevermind that in a stroke of pure genius they invited Heather from Au Revoir Simone (who opened the night) out to sing co-vocals on â??Young Folksâ?. True to the original but wayyyyy sexier she pulled it off with consummate style. Johnâ??s brother also jumped onstage to man the bongos, and the night bounced along from one song to the next without giving us a single moment to lose interest. Other highlights were â??Letâ??s Call It Off,â? â??Amsterdamâ? and a song that Peter said he wrote when he was 13 (that I missed the name of).
Boys. Girls. The awkwardest of dance moves not in the least bit impairing the PB&J devoteesâ?? pure celebration of the music. Couples sharing innocent moments (surely these songs will give many something to walk down the aisle to) and a complete lack of self-consciousness of an en masse crowd. Iâ??d seen it one time before (at their LA show back in February) but who knew it transcended those West coast/East coast boundaries. In our collective minds, even if for â??one night only,â? we truly were the happiest fans on earth!
Peter Bjorn & John
Webster Hall - 05.02.07
Filter Grade: 89%
by Anita Applebaum | 05.02.2007
HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
For one night only. Well actually two because Peter Bjorn And John arrived last night in New York City to play Webster Hall, the first installment of their two-nights only stint. Word has it that their busdriver failed to show up to bring them North from previous nightâ??s show in Washington DC, and by the time theyâ??d deciphered the American translation of planes, trains and automobiles showed up in the Big Apple only just in time to hit the stage on Tuesday night, a little bedraggled and worse for wear. And coming off the weekend in the Coachellian desert who can blame them.
Anyway, all that was faint history tonight because they took the stage with fresh vengeance and wiped any memory of anything gone before from the minds of the New York indie elite (and all others along for the ride).
Opening with a pre-recording of a lone Sitar paying instrumental tribute to â??Young Folk,â? the full house was well primed and wet-mouthed for their entrance on stage. Three Swedish cavaliers. They picked up their instruments, offered requisite salutation, then launched into a remarkable set of back-to-back classics â?? who knew they could deliver such pristine excellence in live forum. I mean, on record/emanating from a studio is one thing. But quite another to recognize the well-foundedness of their musicianship, the simplicity and ease of their commanding of instruments. The one guitar line picked over the hypnotic throbbing bass lines over the tightly-braced and fully-intentioned drum rhythmns. Lordy lord these quirky Swedes can play! Even cuter was the explanation midway through the set of John admitting that he occasionally also plays the sampler. That he can â??record a songâ? and then â??hit the songâ?. And he then vowed to show us how he â??hit the songâ? for the next two songs, and who didnâ??t think that was adorable?
From the instant melodies, to the poppy post-punk, to stripped back acoustic versions and a capella singalongs, to the Yo La Tengo meets Stereolab improvised jams (i.e. the 12-minute closing number) this band reeked a diversity that was as equally surprising as impressive. There was not a dull moment and a glance out into the crowd gave the ultimate reassuranceâ?¦ ubiquitous looks of absolute glee! Nevermind that in a stroke of pure genius they invited Heather from Au Revoir Simone (who opened the night) out to sing co-vocals on â??Young Folksâ?. True to the original but wayyyyy sexier she pulled it off with consummate style. Johnâ??s brother also jumped onstage to man the bongos, and the night bounced along from one song to the next without giving us a single moment to lose interest. Other highlights were â??Letâ??s Call It Off,â? â??Amsterdamâ? and a song that Peter said he wrote when he was 13 (that I missed the name of).
Boys. Girls. The awkwardest of dance moves not in the least bit impairing the PB&J devoteesâ?? pure celebration of the music. Couples sharing innocent moments (surely these songs will give many something to walk down the aisle to) and a complete lack of self-consciousness of an en masse crowd. Iâ??d seen it one time before (at their LA show back in February) but who knew it transcended those West coast/East coast boundaries. In our collective minds, even if for â??one night only,â? we truly were the happiest fans on earth!