Originally posted by econo:Oui!!
Bardot is hot.
Air roll call
Wow…another awesome show. I was thinking there was no way they could top the last time they came through, but this was pretty darn close.
Setlist:
Radian
Venus
Once Upon a Time
Napalm Love
Talisman
Cherry Blossom Girl
Run
Remember
People in the City
Mer Du Japon (awesome)
Photograph
Don't Be Light
Kelly Watch the Stars
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J'Ai Dormi Sous L'Eau
Sexy Boy
La Femme D'Argent
All in all, probably going to make my top 10 shows of the year. The lighting was brilliant, sound was perfect from where I was. Some folks might think they're a little bland, but I think they're just perfectionists and they do a great job of making sure that they can reproduce all the subtle nuances of their music. Thank you Seth for bringing them back. It was a great night.
Setlist:
Radian
Venus
Once Upon a Time
Napalm Love
Talisman
Cherry Blossom Girl
Run
Remember
People in the City
Mer Du Japon (awesome)
Photograph
Don't Be Light
Kelly Watch the Stars
———————
J'Ai Dormi Sous L'Eau
Sexy Boy
La Femme D'Argent
All in all, probably going to make my top 10 shows of the year. The lighting was brilliant, sound was perfect from where I was. Some folks might think they're a little bland, but I think they're just perfectionists and they do a great job of making sure that they can reproduce all the subtle nuances of their music. Thank you Seth for bringing them back. It was a great night.
Oui!!
Looked great. Sounded fantastic.
Looked great. Sounded fantastic.
bearman: HATE HATE HATE. i was so proud of myself, having nabbed a setlist from the sound tech. was about to post it, but you beat me by a few minutes. oh well, you saved me all that typing :)
a great show indeed, surpassed my expectations. might make the bottom of my year's top 10, TBD (of course). i was on the floor, about 10-12 feet back, and the sound was amazing - arguably the best i've ever heard the club's PA sound. "j'ai dormi" and "la femme" were killer. the boys on stage were obviously having a good time. main set was about 55 mins, encore (after a mercifully short break) was about 15-20. i hung out by the back alley and got jean-benoit to sign my setlist, he was very nice and approchable (and short!). spoke with the keyboardist/bassist tour musician (right side of the stage - Steve Jones?) as well, who informed me that Air will be playing the club again in September. you heard it here first.
Kate Havnevik was damn good too, although a tad sedated. sound wasn't as good, resurrect my suspicion that sound tech purposefully make the openers sound bad/a tad worse than the main act. great voice.
i got to the club about 10 minutes before kate hit the stage, hoping to catch a few of kosmo's selections - but he informed me that kate had "walk on music" (correct term?) so i probably didn't hear any of his set. kosmo, do post your set list.
aside: as predicted, the crowd was chatty. grrrr. downright disrespectful during kate's set, spent a good chuck of her set coming up with evil things to do to the yappers (suggestions that won't get me arrested appreciated). low frat-boy content. club about 80-90% full by the time Air hit the stage. seth and rob from thievery hung out on the stage left balcony (was that twangirl with you?)
seth - thanks again for bringing them to the club. a memorable night.
a great show indeed, surpassed my expectations. might make the bottom of my year's top 10, TBD (of course). i was on the floor, about 10-12 feet back, and the sound was amazing - arguably the best i've ever heard the club's PA sound. "j'ai dormi" and "la femme" were killer. the boys on stage were obviously having a good time. main set was about 55 mins, encore (after a mercifully short break) was about 15-20. i hung out by the back alley and got jean-benoit to sign my setlist, he was very nice and approchable (and short!). spoke with the keyboardist/bassist tour musician (right side of the stage - Steve Jones?) as well, who informed me that Air will be playing the club again in September. you heard it here first.
Kate Havnevik was damn good too, although a tad sedated. sound wasn't as good, resurrect my suspicion that sound tech purposefully make the openers sound bad/a tad worse than the main act. great voice.
i got to the club about 10 minutes before kate hit the stage, hoping to catch a few of kosmo's selections - but he informed me that kate had "walk on music" (correct term?) so i probably didn't hear any of his set. kosmo, do post your set list.
aside: as predicted, the crowd was chatty. grrrr. downright disrespectful during kate's set, spent a good chuck of her set coming up with evil things to do to the yappers (suggestions that won't get me arrested appreciated). low frat-boy content. club about 80-90% full by the time Air hit the stage. seth and rob from thievery hung out on the stage left balcony (was that twangirl with you?)
seth - thanks again for bringing them to the club. a memorable night.
Sorry sweetcell…damn, that is GREAT that they'll be back in September! I wonder if I'll get to hit another one of their shows if they do someplace like NY or Philly again. I met JB and Nicholas back in 2001 and had them sign my Moon Safari booklet. Very, very sweet guys and very gracious. Wish I could see them with Phoenix across the pond this summer!
Well I got the bonus set between bands as well…. Throughout the evening The Monkees, Velvet Underground, Jackie DeShannon, Curtis Mayfield, Sparks, Skye, Emma Pollock, Bjork, Was (Not Was), Don Mayberry and a bunch of other cool stuff
Aaahh. I'm glad you guys got a great show. Wish that I could have been there. Maybe in September. Glad to see they are doing "Don't Be Light" which is about my favorite Air song.
Surpassed my expectations as well.
Great Show
and i am happy to hear they are coming back in September
and i am happy to hear they are coming back in September
J'Ai Dormi Sous L'Eau was the best song they played!@! sooooo goooood.
everyone there was old, i was surprised. i was in the front row and nobody wanted to dance except for the awfully drunk.
Glad it was a good show. I saw them at Coachella in '04 and it was amazing.
I wanted more Pocket Symphony tracks.
Originally posted by sweetcell:Ooh, nice!!
Air will be playing the club again in September.
I missed them this time around in order to see Cornelius (who was excellent) in Baltimore. Too bad on the scheduling; I would've liked to have seen both.
The show was pretty good, too bad that I had to leave the club early (my back was killing me)…anyways, Ill be there in September
I really wanted a "Surfing on a Rocket" but other than that, they played everything I wanted to hear.
Originally posted by Christine Moritz:Oh really? Too hasty to ask for a date? Hopefully I'm in town…I had to skip last night, unfortunately.
Originally posted by sweetcell:Ooh, nice!!
Air will be playing the club again in September.
Sweetcell's Bjork/Postal service comparison re: the opener was accurate.
I thought she sounded/looked more like Sarah Brightman!
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Sweetcell's Bjork/Postal service comparison re: the opener was accurate.
Originally posted by Christine Moritz:Seth???
quote:Originally posted by sweetcell:
Air will be playing the club again in September.
Ooh, nice!!
Oh really? Too hasty to ask for a date?