October 20, 2004
Upped the Bracket
It was a blogger-heavy evening at the 9:30 Club for the Radio 4/Libertines show last night. We had N.M., Kyle from the Leafblower and DCist, Catherine and Mike from DCist and a brief cameo from Megadork, whom I'm starting to think doesn't like to be greeted with "hey, Megadork!"
Oddly missing is DCeiver, who seems to like Radio 4. But having missed the DCist launch and a number of other blogger get-togethers, one wonders what he's up to. Is he horribly deformed? Does he blog from prison? Does he actually live in Loudoun County? We may never know...
Anyway, about the show: Radio 4 was "eeeh." I really like their albums (except for the new one), and I think some of their strength is drawn from good production, which puts the scratchy guitars and dicsoesque bassline front and center. The mix was a muddle last night, and it really didn't help the performance. Also, for a band that makes such danceable music, they don't put on much of a stage show.
As for the Libertines, they were similarly boring, despite the band's sharing of a bottle of Jameson's over the course of their set, which was longer than the sum of their recorded output, even though they skipped at least one song -- "What Katie Did." Looking a little schlubby, they went predictably through the songs, and didn't really do or play anything interesting. Other people think they're great live, but I didn't see it.
Posted by rj3 at October 20, 2004 7:32 AM
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The DCeiver is sadly overworked and overextended to do much more than drag his ass to work and back. I plan, sadly, to continue cancelling social engagements through the weekend, hoping to achieve a Greta Garbo-esque nirvana of relaxation and quietude on Sunday to curl up with his coffee and journals and football and Elliot Smith records. I promise this is but a temporary set-back. I'm sorry Radio 4 was less than--I must admit their new record is not quite as brill as GOTHAM! was.
Posted by: DCeiver at October 20, 2004 2:34 PM
i agree. i was practically asleep by the end. they get a big old blah from me.
Posted by: catherine at October 20, 2004 4:00 PM