Missy | January 31, 2005
Yes, I saw the Arcade Fire last night and, yes, it was a very fine show. Pretty damn exhilarating, more like it. I’m having a bit of a superiority complex for being fortunate to have nabbed a ticket, which I didn’t lose. Meanwhile, I’m so busy that I’m just now sitting down to the blog and am too tired and slow-witted. They bring sort of the same feeling of Flaming Lips and Polyphonic Spree, with uplifting melody and lots of vocals, but not in an Up With People kind of way. Show-related posts (and some photos) appear elsewhere: here, here, and here. Unrequited Narcissism points to more photos. I didn’t get close enough to the stage even if I had brought a camera (the 9:30 Club generally has peculiar rules about cameras–which didn’t seem to be in effect last night–and as such, I never bring one when I go there.) Amidst the throngs of eager faces, the only familiar ones I bumped into was Yglesias (Will, were you there?) and a woman who works at my agency; I should have plowed my way frontward, but I had a pretty good viewing spot by the bar. Fantastic show.
They’re supposedly appearing on Conan tomorrow (Tuesday), in case you want to set your Tivo or, like me, those archaic things they call VCRs.
