Attempted to go see Dan Deacon play the Whitney last night – not very successful. While we were able to cut the line that wrapped around the corner of the block (my friend has museum membership cards), there were already so many people inside that we couldn’t get downstairs to the performance area. The staircase was blocked off, as they weren’t letting any more people down, so we (along with a few other kids) figured we might as well try taking the elevator down. We got off, but didn’t manage to make it very far at all – the museum staff started freaking out at us and instructing us to get back upstairs. Oh well.
We couldn’t see Dan Deacon from the upstairs area, so we watched the crowd of high school kids for a while instead. Every different kind of ugly. Very confused looking kids. Lots of bright colors and hipster flare. We didn’t last very long. On the way out a group of kids – “These people don’t know what a Dan Deacon show is supposed to be like! An all night dance party!” They don’t know what a museum is supposed to be like.
I decided I’m not a Dan Deacon fan. Quirky for the sake of being quirky. Ugly for the sake of being ugly. Not good music. Plus it smelled bad in there.
Onwards to Nada Surf!
I got to the Bowery later than I had hoped to, and only caught a couple Illinois songs. That band is pretty great. This was the first time I had seen the full band. I heard the lead singer play solo a bit ago (opening for Jamie T) and thought it was really good as well. With that solo set in the back of my mind, the full band sound was not what I had expected...more pop I guess.
Nada Surf put on a great show as usual. This is a band that disappeared for a while and came back ready to do things right. They really have their shit together. I still haven’t heard the new record, but recognized a good few of the newer songs from past shows. I was glad to see they’re still using the mirror setup they’ve had the last few years – such a good idea, and so simple. They played a pretty long set (about and hour and forty-five minutes). Every song on Let Go is a treat to hear. I have such a wintry association with that album - listening to it stoned in a parked car in D.C. while the snow is falling...walking in the middle of the road down the Bowery to see the band after a huge snowstorm (almost exactly five years ago!), climbing over mounds of not-yet dirtied city snow...
Where’s winter when I need it?
"Music, like drugs, is intuition, a path to knowledge. A path? No - a battlefield."
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