Last night: Saw William Elliot Whitmore, Ted Leo and The Pogues.
Unfortunately, I missed most of W.E.W.’s set, I had been rather looking forward to seeing him since I had listened to a few of his songs earlier in the day and it sounded like something I might like. Turns out, he was an artist that I would like. Ted Leo wasn’t that great. I’m not really a fan but I wanted to see what they were like live because in my experience, most bands are much better live. So I was trying to get into Ted Leo and The Pharmacists by listening to them on Hype Machine and it just wasn’t happening so I thought maybe if I saw them it would be different. Not so much. : /
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
The Pogues were fucking awesome. I hadn’t really listened to them either. I mean I have some albums that a friend sent me and I had been trying to get into them as well. I really like Fairytale of New York but that’s only because I’d heard the Stars cover version first.
I think the reason I didn’t really “get” them is because it’s one of those things where people describe a band to you, and then you try to get a feel of their music and “scene” through the description of others but for each person the music is a different experience and I think I was trying to adopt the feelings of others instead of building my own. I think that’s what really allows one to appreciate a band or musician. When I actually saw them play it was something else completely to me.
So seeing them last night was great. The music really finally clicked with me and it was like I was finally hearing what I needed to hear instead of what other people were telling me to hear.
BTW, The Pogues are dressed as a mariachi band
Anyway, great show. Great way to spend Halloween. Well, that is aside from rude, drunk guy who I tried to sort of pick a fight with. What?! He was being an asshole and nobody else would say anything to him! His girl finally gave him enough of a glare and cold shoulder that he focused his attention on trying to appease her – I think that’s what happened anyway. I didn’t want to turn around and watch. Then there was the scramble of trying to get home after the show. That was cool.