Mp3s: Film School live in Boston
Posted on May 29, 2006 at 2:02 pm | No Comments
San Francisco’s Film School came to town a week ago, taking the stage at Allston’s Great Scott just after a great set by Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s. I’d missed them the last time they were in town, and again when they had to cancel a show in Wellesley after their gear was stolen back in March. This time had to be the charm, especially since the bar’s just a few blocks from my place.
It’s not hard to spot the five-piece (and fifty pedal) outfit’s influences, and my shoegaze-filled brain couldn’t help doing just that (‘here’s the Ride-ish drumbeat’, ‘there’s the early-Slowdive-style intro’). Fortunately for Film School, they’re able to take these influences and tweak them just enough to own (or at least rent-to-own) them, and they deliver their songs with no small amount of energy and sincerity. Hey, if they’re going for a certain sonic aesthetic, at least they picked my favorite one.
In the small confines of Great Scott, earplugs were required, but I couldn’t help removing them near the end to feel the guitars (and the beers, thanks false45th) fully wash over me. Totally transported, I could have stayed for far more than their 9-song set, but both bands knew you should leave the crowd wanting more. So they did…
Live at Great Scott
Allston, MA
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
01. On & On
02. Harmed
03. Pitfalls
04. He’s In A DeepDeep Lake
05. Ms. Connection
06. Breet
07. P.S.
08. Like You Know
09. 11:11
Seven of those can be found on their excellent self-titled second disc, and the other two (‘p.s.‘ and ‘Ms. Connection‘) appear on last year’s ‘Alwaysnever’ EP.
A brief aside: For the first time, the ‘most annoying audience member’ contest results in a tie! Couldn’t decide between the socially-inept dork with the incessant WOOOOoooOOOOooo!-ing in my ear (listen to the mp3s, ya can’t miss him), or the tool who felt compelled to yell ‘San Francisco represent!’ after every song. I’d love to see these two fight it out in a to-the-death cage match, all the while screaming their respective battle-cries.
Film School video for ‘11:11‘ here, their MySpace page (with three streaming songs) is right here, and their tour with Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s continues tonight in Atlanta. The two bands will part ways in Texas as F.S. heads west for a homecoming show at Slim’s in San Francisco (uh, represent!).
the fine print: If anyone has an issue with this live set being made available, just say the word (email link on left). Recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps mp3s. Mp3s are made available for just a few weeks, and are not reposted once removed.
Mp3s: Weddoes & Twilight Singers on the radio
Posted on May 26, 2006 at 9:39 am | No Comments
Here’s a quick one before I post the Film School set: mp3s from a couple radio broadcasts you may have missed over the past few days…
The Twilight Singers are about a week into their ‘Powder Burns’ summer tour, and they stopped by the CD101 ‘Big Room’ in Columbus, OH to chat a bit and plow through a couple songs…
2. Twilight Singers – Interview
3. Twilight Singers – Underneath the Waves (live)
While the streaming sound quality wasn’t spectacular, I did a little tweaking, and their performance has me even more psyched for this Monday night when they play the Paradise here in Boston. Dulli & Co. never disappoint, and I’m pretty surprised it’s not sold out yet. Believe me, that won’t be true by the time they hit the stage.
Oh, and get there early — it’s a close-knit opening line-up. Dulli cohort Jeff Klein starts the night, and a band Greg has been a touring part of, Italy’s Afterhours, is up second.
BBC6Music had David Gedge of the Wedding Present on the phone on Wednesday, calling from France during their current European tour, ostensibly to promote the just-released CD/DVD collection “Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5“. Not only did Gedge chat about the current tour, but he hinted that once they’re off the road in June he’ll start plugging away at songs for the next Wedding Present album. Good news indeed.
Once the interview was over, the BBC dusted off a few songs from the Weddoes 1988 appearance at the London’s Town & Country Club, so here they are…
live at the Town & Country Club, London
Friday 19th February 1988
1. Interview / Intro
2. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
3. Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm
4. Be Honest
5. Anyone Can Make a Mistake
6. My Favourite Dress
Not only did they start that show with ‘Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft‘ (the only song I’ve ever sang live on stage… don’t ask), but Gedge introduced ‘Be Honest‘ as ‘a new one’. 18 years ago. Ok, now I feel ancient again. Glad to hear that they’re actually playing that one on the current tour… sometimes you just can’t beat the old stuff.
Listen to the stream of that BBC6 broadcast until this coming Wednesday right here.