Grizzly Bear @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 6/30/06
Yellow House is going to be one of your favorite albums of the year. Grizzly Bear's new one delivers heart-tugging folk via endlessly inventine off-kilter arrangements. Friday was an unfortunate night for the boys to hit the Bowery (they competed with Futureheads, Walkmen, and the seemingly untouchable TV On The Radio) -- but we were pleasantly surpised to see our local Ballroom completely empty at 11 PM. Of course it filled out by the time the band took the stage for a late-night set.
From the haunted doo-wop of "Knife" to the nervous folk suite "On A Neck," live Yellow left the crowd hungry for more. (Ed, next time we wanna hear "Little Brother"!)
SET LIST
"Showcase"
"Lullabye"
"Knife"
"Don't Ask"
"Colorado"
"Fix It"
"On A Neck, On A Spit"
PHOTOS (BY AMRIT)
Headliners and Stereogum Band To Watch Lansing-Dreiden were plagued by sound issues and a tired audience that gradually vanished during the performance. We're willing to consider it was an off night. Still love the '80s-tastic "A Line You Can Cross." (Video: MOV | WMV)
Elsewhere, La Blogotheque filmed Grizzly performing "Knife" a capella on the streets of Paris:
So much better than a capella Sufjan. If the whole Warp thing doesn't pan out, GBear's got a future as a barbershop quartet.
Grizzly Bear - "On A Neck, On A Spit" (MP3)
Buy Yellow House 9/4.
Posted at 4:20 PM in Concert, MP3, Video
Tags: Grizzly Bear
i absolutely loved that evening despite the lansing let down. I actually was surprised how many people there were there considering the competition
awesome set and the knife song i've heard is pretty cool
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First time I had seen them since early days of the first record...absolutely brilliant. i was delightfully mauled by the bear.
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First time I had seen them since early days of the first record...absolutely brilliant. i was delightfully mauled by the bear.
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has this fully leaked? if so can someone YSI or link me to where I could get it?
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man, i wish i could've gone. i was hoping maybe you'd say more about the show. but that's alright. the pictures are good enough. and all you reaaaaally have to say has been said: "Yellow House is going to be one of your favorite albums of the year." definately number one for me. i love grizzly bear
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The show was amazing, as usual. I basically only support friend's bands which I actually like, which enthusiastically includes these boys. I used to promise i would come out to see the shows and then never make it, but now I will be a constant supporter. I was pleased to see I wasn't the only one. UNSUBTLE GRIZZLY LOVE FOR ALL. http://grizzly-bear.net/
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yellow house is a killer
watch yr back
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the show was just amazing. yellow house is gorgeous. 2006 is the year of the grizzly bear! (L-D were not happening that night.)
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the show was so great...those boys are so cute. i wish ld was better...i want to hear the record in its entirety live. i think that would make me melt.
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It's already my favorite album of the year. Horn of Plenty was amazing and Yellow House is a flawless sophomore record. Beautiful, epic, rich, can't stop talking about it to everyone who will listen.
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that show killed!
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and what about the video in the green shower? it's even better than this one. i love the light and the different zoom in it. and the voices.. the voices.. it's delightful!
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the crowd filled in after 11 bc thats around when tvotr finished. they cooridnated the two shows so ppl could see both tvotr and l-d, but grizzly bear didnt go on until 11 either? ohh man! i wouldve liked to see them and tvotr, now u tell me it was possible, i hate you!
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i got the whole album. it's really really much better than Horn of plenty which was nice. but not like this. obviously the new members are key and , i'd guess crucial to the sudden omnipresencse of this band online
poor lansing dreiden
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That capella version was pretty damn good, too bad about the quality. Can't wait for the album.
http://www.musictimes.com.au
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i cant believe you hated on a capella sufjan.
that was prettty impressive.
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> i cant believe you hated on a capella
> sufjan. that was prettty impressive.
It was cute, but the terrible video quality made me nauseous.
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oh my god, that a capella was amazing.
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totally bummed that i missed the grizzly bear show but the new album is incredible. so intensely rich. it'll blow your mind.
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that a capella version is amazing. and they are so fucking cute.
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i can't stop watching that video. it made me cry! so gorgeous
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Question - -
Are TVONR the most over-rated band ever? I mean ever.
Seriously, they are bad.
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the live show is where these guys really found their sound. all the grandness and luminosity in on a neck and knife is the product of gb the stage act. they did a good job getting that all into the recordings, but it is still a bit controlled. if you ever get the chance to see them live jump at it--they'll make it worth your while.
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