Grizzly Bear/Feist @ Town Hall, NYC 6/12/07
The only thing our text-buddies asked as soon as Feist's charming, mostly superb set at Town Hall concluded last night was "Did anybody from Broken Social Scene turn up like last night?" The answer was no (although had Kevin Drew joined lovely Leslie on a rendition of "Lover's Spit," as he did Monday night, we may have been verklempt too) -- and though we did get the "Sky Choir" on "1234" (consisting of some presumably local kids and openers Grizzly Bear), the night's special treat was Ms. Feist herself.
Bathed in deep magenta lights (with string lights stretched across stage overhead), the Feisty crew started things with "Honey Honey," the first of nearly all the Reminder tunes we'd hear on the night. Things stayed mellow with "So Sorry," but once she dipped into the one-two shuffle of "My Moon My Man" the vibe loosened. And it stayed that way: Leslie told a ghost story only to have the specter (a blonde tap dancer) come out during the next song; the band bird-whistled; Feist air-guitarred to a loop of her own axe; and most excellently during a song break, some dude's "I love you!" confession from the crowd was met with an equally bass-voiced "I LOVE YOU TOO" from one of the band members (see, he was a guy too, and that was funny).
There were sing-alongs and clap-alongs, a soul-stirring "Intuition" and a rollicking "I Feel It All," but until her take on the traditional "Sea Lion Woman," the crowd resisted getting too involved, instead sinking into the Town Hall seats and letting Leslie do the lifting. And sure, some of the tunes get to be a little latte-light, and the stretches between tunes can lag a little, but her silken vocals and effortless adorability are the draw. Got there a little late for Grizzly, but their Yellow House essentials sounded ace as always, and Ed handled his guitar dropping out during "Knife" masterfully (after the requisite "Oh shit!" mid-song, of course). And, that one dude who clapped when Dan Rossen introduced his cover of "Deep Blue Sea": we salute you. More pics after the jump.
GRIZZLY BEAR
FEIST
Posted at 5:23 PM in Concert
Tags: Feist | Grizzly Bear
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i love her. think she'll marry me? i'm asking anyway. wish i was there.
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the monday show left me speechless. she's an amazing performer.
hurry up and get your presale to the McCarren pool show.
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i really really really really want to have sex with her
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my favorite part of the show:
"i'm going to play an older one now"
"woo! yeah!"
"oh you don't know it, so don't pretend that you do."
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man she's great. so were grizzly bear. a fucking awesome show.
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this seems like its been a reaally fun tour to go to so far
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On Pollstar it said that Feist would be performing here live, so I got my hopes up to finally see someone I've been waiting 2 years to see, but then when I went to buy tickets, there was no word whatsoever of her even planning to come down to San Diego.
Saddest day of my life? Definitely. :(
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She signed my Let it Die LP after the Boston show by drawing a personalized "Matt-boat" in the water. It's so awesome.
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that was my favorite part of the show too, Calebs, but mostly because it was the 4th time she and i had that exchange (the other 3 being joe's pub, bowery ballroom & knitting factory).
it goes like this: she says "this is one i haven't played in a while", i say "woo! yeah!" hoping she's about to do something from her (oop) 1999 debut, Monarch, or even better, one of several stellar (unreleased) songs from the early aughts that she seems to have retired, then she plays "Antipioneer".
now, before you say that "Antipioneer" IS a stellar unreleased song from the early aughts, let me point out that it's the only one she continues to play, so as much as i love it, my cravings tend toward the stuff she REALLY hasn't played in a while.
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grizzly bear sang a cover at greensboro, nc show (and they played it when they played in chapel hill a few months ago) that goes like "he hit me..." who sings it originally? thanks
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erg -- that was their cover of the Crystals' "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)." You can download an MP3 of their version here...
http://www.daytrotter.com/article/711/free-songs-grizzly-bear
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thanks amrit!
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want to relive the show? or just hear it?
http://www.wavesandwires.com/2007/06/21/feist-2007-06-12-town-hall-new-york-city/
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Hi, could anyone tell me where is best to sit at the Town Hall? I am just about to book tickets for Ani Difranco and I am travelling from England so yhis is a bit of a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me.
Thanks,
Sam
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