Hercules & Love Affair Played Their First Show @ Studio B, Brooklyn 5/17/08
Photos and video by Abbey Braden
As most anyone in need of a year-defining dance record, we've spent 2008 enmeshed in Andy Butler and DFA's Hercules & Love Affair triumph. Along with the hardest core of H&LA fans, Abbey Braden secured entry and made the trek to Studio B for the project's first US show at 1:30AM Saturday night. Antony wasn't in the building, but the stage was packed anyway with Kim Ann and glam transexual Nomi on lead vocals, a trombone, a trumpet player, two on keys/korgs/mechanics, a live rhythm section, two dancers full on vogue-ing on the amps ("clad in Hercules oversized tees with 'Banjee' across the middle), one Andy Butler tucked behind a wall of keyboards, and one James Murphy smiling wide sidestage. Says Abbey:
They wasted no time getting to business, and Nomi took over the vox for 'Blind' 3 songs in. Frankly homegirl OWNED it, and I think she should take over the 'As a child' duties from now on (hopefully a giant DFA lightning bolt won't strike me for saying that next time I leave my apt). Kim Ann seemed a bit timid at first, but hell it's their premiere live gig, and she warmed up to the beat eventually. People were chanting her name throughout the set.
Lots post jump, including setlist and, live vids of "Blind" and "Hercules Theme Song," and a platter of Braden pics.
"Blind"
"Hercules Theme"
SETLIST
01 "True/False"
02 "Shadows"
03 "Blind"
04 "I'm Telling You"
05 "Athene"
06 "Classique"
07 "Precious Little Diamond"
08 "You Belong"
09 "Raise Me U"
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10 "Hercules Theme"
No "Iris"! Damn. Jealous anyway. H&LA on tour:
05/23 Brighton, England @ The Parlure Spiegeltent
05/24 Manchester, England # Warehouse
05/25 Bristol, England # Thekla (Dot to Dot Festival)
05/26 Newcastle, England (Evolution Festival)
05/28 Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms
05/29 Liverpool, England @ Sound City at Barfly
05/30 Glasgow, Scotland @ Classic Grand
05/31 Leeds, England @ Wax On at Lotherton Hall
06/01 Dublin, Ireland @ Academy
06/03 London, England @ Soho Revue
06/04 London, England @ Soho Revue
06/05 London, England @ Heaven
06/07 Inverness, Scotland # RockNess
06/08 Paris, France # La Cigale
06/20 Barcelona, Spain (Sónar Festival)
06/21 Faro, Portugal @ Open Air
06/24 Arendal, Norway (Hove Festival)
06/25 Stockholm, Sweden (Accelerator Festival)
06/26 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
06/27 Glastonbury, England (Glastonbury Festival)
06/28 Athens, Greece @ Olympic
07/02 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ 5 Days Off at Paradise
07/05 Knebworth, England @ Knebworth Park
07/06 Werchter, Belgium (Werchter Festival)
07/10 Lisbon, Portugal (Alive Festival)
07/11 Rome, Italy @ Mattatoio Light
07/12 Turin, Italy @ Notte Verde
07/13 Ferrara, Italy @ Piazza Castello
07/18 Berlin, Germany (Melt! Festival)
07/19 East Lulworth, England @ Camp Bestival
08/15 El Ejido, Spain (Ola Festival)
09/06 Isle of Wight, England (Bestival)
Posted at 10:41 AM in Concert, Tour Dates, Video
Tags: Hercules And Love Affair
Was there. thought the sound was kinda meh. and i love the album.
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I thought it was great. especially for their first proper show. the "Hercules Theme" encore killed it. Nomi and Kim sounded great. and by the time they come back from Europe, i think they'll be even better.
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I think I'd do Nomi!!
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Really JP? I think Hercules Them was not really good for finishing the show. It was all right. I bet too when they come back they will be better.
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'she's giving me a banjee effect..."
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was wondering if anyone else would get that. gold star for you.
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She is a he, just FYI.
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i feel the show was great and agree on them getting stronger through out the european tour. check out there secret show review http://www.intrix.net/nikuya/2008/05/06/hercules-and-love-affair-secret-show/
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i feel the show was great and agree on them getting stronger through out the european tour. check out the secret show review http://www.intrix.net/nikuya/2008/05/06/hercules-and-love-affair-secret-show/
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i can't believe she is a he
i fail
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Rodney, Greg, and Warren. Are you guys seriously living in the 21st century? You've never heard of transexuals before? You probably fancy yourselves pretty hip, so you may as well do a little research and at least learn some nomenclature and hopefully understand how retarded and offensive it is to refer to a transexual woman as "he". Puerile comments here about gender that have nothing to do with the music simply reflect the sorry state of your infantile minds. Get over it and crawl out of whatever mental college fraternity you inhabit.
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Joseph,
Your argument would be a lot more convincing if you refrained from using derogatory terms. "Retarded" is hardly an appropriate way to refer to someone.
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Joseph,
Your argument would be a lot more convincing if you refrained from using derogatory terms in it. "Retarded" is hardly an appropriate way to refer to someone.
Jennifer
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Nomi. Is. Beautiful. No. Matter. What.
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They fact that a man would "tap that ass" knowing Nomi is a transexual is a real man. He knows a hot thing when he sees her. Calling a transexual a he is just plain disrespectful.
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They fact that a man would "tap that ass" knowing someone is a transexual is a real man. He knows a hot thing when he sees her. Calling a transexual a he is just plain disrespectful.
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she is not a he
she was a he
she does it better the a lot of shes.
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