Modest Mouse @ Hollywood Palladium 2/24/09

Andrew Youssef

Modest Mouse

With Johnny Marr off turning his seasoned tricks for the Jarmans, Modest Mouse recruited ex-Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild for this twelve date tour. Seems it was a good choice. These shows are being hailed as fiery and focused, which couldn't always be said about those Marr-dest Mouse sets. The list of songs touched each point on the discog (Lonesome's "Trailer Trash," four from The Moon..., two from This Is A Long Drive..., five from Good News), with only "Education" and "Dashboard" from We Were Dead..., all of which is good news for people who like bashing that latest record's direction. Also performed: new song "Satellite Skin." The tour wraps up in the first week of March; sounds like a good one for lovers of deep cuts. Joining Modest Mouse in this set of shots is openers Japanese Motors and Mimicking Birds, all by photog Andrew Youssef. The rest of this tour's dates and last night's setlist:

SETLIST
01 "The View"
02 "Ohio"
03 "Dashboard"
04 "Trailer Trash"
05 "Bukowski"
06 "Education"
07 "Satellite Skin"
08 "Paper Thin Walls"
09 "Dancehall"
10 "3rd Planet"
11 "Satin In A Coffin"
12 "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset"
13 "Black Cadillacs"
14 "Wild Pack Of Family Dogs"
15 "Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes"

TOUR DATES
02/26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Convention Center
02/28 - Boulder, CO @Balch Fieldhouse
03/02 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
03/03 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
03/04 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's
03/05 - Oxford, MS @ The Lyric
03/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Posted at 11:31 AM by amrit in Concert, Photo
Tags: Isaac Brock | Japanese Motors | Mimicking Birds | Modest Mouse

12 Comments

kewl beans!

Posted by: Ron Jenkins at 02/26/09 12:30 PM  | Reply
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The Moon is their best album; very very glad to see that 3rd Planet is back

Posted by: Deceiver at 02/26/09 1:09 PM  | Reply
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I don't know why everyone hated that last album, I thought it was really good.

I wish I would have seen this setlist when I saw them last year.

Posted by: Black Jesus at 02/26/09 2:08 PM  | Reply
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is that guy from the cure still playing with them?

Posted by: Brains at 02/26/09 2:08 PM  | Reply
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is it pretty much standard that they NEVER play either of the songs that got them semi-mainstream fame? just curious.

Posted by: Gianni at 02/26/09 2:34 PM  | Reply
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Pretty sure it's just standard that they play the songs they want to play.
You'll have to ask Isaac yourself, though.

Posted by: Lucretius  in reply to Gianni's comment at 02/26/09 4:57 PM  | Reply
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i wish MM was still 'cool' i.e. write more lonesome crowded west-esque tunes

Posted by: Cornelius at 02/26/09 4:53 PM  | Reply
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Um...that's not the whole setlist. After "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes", they played "Parting of the Sensory", "Baby Blue Sedan", some song I've never heard (new?), and "Dramamine". Did you leave early or something?

Posted by: Chris at 02/26/09 11:06 PM  | Reply
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mimicking birds = chimney sweep = sweet soft truth

Posted by: joe joe the dog faced boy at 02/27/09 12:32 AM  | Reply
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bukowski is my favorite song by them... i wonder how good it sounds live?

Posted by: ian g at 02/27/09 10:52 AM  | Reply
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we gotta review of their show at the fox here in oakland. come check it out por favor

Posted by: the musicologist at 03/03/09 1:40 AM  | Reply
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I just saw them in Oxford. It was so much better than when I saw them last. There was great energy on stage. I like the new addition:)

Posted by: Vanessa74 at 03/09/09 3:27 AM  | Reply
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