04.03.2007 Mew / Oh No! Oh My!
First off, yes this is the 2nd show in the same day. Elias, although a short set, still counts. Needless to say, I was feeling a little fatigued for this show - it had also been a long day. Anyway... I first heard of Mew in 2005 and I was immediately intrigued; the name of the band shares my last name. Obviously this is of no concern to you, the reader, however I was pleasantly surprised upon hearing their album "And the glass handed kites".
Fast forward 2 years and Mew is suddenly scheduled to play Richards on Richards amidst a decent amount of hype from the local papers. The local news/entertainment rag, had been giving rave reviews for the band and their latest album.
The first band Oh No! Oh My! from Texas, arrived fairly late having apparently been held up at the border for 3 hours. Pretty decent opener. Sound was good for a band that really didn't get much of a soundcheck. Troubles didn't end there as one of the guitarist broke a string mid song. Good mix of indie/dance/pop music. Played for about 40 minutes. Interesting use of instrumentation and some sound manipulation were used.
After a short break Mew hit the stage to great anticipation. Some interesting things to note were the fact that the drum kit was near the front of the stage and to the side and the large projector screen. Visuals on the projector were put to good use, often syncing up with the song that was played. Actually they were more like animations of the whimsical nature; think cats and bears with glasses playing violins. Definitely theater/arena caliber visuals.
Musically, Mew was up to par with their visuals. One thing that was quite noticeable was the drum tone that was fairly prominent throughout the show. From the first note of Circuitry of the Wolf (which flowed seamlessly to Chinaberry tree of course) the crowd was quite captivated with the performance. Pretty decent mix of songs from both Glass Handed Kites and their first album Frengers. Set was about 80 minutes including encore. Most of the songs were done well live, however some of the slower songs seemed to drag on. To answer the question as to whether singer Jonas Bjere would be able to replicate some of his near falsetto vocal parts on the album live; the answer is yes. Well, about 95% of the time anyway. During some of the songs the high notes were noticeably off. As well, some of the songs seemed better on album. Over all, definitely a show that was worth the price admission.
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$25/$20
Side note: Price of a t-shirt at the show was $30, making it more expensive than the show itself.
Fast forward 2 years and Mew is suddenly scheduled to play Richards on Richards amidst a decent amount of hype from the local papers. The local news/entertainment rag, had been giving rave reviews for the band and their latest album.
The first band Oh No! Oh My! from Texas, arrived fairly late having apparently been held up at the border for 3 hours. Pretty decent opener. Sound was good for a band that really didn't get much of a soundcheck. Troubles didn't end there as one of the guitarist broke a string mid song. Good mix of indie/dance/pop music. Played for about 40 minutes. Interesting use of instrumentation and some sound manipulation were used.
After a short break Mew hit the stage to great anticipation. Some interesting things to note were the fact that the drum kit was near the front of the stage and to the side and the large projector screen. Visuals on the projector were put to good use, often syncing up with the song that was played. Actually they were more like animations of the whimsical nature; think cats and bears with glasses playing violins. Definitely theater/arena caliber visuals.
Musically, Mew was up to par with their visuals. One thing that was quite noticeable was the drum tone that was fairly prominent throughout the show. From the first note of Circuitry of the Wolf (which flowed seamlessly to Chinaberry tree of course) the crowd was quite captivated with the performance. Pretty decent mix of songs from both Glass Handed Kites and their first album Frengers. Set was about 80 minutes including encore. Most of the songs were done well live, however some of the slower songs seemed to drag on. To answer the question as to whether singer Jonas Bjere would be able to replicate some of his near falsetto vocal parts on the album live; the answer is yes. Well, about 95% of the time anyway. During some of the songs the high notes were noticeably off. As well, some of the songs seemed better on album. Over all, definitely a show that was worth the price admission.
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$25/$20
Side note: Price of a t-shirt at the show was $30, making it more expensive than the show itself.
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