Dec
31
Posted by jill on
December 31, 2007
1. Daft Punk @ Wamu Theater, Seattle, WA, USA – 29th July
2. !!!, Holy Fuck, Midnight Juggernauts @ Koko, London, UK – 7th November
3. Dan Deacon @ The Dome, London UK – 7th December
4. Capitol Hill Block Party @ Seattle, WA, USA – 27th July
Girl Talk @ Bardens Boudoir, London, UK – 11th December
Matt and Kim and Jonquil @ The Barfly, London, UK – 9th November
5. Electrelane @ Koko, London, UK – 29th November
6. Acoustic Ladyland @ the Zodiac, Oxford UK – 29th April
7. Grizzly Bear @ the Scala, London, UK – 21st May
8. Silver Mt Zion and Jonquil @ the Zodiac, London, UK – 3rd May
9. Youthmovies, TTNG, Jonquil, Meet me in St Louis @ a house party, Oxford, UK 14th April
10. Beirut @ Rough Trade East, London, UK – 5th November
11. The Shins @ Bush Hall, London, UK – 26th February
12. Forward Russia @ Borderline, London, UK – 6th December
Dec
11
Posted by jill on
December 11, 2007
So as my last gig of the year, I saw Girl Talk (who I last saw in Seattle at the Capitol Hill Block Party, perform at Bardens Boudoir (a new venue for me, promoted by what might be my new favourite gig promoters – Upset The Rhythm– They also put on the Dan Deacon show on Friday).
I half went to this show wanting to relive my summer. I wasn’t expecting Gregg Gillis to top his show from the summer (which was at the end of a long day of great music – in an absolutely packed venue). To my surprise, the show tonight was just as good, and even exceeded my expectations. For one thing, with his endless gigging, I was expecting the same show as the one I saw this summer. This was not the case. The samples were about 80% the same as his previous set, but they were in a different order, and some of the new bits were even better than his old mixes (one example is the sample of Paranoid Android).
I wasn’t expecting the audience to be as mad as the show I saw in the summer. Afterall, in July he played to a completely packed venue, with people queuing out the door. Even when some of the crowd invaded the stage, the dancefloor was still completely packed. At that show, I was safely watching from the balcony. At Bardens however, there wasn’t a balcony to hide in, but it was great fun to dance with everyone else. And yes, there was a stage invasion. Rather than the chaotic crush in Neumos, Bardens really felt like a party.
The photo for this post is taken from Girl Talk’s soundcheck at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Neumos, Seattle