Stellastarr* Shines A Light At Bowery
You love my puns, don't you?
Let me preface this review by saying that I sadly missed our beloved Hourly Radio, but I promise to catch them the next go 'round.. love you guys!
I've seen Stelastarr* now about a billion and one times, and let me just say that this was definitely within the top few best shows of their NY assaults.
Opening the set with 'Lost In Time' (which has crept up into my top 5 ss* songs) truly built the excitement of the evening.
Little time was wasted before the big guns were thrown out, including a rip-roaring version of 'Sweet Troubled Soul', complemented adjacently with 'Damn This Foolish Heart'. The crowd ate it up, as we always do.
I must comment on the fantastic light show last night! It felt like I was seeing a show at Webster Hall (the one bright side of that venue).
Surprises included the encore-opening 'Angela', which I haven't heard live in forever ever ever. I turned to Rad, confused, and asked him what the hell it was, and then the chorus kicked in and I was gleeful again.
I knew it would be better to attend the second night rather than the first! They didn't get the aforementioned 'Angela, nor did they get the rarely-played but much-loved 'Moongirl' which we were treated to at the Monday night show.
One can only hope we hear those songs again tonight over at the Warsaw with Editors!!
Oh, yeah, about 5 songs into the show, I totally stole Jen's notepad and swore I'd post the setlist for all y'all, and here it is.
Lost In Time
No Weather
Homeland
Sweet Troubled Soul
Damn This Foolish Heart
In The Walls
Somewhere Across Forever
The Diver
Love + Longing
On My Own
Moongirl
Pulp Song
--
Angela
My Coco
Jenny
More photos and reviews over at The Modern Age and Village Indian. Since they both have MUCH fancier cameras than us sluts, you should really head over to their sites which capture the intensity of the show through photo much better than I ever could.
Let me preface this review by saying that I sadly missed our beloved Hourly Radio, but I promise to catch them the next go 'round.. love you guys!
I've seen Stelastarr* now about a billion and one times, and let me just say that this was definitely within the top few best shows of their NY assaults.
Opening the set with 'Lost In Time' (which has crept up into my top 5 ss* songs) truly built the excitement of the evening.
Little time was wasted before the big guns were thrown out, including a rip-roaring version of 'Sweet Troubled Soul', complemented adjacently with 'Damn This Foolish Heart'. The crowd ate it up, as we always do.
I must comment on the fantastic light show last night! It felt like I was seeing a show at Webster Hall (the one bright side of that venue).
Surprises included the encore-opening 'Angela', which I haven't heard live in forever ever ever. I turned to Rad, confused, and asked him what the hell it was, and then the chorus kicked in and I was gleeful again.
I knew it would be better to attend the second night rather than the first! They didn't get the aforementioned 'Angela, nor did they get the rarely-played but much-loved 'Moongirl' which we were treated to at the Monday night show.
One can only hope we hear those songs again tonight over at the Warsaw with Editors!!
Oh, yeah, about 5 songs into the show, I totally stole Jen's notepad and swore I'd post the setlist for all y'all, and here it is.
Lost In Time
No Weather
Homeland
Sweet Troubled Soul
Damn This Foolish Heart
In The Walls
Somewhere Across Forever
The Diver
Love + Longing
On My Own
Moongirl
Pulp Song
--
Angela
My Coco
Jenny
More photos and reviews over at The Modern Age and Village Indian. Since they both have MUCH fancier cameras than us sluts, you should really head over to their sites which capture the intensity of the show through photo much better than I ever could.
Labels: bowery ballroom, concert review, stellastarr
posted by m | 9:17 AM
1 Comments:
is the title a reference to the upcoming wolf parade shows?
that was prob the best i've seen em too, altho i found the lights a bit much at times...especially when the blue spotlight stayed stationary in my eyes for about a minute.
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