Equal Parts Music & Performance Art

James Edmondson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:17:59 +0000

A few years ago, I saw Of Montreal with Matt, Amie, Dana, and I don’t know if Brad was there. Probably not. Anyfarts, it was a crazy show, and I think we were all under 21. So strange to think back to those days, since now it seems my whole life revolves around buying myself alcohol. It was right after the realase of Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? and I was so excited. We drove down to LA (or maybe I drove up from San Diego with Amie?), went to my brother Cameron’s old apartment, and pre partied with some turtle beers. I remember having an increadible time. Oh I remember, Brad was supposed to go, but he bailed, so we scalpted his ticket while in line.

It was a really cool concert, lots of smoke machines, lasers, lights, costume changes, 15 foot dresses, that sort of thing. Quite a show. The singer had a pair of red shorts that he donned, and later on the same tour, he got completely naked.

I saw them again last friday, and it blew that show out of the water.

On top of the 5 band members (singer, drummer, drummer, bass, guitar, keyboard), there were 5 performance artists, dancing (I guess it was dancing), acting, and story telling during the entire performance. It was the most increadible thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Some of those performance artists were cute too. Really cute. There was one in this little bikini and I couldn’t help but think about pursuing a career in performance art.

It made for an awesome show. Another night where I was happy to be alive in SF. I wish I got a t shirt. Anytime you have the opportunity to see them live, do it. I’m always happier to see band a second time. Wilco, Islands, and Architecture in Helsinki were all better the second time. It’s just like making love really.

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Equal Parts Music & Performance Art