Posts about Arcade Fire
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How did it even happen? Three nights of Beirut and three nights of Arcade Fire within four days in New York City. Pleased with the four shows I was able to attend, I suggest wrapping up this madness by handing out awards.
Best Performer
Arcade Fire’s Regine Chassagne for excellent singing, drumming and hitting of other things.
(Pictures and all other important awards after the jump)
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Download “Wake Up” (from ryspace.com, live at Judson Memorial Church)
or listen to this live track recorded by Ryan
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Arcade Fire’s first of three shows, this one at United Palace, was solid. It must’ve been quite a night for those in the first 30 rows or so. Even the Lower Loge seemed to have a great view. For the rest of us there was a sad realization, looking down from ULOGE G, that we have been spoiled by our Boweries and Mercuries. The venue was beautiful, though, and I was close enough to the ceiling to admire its intricate insanity. My favorite part of the night, however, would have to be an A train packed to the brim with Arcade Fire concert-goers after the show.
(Review and photos continue after the jump)
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Download “Wake Up” (from ryspace.com, live at Judson Memorial Church)
or listen to this live track recorded by Ryan
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As I prepare for two Arcade Fire shows this week, writes Washington Post’s J. Freedom du Lac:
A ticket to an Arcade Fire show represents the possibility, if not the probability, of being transported — of transcendence. It’s the reason tickets to the 3,700-seat venue sold out in less than an hour. It’s also why the band is becoming increasingly known as one of the most vital live acts in contemporary popular music — a sort of modern-day art-rock answer to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, whose galloping music was echoed in Arcade Fire’s superlative set-closer, “Keep the Car Running.” (The Talking Heads are another important touchstone.)
Hmm. Full article.
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