I'm exhausted (what else is new...) from work, etc. (but mostly work), so some thoughts on the Bowerbirds show at Sneaky Dee's last night in 15 minutes or less (so I can relax, have a beer, play some NBA '09, and watch some Ali G)...
Megafaun, and no, I'm not mis-spelling Mega-fun, although they were fun. And certainly that's what I'd take away from the Durham, NC band's set. They get an A+ for their banter: talking to the guy who was wearing a Durham Bulls t-shirt, inviting an audience member up to do a harmonica solo, and closing out the set acoustically in the middle of the floor (see photos below). That said, I've got a suggestion for the band: you ought to change your name from Megafaun, which is cool, I guess, to Men with Beards (see photos below).
Bowerbirds, by contrast, probably couldn't have been much more serious, not necessarily in a bad way, but were much more clinical about reproducing songs that are, in a word, breathtaking. Their songs, which are driven by the classical guitar, were put together just as beautifully as they were on the album, only could've sounded better if they were in a place with better acoustics -- say, Massey Hall, or, Aoelian Hall in London, On -- rather than above a place that was surving half priced fajitas (which I wouldn't recommend)...
A couple of other Bowerbirds notes:
- Their last album, Hymns for a Dark Horse, as I re-reminded you all the other day was my 6th favourite of 2008.
- And that video for 'In Our Talons' was pretty slick.
- What drew me to the band was their Blogotheque session in some NYC candy shop, which, like most of the Blogotheque videos couldn't be better.
- They've got a new album out now, Upper Air, which I'm expecting, based on their performance last night, will be equally good (but probably similar sounding). You can order that album here.
[mp3] Bowerbirds - Bur Oak (live @ Sneaky Dee's)
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