Okkervil River, The Stand Ins
Four Tet, Ringer
Dr. Dog, Fate
The Flatlanders, More a Legend than a Band
Sam Prekop, Who's Your New Professor?
Holy Fuck, LP
Spoon, Kill the Moonlight, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, and Girls Can Tell
Okkervil River, Black Sheep Boy
As is plain to see, it's been pretty much all Okkervil River and Spoon this week, not coincidentally because I've tickets to see both—Spoon (sandwiched between MGMT and Beck at the Hollywood Bowl) tonight and Okkervil River on Tuesday. I've never seen either band before.
- Spoon, 1020 am
Oh snap, Scott, you are in for TWO delicious and Austin-y musical treats! Have fun at the shows... can't wait to hear your first impressions.
Posted by: Sara | September 20, 2008 at 09:57 AM
You are going to have a GREAT time at both.
As much as I love Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and the rest of Spoon (Eno was a producer on the Stage Names! Keepin' it local), Okkervil is a way better live band. I mean, loads.
Will Sheff has a wonderful stage presence, and while they aren't the most musically-inclined band, they are hilarious/awesome/spectacular live.
Posted by: Liz | September 20, 2008 at 06:28 PM
Spoon last night was pretty awesome—better than Beck, I thought (though I'm also less of a fan of Beck).
Nice to hear about Sheff's stage presence. I saw Vampire Weekend last week, then MGMT/Spoon/Beck last night, and combined I think maybe three sentences were uttered between songs. Zero attempt on anyone's part to actually try and connect with the audience.
Posted by: scott pgwp | September 21, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Prekop?
You know there's a new Sea and Cake coming, yes?
http://bdr.typepad.com/blckdgrd/2008/09/exactly-what-i-needed-to-learn-today.html
Posted by: bdr | September 22, 2008 at 05:39 PM