I think I kinda skipped over Sons & Daughters a bit too fast. Really enjoyed their set at Mercury Lounge a while back tho. I like this new album a lot too. It's refreshingly unique. Not many Scottish Gypsy-blues/rock bands around these days. And they totally killed last night in front of a crowd that prolly should have been indifferent to whoever was performing. Compared to Saturday night's shitshow with The Rapture, the Franz Ferdinand afterparty at the Tribeca Grand last night was a delight. I've got some pictures up on Flickr.
I was tempted to buy a GA Pit ticket for the actual Franz show off Craigslist last night. People were selling them below face, but I decided against it. Even knocked down to $40, it felt a bit steep despite the excellent openers. I really like the new album a lot, however. I think, like most people, I had pretty low expectations for it. Didn't bother to get it right when it came out or anything, but now that I've got it and have been listening for a bit, it's actually quite good.
It's been well over a year now since I saw Franz and Sons & Daughters share a bill at the infamous Volume show in Williamsburg. Still one of my favorite shows ever. I didn't love S&D when I saw them back then, but they've grown on me. I hope to eventually see both of them again.
Sons and Daughters - Dance Me In
Franz Ferdinand - Eleanor Put Your Boots On
You should've seen Franz Ferdinand! :O
Posted by: Robyn | October 18, 2005 at 06:51 PM
The FF show was great. I wasn't planning on going, but I found someone on CL selling GA floor tix for $35. Well worth it. Too bad I missed both opening bands. I had no idea how early the bands went on...
Posted by: Matt | October 18, 2005 at 09:15 PM
thanks for the Dance Me In track - its getting quite a bit of radio airplay down here in Australia at the moment
cheer,
Gurg
Posted by: supergurg | March 28, 2006 at 07:30 AM