With Scarves Like These, Who Needs Friends?
Vampire Weekend: the preppiest band I’ve ever seen. As fellow RTPers will tell you, this album has been in heavy rotation in a lot of our rock libraries. I like the album, but it’s not my favorite of the year (more on that later this week…) and after seeing them live I’m convinced they’ll make bank. They’re just SO clean cut. I’ve never seen anyone at Schubas that had such manicured faces. And look at the keyboardists scarf - its way too big to be on stage. Just 1/8th of that scarf is enough to blanket the entire homeless population of Wicker park… He wouldn’t have even taken it off were it not for the prodding of a loud audience member. Yes, I’m aware I’m biased because I rock a beard and beards and scruff make rock just better.
While the live show didn’t do much for me, they are a tight group of musicians especially the drummer and the audience was definitely into it. I just…wasn’t. But that’s alright, I’m into beer. I mean, how many songs can you have about Cape Cod? Good album, live show doesn’t do it for me. Although if they get a single on the WB or something they’ll make MILLIONS. I saw at least 10 girls lose their shit up front during a couple songs. Those boys will pull tail across college campuses everywhere.
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I’m revisiting this album since I got it. It’s substantially better when its snowy and cold out.
PS: Friend of RTP Rachel at TitsNGiggles has a review of the LA show.
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I like how this post fell into the douchebaggery category. I have to agree with the good Rev — it’s funny how much seeing a band live can change your perception of them. I actually think they put on a great show — they were tight as hell and they played almost every single song i’ve grown to know and love over the past few months, but regardless, something about my perception of them has been altered, and not in a good way. I’m not sure if I really have a leg to stand on here or if I was just jealous at how young, good looking, and successful they are (not to mention the FACT that all four of them absolutely got laid about six times each last night), but either way, I’ll definitely be watching them closely, and am excited for the new record to come out.
on a couple separate notes:
- could they really be that preppy or is that just part of their act?
- did the keyboardist look like he was on acid or was it just me (that was on acid)?
- why did the singer need to stand on his tippy toes whenever he sang? were his balls tied to the floor and pulled painfully with each act of tiptoeity so he could hit those falsetto notes?
- when was the last time you saw schuba’s so packed, replete with numerous desparate non-ticket holders begging at the door?
- does anyone have any food they’d like to share with me? i’m a bit hungover and starving.
Was I the only one in the crowd longing to scream out a solid, pimp-cup wobbling, crunk-ass sounding, “Yeeeeaaaaaaahhhh!” Little Jon style when they played “Oxford Comma”
Oh, I was. Oh, ok. I guess I am glad that I didn’t then.
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