Curses, I am at this very moment listening to The New Pornographers, and going "dammit Jim, I'm a listener, not a fan" or something like that to put off writing something about this excellent group and their fine album.

Blown speakers! Yes, that's my excuse!

I blew my speakers listening to "Electric Version" and they electrocuted the dog which ate my homework.

I've been planning to write about their show too - I saw them at Bimbo's (San Francisco) a couple of weeks back and had a blast. They brought an air guitarist up on stage about 3/4 of the way through, and after the song when he started to jump down, they brought him back - and then brought his friend to play bass. By the end of the show, they had full air band going - one air musician for each actual musician, including air singers. For the last song, the air singer had his arm around the actual keyboardist singing into a beer bottle. Good fun.

No Heart, no Beatles, but they had this: "... born and raised in SOUTH DEtroooit ..." until they ran out of words they knew.

Unfortunately, the sound sucked and only incrementally improved as the show went along. Three good (one great) singers and we could hardly hear them over the rhythm section. You could hear Neko, but then she doesn't need amplification at all.

i've been planning to pick up the new cd because i loved Blacklisted...

now i wanna see them live.

peace.

I saw them on the tour for Mass Romantic in Sacramento. They were awesome as always, and I will never forget shaking Neko's hand afterwards. (Note to self: must wash hand sooner or later).

At one point in the show the club bouncers were hassling some people dancing near the stage. Of course the band did not take too kindly to it. It shortly evloved into a great rendition of "Footloose" which sent the crowd into tears of laughter and dancing.
This is obviously a band that will knows all kinds of music and enjoys playing "covers" at the drop of a hat if it sounds like a fun idea.

derf

Well, yesterday I heard a 15 second byte of a song which was played at the end of a sports show on tv here in Australia. I had to know what this beautiful tune was so I googled the lyrics I could remember. It turned out to be "All For Swinging You Around" from Electric Version. Today I rushed to my favourite music store and bought it. To my utter delight, the album also contained about three other songs which I'd heard on my University radio station and desperately wished I'd known what this band was. Well now I know and my faith in the beauty of pop has been totally restored. As if that were not enough, I have more albums to buy from this sublime band. The New Pornographers have bumped Liz Phair's "Whip Smart" album off the top of my CD stack where it has ruled my collection since I bought it eight years ago. Since I live in the most isolated capital city in the world, I am now saving my meagre student dollars to get my butt to see this sublime band. Ok enough of my praise....your turn!

I just saw The New Pornographers live in Orlando and was blown away too.

Sorry to let you know, that wasn't Niko at the Firestone.