The LCD Soundsystem/M.I.A. OMG WTF EEEEEE! tour thread

You get sloppy seconds biatch! ;)

Check the books live, yo! People were enraptured last night at the Empty Bottle - it was a damn nice show.

Again, I have Melt Banana the day after.. so I can get my herkyjerky loud punchy quirky hardcore/metal/punk type rock fix, except in yelps instead of Grinch belches.

LeCoq is going to slime this tour before I get a chance to enjoy it clean and dry. The shame!

Look, I read ILM!

-- donut debonair (do...), May 10th, 2005.

hahaha... well, Adam's a friend so i kinda gotta go, but i think they're playing late so it's gonna be quite a triple-header for me that night ;)

Yup, and earlier on Thursday, she's playing live on KEXP. Poor poor girl. Someone get her a fan and some Evian, girlfriend! (I won't be able to hear or see either, as I'll be a working donut)

Thanks for the Books reminder, I want to go to that. Not so hot on Mia Doi Todd, tho.

My friend has basically threatened me to go see The Books, so I have no choice. I've heard of but never heard Mia Doi Todd.

I'm on the fence about Melt Banana now. :/

I even got to meet M.I.A. a couple hours before the show wondering around Futureshop. She was nice, I was gushing, cause I've had a huge crush on her forever. But still, it went kinda like this: http://www.azizisbored.com/2005_02_20_azizisbored_archive.html#110935968591468841

I'll make sure to grab bar napkins for the ears at the very least.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM TOUR DATES
05-10 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom*
05-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox*
05-14 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore*
05-15 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey*
05-19 Chicago, IL - Metro*
05-20 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall*
05-21 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House*
05-22 Montreal, Quebec - Le Tulipe*
06-09 Boston, MA - Avalon*
06-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall**
06-11 Philadelphia, PA - Transit**
06-12 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club*
06-14 Long Island NY - The Pixies & Interpol -@ Jones Beach

* with M.I.A.
**with The Juan Maclean

I'll be a the Pike Brewery literally across the street (1st ave) from the Showbox tonight around 7pm.. with friends. I plan to get there right around when doors open. Is Diplo DJing the entire night, or is he just doing his thing with M.I.A.?

Anyone from Portland coming up for this?

i'm relatively new around here so it would be cool to meet some ILM'ers tonite. already seems like everyone i know will be at the show tonite! maybe a post show meetup?

Yup. Sorry. :-/

Yeah, I'm sure Scott Giampino, the Showbox booker, would really appreciate that comment, biz.

Also, dismissing LCD by saying they have 6 good songs is like confronting someone by lightly whacking them with the back of your pinky.. as the "only good 6" LCD songs, live, could last well over an hour.

Donut, Durst? not how i pictured. Me, I'm bald and mid-tall and 31 and as I write this realize how unremarkable my appearance is. You'll never find me! Except i'll be cutting a motherfucking rug with a short girl with glasses and yelling 'donut' between songs. That's something.

what siouxsie cover have they been doing?

and my ears are still ringing =)

i'll wear my blue converse and a Journey tour t-shirt that i bought for $15 at the Fremont market. i may wear a black beanie even though it's too warm and i'll be wearing some highwater black pants i got at Value Village. i'll probably be drinking PBR because even though it tastes shit, it's cool to drink. i may or may not see you through my greasy bangs.

you can try asking scott next time, but given that he and his family are still having to deal with the repercussions of having their house go up in flames a few months ago (which is a total pity, since Scott gives up a lot to bring good acts to the Showbox... learn to spell, btw), you'd probably feel bad for asking.

DJ Fucking In The Streets did a really good DJing job for the show.. hurrah!!!

Diplo did a nice mini set beforehand.. the intro video to M.I.A. should NOT be missed! (HINT!). M.I.A. was fun.. but, and I'm a biiiig fan of Arular here, she, her cohort, and Diplo were definitely opening act material compared to LCD Soundsystem. I was about to go into detail about M.I.A., but LCD has just blown my brain away, so that part of my recollection of the show is now gone.

James Murphy has far too many on-stage micro-mannerisms to describe, but they all exist, and they all make him one of the most endearing and positively insane frontmen in rock today.

The band (james of course, nancy on synth, percussion, dancing.. pat on drums.. tyler(?) on bass/moog... and someone whose name I don't know on guitar/bass/drums/miscellany).. my fucking god. I think James's comment "OK, raise your hand.. who thought we'd look cooler?" was really telling, because they were the coolest band ever, because there was no attempt to be concerted about being cool on stage. They just gave 110% to playing.. you couldn't ask for more.

OK, the show in general... so you know there are the two versions of "Yeah", right? the Crass version and the Pretentious version. Well, imagine the live show being the Crass version of the entire album and songs for the set! Again, not a musical comparison, but it's like listening to MBV, and then seeing MBV live... it's fun and colorful in headphones, but absolutely explosive live. I don't know if I'm making sense yet.

Anyway, if you STILL have a chance to see this show, and you give up on it just because you forgot, YOU ARE A SUCKAH TO THE MAXXXXXX! You will be so extremely sorry, you'll throw yourself off a cliff, because you'll NEVER die happy!

Am I enthusiastic enough? Am I making it clear how much I liked the show? No? Ok, I'll try again tomorrow.

http://www.mackron.com/random/lcdsetlist.jpg

went to viceroy to see diplo afterwards, but nothing compared to lcd. it was like a oooldown lap after you've won a soccer game... but he did play a mix of 'love will tear us apart' that i hadn't heard before...and its not the nouvelle vague downtempo version...anyone know what it was?

he had the two turntables and i think was also playing mp3s of his powerbook/ whateva-- it was free and it was cool.

I don't think I've ever seen that phrase on ILM!

Now i'm beyond excited to see them

"Roadblock", "Ramblin' Rose", and "Slow Dive"

I missed the show due to a head cold, sadly.

Had no expectations for LCD so they promptly blew me away. Full-on rhythmic juggernaut.

I LOVED Diplo at the afterparty. It was just so cool, walking in, 'Hey, there's Diplo spinning Blue Monday and MIA standing behind him watching.' He also did an obscenely tight Favela on Blast mix, condensing it down to 8 or so minutes. And he played the Cure twice. We found a couch right in front and it was like Diplo, the living room experience.

Thought it was the usual 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' but i was very drunk by that point, so who knows. And can someone ID the last track (just after)? Was it the whisper song?

Now it's off to the instore. MIA week continues...

Ah.. I stand corrected. Thanks, Matos. Hope you're feeling better.

My comment about appreciating the booking at the Showbox or any venue still stands, however. If it wasn't Scott, it probably was probably related to St3v3 S3v3r1n of Chop Suey, who also is very much a selfless person as far as putting on great shows in Seattle, as I think he's part of Monque, who put on last night's show.. I could be wrong, though.

In general, I don't know too many slimy characters in Seattle that survive in the venue scene here, thankfully. Sliminess was almost more common than not in the L.A. venue scene once upon a time. (In fact, the only "slime" that was around in Seattle at a certain venue moved down to L.A. over a year ago. Not namin' names! *whistles*)

was right in front of diplo as well... mostly by the red couch. got there around 12:15 but didn't see MIA.

http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IU961JMEIEGN0P2RDAU346WBM

http://www.discogs.com/release/353733

Oh let's not be so quick to compare Murphy to someone at least 3 times more brilliant than he is! :)

[Incidentally I don't care for the Pop Group either]

I'm talking specifically about performance here. The difference is M.E.S. could pull off a better performance on at LEAST the same amount of drink Murphy had ingested that evening. Murphy just sounded like he either wanted to get it overwith as fast as possible or he just couldn't be damned to even try. I saw New Order two weeks ago and at least Barney TRIED, even though he abhors touring! Gang of Four also put a hell of a lot more into *their* show than Murphy did.

That said, I still love most of the album and consider it an extraordinary acheivement.

"Ladies and gentlemen.... NANCY! uuh, oh yeah, Ladies and gentlemen.... NANCY!" hahahahaahah.

we were just right of center stage about 4 people back and i thought the sound for MIA was great except the feedback. while i enjoyed her set, i thought the vibe/experience at Coachella made that the superior set. esp. with the Palm Tree silouettes (most amazing) as a back drop. anyone else chuckling at MIA wearing the same outfit for both shows? it's kinda heart warming though, cuz i'd only pack a small bag too. she said she bought it specifically for Coachella during her set in the desert but she must really like it. what is the title of the song she did that's not on the album?

Also she danced on the countertop at the instore, which was quite the moment.

Yeah I noticed that too. It almost seemed like a different song.

Bimble, you better watch out for Mark Stewart's Monobrow Maffia

Well, actually I've heard some M.S. & Mafia stuff I liked. I seem to remember having a record of theirs at one point, even. But with the Pop Group I just can't figure out what gets people so excited. Oh well.

I'd like to thank whoever "n s g" is because even though the YSI link upthread didn't work I do believe that is the song I was looking for! Thanks very much!

jaymc, have you tried ebay?

What covers has LCD Soundsystem played on this current North American tour? I know of these:
"Throw" (Paperclip People)
"Jump Into The Fire" (Harry Nilsson)
"Slowdive" (Siouxsie and the Banshees)

MIA was OK. The beats were coming across all muffled at first, but I might have just been too close to the stage (although I don't remember that being a problem at the Knitting Factory show). Her encore was URAQT and the PFT version of Bingo (!), so that was pretty great.

LCD was fucking great. There was no way they were going to top their show at the Echo, which is pretty much my favorite show I've ever been to, but once they got going last night (I personally thought On Repeat didn't work so well live, but everything after Daft Punk Is Playing At My House was pretty much golden) it just all clicked. JM was so smashed off the bottle of peppermint Schnapps he brought onstage that he kept fucking up the words to Losing My Edge (although to be fair, I'm not sure if it's possible to do that song justice live). Yeah/Throw was one of the absolute best performances of a song I've ever seen live in my entire life, although I will admit that in no way did I recognize Throw until I read this thread. The encore of Jump Into The Fire was fucking batshit awesome, but unfortunately I was too exhausted from like two and a half straight hours of dancing to adequately lose my shit. GREAT climax to a set. GREAT GREAT GREAT.

How can a DJ/MC ever have bad sound???? I mean, even with little or no soundcheck, there's little or no excuse!

Sometimes, it's the venue soundpeoples' fault.

Sometimes, it's the DJ's fault for not recognizing the idea of volume level compromise.

Sometimes, the MC has no concept of mouth-to-mike distance, how to deal with monitor proximity, etc.

Need I go on?

"we went to this fashion show.. OMG... and like these two bands were playing!"

LCD Soundsystem blew me away. I expected them to be good, but they were pure aces! No surprises, now that the cover of "Slowdive" is an integral part of their set, but there was one cover - the closing number - that I didn't recognize (anyone?). "Tribulations" was definitely the highlight of the set.

An aside: What's up with the indie kids barely nodding their pomaded coifs at this most dancingest of shows? Fucking move people!! That's what music like this was meant to do to you.

The afterparty w/ Diplo & Ghostly DJs at Oslo must have been pleasurable as well, though my memory of the evening gets a little hazy at that point.

MIA was way better than I expected, though she started way late (rushed to shovel down my food at the Majestic Cafe, didn't even have coffee, only to wait for what seemed an hour for her to begin). The BushBlair thang at the beginning was hilarious. She seemed more comfortable on stage than probably early on the tour. (I can see why, though, she wouldn't go over too well at an instore)I was pleasantly surprised at the energetic crowd response. (as for the karaokeness of her set, ain't that the nature of the MC/DJ setup?)

LCD were great as well, though too loud for my old ears (why do we forget our earplugs? they're still ringing loudly now). The drummer awed me! I love having the drummer set up like that, especially if they are great. The highlight for me was the encore, which, musically, was IFeelLove, but lyrically not.
One thing is for certain: Nancy's HOTTT!

(another thing's for certain: I can't wait til we pull a California, and ban smoking from gigs!)

the bush/blair thing was great i agree. laughter was a nice way to start off the night.

first time i've seen an opening band brought back out for an encore in a long time.

one of my favorite parts was m.i.a. giving her hype girl a hard time about smoking too much pot. ("we're on tour i can't help it!!")

oh yeah, and the music was good, too. heh. highlights of lcd: "daft punk", "movement", "tribulations" (ace ace ace), "throw", "on repeat"...i can't remember the whole setlist because of the tequila! band sounded tight and excellent. and murphy as sheila e. is a must-see.

Owing to my girlfriend and I having our anniversary dinner at an understaffed Indian restaurant we got there a bit late, missed MIA's set and caught most of LCD Soundsystem's. Tight, good sound, a lot of people, massive disco ball.

1. Beat Connection
2. On Repeat
3. Give It Up
4. Daft Punk
5. Tribulations
6. Movement
7. Losing My Edge
8. Slow Dive
9. Yeah
------------ (I assume on the set list this indicates wait for a couple of minutes to come back for the encore)
10. Jump Into the Fire

That's the setlist, but I recall that the first encore was a song I wasn't familiar with, possibly this Paperclip People "Throw" song or what not, and then they left, and came back for a second encore with the Nilsson cover.

After the show, Murphy said Seattle and Montreal had been the best dates on the tour, complained about his heartburn and then expressed a desire to get some poutine.

i missed the 2nd encore though :(

still, awesome!

I totally missed this! I couldn't hear her that well, apparently.

:)

Also, M.I.A. rules.