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Gothamist (and, um, not ALL of Gothamist - but this part) has a love-hate thing with Conor Oberst. He is talented, but he doesn't really live up to the insane number of magazine covers he's been on this year [Publisher's note: he soooooo totally does- I'd make out with him for hours! Super-hottt!] So we went to the show hoping to sink into the seat of our favorite venue and hear the rattled voice of this months cover boy sing some tunes that often keep us company on the subway. The thing is, the entire audience seemed to be composed of tweens. Did the TRL crowd get lost? When they did stop yelling "Conor you're HOTTT!" [Publisher's note: apologies for that- it was just so exciting to see him- and I only yelled it twice.] we liked what we heard, but ultimately left wondering how he sold out Town Hall three nights consecutively.
To summarize the concert experience:
1. Humans over the age of 17 and heterosexual males seemed to be in very short supply.
2. The Town Hall policy of leaving the front doors open until the main act does not make perfect sense in the middle of winter. Gothamist was in the back row. It was like seeing a concert in Russia!
3. Conor may have a slight drinking problem- who drinks four Rolling Rocks while performing on stage?
4. The music: overall pretty good- it sure beats the other shite the tweensters are listening to these days.
...More poor photography after the jump...
[Conor after two onstage beers]
[Conor after numerous onstage beers]
[Tilly and the Wall]
[Tilly and the Wall]
Note to Cocorosie, the 2nd opener: Please stop. Your performance was like walking into an arts dorm on a bad acid trip and encountering three others who were also on a bad acid trip and had found instruments in which to manifest everything that is evil in the world.
Note to Tilly and the Wall, the 1st opener: We love you.
Related: Brooklyn Vegan has much better photos from a previous night.
Also related: Brian sends us a recipe for Cocorosie...
1) Take a cassette of Bjork vocals and leave it out on a Las Vegas sidewalk during the middle of the summer for approximately 48 hours.
2) Add a child's toy that plays barnyard animal sounds but which uses batteries that are almost dead.
3) Sprinkle with a human beat-box wearing the original headress from the Village People's Indian.
4) Remove all semblance of melody and structure.
5) Allow to simmer for at least 30 minutes more than necessary.
6) Upon consumption, proceed immediatley to bathroom due to nausea.
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"who drinks four Rolling Rocks while performing on stage?"
Bob Pollard does, but quadruple the number and make it Miller Lites.
Oberst's songwriting is so bad it makes my brain bleed.
A publisher's crush on Conor Obherst?
Jake... eewww.
You crush on pretty boy du jour and hate on Coco Rosie? Please kill yourself, mall-spawn.
oberst was best without the band, although the drummer was great and cocorosie should've stopped after the first ten minutes. tilly and the wall was great though, i was pretty damn surprised.
The sooner your realize how much Bright Eyes is scamming you, the sooner the healing can begin.
The only bad thing about drinking four rolling rocks during a show is that they are rolling rocks. Come on, at least show some class with a good IPA or something. I love the music though. I am snobbish, but not that bad.
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I was very much into the punk scene in nyc back in the 70's and 80's and it looks to me like things have gone down the toilet big time when wusses like the Strokes and Conor Oberst get such praise from the locals.
come to think of it, it's probably best that I don't even know the spelling of his name. There's no pop culture cred in being a fan of this guy, surely...
I long for the days when we had manly bands for the kids. I mean, what do the football players listen to in the locker rooms before games to get pumped up? Good Charlotte? Arrgh.
Maybe I sound bitter, but Ryan Adams deserves 10 times as much coverage as Oberst does - and he's way more interesting.
oh goodness, i suppose there's just no accounting for taste in this world. while i'll admit i sometimes find myself charmed by mr. oberst, he in no way exceedes the charm of cocorosie. i've heard a recording of this live show and while they weren't their best, one should probably venture to listen to their album before passing such harsh judgement. they are really quite beautiful.
p.s. i like how this review is in no way of conor's performace and instead the disdainful things miss jen found in her surroundings. truly astounding musical observations.
one thing... YOU'RE ALL IDIOTS.
For one thing Connor is not scamming anyone...if you had any sense of intelligence youd realize that.AND if you dislike Bright Eyes so much then why are you reading their concert reviews?