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Concerts
Concert roundup: The National, CHVRCHES, and Death Cab for Cutie.
Caught Keezer and his wife at The Palladium for The National. Pretty good show, but appreciating their antics on a flat floor is tougher than an elevated venue (such as The Greek)-- it's hard to see Matt Berninger run around the audience when it's flat! The new stuff holds up better in person than on the album, despite sounding relatively close to the older stuff. And their favorite end song, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks, remains a great one.
CHVRCHES a few days later at The Greek. Their sound is definitely maturing, even if it is subtle- the lead singer no longer sounds like a hyperactive squirrel. *grins* Their second big album is almost as good as the first, too. Miracle in the middle of the set, Leave a Trace, and of course, Clearest Blue ending the main set, are all terrific live.
Wrapped up far too many concerts in too short a time with Death Cab for Cutie at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. First time there, pack a picnic and a blanket since you'll be sitting on the ground, and get there early... which I did not. Oops. Still, the sound is good, even if the stage is tiny from so far away. Do park outside at a 3rd party lot and not inside, because walking in is way faster than dealing with parking inside.
Death Cab played the classics and the new stuff, all nice and moody, which was actually a perfect fit for the venue. Not bad at all, although sitting on the ground gets old real fast. And some of the new stuff, such as I Dreamt We Spoke Again, definitely seemed better suited to the venue than some of the older ones, such as Long Division.
Some random bits in-between, Westwood finally did something to welcome the new students, and finally made a stop at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles for the first time in forever- they're still tasty! (special thanks to Death Cab ending early enough to make beating the line at Roscoe's possible!)
The National setlist:
Light Years
Nobody Else Will Be There
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Walk It Back
Guilty Party
I Should Live in Salt
Don't Swallow the Cap
Bloodbuzz Ohio
I Need My Girl (with Phoebe Bridgers)
This Is the Last Time
Dark Side of the Gym
Apartment Story
The Geese of Beverly Road
Day I Die
Pink Rabbits
Graceless
Rylan
Fake Empire
About Today
Encore:
Wasp Nest
Mr. November
Terrible Love
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
CHVRCHES setlist:
Get Out
Gun
Bury It
We Sink
Graffiti
Graves
God's Plan
Under the Tide
Miracle
Science/Visions
Really Gone
Deliverance
Forever
Recover
Leave a Trace
Clearest Blue
Encore:
The Mother We Share
Never Say Die
Death Cab for Cutie setlist:
I Dreamt We Spoke Again
Summer Years
The Ghosts of Beverly Drive
Long Division
Gold Rush
Title and Registration
Photobooth
No Sunlight
What Sarah Said
60 & Punk
I Will Possess Your Heart
Autumn Love
Northern Lights
Black Sun
Expo '86
Doors Unlocked and Open
Cath...
Soul Meets Body
The Sound of Settling
Encore:
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
You Moved Away
Crooked Teeth
Transatlanticism