How this show didn’t sell out boggles my mind. All the better as it was a smaller yet energetic crowd to see two great bands. Blake Sennett’s The Elected, who also plays in his other band, Rilo Kiley opened up playing his bright alt-country tunes. They are supporting their new album on Sub Pop, which is pretty good. Their finale improv jam was a bit gratuitous and shoulda ended way earlier. With or without the cowboy hat.
I had so much fun seeing the The Magic Numbers, and they seemed to have just as much fun playing live. Everyone should see this band! I was in the front row and smiling the whole time. There is so much chemistry in this band. Although their songs lean toward hippie pop songs there is a level of good ol’ rock in them. There is also a really nice ebb and flow in their songs and Michele is such a kick ass bass player. They played for over an hour and debut 2 new songs that were soooooo good. And they completely rocked out for their final jam. The girls next to me were going crazy the whole time prompting Romeo Stodart to comment on their antics. The Magic Numbers are a wonderful band and a guaranteed good time.
Links:
The Magic Numbers
The Elected