Bob Wiseman from Canada opened up for Final Fantasy with his funny songs about old girlfriends and interesting life adventures. Although his accordion broke right before he started his first song, he distracted us with some hilarious videos of sock puppet theatre, old movie parodies, and human beat boxing. Luckily he fixed his accordion in time to play a well humored set.
Owen Pallett, otherwise known as Final Fantasy, creates these amazing layered compositions using only a violin and his voice. With the aid of “the box” which is a looping device, he melds electronic and organic sounds to form a truly unique combination. I was hooked on his music ever since I saw him open up for Arcade Fire. At times nerdy, and sometimes brilliant, Owen is truly captivating. This time he had an electronic keyboard which he played a few songs with. The crowd was littered with annoying fans including this guy that kept saying “Don’t Stop”, which Owen interpreted as “Don’t Suck!” Although he didn’t play “Peach, Plum, Pear” by Joanna Newsom he ended the set with Mariah’s “Daydream”. BTW, his new album is great.
Links:
http://www.bobwiseman.com/
http://finalfantasyeternal.com/