devotchka

i feel it's my duty to review this most amazing concert.
my good friend, david bennett, and i attended this show on 28.1.09 @ the back room of in the venue. spectacular show.
crooked fingers, a band from colorado consisting of a guitarist, bassist, and drummer (original, eh?). i'd heard of this band as it made a few bloggers' "top 10" lists this past year, but i didn't know any of their songs. and i don't plan to. they began playing, and the bassist, an apathetic, tired-looking woman, looked as if she was going to pass out on stage, and their songs were fairly mediocre. about halfway through their set, the electric violinist from devotchka came out on stage and, i must say, crooked fingers is definitely average without him. and he's not even part of their band. anyway.
after they left there were about 45 minutes of well-picked "elevator music" ranging from ratatat to the ocean's 11 theme. good stuff.
then, devotchka came on stage. the lead singer/guitarist/theremin player/bouzouki player came on wearing a wonderful gypsy-esque overcoat with large buttons and velvet trim. the upright-bassist/christmas light-covered tubist made an entrance. the aforementioned electric violinist/pianist/trumpist/accordian plater reentered, along with the drummer/trumpist/accordian player. quite the band. they immediately started, with no words spoken. halfway through their set, an aerial acrobat came on stage, flipping and creating awe throughout the audience. breathtaking originality. as the acrobat departed, the lead singer said his first words "thank you alexandria" inaudible if you were more than 10 feet from the stage. they continued playing. and playing. and playing. they left. came on for an encore and at 11pm, the lead singer thanked his band, and left.
wonderful. breathtaking. woot!

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