Last night was lovely. Nice audience, good atmosphere and Fanfarlo playing wonderfully. I love Simon's voice and at times he does really remind me of Alec Ounsworth. If only I could hear that guy sing live, that would be great! Cathy Lucas, the only woman in the band looked adorable. They all dressed up pretty nicely, very colourful. I especially liked the socks. Good to know I'm not the only one wearing them that way sometimes :) See, I'm not that crazy as some of you might think! I overheard someone saying that they must have come from the fashion show that was happening downstairs. This was the first time, by the way, I had to enter from a door on the right side of the building instead of the main entrance. I guess that fashion show was a pretty big thing. I had listened to their album Reservoir a couple of times before going. I remember at first being a bit hesitant. I had only watched their video for The Walls Are Coming Down, and true, that one sounds like a Beirut song. I can't help thinking about Elephant Gun when I hear it. But it's not a bad thing really. However, the rest of the album is more Arcade Fire-ish at times, with Simon sounding like Mr. Ounsworth especially when he sings the lines 'See you at the Surrey Roundabout, standing in the street' and 'But we can still afford to not make sense at all' from the song Drowning Men. So people should stop comparing them to Mr. Zach Condon & Co. 'cause the two are very different. Sometimes I really like to see a band like Wolf Parade or Bloc Party where you jump and go wild and there are times I prefer seeing a band like Bon Iver. Fanfarlo fits nicely in the middle. They're very pop and make happy upbeat songs, but without being too happy :) Sometimes they come with a good portion of guitar that makes you bounce your head as if you're at a rock concert and almost has you jumping, while most of the time you just stand moving nicely, swaying a bit from left to right. I have to applaud the audience for being so cool. People were moving with me, it wasn't a waiting for the bus to arrive kind of audience, thankfully! Sometimes I worry a bit that that might be the case especially when the gig is upstairs in the small room, instead of downstairs in the big one. 'Cause you notice it way more with a small audience than a big one. But last night was perfectly balanced. I enjoyed it lots. Would have liked to have someone with me instead of it just being me and my camera. Hopefully next time! :) You should check out their album if you haven't done so yet, 'cause it's really good!
Some of the pictures turned out much too dark 'cause I didn't use the right shutter speed :( But thankfully I've been able to safe some of the pictures by doing some post-production! Better luck next time ;)
For other pictures from recent gigs I went to visit this Flickr account of mine
This guy with YouTube account Fransle38 already uploaded some YouTube videos of last night! Things like this go fast in the times we live in...
I'm posting the videos of my three favourite songs
I'm A Pilot
Drowning Men
Comets
I've quickly fallen in love with Stornoway. Here's their video for Zorbing, love Brian Briggs' voice
It's very low-budget :D Verrrrrrrrrryyy
I feel like doing nothing today and I'm perfectly fine with that
Have been listening to Fanfarlo this morning, trying to decide whether or not I should see them when they'll be performing in Amsterdam this Tuesday. It would be a good way to practice my concert photography skills! Tickets are still available and right now I have a good feeling I might be there on Tuesday. It would be my first gig in 2010! Some say they sound a lot like Beirut, but I feel that's true for only some of their songs, for most part they sound completely different to me. Simon's voice does sound like Alec Ounsworth's voice quite often though. That's a very good thing!
Here they are doing a Black Cab Session that goes in- and outside the cab! :)
Also been listening to Feist. Lately I've been putting them headphones on again, very pleasant! And yes, after the recent deaths of Vic Chesnutt, Brittany Murphy and Eric Rohmer, Jay Reatard's life on earth has also come to and :(
Looks so good, am surprised though that the crowd still looks pretty calm
And while most people woke up early this morning going to university or to their jobs and some dealing with having their lives shattered because of a disastrous earthquake I was lying in bed, headphones on and being silly taking pictures of myself. It's a strange world.
Aaaaaaw, innocence :D
I know I know I should shave but I don't feel like it ;) At times I give pretty good face and I have to say I look best when I make silly faces :p I wouldn't mind waking up next to me in the morning :D I still can't believe I'm 23!! And as always I feel I have a million different faces. I start to think my face works better on video than photographs And why these pictures? Because this blog is about me, so I better make an appearance myself every now and then, don't you think?
Here's to randomness and boredom, hooray!
Have to pick something up at my parents' place so I probably just spend the afternoon/evening there. One of my favourite TV shows will be on TV tonight (Wie Is De Mol?) so it will be fun to again watch it on an actual TV screen this week instead of my laptop. Hopefully I start writing again and I might make at least one collage :D
Need to decide when to watch Where The Wild Things Are! I so wish I had a suit like Max, pleasssssssseee someone make me one!! :((( I'd go wear it all day and night
LOVES Music, Cinema, Fashion, Art, Writing, Photography, Drawing, Acting, His Skateboard, His Tambourine, His Polaroid Camera! <...> GUS Van Sant I Want To Be In Your Movies! + In Alexis Dos Santos + Cam Archer Ones Too :) <...> WANTS To Move To Utrecht
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