midlake/coldwar kids, 07.29.06, mercury lounge

i know, i've been bad at updating this thing. you can thank the advertising gods for that.


short one
i don't have too much to say on this concert, other than it was kind of awesome while i wasn't schmoozing. midlake had this really nifty projector thing up which allowed us to watch homemade music videos and slightly fantastical photos within the realm of van occupanther. the place was pretty packed thanks to atlantic records buying every ticket from mercury lounge that wasn't already sold (man, i'm glad i thought ahead for that one). midlake have a dreamy quality surrounding them with a darkside. i think forests and unicorns and evil gnomes (maybe comparable to radiohead's "there there (the boney king of nowhere)" from httt). my point was proven when they showed a short film depicting a 19th century time machine traveler and the future friend he makes. fantasy indeed. describing their music, i'd have to say that they definitely have an indie folk vibe, but with their own magic twist (remember, wood gnomes and fairies and panther hunters, oh my).

coldwar kids then came on, and because i didn't know of them beforehand (my bad), i can't tell you the titles of any of the music that i heard, but i can tell you that they're freaking groovy. i was totally getting down to their songs, despite the fact that i didn't know any of the lyrics. i had a really great time listening to them, and i hope i get to see them again soon with a little more knowledge under my belt. their merch guy was also exceedingly nice, so kudos.

during the whole shebang, i was fortunate to meet a young publicist by the name of sonia. she handles bands such as brand new (peed my pants) and the like. she's also very friendly. more on her in later posts. after, i also had some delicious turkish food from bereket. it's the place to be, and there's nothing better than some shepherd's salad with hummus and pita after much citrusy beer and music.

so, see midlake and definitely check out the coldwar kids.

/jen/



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