we'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now

[evergleam]

I saw the Decemberists Sunday night.

Set list:

Crane Wife 3
The Island
We Both Go Down Together
Engine Driver
Yankee Bayonet
Perfect Crime #2
Shankhill Butchers
Song for Myla Goldberg
O Valencia!
July, July
16 Military Wives
Crane Wife 1 & 2
Sons and Daughters

Encore:
Culling of the Fold
The Legionnaire's Lament
A Cautionary Tale


There's nothing like seeing a band play live when you know they're having as much fun performing as you are watching. They told lame jokes, and made fun of audience members who were shouting out requests (which I always hate, so yay for that). Colin was happy that the audience was singing along, but was worried that our voices weren't warmed up, so before O Valencia! he conducted a few scales -- "This is a wonderful show." We also all got to sing the la de da de dahs on 16 Military Wives, which was fun. He would pose for people taking pictures where their camera phones, and at one point during Perfect Crime #2 stole someone's digital camera and took a million shots of himself and the band playing. I think the best may have been at the end, during A Cautionary Tale, when half the band took their instruments and made their way through the crowd to the center of the club to do some handstands.

No, I lied. The best part of the show was Crane Wife 1 & 2 and then leading straight into Sons and Daughters. I listened to Sons and Daughters again today on the way into work for the first time since Sunday night, and I almost cried tears of happy-concertness.

I will say, though, that the opener sucked so so so much. I keep wanting to call them Lavender Brown, but they were Lavender Diamond. I think they're only opening through the end of the week, so if you're seeing the Decemberists after this Friday, count your blessings. The lead singer definitely thought she was way more adorable than she was, and kept telling these long involved boring stories, and then would sing horribly off-key. Not fun. Although, at one point in the middle of one of her stupid stories she paused, and Aster screamed "You're not cute!" at her, which was totally hilarious. Well, I guess it would have been more so if the girl hadn't heard and asked what Aster said. Then I kinda felt bad for laughing at her. But, seriously. She sucked.

Anyway. Yay for the Decemberists! They played The Engine Driver! I want to go again!

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I went to grab lunch at the courthouse today, and there was a grown woman in a cheerleading costume. My first though was "She's too old to be in high school." My second thought was "What's a professional cheerleader doing in the county courthouse?" And finally my third thought was "Oh. Right. Halloween."

So, happy Halloween! Sadly, I have to work tonight. I wonder if I can rustle up some devil horns or something to wear with my uniform.

Also, I'm very much behind on all things TV-related at the moment. I'm thinking tomorrow night will be catch-up, and then maybe I'll post something. I watched the opening scene of tonight's VM, and I have a feeling I'm actually going to have some things to say. I'm a little disappointed in people's reactions to this week's Torchwood, though. I had such high hopes for that show. I don't know if I'll like it, but I'm pretty sure I won't stop watching so long as there's John Barrowman to be had on my computer screen.

Oh, and I'm trying to find a good concert to go to between December 17ish and December 29ish. Megan's coming back from Africa for two weeks and her only request for me is to find a concert to go to. If anybody in the DC area hears about anything good, mind letting me know? I'm looking at a few websites, and most places don't have much announced for that far in advance yet.

Comments

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Thanks for posting this setlist. It gives me time to come to terms with potential disappointment (okay, I'll have to live if they don't play The Soldiering Life) and also reminds me that I need to listen to The Crane Wife a bunch before they play here in November. :)

[emulsion-lift.livejournal.com]

i've been downloading torchwood. i, too, was disappointed with Epi 3 after 1 & 2 looked like so much fun.

also, i got a concert call during engine driver of that decemberists show. it sounded really good. :)

[roxyoi301.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I'm using my devil horns tonight...but I'm not using the glittery red bowtie they came with if you would like to borrow that.

Torchwood? You still haven't told me the premise. I might like it. It sounds Sciency and you know how I love sciency stuff :) alright, i suck, i'll stop being a dick.

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

I'm mad that I never got out to see them while they were touring for Picaresque. I was really disappointed not to get The Mariner's Revenge Song. :p But it was still lots of fun, and I'm definitely glad I've been listening to Crane Wife so much lately, because they didn't play a lot else.

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the only thing I've heard about this episode is that it was really disappointing. Which is sad, because it's really not easy to go wrong with Captain Jack. :p

The Engine Driver was really good, especially because I wasn't expecting it. :) Except there was this guy dressed up as a soldier standing next to me during that song, and he had this checkered flag and giant red feather plume hat, and he kept moving around and bumping into me and it was very distracting. But other than that, really really good. :)

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I used to have some, but I bet they're stuck in a box in my closet. Or else at my mom's house. I might take you up on the bowtie, though. :)

It's not very science-y so much as about aliens. :p YOU WOULD LOVE IT!!

[kurosawa.livejournal.com]

eee! I'm so excited to see them! looks like I need to listen to The Crane Wife a whole bunch.

If they play Engine Driver in Minneapolis, I will pee my pants. seriously.

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

I wasn't expecting quite that many songs off of Crane Wife, but they were all totally awesome, so it was okay. :)

I may or may not have done a little dance when the opening chords of Engine Driver started up. :p

[roxyoi301.livejournal.com]

Ew. Aliens suck. Almost as sucky as dinosaurs.

[bellanut.livejournal.com]

My first though was "She's too old to be in high school." My second thought was "What's a professional cheerleader doing in the county courthouse?" And finally my third thought was "Oh. Right. Halloween."

Oh, Heather. I love how your brain works :)

I was really hard on Torchwood this week, but I was in an unusually pissy mood when I watched it, so that may have contributed. Jack WAS very pretty. You should watch it just for that.

[bonacheeta.livejournal.com]

NOT FAIR! Gawd I wanted to go... =/ crap being all sold out and shiat. Poop

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

So, I'm wondering. Did you turn it off when all the unnecessary flashbacks started, or when it started to play out exactly like you'd guessed fifteen minutes before?

It makes me sad. JACK IS SO PRETTY. How are they not getting that that's what I want to watch??? Although, I think Ianto got one line and it was the best part of the episode. Well, second best, because clearly Jack's Alicia Silverstone impression was the best. :p

Hiiiii!

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they'll come around again soon. It wasn't that long ago the last time they were here.

[bellanut.livejournal.com]

It was bad, wasn't it! I'm glad to know I wasn't just being harsh. Those flashbacks were INSULTING. Like, we couldn't remember what had happened two second ago! And, like, it's a sci fi show! They could be telling so many crazy stories that can't be told in any other genre, but instead they tell us this boring story that was totally straight forward. Grr!

But yes, Jacks "as if" almost made it worth while!

HI, HI, HI!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_freyja_/]

Oooh a cautionary tale is my favorite!!!!

I'm so jealous. Decemberists > any concert I've seen in the past couple of months (Wilco included)

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

Hee. For some reason, that doesn't really surprise me. ;)

I think I had more fun at this one than at the Foo Fighters concert, and we all know how much I love going to Foo Fighters concerts. :p

[(Anonymous)]

Since you said 17ish, I will propose We are scientists at the Black Cat on the 12th of Dec. I'm pretty keen on their openers too, Oxford Collapse. I still haven't finished my 2-night Decemberists review. I think I liked the first night's show and the setlist from the second night. No Leslie Anne Levine or Mariner's Revenge, sadly.

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

See, that would be perfect, but she won't be here then. No one's sure if she's coming in on the 16th or not, but it's definitely then or after, not before.

Also, dooooo it. I wanna hear about the second show.