a hallmark of wonderful disappointment
i can't even think how many years it's been since i've been giddy before a show... tonight i was actually shaking when i walked in the door.
New Model Army's first full-band electric set in a decade or so, with the World/Inferno Friendship Society (who generally send me out of a show shaking) as the only opening act...
the venue has a 2am license, but even with Cambridge 1am restrictions on a sunday i would've still expected things to run past midnight.
W/IFS started right at 9pm and was given an almost 40min set... disappointing, but it's because NMA is going to get a 2hr+ set, right?
NMA played barely 1.5hrs - heavily leaning towards Eight/Strange Brotherhood - with a whopping two song encore... the house lights went on at about midnight.
while every track NMA played was everything i would've expected & more, it seemed like a lot was missing - particularly with all the time to spare. and if that's all they were going to play, W/IFS should've been given the one extra song they'd asked for, instead of being forced to use it as an encore.
i've always considered the Middle East one of - if not the - best independent venues in boston, but i'm really wondering what was up with the scheduling for tonight.
gripes aside, is anyone else interested in hitting the brooklyn show on thursday?
Clowns Must Stand!
New Model Army's first full-band electric set in a decade or so, with the World/Inferno Friendship Society (who generally send me out of a show shaking) as the only opening act...
the venue has a 2am license, but even with Cambridge 1am restrictions on a sunday i would've still expected things to run past midnight.
W/IFS started right at 9pm and was given an almost 40min set... disappointing, but it's because NMA is going to get a 2hr+ set, right?
NMA played barely 1.5hrs - heavily leaning towards Eight/Strange Brotherhood - with a whopping two song encore... the house lights went on at about midnight.
while every track NMA played was everything i would've expected & more, it seemed like a lot was missing - particularly with all the time to spare. and if that's all they were going to play, W/IFS should've been given the one extra song they'd asked for, instead of being forced to use it as an encore.
i've always considered the Middle East one of - if not the - best independent venues in boston, but i'm really wondering what was up with the scheduling for tonight.
gripes aside, is anyone else interested in hitting the brooklyn show on thursday?
Clowns Must Stand!