Wolves, Parades, & Links
I caught Wolf Parade at the El Rey last Thursday night. It’d been nearly a year since they last came to town and I’ll admit I’d been worried that the songs from their forthcoming record might not live up to the enormous expectations I had for them. But after watching the band absolutely kill it, I’m reasonably certain that not only will their next album be great, it’ll cement their status as one of the most important bands of this generation. Yeah, hyperbole I know. But you weren’t there and I was. As was my cousin, who pronounced it the best show he’s ever seen. Of course, he’s 19 and in the Jewish fraternity at UCSB, but hey, the kid’s kinda’ right otherwise.
As for me, it might not have been the best show I’ve ever seen (here’s looking at you, My Morning Jacket last New Year’s Eve at the Fillmore) but it was probably the best performance I’ve seen this year. I wrote about the show for Kevin Bronson’s Buzz Bands Blog, so check it out if you’re interested.
Wolf Parade Review at Buzz Bands Blog
Download:
MP3: Wolf Parade-”Disco Sheets”
MP3: Wolf Parade-”Shine a Light”
MP3: Wolf Parade-”You Are A Runner and I Am My Father’s Son”
Bonus-A very weird and very cool Wolf Parade cover from my man, Douglas “Fresh Cherries From Yakima” Martin
MP3: Fresh Cherries from Yakima-”You are a Runner and I am My Father’s Son”
Links Presented By My Other Favorite Wolf
So Much Silence picks out his 10 least favorite lines from Graduation.
Scott McDonald, of Little Radio and formerly of Autopia has a new blog: Surfing on Steam
The Blowtorch breaks down the similarities between Kanye and Lebron James.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Any time I state an unambiguous plan to do something, I reverse myself within a month. I should’ve learned my lesson by now. Always an honor to have you reading.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
“one of the most important bands of this generation” No doubt about this. Thanks for the review, this band is true greatness.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
According to that article blogrolls are like posterity or something. WTF.
September 18th, 2007 at 6:21 am
Hey man, thanks for the link and the kind words about hahamusic.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:54 am
dude thanks for the linkage.
September 18th, 2007 at 10:37 am
I went to the Glass House show, and you’re quite right about Wolf Parade. They’re not going away. The new songs are epic (albeit a little sloppy at the moment) and I’m certain the album will be phenomenal. They have much improved since I saw them do their first show. They even seemed to be enjoying themselves this time. Last year’s Wiltern show is one of my favorite shows of all time.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:24 am
JAX, my CityBeat article was part of a “grand tour” theme for our “Real. Best. L.A.” issue. I thought it would be clever to lead the reader on a “tour” of L.A. blogs using hyperlinks/blogrolls, both to fit in with that larger theme and to try and show some kind of sense of a connected community. Then I had to explain what a blogroll was. It wasn’t a very well executed idea.
Anyway, keep doing your thing - I’m a fan.
November 10th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
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