OK, so it looks pretty certain now that I'll be able to go to the Portland
B&S show on Thursday. Not as obvious as it sounds, since I've been off work
for 2 months and counting, and had two spells in hospital with heart
failure, but things are improving enough that I can cope with standing
around and short walking now...
Anyway, if anybody else out there in listland is going, and fancies meeting
up first, come along to Berbati's at 19 SW 2nd Ave. I'm meeting some other
people there (look for a "MiPL" sign on the table), most of whom aren't
going to the show, but it would be great to have some more company... And
it's only about three blocks away from the theater... I'll be there from
about 6.30; until 7pm it's Happy Hour which means $2 microbrew beers and
some $2 food as well.
Hope to see anyone there, or send me an email for more details...
Big Stu
(who despite recent events still thinks Portland is quite probably the
perfect city to live in!)
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hello Sinister people.
I'm wondering if anyone in the US going to any of Isobel's shows can
help me out. Apparently there's a seven track tour EP being sold at
the shows. Would anyone who is going be able to buy me one and send it
to me in New Zealand? (Because, clearly, she's not coming here.)
I can fix you up via PayPal, or send a couple of CDs from the awesome
Lil' Chief Records catalogue as payment, whichever is more appealing
thanks
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PS - Melbourne people ... Vanessa and I are coming over for the B&S
show ... keen for a picnic or a meetup or something?
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There was no such thing for sale in Chicago.
Say, you live taper people, Isobel('s band) is
apparently ok with live recording. I couldn't do so in
Chicago because they were without the backing discs
(lost luggage).
The show is well worth seeing, it was a wonderful
surprise to see Eugene Kelly again (I won't spoil the
bigger surprise).
AJ
>
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:28:25 +1300
> From: "Lawrence Mikkelsen"
> <lawrencemikkelsen(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Sinister: Isobel Campbell tour - help
> please
>
> hello Sinister people.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone in the US going to any of
> Isobel's shows can
> help me out. Apparently there's a seven track tour
> EP being sold at
> the shows. Would anyone who is going be able to buy
> me one and send it
> to me in New Zealand? (Because, clearly, she's not
> coming here.)
>
> I can fix you up via PayPal, or send a couple of CDs
> from the awesome
> Lil' Chief Records catalogue as payment, whichever
> is more appealing
>
> thanks
>
> Lawrence
>
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just a quick note: stuart will be on Fresh Air on NPR this afternoon. so
give it a listen. Fresh Air always has great interviews.
xoxoxo
leyda
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dear sinister,
(my nth attempt at posting. don't ask.)
you may (or may not) recall my plea in mid-january for
transportation between toronto and montreal. i wanted
very badly to attend both belle & sebastian shows.
lo and behold, via this marvellous invention that is
the internet, i found a girl with similar plans, and
better yet, an automobile. she had posted on bowlie
looking for passengers, so whoever it was on both
sinister and bowlie who hooked us up, thank you. that
was an act of genuine kindness. i hope you get
rewarded in your next life.
it was a brilliant weekend. my boyfriend and i decided
to get our money's worth and we lined up
embarrassingly early for both shows. i can't think of
any other band for whom i'd withstand such a lot of
physical discomfort -- about six hours standing, no
bathroom breaks, of which almost two were spent
outside on bitterly cold, canadian february nights.
but it proved to be a very wise decision, particularly
for the toronto show at the docks. the docks is by far
the worst venue i've ever been to. i guess the band
has already vowed never to return there. it's
essentially a trendhole nightclub and not meant to be
a concert venue, since it's long, narrow and flat. we
were right up at the barriers in front of the stage,
so i can't actually complain about my view, but i
imagine it was wretched further back.
i don't have the setlist for toronto, but they started
with "stars of track and field", and then jumped
around quite a bit. the songs off the new album sound
cracking live, particularly "white collar boy". i even
starting warming to "sukie in the graveyard" (sorry,
that song doesn't do much for me). i really would have
liked to hear "we are the sleepyheads", but it wasn't
to be. they played a fair bit off IYFS, and absolutely
nothing off TBWTAS, to my dismay, but made up for that
the following night in montreal, when they played
"sleep the clock around" at the encore.
the montreal setlist:
the state i am in
another sunny day
seeing other people
sukie in the graveyard
to be myself completely
electronic renaissance
the loneliness of a middle distance runner
the blues are still blue
piazza, new york catcher
slow graffiti
funny little frog
mayfly
your cover's blown
dog on wheels
i'm a cuckoo
jonathan david
white collar boy
judy and the dream of horses
encore:
string bean jean
sleep the clock around
 Â
the highlights?
- "your cover's blown": both nights, but especially in
montreal. even our teddy bear gets up and dances when
we play it at home -- and he's a very lazy little
bear.
- "sleep the clock around": it's only got one of my
favourite b&s lines ("and when you saw it all come, it
was waving the flag of the united states of calamity,
hey"). and it sounded surreal live.
- "string bean jean": stuart needed the lyrics, which
was oddly endearing.
- "slow graffiti": i just wish people wouldn't holler
during the quiet bits. they're meant to be quiet.
- "electronic renaissance": i love that they've
started playing this one regularly.
- "jonathan david": totally unexpected. stevie reeks
of style.
- stuart's dream, which he described in some detail
after apologizing for being distracted and making
mistakes while playing "seeing other people". he was
apparently thinking about this dream he had had. it
involved an awkward situation with a former girlfriend
and her kid brother who was actually a beeping robot
on wheels.
 Â
stuart asked for requests during the encore in
toronto, and he called on me -- we were meant to raise
our hands politely for mr. murdoch. i asked for "meat
and potatoes" (i feel a great deal of affection for
that song). he smiled, made some comment about getting
toronto into the bedroom mood, but played "me and the
major". oh well. it was a better request than "legal
man" (the girl next to us).
 Â
stuart's a bit of a showman, isn't he; he jumped down
from the stage in the middle of the montreal show
while they were fiddling with sarah's guitar and shook
hands with everyone in the front row ("just like
elvis," commented stevie), starting with me -- yes, i
had positioned myself directly in front of his mic. i
was so taken aback i don't think i mustered even a
"hello" in response to his rather cordial "hello, nice
to meet you, i'm stuart".
the rest of the band were rather quiet, especially
sarah, who seemed not to have too much to do in her
corner on the stage. bob spent most of his time eyeing
the girls in the front.
 Â
it was altogether too good a weekend. now i've nothing
much to look forward to. incidentally, was anyone else
in toronto planning to go see isobel last saturday as
part of CMW? we bought tickets (i couldn't help it, it
was three parts morbid curiosity to one part genuine
interest in hearing her live). then on friday she
cancelled the show -- according to the man at
soundscapes, she never made it out of the UK due to
some illness which prevented her from flying (an ear
infection, he hypothesized). hmm.
i apologize if this got a bit rambly. i suppose i'm
making up for over a year of lurking.
layla
p.s.: the new pornographers were really good too. i
just realized i left out any mention of them, and that
seemed a bit unfair.
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i saw them about two years ago when they came through st. louis and i
thought they were beyond amazing. but the chicago show just blew me away.
i am speachless. well, almost. i danced through there whole set and never
wanted it to end. it was just...i don't know. there is not a good word to
describe it. you just have to be there. and i was beyond thrilled that
they played 'lazy line painter jane'! the set was just great. i wished
that they would have played 'judy and the dream of horses' (my favorite B&S
song) which they encored with at the st. louis show. other then that i have
zero complaints. i am still all dizzy with happiness right now. i will
post more about the details but right now i am still basking in the
afterglow.
xoxox
leyda
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howdy yall..
ok sorry but i had to be sterotipical southern becuase i saw B&S at
nashville TN's ryman auditorium this week. for those of you who dont know
the ryman is where the Grand ol Opry used to have shows and a place where
many of country music legends were made.
anyway, stevie jackson was on the verge of tears i think playing up there,
it was really cute to see him in his smart suit and tie. stuart made a
comment about how he had not been to church in a while, and how the ryman
was once a house of worship, and then they played "if you find yourself
caught in love" a personal favorite of mine.
the crowd was kind of .... flat. i dont know, it seemed like stuart and i
were the only ones singing.
but yeah it was a good show, and since i was on the 4th row i got a nice
veiw.
_Angela
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I was blown away.
I want to write you all a wonderful review, but I'm
still high (naturally), and quite tired and I have to
get up early.
This was my first real B&S show having only caught the
soundcheck in '98. I refused to see them at the
Congess Theatre because the sound is awful and I won't
attend a Clear Channel promoted show.
The sound tonight was great and I had a perfect view
in the balcony.
They brought a woman up (you're certainly on this
list, aren't you...Amanda, I believe) to sing "Lazy
LPJ," and she did a fabulous job. They brought another
girl (Jen) up for dancing during "The Wrong Girl."
Lotsa new songs, lotsa old songs, someone'll post a
set-list.
I've become so cynical, and still I think that was
unusually great.
:)
Aadam
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just got back from the show (120 miles) and thought I'd post a quick
report before bed. I took my 15 year old son with me, who has never
been to a concert before, and I made it a surprise. To make a long (and
convoluted) story short, he thought the surprise was seeing The New
Pornographers - you should have seen his face when B&S hit the stage and
he recognized Stuart's voice. The moment was priceless.
Anyway, it was a great show. The band was in good form and everyone
appeared happy, with Stuart and Stevie joking around quite a bit. The
audience got out of their seats on the third song and never sat back
down - not like the last time I saw them.
The set list was:
Stars of Track and Field
Another Sunny Day
Belle and Sebastian
Sukie in the Graveyard
Electronic Renaissance
Seymour Stein
Dog On Wheels
Sleepyheads
Dress Up In You
Slow Graffiti
Acts of The Apostles I&II
Simple Things
I'm A Cuckoo
Jonathan David
White Collar Boy
Judy and The Dream of Horses
and they encored with:
Fox In The Snow
Me And The Major
I hope everyone enjoys Chicago and beyond as much as I did tonight.
Cheers,
jb
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ok kids what is the plan for friday in chicago?? any one know what is going
on? i am so excited i have butterflys in my tummy. long live mr. murdoch
and friends!
love and xxxxx,
leyda
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