Sinister: NY Shows

[MWaggner at xxx.com]

Aha, someone with a couple of years on chris at secretsounds...(surprised you
gave it up ras').  I went to the PBS taping, arriving several hours before
the doors opened  and sitting on the sidewalk -- drinking soda from a brown
paper bag for the total wino ambiance -- was worth it.  Although the sound
quality was not good where I sat behind the guitar amp missing most of the
vocals (two seats away from chris but not nearly important enough to
mention), it was wonderful to see the band.  They were so young and so
nervous that you had to love them even without knowing the music.  The Sunday
show more than made up for anything missed on Friday.  I think that any of
the "roughness " that people have been commenting on was probably due to
nerves or shyness, which was wearing off as the weekend wore on.  I think
that the amazing crowd reaction helped them loosen up a bit as well -- at the
taping people were much more subdued and I don't think they got as much
"feedback" -- people were pretty much huddled in the cold studio.

On Sunday we, too, were imposed upon by the Times' photographer.  She
certainly had a way of spreading herself out and getting in the way -- and
that flash!! -- at one point Stuart Murdoch put his foot up to block a shot,
and the guitarist kept waving her away.  I thought the Times review was
lacking, with too much emphasis on things like instrument changes and too
little attention to the magic of the music.  For the record, it was so hot
that they couldn't lower the mike because their fingers were sweaty from
playing --  Doug was more than happy to help!

Michele (sorry chris))
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