Matt Houck of Phosphorescent
Dude in plaid shirt on guitar (name anyone???) and Jeff Bailey on bass (who loved to show his back to the audience... only slightly annoying...)
The Dodos - Meric Long, anonymous guy on drums, and Logan Kroeber
Meric Long of The Dodos
Logan Kroeber of The Dodos
Photos courtesy of the Whale.... Enjoy!
I'm going to open this post by mentioning that Phil and the Osophers was actually the first band. I don't want to directly criticize talent, but this band could really use a third member. That person would be a singer. A talented singer. Actually, I would settle for an acceptable singer. I don't think the music itself was offensive, but dear lord, the singer was atrocious. In a sort of painful to listen to sort of way. I would love to hear their tunes again with another singer to properly publish an opinion of the quality of the songs.
Moving on: the show was Saturday, February 2nd at Union Pool. After the whole Phil and the Osophers incident I was looking forward to Phosphorescent. He had a troupe with him at this show, which i guess isn't always the case. He (Matt Houck) played a solid set. I can honestly say that if you like the super chill, Iron and Wine-esque sounds, this is the band for you. He put on a great live set, and I really appreciated his music. Forgive me, it has been a while since we were there. Moral of the story: good show. AND he has the absolute best tee shirts. Seriously adorable lion graphic. Very encyclopedia Britannica.
The real highlight of the show for me was The Dodos. I went just to see them. They really lived up to every one of my expectations. Lets breeze through the basics: tight set, energetic, crowd pleaser. More importantly though, they played a frenzied, percussive wildly flailing show. Every second of the first several songs had me chomping at the bit for more. They opened with "Men" which is my favorite song, and moved to "The Ball" and "Fools". These all have a similar, drum heavy, guitar hand pick feel to them. Their first album, Beware of the Maniacs, doesn't focus on this style of music, but includes it in a wide repertoire of styles. The key thing to remember is that there is a huge amount of sheer talent. They are on the same page at the base level. From there, they are inspired, creative and resonating with passion. All in all, if you get the chance to see them live, go. Its totally worth sitting through painful openers.
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i thought the dodos were good too and i liked how the singer switched from one mic to a reverb mic for effect. but man, you are TRIPPIN when it comes to phil and the osophers. i thought phosphorescent was good in the mellowy way but i thought phil and the osophers were awesome. very good songwriting and nowhere was his voice atrocious.
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