It’s even better when you know you can go home and listen to it all over again
After sliding my way up on the far left side as far as I could at the 9:30 Club as I always do, I noticed signs around the club that NPR was at the show and would be doing a live simulcast of the performance for their listeners, as well as make the show available for later download. A show is even better when you know you can go home and listen to it all over again. Beirut took the stage around 9:15. I was blown away by how powerful the horns sounded from 9:30’s relatively small stage, as compared to what comes through on their album or from a larger festival stage. Combined with singer Zach Condon’s ethereal voice, they had much more of a presence on stage than the subdued sound on their albums would have led me to believe, proving they were as worthwhile listening to in a packed club as they were on a lazy Sunday morning.
A little bit unusual for a band touring after releasing a new record, they only played four songs from their new, more mainstream indie rock album, The Rip Tide. Instead, they played selections from nearly all of their albums and EP, drawing heavily from the more Čoček-influenced Gulag Orkestar from 2006 and The Flying Club Cup which followed a year later. While it was a great show, my only gripe was that it was a bit on the short side; the show on NPR only ended up being about 71 minutes. However, on a weeknight when you have a long drive back to Baltimore, ending early isn’t a terrible thing.
The download for the show can be found here.
Set List:
Scenic World
The Shrew
Elephant Gun
Vagabond
Postcards From Italy
The Concubine
A Sunday Smile
Santa Fe
Forks and Knives
East Harlem
Nantes
Goshen
Cherbourg
After The Curtain
Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
The Penalty
My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille
The Gulag Orkestar
Siki Siki Baba
After sliding my way up on the far left side as far as I could at the 9:30 Club as I always do, I noticed signs around the club that NPR was at the show and would be doing a live simulcast of the performance for their listeners, as well as make the show available for later download. A show is even better when you know you can go home and listen to it all over again. Beirut took the stage around 9:15. I was blown away by how powerful the horns sounded from 9:30’s relatively small stage, as compared to what comes through on their album or from a larger festival stage. Combined with singer Zach Condon’s ethereal voice, they had much more of a presence on stage than the subdued sound on their albums would have led me to believe, proving they were as worthwhile listening to in a packed club as they were on a lazy Sunday morning.A little bit unusual for a band touring after releasing a new record, they only played four songs from their new, more mainstream indie rock album, The Rip Tide. Instead, they played selections from nearly all of their albums and EP, drawing heavily from the more Čoček-influenced Gulag Orkestar from 2006 and The Flying Club Cup which followed a year later. While it was a great show, my only gripe was that it was a bit on the short side; the show on NPR only ended up being about 71 minutes. However, on a weeknight when you have a long drive back to Baltimore, ending early isn’t a terrible thing.
The download for the show can be found here.
Set List:
Scenic World
The Shrew
Elephant Gun
Vagabond
Postcards From Italy
The Concubine
A Sunday Smile
Santa Fe
Forks and Knives
East Harlem
Nantes
Goshen
Cherbourg
After The Curtain
Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
The Penalty
My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille
The Gulag Orkestar
Siki Siki Baba
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