Sunday, February 08, 2009

A Sunday Smile

Went to see Beirut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Killer B #1 and some of the kicks-n-giggles crowd. A few thoughts come to mind


  • Neat show. I was down on the idea of watching a rock-n-roll show at BAM, as you know, its an orchestra house but Beirut was supported for more than half the show by what looked to be a full orchestra of 30 or so. The fuller sound benefited from the space

  • Beirut is what happens when 60s french pop, waltz and some more eastern European elements have an orgy and make a baby. I'm not entirely sure what is happening, there are all these extra legs and arms and ukuleles. Still its cool; amazing even.

  • Killer B #1's wingman skills are severely lacking...

They were on Letterman last week performing "Sunday Smile" just to give you a sense of what I mean