What You Might Miss || February 20, 2007

One week from today, Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear will descend upon Club Dada, and damn if that show didn't sell out already [CORRECTION: I could've sworn booking agency Callithump announced a sell-out, but lucky day, the show's still up for grabs]. Perhaps that's because of the group's Pitchfork hype, though we like to think it has a lot to do with the support Good Records has put behind the band's stellar 2006 album Yellow House. If you've ever spoken with master-clerk CJ, you've heard about the quartet, no question.

I dig the record, certainly, but I went into Seattle's Neumo's on Friday night with relatively low expectations. Would the group really pull off its lush arrangements and harmonies live?

[insert cheesy hyperbole here] holy shit. Four-part harmonies, pounding drums and a rare display of pedal/distortion brilliance had me grinning like a fool for their entire set. I can confidently say that the band is better live than on record, and anyone who's heard Yellow House knows how wrong that seems. The videos I shot don't exactly come off as well as they did in person, but the one I'm including below is still a decent example of what Dallasites can expect next Tuesday. Go purchase some tickets, post-haste.



FYI, show up early to their show for Austin's Peter & The Wolf...but find something to do when Paper Cuts go on. Unless you're high. And even then, don't get your hopes up. -SM