The Decemberists

The back up band The Crayons (are they really the first to use that name?), are a three piece from Dublin, to the best of my knowledge. An interesting group with a bit more umph than your average support act! I was also impressed by how many times the lead singer used the word 'deadly'. 'You're a deadly crowd' and 'This is deadly'. Its a word that has slowly disappeared in recent years, but I think that through work by people like the lead singer of the Crayons, it'll be back in regular usage in no time at all!

The Decemberists took the stage a little after 9, and were much better than I expected! The front man, Colin Molloy, (good Irish name, eh) really knows how to work a crowd. Split the crowd into two halves, claiming there was a pit of lava and snakes down the centre of the room. He then had each half sing the chorus..... and then would return to the other side and say 'the other half were louder', half way through the concert he stopped the music for half time calenetics! He also had everyone down on the ground, and up pogo-ing. Its all silly fun, and I enjoyed it. Sometimes its nice to be treated like a nine year old in p.e. class! They were good musically as well!

65 days of static on Wednesday. Missing football for it, so it had better be good! Gig season continues...