Readers, if you are like us, you're still recovering from last night's Father John Misty rave-up at the Granada.
The half-full venue (the other half of the town was playing kickball), along with a sound-mix twice as loud as necessary for a show where lyrics should be front and center, may have prevented the evening from attaining the same intimate magic of FJM's buzzy, packed-house winter appearance at the Bottleneck, but don't worry: it was still a barnburner. Kicking off with a honky-tonkin' double-shot of "I'm Writing a Novel" and "Tee Pees 1-12," Father John Misty proceeded to tear it up, pausing occasionally for such necessities as a short Q&A session with fans (Fan: "Can I have your shirt?" FJM: "No. I wear this shirt every day.") and to riff on ICP (did the Faygo-bath from their recent Granada appearance really fuck up the Granada's stage? probably).
Other highlights:
A nice little duet from the Tillman boys (Josh's brother Zach is playing bass with the opener Pure Bathing Culture on this tour. They are delightful).
A sterling cover of "Happiness is a Warm Gun" in the encore.
Our horny, dope-smoking little Twitter brother known as @LarryfuckingKS could NOT stop laughing during a FJM riff about he should have knocked his girlfriend up and used the pregnancy test to score free Father's Day ice cream at Sylas and Maddy's before the show.
FJM: "Love the people holding up lighters during that song. Just shows the impotence of songwriting to effect actual change."
Final thoughts:
BARRR was on hand to take some Vines, though he didn't Vine up very many last night (perhaps he was too hypnotized by FJM's signature, sensuous dance moves). Here is a Vine of one of those dance moves. Remember to contact BARRR for all your Vine-ing needs: he'll Vine up your concerts, weddings, bar mitzvahs, baptisms, etc. [side note: there was a really rockin' baptism going down in the main room at Liberty Hall on Friday night...truly they deserve their Best of LFK win for "Best Place for an Event!"].
Our friends at I Heart Local Music were on hand to take a lot of sexy pictures. Ogle them here.
Verdict:
More fun than Game of the Week.
Sincere Regrets:
We should've tagged along with BARRR and LarryfuckingKS for post-show karaoke at Bottleneck, since apparently FJM his own self apparently showed up and sang "I Believe I Can Fly." This is why it always pays to stay out till the bars close every fucking night. And especially Sunday.
Pics:
Q&A session:
Sweet tour poster now adorning the walls at Larryville Chronicles headquarters (thanks, BARRR!) :
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If you're still in the mood for rocking tonight, hit the Bottleneck for Everest, Old Lights, and LFK's own doo-wop daddies Dean Monkey and the Dropouts. Here's a nice FB blurb on Everest's new album Ownerless (read in full at their page):
"Whether it be the slack-jaw stoner riffing of opening track “Rapture”, the ghostly, late-night harmonics of “Letter,” or the krautrock shuffle of “Hungry Ghost,” Ownerless sounds like a band functioning like an eight-armed groove machine—a vibe cultivated by the bands newfound sense of not giving a fuck (in the best way possible)."
Here's Everest performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon a few years back.
And here's Dean Monkey and the gang performing "Fucking Broke" and "Blue Balls" in a hole in the ground behind the train station in LFK a few years ago. We can't wait until they get big enough to sing "Love Load" on the late-night talk shows!
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