crushing on the icelandic
For the second time in less than a week, I've been blown away by Sigur Rós. If I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with the Saturday show at Coachella. It was shorter, but watching outside at sunset in the desert, surrounded by mountains and palm trees, standing1 in a crowd of (mostly) appreciative fans, with live video of the band members on gigantic video screens was near perfect.
Not that there was anything wrong with tonight's show at Benaroya. The longer set, amazingly effective yet primitive video and light installations, the dreamy spinning spotlights, and brilliant acoustics combined for an all kinds of beautiful performance. And the part where the band comes out to clap for the audience? swoon.
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1. A much more engaging way to enjoy live music, I think.
Not that there was anything wrong with tonight's show at Benaroya. The longer set, amazingly effective yet primitive video and light installations, the dreamy spinning spotlights, and brilliant acoustics combined for an all kinds of beautiful performance. And the part where the band comes out to clap for the audience? swoon.
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1. A much more engaging way to enjoy live music, I think.