SOUNDTRACK: NADA SURF-Live at Bumbershoot, October 2, 2008 (2008).
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XP presents this concert from the Bumbershoot Festival. I have listened to a number of Nada Surf shows and they never disappoint. They always sound great and their harmonies are spot on. This show is no exception. Although there appears to be a glitch at first because Daniel is in Spain for a couple of weeks (recovering from a leg injury) so they have a sub for him on bass (you’d never notice). The band plays very well without him and Jose Galvez fills in perfectly.
Most of the set is taken from their then new album Lucky, a really great album. There is also one song from Proximity Effect and two from The Weight is a Gift.
The set was performed in the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in a stripped down format. Ira plays the drum box rather than the kit and Matthew only plays acoustic guitar. And it still sounds amazing. I especially enjoyed in “Weightless,” when they asked the audience to sing the backing vocals (ahhh ahhh) which sounds very nice.
There are nine Nada Surf concerts available on the KEXP site for your enjoyment, although this one is not one of them. To see a video of the show (and Ira’s drum box), watch here.
[READ: December 3, 2012] “Trout”
As Philip Gourevitch talked about his unfamiliarity with a bear, Judith Thruman talks about her unfamiliarity with a trout.
It’s another article about volunteering to do something and being a little unprepared (although Thurman is a bit more successful in the end). Thirty years ago Thurman went on a two-week wilderness course in Wyoming (the same location as Gourevitch, Wyoming must be pretty bad-ass). There were fifteen adventurers in total.
She explains that they all brought supplies (like three camp stoves) and enough grains and staples so that no one would starve in even the most dire circumstances but they were a three-day hike from the nearest phone (it’s hard to imagine such a place exists in the U.S.). Aside from the grains, they had to forage for greens and berries and for any protein they wanted to eat. (more…)
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