CMJ Nicolai Dunger/Sufjan Stevens Friday, NYC-- Should I Go?

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How are Dunger and Stevens live? What kind of show does Stevens do? I like the Michigan disc but mostly because of the arrangements (lyrics are a little annoying). Kingsbury Manx is also playing who I think are pretty good. Never heard of the other acts:

HALF-HANDED CLOUD 7:30 pm
CASTANETS, The 8:30 pm
KINGSBURY MANX 9:30 pm
LIZ JANES 10:30 pm
NICOLAI DUNGER 11:30 pm
SUFJAN STEVENS 12:30 am

I think the tix are only $15, which seems reasonable.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Go see The Fall, Bunnybrains, The Intelligence, Parts & Labor and Coachwhips instead.

― Helios Creed (orion), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Wrong answer.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I do not like Sufjan Stevens. I would say, "No, do not go."

― Helios Creed (orion), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Obviously if you don't like Sufjan Stevens you would say don't go. I don't like The Fall either. I want to know, from someone who doesn't dislike him, if he does a good live show.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

HUrting: I think I might be at that show.

― jaymc, Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

also: go see me tonight at 9:30 at arlene's grocery!!

― jaymc, Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Dunger kind of sucked when I saw him open for Calexico in SF, but I hear that his live show has improved immensely over the past year or so.

― Avi (Avi), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Jaymc, which band are you in?

Not sure if I can make it but I'll at least check you out online.

Do you find that playing the CMJ thing automatically does anything special for the band or is it just another show?

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i endorse seeing sufjan live. the performance always seems kind of fragile and about to fall apart at any time, but i've seen him & the band put on a pretty amazing show at least a half a dozen times. the key to the show being good is if the backup band has practiced much. if it's at the beginning of a tour, it's a ramshackle mess, but at the end of a tour, it's a pretty rad show... and usually a nyc show is pretty decent, cause he and his peeps live there....

― the leglo (the leglo), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Snorefest 2004

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 15 October 2004 03:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Sufjan's show that I saw was VERY "fragile" and very touching. If it's a small venue, I'd say definitely go.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 October 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Unfortunately I got stuck having drinks with my lady's friends and we suddenly realized it was too late to go. Another wasted Friday.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 16 October 2004 02:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Saw Sufjan really up close in a tiny club earlier this year, supporting Iron & Wine. A hushed indie folk reverie. Absolutely wonderful, sublime. Just picking on his banjo and guitar. His banjo is really sweet toned, not at all plunky, and his voice is wonderful. Go go go!

― Stew S (stew s), Saturday, 16 October 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

So, did anyone make it to the show? How was it. Bummed that I didn't go.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 16 October 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I was actually there for Castanets and Kingsbury Manx earlier in the night, but then I went off to the DFA party. My bandmate Elizabeth stuck around, though, and she reports it was very, very good.

― jaymc, Saturday, 16 October 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Jay, how was your show? Which band do you play with?

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 16 October 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Nevermind, I saw on another thread.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 16 October 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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