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Chad VanGaalen @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | CMJ | pics
Thanks to Sub Pop, the United States finally got to experience Canada's Chad VanGaalen live on stage. Chad was the first to play Sub Pop's CMJ showcase on Saturday September 17, 2005. He played to a much smaller crowd than Wolf Parade did over 5 hours later at the same show.
His CMJ show as actually part of a small U.S. tour with labelmate Rogue Wave whose members also joined him and his two bandmates on stage for a few songs (Chad also came back later during their set). As Fluxblog pointed out in his review, Chad played about 1/3 of his album in addition to a cover of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark. He's a singer-songwriter who sounded just like he does on record. No fireworks, just good songs.
Posted on September 21, 2005 1:38 AM
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Chad and the Rogue Wave boys put on a FANTASTIC show here in State College, PA a few days ago. While his songs tend to the serious, Van Gallen is one of the goofiest and nicest guys I've ever met
Posted by GilloD | September 21, 2005 2:12 AM
It was great to actually meet you, though I wish we had gotten to talk longer BV. This show was one of my favorites of the whole conference. I am so looking forward to his new album.
Posted by EJ | September 21, 2005 3:18 AM
He also joined the Constantines during their set. I think he might have been on stage for a Wolfparade song too.
Posted by Chris | September 21, 2005 7:41 AM
Nice, nice, nice.
I heard about Chad Van Gaalen (whose record I just bought two days ago) 100% from this site.
Thanks for plugging this guy. He's an interesting one.
Posted by Hightower | September 21, 2005 8:15 AM
He definetly did not play with Wolf Parade.
Posted by danfun | September 21, 2005 8:21 AM
I guess it just seemed that way. Felt like he kept coming out on stage over and over.
Posted by Chris | September 21, 2005 8:44 AM
dear chad,
you will never be will oldham.
Posted by Anonymous | September 21, 2005 8:59 AM
actually, I thought the show was a little bland, and not what he's capable of (and Melodica Man drove me bananas). The album is exquisite, and if his live show is going to be anything like that, it'll require a more deliberate and careful approach.
that said, I love him to bits, and those photos are rad. And btw it was the Constantines he joined later on in the night.
Posted by spitzer | September 21, 2005 10:57 AM
Apparently he joined both Rogue Wave and Constantines
Posted by Chris | September 21, 2005 11:09 AM
dear hater,
i fucked your little sister.
Posted by David | September 23, 2005 10:58 AM
wow, that's some stunning intellectual engagement there, David.
and, for the record, I'm hardly a hater:
http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_05.05.05/music/vangaalen.html
Posted by spitzer | September 23, 2005 12:04 PM