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Posted in music | pictures on October 25, 2005

Wolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics

Wolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom

I've been listening to Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary pretty obsessively since their CMJ show. They sealed the deal last night at Bowery Ballroom (October 24, 2005). Yeah, maybe they started off a little slow, but that was all forgotten well before they played No More Dinner Bells to finish off their 2-song encore.

Wolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom

I loved the 2-3 new songs too- can't wait for the next album. Yeti & Prefix say the crowd was weak. It's true their wasn't much dancing, but I thought it was actually one of the rowdiest Bowery Ballroom crowds I've seen in a while. Maybe that was just because of the two or three hecklers. They kept yelling for Modern World and Grounds for Divorce. Another guy kept reminding them they were in NYC. Bowery Ballroom crowds just don't move very much.

Wolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom

"The live set was a bit more timid, this time, like they had less to prove and no urge to impress. They came out flat – but then, they did last time, too; the boys in the Parade might think about doing a couple laps before a show, if this is a recurring problem. It seemed odd that, about halfway through their hour-long show, the best stuff we’d heard was the new stuff: They played three new songs, and clearly enjoyed sinking their teeth into those." [Heartonastick]

They never did play Grouns for Divorce. Bumpershine listed that as one of the resons he didn't like the show. Unlike Bumpershine, Jay Loose Record thought the show was great, but listed his top 5 things he didn't like anyway. Central Village liked it too, has more pics.

Tags: Central Village, Wolf Parade
posted at 12:54 PM on October 25, 2005 in music | pictures | Comments (10)

Comments (10)

here are some pics I took at the show in new haven: http://pantheon.yale.edu/~dy45/wolfparade/

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2005 1:07 PM

I realize saying New Yorkers can't dance is overplayed, but I really had high hopes after CMJ. I've seen plenty a rowdy crowd here, and thought Apologies for the Queen Mary would do it. Still doesn't take away from a great show.

Posted by jerry | October 25, 2005 1:49 PM

The Bowery crowd was moving for The Rapture.

So I guess they had their own geer this time :P

Looks like a different stage layout too.

Posted by Chris | October 25, 2005 2:44 PM

predictable. god it's painful how easy you guys are to figure out. if that place burned down we'd have no more hipsters and no more A&R guys. wouldn't that be a sight.

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2005 4:06 PM

i thought the show was good and up close there seemed to be some dancing going on. plus, the uber drunk guy waving his shirt around in the air like a helicopter for 10 minutes seemed to be catching everyone's attention -- now if that's not dancing...

http://www.julseas.com/archives/2005/10/wolf_parade_thi.html

Posted by julseas | October 25, 2005 5:33 PM

did anyone else think the songs were play WAY too fast? I dunno how that one site says there was no energy. that shit was just too fast for me to bounce my head to. maybe i'm getting old, or maybe everyone else is getting young.

BV - did you hear their comment about how theyre not going to talk about how drunk they are this time because the bloggers didnt like it?? thats you, dude! its official: Wolf Parade reads Brooklyn Vegan

Posted by hari_rex | October 26, 2005 1:55 PM

hari rex, i agree completely. i saw their show in new haven the night before (10/22) and every song from the LP was played about 150% of the speed. if it was intentional, i thought it sounded pretty terrible, there's no room for the songs to breathe and develop (especially 'sons and daughters' and 'i'll believe in anything'). if it was unintentional, then they need to listen to themselves a bit more and rehearse a fuckload. overall, unimpressed. still love the record, pretty uninspiring live show.

Posted by jose Soegaard | October 26, 2005 3:39 PM

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