Magnetic Fields @ Town Hall, NYC - pics

corporate casual needs to take it easy. sheesh. we all like the same music generally. you don't need to be so bothered. why not go to a fall out boy show or hanna montana to remind yourself how much you have in common with magnetic fields fans.

corporate casual is completely correct.
crowd was lame as shit and so desperate to seem "in the know".
magnetic fields were amazing.

It sure does suck when a crowd enjoys itself at a live show, doesn't it?

You complainers need to STAY HOME and WHINE to YOURSELVES.

that was last night's set

good job

it was a bouzouki. not a banjo.

that lady is wearing a juno shirt!

Corporate-casual sounds like he/she might commit suicide one of these days.

As long as people aren't talking loudly, I don't care about the rest of audience. Last night I had no complaints about them.

If you are observing the audience instead of concentrating on the music, then you are not so different than the people you are criticizing. Stop self-loathing.

"it was a bouzouki."

you are a bouzouki

"all dressed up in jeans"!?
hahahahaha. of you're gonna act like you're better than everyone, at least get the song titles right.

but seriously, the laughing people were pretty irritating.

For the record, I definitely should stay home, and I am definitely going to kill myself, so you guys are really hitting all the nails on their respective heads, but as for "All Dressed Up In Jeans," that is a reference to what my friend Grace used to think were the lyrics to that song before we teased-for-hours-and-then-corrected her, so I am still better than you, Keith.

show was awesome. the guy constantly snapping with his fingers was annoying.

friday's show was excellent

Ummm, is it just me or was the Saturday show pretty tense up there? While I can appreciate Merritt's glum demeanor, the awkward banter followed by uncomfortable silences was just weird. Anyone else get the same vibe?

i was at saturday's show, which even with the awkward and often comical silences was one of the best shows i've been to in a long, long time.

anyone know where i might be able to find a set-list for this particular night?

was it the same set list every night?

Went to Saturday and Sunday. Almost identical regarding song selection; however, different order.

They switched between 2 setlists... the one posted by BV was the setlist on Friday and Sunday. Thursday (I think) and Saturday (Definitely) were:

When You're Out of Town
No One Will Ever Love You
California Girls
Abandoned Castle of My Soul
The Nun's Litany
I Looked All Over Town
Epitaph For My Heart
I Don't Believe You
Dreams Anymore
This Little Ukulele
All Dressed Up In Dreams
Zombie Boy
Papa Was A Rodeo
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Take Ecstasy With Me
Courtesans
Crows
Too Drunk to Dream
The Book of Love
No River
Drive On, Driver
What A Fucking Lovely Day!
Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
It's Only Time
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Three Way
As You Turn To Go
Grand Canyon

anyone know anything about recordings of the sunday night show?

bouzouki, dr. columbia. bouzouki. jesus.

I was at the Thursday show, and I can safely say they didn't play Papa Was A Rodeo that night. Still a beautiful set, but it kind of irked me that that was the only night they didn't play it.

"Merritt, who played banjo..."

cha, 'twas a bozouki. i was hoping i'd be the first one to notice that. oh, well.

I didn't really notice the crowd-- I was too busy enjoying the show.

you didn't notice the thunderous laughter?

the two boys sitting next to me ruined the first set for all around us.
The constant mumbled commentary, the off key singing, and the finger snapping.
When several of us apporached this wack job to clam down during the songs, he was indignant. Saying" Stephin likes the finger snapping" as if he was told this by Stephin himself at a party.

there's enjoying yourself at a concert then there is having annoying drunken conversations through entire concert. Two different things. The latter being just as annoying as someone talking in a movie theatre the entire time.

They just announced a show here in Minneapolis, and I was planning on leaving to go get tickets in about 15 minutes. Thankfully I did a bit of research ahead of time and decided it's not worth $30 to see every song performed in the same acoustic setting (their newest album is my favorite of their career, and it's noise-pop). Stephin seems like he's not even enjoying himself and he acts like its a chore to perform (and it could be for him, due to the circumstances of his hearing condition). I've read that he can't even tolerate the audience clapping. Everything I've read about their recent shows mentions the awkward mood, tension, and how unenthusiastic the performers are. Not worth $30. That's how much I paid to see Ween, and you should already know how fuckin awesome Ween concerts are.