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Posted in music | pictures on May 22, 2008
Mates of State @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen
Mates of State played a semi-private, early show (7:02 on the dot) at Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (May 21). The show was in honor of their new album that came out on Barsuk one day earlier - the same reason they appeared on Conan O'Brien the night before. The show was crowded, but not packed - probably at lesat in part because of the unclear age limit. The free tickets given out at record stores didn't come with a 21+ disclaimer. Kori Gardner mentioned being tired, and being excited to have a guitar player (who was one of two backing band members). They played a mix of old and new songs and a cover of Nico's "These Days". More pictures below...
Posted on May 22, 2008 11:18 AM
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if you want to see something pathetic, watch this band play conan. YYYYOOOOOOWCH. dude cannot sing/
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:23 AM
Did they play songs off the album "double chin and a crooked nose"?
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:31 AM
disagree completely...mates of state blew up bowery last time they came through...they're a great live act...
...sometimes late night tv doesnt do the band justice.
2c served.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:33 AM
these facial expressions are hard on the eyes...
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:50 AM
kori looks pretty good for recently giving birth.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:51 AM
good grief some of you kids are cold blooded
good band
good times
nuff said
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 11:59 AM
"...sometimes late night tv doesnt do the band justice"
i think that goes for most bands
Posted by anonymous | May 22, 2008 12:10 PM
oh, behave. i think she's a cutie.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 12:16 PM
that was a fucking good show.
Posted by des | May 22, 2008 12:16 PM
these days is technically by jackson browne
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 12:40 PM
Yawn. Who played Mercury last night?
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 12:57 PM
some of these angles are kind of unflattering for the Mrs...
Posted by julio | May 22, 2008 1:00 PM
@ anon 11:23
Please post the link to your performance on Conan so we can compare. Oh...wait...
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 1:37 PM
I made a similar comment on the previous entry, buuut... the Conan performance made it evident that Kori's voice was shot. This wouldn't be so bad, but I've noticed it live pretty often enough. I've always chalked it up to maybe not hearing correctly, but hearing it on Conan made it stand out. It makes me wonder what goes on when they do recording because the recorded versions, she's on key. This album made me bitter and I'm sad to say I really kind of don't like them any more.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 2:16 PM
Two of Twee
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 2:20 PM
nah - i think they're great...i look fwd to seein them at apw and popped.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 3:05 PM
I only like musicians who look cute and sound good on tv. Can't wait for the Jonas Brothers show!
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 3:33 PM
here's the setlist:
http://i27.tinypic.com/2cnxll3.jpg
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 4:01 PM
Wow, what a bunch of d-bags in the earlier comments! First of all, she looks cute! Second of all, its easy to comment on someone's looks from behind a computer keyboard. Why not put some pictures of yourself up there for public comment? Just for fun?
Posted by stanley | May 22, 2008 4:32 PM
I only like musicians who look cute and sound good on tv. Can't wait for the Jonas Brothers show!
That's not what I meant at all. I mean her voice sucks live and is probably doctoring it in recording, which is not cool in my opinion. Their overall sound got boring and her lacking voice can't make up for it.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 5:02 PM
Anon 5:02, you obviously did not see them play mercury. She sound amazing especially during "For the Actor". To those who think her voice is crap live, you need to get your ears checked. I'm sure they had an off day in Conan and it is incredibly hard to play a national TV show, not that you would know.
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 9:16 PM
I've seen them perform 7-8 times over the past 5 years. Her voice has been shoddy the last few. I'm wondering if the tamer music is reflecting the fact that her voice is getting bad (can't belt as much, etc.).
Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 9:34 PM