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Florence & the Machine & Hanni El Khatib @ Terminal 5 (pics)

photos by Chris La Putt

Florence Welch
Florence and the Machine

Artist Direct: Which records shaped you?

Florence Welch: When I was a teenager, I spent all of my time going to live gigs. Like I mentioned, my first boyfriend was in a band. There was a really strong South London punk art collective scene because there’s a big art college. I spent all of my time going to see art college bands. My boyfriend was in one, and they were on the up-and-up. It was this intense rockabilly pirate punk blues stuff. For ages, the only music I listened to was live, really. I also listened to a lot of northern soul like Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Etta James, Tom Waits and The Talking Heads. The kids in my school were listening to The Libertines and stuff, but I was more into The Talking Heads. I really loved The White Stripes actually. I was a huge fan. The one that record that really shook me up was Arcade Fire‘s Funeral and maybe Beirut‘s Gulag Orkestar. I love Beirut! They’re so incredible live. His voice is unbelievable. Brass sections are really busy. Whenever we have classical musicians on tour with us, they’re always the hardest partying guys. We don’t have a brass section, but I wish we did. They’re the rock ‘n’ rollest of the bunch. It’s always the cellists and violinists who are hitting it the hardest in the hotel bar [Laughs]. Beirut and his brass section are great. They look so relaxed, having a good time. They’re playing the fucking trumpet and singing [Laughs].

Maybe Beirut members were in the crowd last night, 11/2, when Florence and the Machine headlined their 2nd night in row at Terminal 5 in NYC with The Smith Westerns and Hanni El Khatib. Florence also played a set at the SoHo Apple Store earlier the same day, and is now on tour and will be on SNL later this month.

Smith Westerns pics HERE. The rest from the T5 show, below…

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