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London natives The
Noisettes ripped into the Ogden Theater
like a Gallagher chainsaw through watermelon.
This three-piece act with
drums, guitar, bass, and vocals played a frenetic
set of swank rock songs in support of their
debut album, What’s The Time,
Mr. Wolf? Fronted by the glorious
Shingai Shoniwa on bass and
vocals, Dan Smith on guitar,
and Jamie Morrison on drums,
the group didn’t hold back a bit. With
gritty, wailing vocals reminiscent of a combination
of Jack White á la Raconteurs and Karen
O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Shoniwa queued up
in a short white dress with radtacular ‘80s
shoulder pads, was bootless by the end of the
first song; throwing one after the other to
the side of the stage mid-song.
Halfway through the set, guitarist
Dan Smith joined the many ranks of amazing musicians
thrown off by the effect that high altitude
has on one’s ability to handle alcohol,
but fortunately the intensified effect of the
hootch had no bearing on a remarkable set. Shoniwa
describes the band’s sound perfectly as
“quite spiky, quite dramatic, theatrical
rock 'n' roll really.” The audience connected
immediately, throwing up arms and letting out
screams to signify their obvious enjoyment of
the group’s enigmatic sound. Having toured
with the likes of TV on the Radio and Muse,
it’s quite easy to see why this band is
joining the ranks of high-quality live acts
that leave you wanting more.
Bloc Party
performed a smashing new old skool rock party,
complete with yelling, punk, loud guitars, and
a touch of what we in the business like to call
“F. U.” The band played tracks from
Silent Alarm and
their newer album, A Weekend In
The City, and the audience went
nutso for just about every song they played.
What’s more, the entire event was being
filmed, with proper forewarning at the door:
“By entering the venue you agree to be
filmed.” Now you know it’s going
to be a good show if you may or may not end
up on film shirtless, wasted, laughing, and
dancing maniacally. (Note: I was not shirtless!)
Proclaiming the near-end of
their North American tour, lead singer Kele
Okereke confessed his love for Denver
and that they were “having a very good
time.” I guess that high altitude is good
for a few things, innit?!
Anne Vickman
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