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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:45 pm    Post subject: Request a show Reply with quote

You can send me a message if you want to download a show that isn't up anymore, 'ill do my best to upload it as quickly as i can.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok i know it's probably pointless but i'll give it a shot anyway :
i was wondering if anyone out there went to see jeff in nantes on october 11th 2003 ? i have the main set but i dont have jack's opening set. i actualy helped a friend have them play there and we became jack's backing band for one night. i think my freind intentionaly erased the show !
so if anyone has it i would be forever grateful !

i just found a funny review of this show :

http://www.melodick.com/concerts/26

Jeffrey Lewis

Nantes (Le Violon Dingue) le 11.10.2003

Hasard de la géographie nantaise : dans une même ruelle, se trouvent d’un côté un bar plus ou moins branché, avec décoration maison 60.70’, très lumineux, musique d’ambiance (techno aseptisée donc) ; de l’autre un bar « à l’ancienne », atmosphère plus calme, plus sombre aussi, indé lo fi contre branchouille hi fi. Rien d’étonnant alors à ce que L’Altra ou Joan Of Arc aient déjà joué de ce violon là. Plan de la soirée : Jeffrey Lewis a exporté de New York son anti folk, sur la petite scène du Violon Dingue.

Sur, l’attente fut longue : heureusement il ne pleut pas sur Nantes, et des bruits de répétitions se font entendre, avant l’entrée… Sur scène, Jack Lewis (bassiste et frère de), casquette vissée sur la tête. Derrière, 3 musiciens, qui se révèlent être des Français. Avant même que ça commence, on sent que ça va être approximatif, le guitariste jouant sur un ampli qu’il ne connaît pas (celui de Jeffrey)… Incongru, le fumeur de la première chanson se révèle dès la suivante un joueur de ukulélé.. Puis la joie de la spontanéité, le coup d’œil vers le bassiste pour ne pas se perdre. Jack, d’une taille plutôt impressionnante (relativement à celle de la scène), martèle sa basse et chante (plus ou moins faux d’ailleurs), les autres le suivant. Dans la salle, ça sent le vieux Pavement par endroit, l’énergie tranquille… J’apprendrai plus tard que le groupe jouait ensemble pour la première fois, répète 30 min avant le concert, pour un résultat bien probant.

Quelques dizaines de minutes plus tard, Jeffrey Lewis, l’air d’un grand adolescent, arrive avec son frère et leur batteur. Le set débute, s’enchaînent alors 3 chansons très folk, Jeffrey seul avec sa guitare, guitare tellement décorée de stickers qu’on n’en voit plus le bois, comme les valises de ces éternels voyageurs… Il est facile de l’imaginer lui et son instrument faire le tour des bars new yorkais, jouant 2.3 sets par soir. Après, Jeffrey pose sa guitare, et prend une sorte de grand cahier usé. Il chantera en tournant les pages, les images (il est lui-même dessinateur de comics) illustrant le texte : l’histoire d’un bon gars ouvrier et optimiste. Ca peut rappeler Dylan et ses feuilles de mots jetés au vent. Le public apprécie, et Jeffrey recommencera plus loin dans la soirée. Puis place au groupe. Ca commence calme et ça s’énerve au milieu des chansons, disto à l’appui, avec parfois l’aide de Jack au chant. Par moment, Jeffrey envoie des petits brûlots punk acoustiques, passage bruitiste à l’appui, et bouge autant que la scène lui permet. On pense encore un peu à Pavement, et pas mal aux premières chansons des Pixies, l’étrangeté en moins, comme si Frank Black n’avait jamais connu ni David Lynch ni la science fiction. S’est un réel plaisir que de voir que l’on peut faire autant de bruit avec si peu de chose et de façon si simple. En rappel, une chanson calme avec retour du ukulélé, quoique le joueur semble un peu paumé. Puis fin. Vers la scène, on peut acheter des cd, et profiter à l’occasion de la logique commerciale des Lewis : prix des divers disques proportionnels au nombre de chansons.

Après ces quelques heures, les lumières de la maison d’en face et sa déco kitch vont être difficiles à supporter.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sadly, i can't help you for your request above.....did you wrote this review too? i like it, cheers! Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the text isnt mine : i figured i wouldnt review a show i played in Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so how does it feel to play with the guy? was it awesome? it surely was!!!! Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well i only played with jack.
it was my third show and the other two guys had never been on stage before so we were a bit worried, especialy since we learned the songs with jack just before the show (but we had worked on 'em beforehand). i was expecting a total carnage but i think ti went ok.
the funny thing was that i kept pushing jack to play mystic, ct and he finaly gave in ! and in the end he is the one who screwed it up slightly (hope he doesnt read this) Laughing
i actualy ended the show with blood all over my fingers but it was totally worth it.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Surprised chapeau bas monsieur shredded fingers!
man, you really gutsy!! it's not that easy to do that...and now i would like to listen to this as well ! Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh well you know jack's song are not incredibly hard chordwise...

i'm gonna go look for the pictures a friend of mine took that night...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh yeah, that would be cool!

the hardest thing to me was that you played just like that " à l'arrache"...i would have never been able to go on stage and play..... whatever if it's difficult or not! i would have an heart attack! Embarassed Rolling Eyes Sad
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the adrenaline makes it ok, trust me it's a great feeling
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh i trust you, no worry....but it would be too much emotion for me i guess...yeah way tooo much...did you ever see a guitarist cryin' her eyes out while playin?!!huh?!! Rolling Eyes Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no i have never seen a cat power Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chan marshall? i 've never seen her on stage either! but i'm sure that i'd shed tears if she'd cry on stage....i can't stand to see someone in tears...it's my Achilles' heel...i automatically have tears rollin' on my face....*sigh*
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you probably wouldnt cry since she always has a "curtain" of hair before her face !
you could pretend its just not happening
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Laughing thanks for the tip, i'll try to remember it if i see her on day!
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