* Tonight I went to REVENGE OF THE BOOK EATERS and was pleasantly suprised at the format. I figured having not gone to last years event, that it would be way too liberal minded for me and I would leave annoyed, but this didn't happen at all. There was not one anti-war or Bush joke to be had. I loved most of the bands that played and the host Demetri Martin was very humorous. Writer Sarah Vowell sounds like she is ten and is quite funny to watch bouncing around on stage. Comedians Eugene Mirman (very annoying saw him at a small venue once) and Leo Allen didn't do it for me at all tonight. I felt like if they eliminated their skit, the show would have been perfect. A highlight was Feist reading 2 short stories from a few students that attended a 826 NYC workshop.Here is the order of my favorite to least favorite performers of the night:
1. Britt Daniel (pictured on the right)- Have never seen him before and am looking forward to Spoon's gig during CMJ.
2. Jim James- Have heard his band before, but wasn't too into them as an opener in such a large arena. He sounded better alone and in a smaller venue.
3. Grizzly Bear- Never saw them and loved them!
4. Feist- Saw her with Broken Social Scene, but do not remember her at all.
5. Kevin Drew- Saw him with Broken Social Scene and did not like them at all, they opened for the Pixies, one of my favorite bands of all time.
6. A.C. Newman- Saw him with The New Pornographers at Central Park SummerStage and was not impressed then or now. Funny, I saw Neko Case alone and loved her, oh well!
