More than 400 people packed The Cellar Door on Monday night to see New York indie band Vampire Weekend. It was a show that sold out in minutes.
Vampire Weekend mixed songs from its 2008 self-titled debut and its upcoming sophomore release, "Contra." The set was about 60% old material and 40% new. The band members were pretty tame on stage -- a definite contrast to the Cage the Elephant show on Sunday night -- but they sounded good and worked up a good rapport with the crowd. Opening act The Growlers did a good job of winning over the crowd too.
Now here are some videos:
My pics from the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrphancy/tags/vampireweekend/
I thought it was great. A little short, but they had no wasted moments, and I liked that they skipped the break before the encore.
And what was with the tall guy right in the front? I didn't mind that he was tall (possibly because I am also tall) but he didn't move the entire show. I don't think he even uncrossed his arms. I figure if you're up front, show a little enthusiasm.
And a video of M97: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i85HhFolFcM
Filmed on my little point-n-shoot, next to the speaker, so the sound is awful. YouTube seems to have made the video quality a little chunky, too. Ah, well.