By the end of the night Chet will own your heart
Well the clock has wound down on my time in New York with a very mellow final twist given by The Eels. Always one of those bands that flies somewhat under the radar but one that is consistently genius for which no exception was made tonight.
For this tour the band consisted of frontman E, obviously. Four lovely ladies on strings and a mohawk adorned double bass player. And then there was the freakishly talented Chet showing off at various times on the slide guitar, keys, organ, percussion, drums (simply a tom housed in a garbage can and an old leather suitcase for the bass drum) and a soaring saw echoing around in the wonderful accoustics of the Town Hall providing a beautiful melancholy for E's somewhat dark lyrics.
It's been great to be back in the city and to have a chance to fill out the picture a bit by experiencing it in summer. Big thanks to Amanda and Jimmy for their hospitality and good luck in your new places, I hope the move goes smoothly.
Now just got to hope the crazy Chinese will let me on the bus in the morning. When I went down there yesterday to check the timetables and buy a ticket the lady selling them wanted to put me on the next bus to DC. This was despite the fact I didn't even have a day pack or anything, I don't know too many people who travel a light as shorts and a t-shirt but maybe it's more common in Chinatown.
For this tour the band consisted of frontman E, obviously. Four lovely ladies on strings and a mohawk adorned double bass player. And then there was the freakishly talented Chet showing off at various times on the slide guitar, keys, organ, percussion, drums (simply a tom housed in a garbage can and an old leather suitcase for the bass drum) and a soaring saw echoing around in the wonderful accoustics of the Town Hall providing a beautiful melancholy for E's somewhat dark lyrics.
It's been great to be back in the city and to have a chance to fill out the picture a bit by experiencing it in summer. Big thanks to Amanda and Jimmy for their hospitality and good luck in your new places, I hope the move goes smoothly.
Now just got to hope the crazy Chinese will let me on the bus in the morning. When I went down there yesterday to check the timetables and buy a ticket the lady selling them wanted to put me on the next bus to DC. This was despite the fact I didn't even have a day pack or anything, I don't know too many people who travel a light as shorts and a t-shirt but maybe it's more common in Chinatown.
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