The Gospel of The Editors

After witnessing one of the tightest and most energetic sets last Friday from The Editors, I came to the conclusion that if they ever needed a change of scene from the music business, they could, hypothetically, start their own church. Rev. Tom already has all the moves. And given how they’ve packed the house for a sold-out show at Webster Hall, it shouldn’t be too hard to get a few butts in the seats of the The Holy Ministry of Munich, (or something or other).

The Editors: (click to enlarge photos)





They closed the show with one of my favorite songs.

The Editors: Fingers in the Factories (link expired)
(Buy The Back Room)

Also, this was my first time at Webster Hall, and I quite liked it. Maybe this was a unique experience, as people just seemed to be incredibly nice. Sofiblu and I met this one fan who came down from Philadelphia for the show. She was a sweetheart, offering to hold my place at the front while I grabbed some posters and stickers. And this lovely photographer told us a little about Biffy Clyro, whom we didn’t know much about. The highlight of the Biffy set was when two fans unbeknownst to each other’s existence, became friends when they both shouted “Mon the Biffy!” When they heard each other shout this exclusively Scottish/English/Irish fan chant, they fought through the crowd and jumped, sang, shouted, and jabbered happily together for all the songs. It was pretty cute.

Biffy Clyro:




I think Sof and I were excited to see Ra Ra Riot again as well. They are growing on me.

Ra Ra Riot:



I was especially fond of bassist, Mathieu Santos’ bass skills. He flies that thing like a jet plane.

Locksley, Ra Ra Riot @ Studio B

On Saturday, a couple of friends and I went back to Brooklyn to check out After the Jump Fest, a full day music event which aims to raise money for music education. This was my first time at Studio B, which I think is the perfect place to host dances— the indie rocker’s dream prom. Clearly, I was loving the disco ball.

We were there mainly to see Locksley and Ra Ra Riot. But as the day progressed we ended up inhaling cookies and coffee from the sweets truck parked outside. I was probably more partial to Locksley whose music jams incredible upbeat rockability in every song. They were really quite charming, and in honor of music education, even pulled two people from the crowd to play guitar and tambourine with them.

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-- Kal, teaching a fan the chords

-- Jamming with Locksley

This tune has the potential for a crowd sing-along:

Locksley- Why Not Me (link expired)

(Buy Don't Make Me Wait)

Ra Ra Riot hail from Syracuse, and seem like a group of friends who just enjoy playing together. The girls who played cello and violin were selling their band’s merchandise after the show. Un-jaded young musicians are always a pleasure.

Sofiblu and I will be seeing them again on Sept. 7th when they open for The Editors at Webster Hall.