We started the night with Ethiopian food at Asmara. The four different types of meat we ordered definitely made me feel like I was getting back on track with my high-protein diet. The food was good; compared to my other experience with Ethiopian food (at Addis Red Sea back in freshman year), this was a lot better.
Ethiopian food at Asmara |
After we ate, we walked down Mass Ave to the Middle East. This was my first time stepping foot inside the fabled music venue/restaurant. The opener for the opening act was some strange noise pop group. I don't remember their name, which is no big loss. The actual opening act was Lord Huron. They weren't a particularly fun band to watch, but their songs were decent. I'm not very good at describing music in words, so the best I can do is to say that they had the tropical brightness of Vampire Weekend mixed in with some mellow, introspective Fleet Foxes-like lyrics. Their song "The Stranger" captures this aesthetic pretty accurately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4oVsdiPTsv8#!
Lord Huron |
GIVERS started their set around 10:40. By that time, I was in a great mood and ready for something loud and joyous. GIVERS completely killed it. They had so much energy I nearly felt it reverberating off the low-slung ceiling of the Middle East's underground space. Not only were they energetic, GIVERS also had the musical talent to pull off a live show that sounded just like their album (In Lights)-only louder and infinitely more dance-able. And instead of coming at the beginning, like on the album, Up Up Up was performed last, in its rightful place as the highlight of a faultless set of songs.
GIVERS |
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