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Has anyone seen Okkervil River live?

LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
edited June 2011 in Other Music
if so...how is their show? i consider myself nothing more than a casual fan at best. i have a couple of their albums, which i like okay, but i never listen to them. i will be in philadelphia for the roots picnic in a couple weeks and it looks like they are playing at the trocadero the night before. thinking about getting tickets. not really a fan of the venue though, so unless i get some strong recommendations, i might just hit up the lebowski fest instead.
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,941
    Saw them at a festival. It was your standard live act. Got up there, played their songs, told a quick story between tunings, and that was it.
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  • SpinTheBlackCircle74SpinTheBlackCircle74 Posts: 1,394
    Seen them twice, good live band. Go and see them if you have a chance.
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  • SawyerSawyer Posts: 2,411
    "Its just a sad movie, and there's no crying"
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    Sawyer wrote:
    "Its just a sad movie, and there's no crying"


    ha. nice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYSR7zRFowU
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    Lifted wrote:
    if so...how is their show? i consider myself nothing more than a casual fan at best. i have a couple of their albums, which i like okay, but i never listen to them. i will be in philadelphia for the roots picnic in a couple weeks and it looks like they are playing at the trocadero the night before. thinking about getting tickets. not really a fan of the venue though, so unless i get some strong recommendations, i might just hit up the lebowski fest instead.


    Saw them open up for Arcade Fire a few weeks ago. I had never heard of Okkervil River before and they didn't really impress me. There were a few songs I thought were okay, but overall it was meh (for me). I do have a friend that likes them though and thinks they are amazing live. If you're even just a casual fan it may be worht it if its not too expensive.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Just saw 'em last night. Good show, very solid on stage. I left during the encore though because it was nearing 1:30 am. :shock:
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  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Aren't they touring with Titus Andronicus?

    if so, you should definitely go
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