Goldfrapp at the Seattle Showbox SODO

CraigMcMurtry — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:39:00 GMT

Goldfrapp played the Showbox SODO here in Seattle two weeks ago: their only general admission gig in North America on this leg of their tour. I showed up at 4:30 to secure a spot in the front row when they came on at 10.

I'd like to thank the the folk at the Showbox SODO for providing a great, welcoming venue for the fans. My wife and I were able to hang out in their newly-renovated lounge with other fans before the show, and were treated to a rare performance of Black Cherry during the sound-check, presumably as a rehearsal for the subsequent shows in Australia where that hallowed number was on the set list.

It was terrific to meet other hardcore fans from the Goldfrapp Message Board, which happens to be an unusually nice place to hang out on the 'net, so delightfully free of the vitriol that makes most other social gathering places on the Web a chafing bore. Josh snapped this excellent shot of Alison, who clearly enjoyed performing as much as we all did watching.

I'd also like to give a shout out to another fellow fan, John Roger Schofield, who is the bassist for Seattle indie rock group, The Myriad. Give them a listen, too.

Goldfrapp Rock!

CraigMcMurtry — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Yes, when I was a teen in the '80s, I was guilty of creating a mix tape, and worse, of giving it to someone. I learned from that experience that musical tastes are very personal, and that it is truly phenomenal that any artist is able to sell records to more than one person, yet less, in some cases, millions of people.

So I generally don't discuss music with folk. I listen to my music, and they presumably listen to theirs. (Although, actually, if they happen to pull up next to me at a traffic light on a sunny day, when I have the top down on the Mustang, then they will in fact be listening to my music, but that's another issue.)

In this case, I have a selfish reason for expressing a musical preference. It is for a band that is huge in the UK and Europe, but which has not quite broken through in the US yet--well, not until this week anyway, when their latest album went into the top 10 in its first week fo release. If sufficient records get sold in the US, then they'll play live dates in the States, and I'll get to see them, which, from videos of their live performances, is evidently quite a fabulous experience.

Anyway, the duo in question is "Goldfrapp." If you like Moby or perhaps Dido, then do try Goldfrapp. I'd recommend starting with the Supernature album, their third, and then moving on to Seventh Tree, the new fourth album in their oevre. If you buy track-by-track, then I'd recommend, "Fly Me Away," "Ride a White Horse," "Cologne Cerrone Houdini," "Number 1," and "Strict Machine." That should get you hooked if they are at all your kind of thing.

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Goldfrapp at the Seattle Showbox SODO

Goldfrapp Rock!