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I may have stopped breathing for a few seconds today when I found out that Beirut will be performing at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in February. Recently, I've been revisiting a lot of Beirut material. Partially, it's because I got a ukulele, and I particularly enjoy playing Beirut songs. My roommate just asked me why I keep on playing the same Beirut songs over and over on the uke. Well, one reason is because I haven't learned anything else. Another is that practice makes perfect, silly. Not that I could ever be Zach Condon, whose talent drives me absolutely mad with jealousy. I don't like that we're the same age, yet I have accomplished nothing in comparison (Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes also makes me feel worthless). Damn you for making music that I love.
Well, I no longer have to fantasize about Zach Condon making a surprise guest appearance at Final Fantasy and Grizzly Bear's BAM show with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Beirut may have cancelled their recent tour and gone on a brief hiatus, but it sounds like they're ready to come back with a new album, a new tour, and possibly a new direction. Well, as long as the new Beirut sounds as good as the below songs, I will have no complaints. And, it'd be nice to have some new uke material.
Tickets for Beirut's Sounds of Brooklyn @ BAM on February 6 go on presale tomorrow, open to Friends of BAM. General public sale begins next week on December 12. Unfortunately, I am not a Friend of BAM. But, if you are, and you are a kind person who is willing to purchase tickets for a gracious (and financially reliable) blogger, you have my contact info.
In the Mausoleum - Beirut
Elephant Gun - Beirut
12 comments:
I rediscovered my love for Beirut last week. they are just so amazing.
shhhhh! don't tell anyone about the show. i need to get good seatssss. and if any friends of bam are willing to buy tickets for me, email me!
-nate
also, i got a uke too and all i did was play beirut songs on it. it's too much fun.
pitchfork news just reported the sounds like brooklyn fest yesterday... but i'm hoping that good seats will be left when beirut general sale begins next fri. if not, i will still go to this and impatiently wait for more dates to be released. maybe they'll do a record release show in march?
i remember when zach was interviewed by pitchfork a month or two ago, he said there would be multiple brooklyn dates. hopefully he announces them before next friday so i can make some good decisions
sweet, that's good to know. also good to hear that there will be multiple brooklyn dates. i will be tempted to go to all of them. i was pretty devastated when i didn't act quickly enough to grab tickets to their last show in may.
also, come to think of it, i think beirut is the reason why i wanted a uke in the first place.
oh. you could've had mine. i showed up for the show but they were all pissy about the age limit and wouldn't let me in. boo hoo
aww, that sucks. hopefully you've remedied that by now. music hall is a good medium-sized venue.
now that all of the blogs have broken the show its very unlikely that us normal folks get good seats
twas inevitable. unfortunately, i've spoken with a friend of bam and he ended up with like 20th row orchestra seats. it's not looking good for the rest of us...
and the show announcements continue:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/12/beirut_playing_3.html
Thanks a lot for the great piece.
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