Picking up the debut album from Surfer Blood when it came out in January was one of the better decisions I have made in the new year. It's easily the best album I have listened to from 2010, and is completely addicting, as I continue to listen Astro Coast constantly, even though the album came out 2 months ago. Needless to say, when I found out that Surfer Blood was making their way up north to Philadelphia, I purchased my ticket promptly. If you like their album on record, you'll be sure to love hearing it live. I was glad I went to see how much fun this band is on stage, I just hope next time they get to play longer.
The show was at The Barbary, a small bar in the city that R5 Productions now uses to put on live bands and entertainers. Unfortunately, I got to the venue late and didn't see either of the opening bands (Past Juror and Turbo Fruits), and after a couple drinks at the bar, Surfer Blood took the stage downstairs. Immediately that feel-good attitude began to resonate on stage with the first song and lasted throughout the entire set. Just a bunch of happy-go-lucky college kids playing great music on stage. The guitars were enthralling throughout the entire set, and every song sounded just as melodic live as they do on record.
Unfortunately the venue needed to open their downstairs bar, along with the already open upstairs bar, to actually make some money. With that, came Surfer Blood's set needing to finish by 10 pm, so the set list was a little shorter then previously expected. They managed to get 8 of their 10 songs in, and didn't waste too much time talking between their songs. If you liked what they did on their album, I would advise going to see them in person, because they are just as good of a listen live. Hopefully the next time they come to play in the tri-state area they won't have to play such a short set, but I'm sure they will be playing bigger venues on their next time around anyway.
Setlist:
Floating Vibes
Take It Easy
Harmonix
Twin Peaks
Fast Jabroni
Anchorage
Catholic Pagans
Swim
Surfer Blood's myspace
The show was at The Barbary, a small bar in the city that R5 Productions now uses to put on live bands and entertainers. Unfortunately, I got to the venue late and didn't see either of the opening bands (Past Juror and Turbo Fruits), and after a couple drinks at the bar, Surfer Blood took the stage downstairs. Immediately that feel-good attitude began to resonate on stage with the first song and lasted throughout the entire set. Just a bunch of happy-go-lucky college kids playing great music on stage. The guitars were enthralling throughout the entire set, and every song sounded just as melodic live as they do on record.
Unfortunately the venue needed to open their downstairs bar, along with the already open upstairs bar, to actually make some money. With that, came Surfer Blood's set needing to finish by 10 pm, so the set list was a little shorter then previously expected. They managed to get 8 of their 10 songs in, and didn't waste too much time talking between their songs. If you liked what they did on their album, I would advise going to see them in person, because they are just as good of a listen live. Hopefully the next time they come to play in the tri-state area they won't have to play such a short set, but I'm sure they will be playing bigger venues on their next time around anyway.
Setlist:
Floating Vibes
Take It Easy
Harmonix
Twin Peaks
Fast Jabroni
Anchorage
Catholic Pagans
Swim
Surfer Blood's myspace
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