crossing border - 20.211108

first ra ra riot, vampire weekend-like poppy songs, without the exotic rythms but with female strings instead (violin and cello), raging trough the set, with a highly energetic singer and bass player ... nice debut album, the rhumb line

next stef kamil carlens and the gates (and girls) of eden with a bob dylan tribute ... every thing he does is magic, this was not little but a grand performance (and i only knew one song) ... an hour too short, favorites were do right to me baby and caribbean wind, with them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free, bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire

last one the first day death cab for cutie, unfortunately not starting with i will posses your heart, which came later in the set, with an untamed bass and hunting lyrics ... best were the songs of narrow stairs, their latest and great album, like posses, grapevines fire (about the californian fires) and long division (to be a remain remain remainder) ... and funny was the expression on the guitarist face when doing the second voice ...

second day, this time in the big schouwburg room, first the swell season, with glen hansard acoustic shouting say it to me now, followed by his fellow frames mates and marketa irglova on piano, often smiling with glen's fuzzy song explanations ... falling slowly to a standing ovation, so already a highlight

next isobel campbell and mark lanegan, and as i'm a mark fan, could not miss this (fleet foxes played at the same time) ... here they did play do you wanna come walk with me, the essence of their cooperation, with their voices melting together ...

after a short hail storm, thanks for the umbrella's to rent, and, now we're busy, the mints and sweethearts at the entrance of the two venues ... last, one two three fouoo, tindersticks, with nice but around this time of night sleepy songs, and a mumbling singer ... so a lot of the same, but i do remember this one, boobar

gates of eden: i and i / heart of mine / blind willie mc tell / cold irons bound / everything is broken / do right to me baby / what was it you wanted / dead man, dead man / jokerman / someone's got a hold of my heart / caribbean wind / ring them bells