Stolen from mikey being mikey from 11/30:
Tonight I had the pleasure of seeing one of my all time favorite musicians perform some of his solo work at a rad little place in the Bloomfield area of Pittsburgh. The venue was great, anyone who's been to Garfield knows that it's quite an intimate place, about fifteen or twenty feet wide tops and then a football field or two deep. I realized quite how intimate it was when I saw Sebastien chilling on a couch just inside, sitting in front of his merch table.
The show was pretty good in all, though we got there for the second act and caught only the end of the third after grabbing a bite to eat at a Chinese dive in little Italy; however, it was pretty set in my mind that I was there for only one real reason. I hadn't given much of Sebastien's solo work a whole lot of attention. We got his record in the radio station I work at earlier this year and I gave it a few spins but didn't fall in love with it. It was a while since I had listened to it, so I really didn't remember much of it at all, other than a feeling of the sound of the album. That being said, I got to go into the show with a completely open mind, ready for anything.
Let's just say I was impressed. I knew I loved Sebastien's voice and emotion, but seeing it live and while he played some smashing guitar, it made it all the better. He and his band The Mountains took the set for a night on the town. They had everyone in the crowd tapping their toes, bumping to the beat, and just straight getting down. Very rad set made even better by the size of the stage. you could fit about five people across, so everybody was up close and personal with what was going on. The best part of the set was when it finished, Sebastien laid his guitar on his amp to get feedback and walked off stage, through the crowd (told you this place was small) and to the back. I got a chance to chat it up with him after the set and actually had a smoke with all the guys from the band.
It kind of blew my mind what was really going on. Just a few years ago, this guy was on a major National Tour, playing on Conan and on MTV in a well-known band (Death From Above 1979, you dolts) and now he's back working his way up playing in tiny venue in front of 30 people. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to see him play in such a close setting, but at the same time I feel as if he doesn't deserve to be playing these shows. He's a fantastic performer with a solid record who's played big shows and should be playing them again.
'til next time. peace!
mike mo
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