A Camp live at WFMU

A Camp covers EP

You’re gonna be walking on the edge of a razor blade, Nina. That’s my Pink Floyd with whom you’re flirting.

Saw The Dø at KCLSU

Two days after seeing Lily Allen for free, and exactly a week after A Camp at King’s College Union, I went with some friends to see The Dø at the same venue. The opener was Moriarty, a sort of folk/bluegrass band. Superb. I agreed with Julie that this was probably one of the best opening bands I’ve ever seen. When a band comes on stage with antique instruments and equipment like this, you really don’t know what to expect; the drummer used an old suitcase as a bass drum. They really rocked, I highly recommend them.

The Dø sounded excellent of course, and their show was much like the one I saw a couple months before. I got my hand shook by Olivia during one of her songs, for some reason. I also got handed Dan’s bass guitar during a particularly violent ending to a song. That was fun. These are the benefits to standing front and center. The only problem I have with being right on the stage is that the sound may not be balanced correctly, e.g. it will be harder to hear the vocals because the amps are all directed out toward the center or back of the venue. I’m a vocal-centric listener.

At the end of the encore, the audience joined in for the final chorus of the final song. They repeated it as the band left the stage. It continued for a while, until the band actually came back on stage for a third time, just to say thanks and leave again. I’m not an experienced concert-goer, but I’ve never seen that before, so that was cool.

Nina live!

Nina sings! She has the voice of an angel:

It’s kind of shaky, ’cause I couldn’t figure out the least awkward place to hold my camera, being in the front row and all. It turns out that using a camera is awkward no matter what. Oh well.

I’ve been dying to see Nina Persson with The Cardigans for about five or six years. But they’re not really together anymore, so I had to settle for her solo project, A Camp, in which she is accompanied by Niclas Frisk on guitar and her husband, Nathan Larson (the dude with the black hair and goatee), on bass guitar. Nothing like a rocking band with a female vocalist to melt your face and your heart, respectively. I was really proud of myself for thinking of that.

This concert was excellent. The music was superb, and Nina possesses an intense vocal beauty. Plus I was in the front row. Plus I got a cool t-shirt. PLUS I got my ticket signed. Awesome.

Revelation about lasy singers in indie rock: they wear weird clothes.

You know that feeling

You know that feeling you get when you’re about to perform or speak in public or something?

That’s the feeling I get when I think of going to see Nina Persson with A Camp IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS!!!

Just bought tickets

Just bought tickets to see A Camp on 6 May 2009 at King’s College Student Union. It’s been my dream to see Nina Persson in person for a many years. Although I would prefer The Cardigans because they are more rockin’, I can settle for A Camp. This may be my only chance to see Nina.