Tag: Camera Obscura
These items have all been tagged with the tag "Camera Obscura", You can see other tags in the Tag CloudI had a choice tonight to either see Clipse or Camera Obscura , two bands who had stellar releases in 2006, with lots of buzz surrounding them. I fully expected Clipse to sell out, but the days went by and it didn’t. Camera Obscura, however, did. And of course, being the contrary girl that I am, I suddenly really wanted to go. I managed to seek out an extra ticket and made my way to Williamsburg’s Warsaw, clad in jeans and my sweater with the strawberries on, at one with all the hipsters who were ready to be swathed in happy, twee pop sunshine.
Warsaw’s an interesting venue, if you’ve never been. It’s decorated for a prom moreso than a concert, with sparkly pink lights strung along the walls, and there’s no coat check but there is a stand in the side room where you can purchase pierogi and other Polish treats. My friends and I found a pretty good spot in the center of the room, and I stood with my Corona and bulky coat and scarf in my arms. This became somewhat of a problem later on, when the sold out crowd filtered in for the headliner and all extra breathing space was lost.
Much like the experience Nicole had, I was undecided about going to see Camera Obscura until the very last minute, when I had the sudden, desperate urge to go down to Brighton and enjoy some twee Scottish pop (with support from twee Sheffield folk-pop). I was somewhat surprised that the show hadn't sold out; as my companion informed me, the week the tickets were available for sale, they were advertised as "selling fast" - and apparently never did. Still, that was my gain as I successfully acquired one a mere three days prior to the gig.
After a cursory ID check, my companion and I made our way to the stage. Some girls had already camped out in the middle, roughly where Tracyanne would later stand, so we sat down on the floor to the right and discussed linguistics for some reason. Hey, it passed the time.
