Comments on: les savy fav 04/05/08 http://www.aztecarecords.com/jamescuartero/2008/04/07/les-savy-fav-040508/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: james http://www.aztecarecords.com/jamescuartero/2008/04/07/les-savy-fav-040508/#comment-570 james Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:23:16 +0000 http://www.aztecarecords.com/jamescuartero/?p=215#comment-570 tim harrington is undoubtedly trying to provoke reactions but i don't think bemusement is one of them. you're totally right in that the venue size and atmosphere dictates what type of people who show up and the way they react. you will always get the hardcore fans of a band to show up anywhere but the venue has a lot more to do with last minute and casual fans (and in this case, tourists) deciding to show up. had this show been held at the first unitarian or even the starlight, i wouldn't be surprised to see the crowd being more receptive and less apt to worry about not spilling their plastic cups of bud light than spazzing out and screaming along with "we've got boxes". tim harrington is undoubtedly trying to provoke reactions but i don’t think bemusement is one of them. you’re totally right in that the venue size and atmosphere dictates what type of people who show up and the way they react. you will always get the hardcore fans of a band to show up anywhere but the venue has a lot more to do with last minute and casual fans (and in this case, tourists) deciding to show up. had this show been held at the first unitarian or even the starlight, i wouldn’t be surprised to see the crowd being more receptive and less apt to worry about not spilling their plastic cups of bud light than spazzing out and screaming along with “we’ve got boxes”.

]]> By: bengarvey http://www.aztecarecords.com/jamescuartero/2008/04/07/les-savy-fav-040508/#comment-534 bengarvey Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:35:12 +0000 http://www.aztecarecords.com/jamescuartero/?p=215#comment-534 Is music performance the only art form where the audience reaction affects and influences the quality of the performance? I feel like there are more examples, but they're rarely considered art... sporting events, comedy shows, etc. Even in those realms there are standard rules about what to do and when to do them. I usually find myself in the same situation you described where they crowd never seems to react appropriately once a venue gets above a few hundred people. In any case, a band like Les Savy Fav wants and deserves to get odd looks and people laughing at them. Is music performance the only art form where the audience reaction affects and influences the quality of the performance? I feel like there are more examples, but they’re rarely considered art… sporting events, comedy shows, etc. Even in those realms there are standard rules about what to do and when to do them.

I usually find myself in the same situation you described where they crowd never seems to react appropriately once a venue gets above a few hundred people. In any case, a band like Les Savy Fav wants and deserves to get odd looks and people laughing at them.

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