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Friday, July 16, 2010

Tonight! The Real New Pornographers

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM

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Canada has no shortage of supergroups: Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade, Loverboy. (Ah, Loverboy jokes never get old.) But in some ways the New Pornographers are the super-est of them all, and tonight's show has all the big guns. Here's the band's lineup for this tour:
A.C. Newman — vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, banjo
Kathryn Calder — vocals, keyboards, piano
Neko Case — vocals
John Collins — bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Kurt Dahle — drums, percussion, vocals
Todd Fancey — guitar
Blaine Thurier — keyboards
Dan Bejar — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vibraphone, percussion
That's right, both Neko Case and Dan Bejar are on board. Case and Bejar have always appeared on the records, but in a live capacity they have always been part-time Pornographers at best. This tour they're all together, though, and while going to see Case is a no-brainer, the chance to see Bejar (Destroyer) as well is not worth missing. I've seen the New Pornographers perform without either of them, and it's been great—A.C. Newman's tunes are fantastic in any capacity—but tonight's show is unmissable in my book. (That book, titled Ned's Book of Unmissable Shows, is still seeking a publisher.) Top it with opening sets by the excellent Dodos and the vastly underappreciated Imaad Wasif, this is a surefire winner. (And this is coming from someone who hates phrases like "surefire winner." But seriously, this is going to be a fantastic fucking show.)

Here's a terrific new track from the Porny's latest, Together:

LISTEN:

The New Pornographers - "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk"

TONIGHT: The New Pornographers w/the Dodos & Imaad Wasif; Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 8 pm, $25, all ages

 

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