Stars at The Village last Tuesday night.
Myself and Padraig went along to see Stars at The Village on Tuesday night. If you don't know them you'll find some explanation here from the last time we saw them a few months ago in The Sugar Club.
There was a much bigger crowd this time and unfortunately the gig was not as impressive as last time out. I think there were a couple of contributory factors here, Stars had been in Dingle the night before with Horselips recording Other Voices for RTE. These Canadians like to party! Patrick, Stars' drummer told me they were accosted while trying to leave whatever party they were at in Dingle around 6am with the line 'Ah sure stay a while and have a wee drink' which they thought was quite hilarious at that hour of the morning.
Also it was the last night of two months on the road and constant gigging away from home for them and they were definitely looking forward to the break, I think this showed in their set. They weren't nearly as tight and focused as they had been last time around in the Sugar Club. Also of course The Village is not exactly the premium spot in Dublin for live music; as always there was constant cacophony coming from the bar area.
Despite all this, I think people seeing them for the first time were mighty impressed and everyone enjoyed the night. They're taking a break when they get back home but are planning to tour Europe again in April and I get the feeling they are really genuine when they say Ireland is their favourite spot to play.
Anyways, here is some video of the second half of "Ageless Beauty" from the gig. (19 MBs AVI, right click, save target as)
Stars third album 'Set Yourself on Fire' is one of my favourites of 2005 and is available in your record store now. You can stream their most recent performance for KCRW Radio here (realmedia video).
Published by Paul.
There was a much bigger crowd this time and unfortunately the gig was not as impressive as last time out. I think there were a couple of contributory factors here, Stars had been in Dingle the night before with Horselips recording Other Voices for RTE. These Canadians like to party! Patrick, Stars' drummer told me they were accosted while trying to leave whatever party they were at in Dingle around 6am with the line 'Ah sure stay a while and have a wee drink' which they thought was quite hilarious at that hour of the morning.
Also it was the last night of two months on the road and constant gigging away from home for them and they were definitely looking forward to the break, I think this showed in their set. They weren't nearly as tight and focused as they had been last time around in the Sugar Club. Also of course The Village is not exactly the premium spot in Dublin for live music; as always there was constant cacophony coming from the bar area.
Despite all this, I think people seeing them for the first time were mighty impressed and everyone enjoyed the night. They're taking a break when they get back home but are planning to tour Europe again in April and I get the feeling they are really genuine when they say Ireland is their favourite spot to play.
Anyways, here is some video of the second half of "Ageless Beauty" from the gig. (19 MBs AVI, right click, save target as)
Stars third album 'Set Yourself on Fire' is one of my favourites of 2005 and is available in your record store now. You can stream their most recent performance for KCRW Radio here (realmedia video).
Published by Paul.
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