great late-night performances

Last night's late-night lineup on NBC featured two really great musical performances.  First, Relient K did a really fun version of Sleigh Ride on Jay Leno:

Then, my boyfriend Robin and the rest of the Fleet Foxes graced the Conan O'Brien audience with their presence, performing a lovely rendition of English House:

Hooray for the television!

foxes. a whole fleet of them.

This needs no introduction.  Take it away, Robin.

Fleet Foxes - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque.

notes on a show

Fleet Foxes, 10/02, Philly

While I was (literally) the only person present sans flannel and a beard, I thoroughly enjoyed the Fleet Foxes show last Thursday night.  Why?

1) They're one of those bands that sounds even better live than on a recording.

2) Robin has the voice of an angel.  And he's gorgeous.

3) The band make nerd jokes about Lord of the Rings -- bonus points!!

One of the highlights of the show was when Robin came out to sing a solo acoustic version of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song.  This is, a mon avis, the most beautiful song in the Fleet Foxes repertoire, but it sounds even prettier when the rest of the band stays out of it.  

The band's four-part harmonies are rather reminiscent of CSN&Y, in the best way possible.  The fifth Fleet Fox is oddly the only one who doesn't sing, perhaps because he's the only band member without facial hair (perhaps a requirement for doing vocals?)

The downfall: there weren't any goats on stage during He Doesn't Know Why.  Click the link if you need clarification.  Then, check out two other favorites, White Winter Hymnal and Your Protector.

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