Sensitive as a Motherfucker

Yep, I couldn't help heading out to the Wiltern once again- this time to peep Scottish softies Belle and Sebastian. These cats have been in the game longer than Cam and the Dip Set, forming in art skool (doyyyyeee!!!!!) at the same time Izzy and the Olympics rocked Atlanta. I was very interested to see how their 500-thread-count jams would hold up live.

Surprise! (imagine me, or if you're a dude imagine Selma Hayek, jumping out of a cake at this point) THEY ROCK!

I know. You're thinking, what? no. It can't happen, right? these guys are the white boy pop European versions of quiet storm smooth jazz, except really good...but how can they rock?

Well, combine these two modalities together:

a) an orchestra pit full of B&S fanboys and indie girls so crunk that they rock out with devil-horn signs to soft renditions of 'Oooohhh, Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying' (male) and take multiple opportunities to throw knickers on stage (female)

and b) an LA Weekly blurb that basically stated that the only way one can rock out at a B&S show is by watching the opening band, the New Pornographers.

The fans up front were really psyching up Stewart... at one point he asked the crowd in the back if they were having as rowdy of a time as the fans in the pit "because these guys up here, even though it's sunday, are gettin all friday night rock out down here." His announcement, of course, was only greeted with cheers from all parts of the arena.

As for the LA Weekly article, I can see Bobby (newer guitarist/plays an LP Junior/could be mistaken for a member of Kings of Leon) and Stevie (always wears suits/chases ladies/probably uses recreational drugs and alcohol/is the band's other real rock star) seeing this yank mag blather as a bluddy challenge if they've ever fookin seen one...and were ready to match when Stew started playing off the crowd.

So in short, B&S brought us their newer-style party rockin jamzzz, then gave us their "earlier, prettier songs" (Stewart's words) with renewed vigor near the end of the gig. Good show boys.