fabulous @ the fox.

{Death Cab For Cutie taken by yours truly.}

I think we can safely say that a career in photography is not in my future. Unless it's a career based on crappy iPhone camera shots ...

The show last night was phenomenal; but no suprises there. We had fantastic seats that my husband somehow magically managed to score before tickets even went on sale. He is awesome like that -- I will make a hipster out of him yet ;o)

The above photo is a little bit deceiving, we were actually very close to the stage - which was wonderful. Pleasant fans all around, no one abrasive, obnoxious or insane. It was a very appreciative crowd, especially for the Fleet Foxes, which was great. It's always nice to see some love for the opening band -- the seats were almost full in the orchestra level for them. And of course the adoring public was out in full force when DCFC stepped out onto the stage: we were ready and waiting.

Weirdly, during the show it smelled really good, I mean really good, the entire night. I kept commenting to the hubs about it. Why is that?? Were we completely surrounded by nice-smelling, cologne/perfume-wearing concertgoers? Did DCFC pump in ambient smells? Does DCFC just smell that good? I was stumped by this.

Fleet Foxes did not disappoint -- absolutely amazing set. The Fox Theater was the perfect venue for their haunting vocals. Here's another equally fantastic photo that I snapped:

{Fleet Foxes}

Here are some much better pics taken by people who apparently have not lost their camera's battery charger (i.e. the professionals) ...

{exciting! photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{the fantastic Fleet Foxes at the Fabulous Fox - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{love the caption on this one: "Skye Skjelset of Fleet Foxes plays his guitar with a bow. Because he is awesome." - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{Ben Gibbard, appropriately channeling Neil Young -- and also looking very skinny these days - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{Nick Harmer always brings it. photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{indie rock guru Chris Walla - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{I'm always constantly amazed by the sheer energy of Jason McGerr, he played his heart out during "Transatlanticism" - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

{all together now, although where's Walla? - photo by Brent Holzapfel via The Riverfront Times}

Need more?

• Full slideshow here.
• And even more pics here.
• Riverfront Times blog "A to Z" concert review here.
• RFT pre-concert blog post on the Fleet Foxes.
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch concert review.
• P-D blog "Rock Candy" pre-concert post on the Fleet Foxes.

DCFC set list, via "A to Z":

“Bixby Canyon Bridge”
“The New Year”
“Why’d You Want to Live Here”
“Crooked Teeth”
“Long Division”
“Grapevine Fires”
“A Movie Script Ending”
“Company Calls”
“Title Track”
“Soul Meets Body”
“I Will Follow You Into the Dark”
“I Will Possess Your Heart”
“Cath…”
“No Sunlight”
“The Sound of Settling”
“Marching Bands of Manhattan”

Encore:
“Your Bruise”
“Title and Registration”
“Tiny Vessels” > “Transatlanticism”

Comments

[Julia]

Ugh, I love Death Cab and their set list makes me drool. I think they are even coming up here soon....I might need to let go of the purse strings for once. Great post!