The Jens Lekman show at Freebird last night was fun. Some stupid, obnoxious behavior in places (really, who runs into a crowd and starts a three-way jumpfest during "Black Cab" [and who was breaking all those bottles?]) but a good time. The show was completely over sold, way past fire code, and Lekman's set was too short. But it felt good to have somebody like that playing. And the people in the crowd seemed happy to have something to be excited about. (Check Roboseyo's post here.)
On a side note: I talked to the promoter and he said that he had a lot of trouble with Lekman's Korea representation. They didn't return his emails. They didn't come to the show. They wouldn't even show up to sell his merch and maybe make them and their artist some money. "He's not popular in Korea," they said. It feels like there really is a lack of support for unproven artists here. Why is that?
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Thanks for the link. yeah, the show had some wrinkles, but as you said: I was just so happy to have an artist like Jens show up that I'll be pretty forgiving about the details.
It's a real shame that promoters won't open their minds up enough to give a chance to a Swedish band that doesn't sound like Abba.
Meanwhile, good god, I'd love it if people like Sufjan Stevens or (be still my beating heart) Tom Waits found their way here.
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