This show, the opening night party of the 2007 Noise Pop festival in San Francisco, begins and ends in the same way as Tapes ‘N Tapes debut LP The Loon: It leads with “Just Drums” (and its distinctive “Come Together”-inflected bassline) and “The Illiad” and concludes with “Jakov’s Suite.” However, there is one distinct difference: Comedian David Cross (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) introduces them. He, in fact, rattles off a list of fake attributes before concluding by calling them “three-time winners of the San Antonio Chili Bowl Cook-off.”
Vocalist Josh Grier,…entire summary
Josh Grier - guitar, vocals
Jeremy Hanson - drums
Matt Kretzman - keyboards
Erik Appelwick - bass guitar
This show, the opening night party of the 2007 Noise Pop festival in San Francisco, begins and ends in the same way as Tapes ‘N Tapes debut LP The Loon: It leads with “Just Drums” (and its distinctive “Come Together”-inflected bassline) and “The Illiad” and concludes with “Jakov’s Suite.” However, there is one distinct difference: Comedian David Cross (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) introduces them. He, in fact, rattles off a list of fake attributes before concluding by calling them “three-time winners of the San Antonio Chili Bowl Cook-off.”
Vocalist Josh Grier, who was wearing a San Diego Chargers t-shirt and sporting a moustache, later thanks David Cross, as well as opener Har Mar Superstar who shares hometown Minneapolis with Tapes ‘N Tapes, and who, by all accounts, showed a lot of skin, as he is known to do. The show also featured Extra Action Marching Band and DJ Diabetic (better known as street artist Shepard Fairey, whose “Obey” work is ubiquitous on city walls around the world).
While Tapes ‘N Tapes covers most of the ground on debut LP The Loon, the band also returns to their older material, which was released as a self-titled EP. Included here are the brash “Beach Girls,” and “Icebergs,” which benefits from some melodic keyboard parts.
The band beautifully crescendos on “Jakov’s Suite,” but is not forthcoming in an encore. Some show-goers blamed this on the Tuesday-night aspect of the event; but it is evident, by the recording, that the audience was a little too polite for the kind of rock that Tapes ‘N Tapes brought with them. Regardless, Tapes ‘N Tapes was skyrocketing to the crust of the indie rock world at the time of this recording, and played Coachella just two months after this performance before cruising back to San Francisco for a show at the Great American Music Hall. They have since released their follow-up to The Loon, 2008’s Walk it Off.
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