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 4/10 Good --- feeds.gothamistllc.com http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/Phillyist
| Phillyist is a website about Philadelphia. MoreEditors: Jim Genzano, Jillian Ashley Blair IveyPublisher: Gothamist ... |
Friday, July 25, 2008 --- 35 days ago http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=28ceaa338d30196930fd7e79f632b539
 Ah, what a wonderful night for a concert! As I set out on the 40-minute drive from Norristown to Fishtown, where English power-pop duo The Ting Tings were playing Johnny Brenda’s with opening act Pattern Is Movement , the rains were absolutely torrential. There was pretty much zero visibility on the Schuylkill Expressway, where people continued to speed and generally drive like maniacs despite the treacherous conditions and half of the road being torn up. Upon our arrival in the area of Frankford Avenue, we confronted a downed tree in the middle of the road, which we went around only to come face-to-face with a bus tearing its way down the street toward our vehicle. Needless to say, when we arrived at the venue, we felt that our night could only go up from there. But then Pattern Is Movement went on. Now, I couldn’t play a triangle if you spotted me the triangle and the thing you beat on it with, so I try not to rag too heavily on bands who are making a living by playing instruments semi-competently… but these guys were pretty awful. Consisting of percussionist Chris Ward and multi-instrumentalist/singer Andrew Thiboldeaux, Pattern Is Movement played an eight-song set of songs that sounded exactly the same in their construction. You could set your watch by it: delicate, theatrical singing to start, which turns into an instrumental breakdown—repeatedly the best part of their presentation—followed by a dramatic quick-stop for some ... |
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