LCD Soundsystem are playing at our house, at our house!

It really has been the fortnight for live music, last week it was Jet, last night it was New York outfit, LCD Soundsystem.

We've had a couple of friends staying with us for a few nights while they visit London. Katharina and Marek got some time off work in Friburg (southern Germany) and came to visit us. Katriana did an exchange to Australia a few years ago, and her host family was Bridgette's. Anyway things have been a little cozy in the shoebox the last few nights, but it's all good when it comes to friends.

We wanted to take them to a concert while they were here, we tried the Arcade Fire but they sold out in about 10 minutes, so we settled on the LCD Soundsystem. We didn't really know much about them, apart from "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" but with a quick bit of internet searchery I was able to find samples of all of their songs, which convinced me that they would be good, if not great, live.

If you were to classify them, it would be in a dance/rock/punk genre if such a thing exists. Their studio work is very dancey and polished, while they are a lot more rock when performing live.
What can I say; the four of us loved them! They absolutely pumped out the tunes, with a bass line that cut through the crowd like a hot knife in butter. The venue was absolutely packed to the brim, and Marek commented that it was one of the fullest gigs that he's been to in years, very much like when he was in his twenties! Check out a review of the concert.

Our guests are flying back to Germany this evening, so we went out for a breakfast at the cafe in the same building in our gym, which was quite good. I ordered a large latte, only to find that the large comes in a mug bigger than a pint glass, for £2.70 it was great value.

I think we will be paying the two of them a visit on our travels, as Friburg is near the French/Swiss/Austrian border. Conveniently, Stuttgart is also on the way, so I might get to see UN Studio’s Mercedes Benz Museum, happy days indeed!

Pete