The Weepies: The Canal Room, 12/2/06
Well, it’s that time of year again, when music blogs the world over start publishing their "Top 10 of 2006" lists. I haven’t even begun to think about a Top 10, for a couple of reasons:
1) Why do you need another Top 10 List?
2) Isn’t it clear I only listen to music from the ’70s and ’80s?
I’m sure I could come up with a Top 10. But I probably won’t. Instead, I’ll just go ahead and tell you that Say I Am You by The Weepies is my favorite album of 2006. There were plenty of really good albums this year, but only one album made my heart ache and knees weak. Only one album was so beautiful that a bridge actually woke me as I was drifting off to sleep.
So yeah, I like The Weepies. I’d been looking forward to seeing the concert at The Canal Room for months. Jess and I got our spots directly in front of the stage and spent 90 minutes mesmerized.
Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, along with their band, played a mixture of material from Say I Am You, their previous album Happiness, as well as songs from their solo albums. (One, in particular, "Sing Me To Sleep" from Tannen’s Big Señorita, gave me chills.)
And as I tend to do, I took photos. Click below to see the full set, but here are a few of my faves. I also got full video of their Christmas song, "All That I Want," but it’s around 300 MB. If anybody can recommend a cheap (okay, free) way to compress, I’ll put it on YouTube.
Enjoy.
Photos: The Weepies, Canal Room 12/2/06
