final fantasy
January 23, 2005 | 4 comments
Thank you Russ, for getting us into The Arcade Fire Friday night. I'll save everyone the boredom of saying "oh they were so good blah blah blah" because after reading blog after blog of how awesome they are live for months now, I got what I expected and I'm sure you've heard enough about it too. But, what I wasn't expecting was the opening act, solo violinist Owen Pallet (who is also in the Hidden Cameras and Les Mouches) who does this awesome set with a looping pedal. I found a video of him performing here. But what was really awesome that you don't see in the video was the duck sweater he wore onto the stage Friday night.
Also, what's even better than that is that his stage name is Final Fantasy and if you look at the Flickr photos tagged with "Final Fantasy" not only do you see pictures of Owen, but also pictures of video games and video game players.
Hey girl...just wanted to say hi. Haven't been in the blog world for a while. Catch ya later!
andrea on January 25, 2005 9:51 AM
how about that owen pallet. missed the arcade fire 2wice in nyc and finally got to see them. i have to say that owen pallet, as final fantasy was fantastic. the whole night of les mouche, final fantasy and the arcade fire was absolutely amazing. i have not seen a or gotten a feeling from a show like that in long, long time.
nice site.
m.e on February 6, 2005 12:02 AM
I got the Owen Pallet experience when I went to the Vinyl Cafe concert in my town a few days ago. It was one of the most amazing musical performances I've witnessed in a long while.
Stephani Matthews on April 16, 2005 1:53 PM
I got lucky and saw Owen Pallett do an improvised, very intimate mini show in Moncton last night at an art gallery with amps and an echo thing. He was brilliant! totally talented and enthralling. If the opportunity presents itself, do not miss this guy.
jennifer macklem on April 23, 2005 11:55 AM