Pipettes Live in Concert (11/20)
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
One of 2006's most beloved indie imports was We Are the Pipettes. The UK debut was a smart, impeccable, hip-counterculture take on tough/sweet '60s girl groups. Indie retro girl groups have come and gone, but few ever achieved the Pipettes' sharp vocal harmonies and catchy, hully-gully-inducing pop. Plus, it doesn't hurt that the gals do classic choreographed dance moves and have a top-notch backing band known as the Cassettes.
"Today, there's such a lack of any sort of self-awareness or a sense of humor," Gwenno says. "In a lot of the '60s girl groups, they were quite cheeky, and there was a quite a lot of sense of fun about it. And that seems to have disappeared. You either get a song that isn't really about anything, or you'll get a song that's desperately trying to be earnest."
Opening for The Pipettes will be Afternoon Naps and Monster Bobby. Beachland Ballroom and Tavern : 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44110 : 216-383-1124 For ticket information visit www.beachlandballroom.com for updates on the band visit their site www.thepipettes.co.uk
One of 2006's most beloved indie imports was We Are the Pipettes. The UK debut was a smart, impeccable, hip-counterculture take on tough/sweet '60s girl groups. Indie retro girl groups have come and gone, but few ever achieved the Pipettes' sharp vocal harmonies and catchy, hully-gully-inducing pop. Plus, it doesn't hurt that the gals do classic choreographed dance moves and have a top-notch backing band known as the Cassettes.
"Today, there's such a lack of any sort of self-awareness or a sense of humor," Gwenno says. "In a lot of the '60s girl groups, they were quite cheeky, and there was a quite a lot of sense of fun about it. And that seems to have disappeared. You either get a song that isn't really about anything, or you'll get a song that's desperately trying to be earnest."
Opening for The Pipettes will be Afternoon Naps and Monster Bobby. Beachland Ballroom and Tavern : 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44110 : 216-383-1124 For ticket information visit www.beachlandballroom.com for updates on the band visit their site www.thepipettes.co.uk
posted by Charity at
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1 Comments:
We were also at this show and had a lovely time :)
Some of the pictures we took turned out decent, you can check them out at the end of our post [here].
BTW -- soo nice to see others, such as yourself, enjoying and promoting our wonderful city*
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