knotgreen Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 his voice, if anything, has improved. a couple things that really shocked/impressed me: how attentive & respectful the audience was and how well those songs translate to just vocals & guitar. i said it over on the elephant 6 board too, but i'll repeat here... i was so impressed that he came out for the 2nd encore. i guess i was under the impression that he was a sort of cranky guy who was going to come out, mumble a few things, play, and walk off. instead he seemed really genuinely happy and appreciative. he thanked the audience a million times! what an incredible show! definitely one i'll remember for a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Pretty good write-up from the Boston Globe's music blog: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/ JEFF MANGUMWith ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble)At: Sanders Theatre, last night (repeats tonight at Jordan Hall)By Marc HirshGlobe CorrespondentCAMBRIDGE -- Operating under the moniker Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum recorded two albums – one of which, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” rapidly revealed itself as one of the best of its era and well beyond – and then vanished for a dozen years. As a result, all Mangum has to do to wring fervent applause out of his devoted cult following is walk on stage. That’s precisely what happened last night at Sanders Theatre, where a sold-out crowd that included fellow musical explorer Amanda Palmer gave Mangum a hero’s welcome just for showing up.But despite a set list limited to those two albums and a cover of Roky Erickson’s simple and sweet “I Love the Living You,” Mangum (who plays another sold-out performance tonight at Jordan Hall) wasn’t simply coasting on his legend. That was clear from the start, when he grabbed a guitar and played “Oh Comely” with a dark and deliberate intensity that made it seem like his disappearing act never happened.Mangum kept that intensity up, staring with laser focus at the back wall as he sang in his declamatory, full-throated yelp. But he softened enough to flash brief, earnest smiles with every round of applause, and when his microphone failed during “A Baby for Pree,” he casually stepped out of his chair and kneeled at the lip of the stage, all while continuing the song without amplification.Since “Aeroplane” is, at its core, just a man with an acoustic guitar, the material didn’t require much simplification for a solo concert. Even so, he occasionally encouraged the audience to sing along, turning “The King of Carrot Flowers” and “Holland, 1945” into cracked hootenannies.After quietly ending “Engine,” Mangum left with a gracious “Thank you, good night.” The house lights came up, the doors opened... and after a five-minute standing ovation, Mangum returned for a concert rarity: a genuine, unplanned encore. Off-mike once more, he launched into the frantic strumming of “Two-Headed Boy” as the audience sang softly along until the aching slowdown at the end. That was left to Mangum alone. String quartet American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) opened. Three Erik Satie pieces set the tone, with “Gymnopédies” providing a slow, delicate rise and fall, and Gavin Bryars’s “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet” was stunning, using heavy repetition to transform a street person’s a cappella song into mournful but transcendent ecstasy.Marc Hirsh can be reached at officialmarc@gmail.com. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Mangum plays at Occupy Wall Street. Video here: http://www.stereogum.com/830961/watch-jeff-mangum-play-occupywallstreet/video/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 i caught 'Oh Comely' live on the stream last night. it was pretty awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Autumnteeth Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Going to ny to see him. Read a lot of posts earlier people were dissapointed wilco sold 88,000 units. I read somewhere Aeroplane over the sea sold 35,000. That is a desert island disc, one I wouldn't be stranded without. Music is truly intuitive, and jeff had the ability. Can't wait until NY show. Tried three others, shut out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 via Paste Magazine Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum Announces Massive U.S. Tour Published at 2:05 PM on November 12, 2012 By Shaina Pearlman Andy Dwyer better be careful, Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum has announced a solo U.S. acoustic tour and one of the stops is close to fictional Pawnee, Ind.The Neutral Milk Hotel’s website released a statement on its site earlier today, saying: “hello friends in a flock of finches unfolding from the face of a foam horse on the phone toinform you that jeff is heading out for one last u.s. acoustic tour, giving him the chance to play to all the silver citizens dwelling in citys that he has yet to sing in.”Mangum will make 31 stops across the country beginning Jan. 9 in Buffalo, N.Y. and concluding with a visit to North Adams, Mass. on Feb. 16.Check out the complete tour dates below. Most tickets go on sale Nov. 15, click here for complete details.January9 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ Asbury Hall10 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Carnegie Music Hall11 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Ohio City Masonic Temple12 – Detroit, Mich. @ Redford Theatre14 – Columbus, Ohio @ Southern Theatre15 – Bloomington, Ind. @ Buskirk-Chumley16 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Sheldon Concert Hall18 – Lawrence, Kan. @ Liberty Hall19 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ ACM, UCO – Performance Lab20 – Dallas, Texas @ Majestic Theater21 – Houston, Texas @ Cullen Theater, The Wortham Center23 – New Orleans, La. @ One Eyed Jacks24 – Tallahassee, Fla. @ The Moon25 – Gainesville, Fla. @ Florida Theater26 – Orlando, Fla. @ The Beacham28 – Augusta, Ga. @ Sky City29 – Charleston, S.C. @ Charleston Music Hall30 – Wilmington, N.C. @ Brooklyn Arts Center, St. Andrews31 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Neighborhood TheatreFebruary1 – Knoxville, Tenn. @ Bijou Theatre2 – Asheville, N.C. @ The Grey Eagle4 – Charlottesville, Va. @ Jefferson Theater5 – Wilmington, Del. @ Dupont Theatre6 – York, Pa. @ Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center8 – Hartford, Conn. @ The Great Hall in Union Station9 – Portland, Maine @ State Theater10 – Providence, R.I. @ Lupos Heartbreak Hotel13 – Ithaca, N.Y. @ State Theatre14 – Clinton, N.Y. @ Hamilton College Chapel15 – Poughkeepsie, N.Y. @ Barvadon Opera House16 – North Adams, Mass. @ MASS MoCA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 No Chicago date? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 No Chicago date? jeff is heading out for one last u.s. acoustic tour, giving him the chance to play to all the silver citizens dwelling in citys that he has yet to sing in.” He played two shows here back in February. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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