Yeah, it was all kind of going downhill once MTV got a hold of them, but for the better aspect of this whole thing, Vampire Weekend is still, by definition (mostly), an indie band. Of course, they are on the radio, but I think Indie 103.1 kind of makes it okay.
If they aren't just the cutest little aspiring English professors!
So let's say you're a die-hard VW fan. You stuck by them when "A-Punk" was on MTV and they appeared on SNL, and were even brave and loyal enough to defend them when the haters started their shit talking post their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel...with that band or whatever. You deserve to have complete rights to the band whose nurturing you personally had a hand in. YOU bought the album (back when it was still a preorder on Amazon, too!), commented on all the VW articles, made sure to only reveal your little Brooklyn gems to a select amount of people (whom you knew would really care about Vampire Weekend), and even turned a deaf ear (and blind eye) to their little stint of self-pimping. And you'll be damned if you attend their show and attempt to mosh during "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" amidst a gaggle of hormonally confused preteen hoes and American Apparel-styled hipster douches that would rather sip their Pabst and appear chill behind their Ray Bans than enjoy the music!
Well there's hope, and it doesn't come in the form of a support group. Vampire Weekend is coming to Atlanta, and since the masses (87%) of us aren't douche-holes that care more about status than happiness, it can almost be assured that the aforementioned scenario shan't occur.
In retrospect, this was a lot to write about a Vampire Weekend performance, but a true fan will appreciate. Trust.
Vampire Weekend at the Variety Playhouse on June 11 at 8:30 pm. Tickets can be bought here, or at the box office in front of the Playhouse.
vampire weekend - "cape cod kwassa kwassa"
vampire weekend - "oxford comma"
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Your electric bird,
Erika
About Me
- Erika
- Was that an earthquake, or did I just rock your world? I call myself, when referring to Erika in third person, DJ Cookies 'N' Cream, but you can just call me Erika. I'm pretty much the coolest thing on two legs (except for emus) and I LIKE my pizza cold and my soda warm. Got that homes? All the music on this site is not indigenous and is not hosted. It is purely to persuade you to support the artist and independent music stores. (Complete albums are linked by title)
