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Tue 17 Feb – Ben Folds, Miniature Tigers

Though it's the first concert in my life. Okay, so let's start with the basics.

The Miniature Tigers opened, then Wibi did an acapella cover of Underground, which was decent, followed by an unknown song, then an acapella cover of Don't Stop Believin, with a vocal guitar solo. Good opener, in my opinion.

After about a half hour (with a show starting supposedly at 7pm, they hit the stage at 9:30pm...), the three came onto the stage and immediately began playing Bitch Went Nutz. Here's the entire setlist:

Bitch Went Nutz
Effington
Brainwascht
You Don't Know Me (with Jared doing Regina Spektor's part. Remarkable vocal capabilities on this man!)
Annie Waits (thank god! old songs!)
Alice Childress (half the crowd didn't know this)
Army (albeit a fake, improv version. I have a vid)
Way to Normal
Cologne
Zak and Sara
Landed
Lovesick Diagnostician
Dr. Yang
Hiroshima
Fred Jones, Part 2
Lullabye (only piano)
Emaline
Kylie from Connecticut
Free Coffee (With altoid tins! And an effects pedal! And it didn't suck!)
Tom and Mary
Don't Stop Believin' (improv; lots of cavity searches)
Army (the crowd automatically knew the horn part, and I screamed "GOD PLEASE SPARE ME MORE REJECTION" as one of the few people. It was amazing.)
Kate
Not the Same (I had to do the falsetto part of the chorus since nobody else in the crowd seemed to)

Encore (of course; though it took 10 minutes of applause)
Fair (I WAS WAITING FOR THIS, YES)
Philosophy (though the ending was Dr. Pyser)

Then they exited once more, and for good this time, and the crowd kept cheering. We exited a while after and got Nick's Miniature Tigers CD signed (I fist-pounded the lead singer! Yay!).

Now it's 1am and I'm really tired.

1. How did you get into 29?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Well, since I was a kid I heard them on the radio.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Polysics - Jhout. HELL YES. It's such an awesome song, really fast and energetic.

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
Harry and the Potters (Hermione's Birds And Boys):

Well you look smart, but it’s just book smarts
‘Cause you don’t act so smart around us lately
‘Cause throwing canaries (throwing canaries)
At your friends is not a sign of affection

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
mrSimon - Don't really have one.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
New Order - My parents own the Best Of.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Juttman - Imaginary People. It's just so nice and happy.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Jonathan Coulton - Nopers.

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
Oingo Boingo - Very likely Good For Your Soul. All my favourite tracks are on it.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Ben Folds Five - Mess. It's sad, yet flows really well.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Ben Folds. A few, actually. Rockin' The Suburbs. Hiro's Song. Bastard. Rent a Cop. Way to Normal. For an artist with a lot of sad songs, there are quite a few happy ones.

11. What is your favorite album by 41?
R.E.M. - Don't have one. I only listen to a few singles.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Arcade Fire. - Good question, actually. Hmm...I'm going to have to go with Intervention. It's a really moving song, that seems to be a big, long crescendo.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 31?
Barenaked Ladies - Seeing the video for Lovers in a Dangerous Time for the first time.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
梶浦由記 - Key of the Twilight, I suppose.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Gorillaz - No. Depressing as hell band.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
songstowearpantsto.com - No.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Yuka Tujiyoko - The opening credits to Paper Mario?

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Lemon Demon - Well, Neil Cicierega of course.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Gnarls Barkley - Nopers.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Moby - Stroking that man's shiny, bald head. It was so soft, yet supple...wait, that didn't happen.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Grim Fandango - Blue Casket Bop, I guess.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
The Police - King Of Pain, my dad used to play it on his stereo all the time. Good song.

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife, as it's so pleasant. It's cleanly mixed and has such wonderful lyrics.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Cake - Opera Singer! The drum beat is so blah yet the bass is so awesome.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Radiohead - 15 Step. The album was free, so I decided to give them a shot.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
They Might Be Giants - I'm deciding between Apollo 18 and John Henry. So many people hate Apollo 18 yet it has I Palindrome I. How can you hate the album that contains that track?

28. What is you favorite song by 2?
Belle and Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown. Yes, oddly, an EP track. Then a friend sent over If You're Feeling Sinister, and I was in love.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
John Linnell - Technically, Illinois since I did a full album playthrough.

30. What is you favorite song by 8?
Daft Punk - Probably Face To Face. It has this rickety, machine-like beat that's still fluid. It's a nice combination of both that's pretty refreshing compared to most House.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Pixies - Nada.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
dMb Music - Not eally.

33. What is you favorite album by 12?
Jeremy Soule - None.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Billy Reid - I'm Typing LOL. Saw it on youtube one day.

36. What is you favorite album by 48?
The CamPanulas - The debut (and only) album.

37. How many times have you seen 43 live?
Peter McConnell - None. Just give up on the live questions, I've never been to any concerts.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
The Lady Sails - Hmm...Jude the Obscurer. Randomly, on the acoustic guitar-driven album, is this piano-heavy piece. There's something about the combination of piano and percussion that makes it very pleasant to the ear, and it's a very calm track. It's free, too, so give it a listen.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Foals - Electric Bloom.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
The Beatles - Love?

41. Is there a song by 30 that makes you happy?
Supertramp - Not really.

42. What is your favorite album by 42?
Sam Roberts - Don't have one.

43. What is your favorite song by 35?
Weezer - Let's go with Perfect Situation.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Free Radical Design - Frolicking through the flowers.

45. What is your favorite song by 53?
RIP SLYME - Dandelion!

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Beck? No.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
Logan Whitehurst & The Jr. Science Club - Goodbye, My 4-Track. It's so well made and the songs are really good. All of them.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
Stabilo - I don't really have a favourite. The lead singer knows what he's doing lyric-wise, though. The other guy, not so much.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 40?
The Flaming Lips - I think the Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, but I'm not too sure.

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
Sloan - Two. Parallel Play and Twice Removed.