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review, by serahtonic

Mogwai played the Casbah (capacity 300) last night. This was the loudest concert I have ever been to. The band plays with so much dynamics that when they play the soft parts of the songs one can hear the airconditioning buzzing and the person behind them breathing, and then when they play the loudest parts of a song one cannot even hear their own thoughts. The Casbah is the most intimate venue in Southern California, and it was an honor seeing Mogwai play at a place where Stuart was answering microphoneless the guy at the very back of the room : "No, we are not going to play 'Tracy'. We are shite at doing 'Tracy' live. Ask the people who saw us in Washington!" The stage was tiny. They still managed to have two drumsets set up facing each other. The highlight of the gig for me was seeing my fave Mogwai songs,'Mogwai fear Satan' and 'Like Herod'. On the closer, 'Like Herod', Mogwai were joined by the Ganger gang, blasting 6 electric guitars bass and two drumsets for the loudest part of a live show in the world ever. When they left the stage, the feedback was so loud that the guys that saw the band the previous night up in LA were able to hear it. What a night! My band, serahtonic, was there listening , watching, learning, obtaining inspiration, experiencing an overall great live show! And, after midnight near the end of the set, it was already my birthday which made the event even more so special!

Mogwai: are NOT shite

thanks for the review!