Made my first trip up to the Abbey Pub last night for this show. It is certainly way up there, but it was a cool little venue. There is a balcony and a pretty alright floor area. Anyway, the house certainly got really fucking rocking and intense for this one, as I’m sure a lot of Cut Copy shows get to be, and it was pretty solid.

Anyway, the initial opener was Mobius Band, and they were actually really, really good. They had some really catchy songs, and some great 80s style hooks in their songs that were pretty awesome. This song “Friends Like These” had pretty much everyone in the house bobbing up and down, it was great. Don’t really know much about these guys but I would say they are definitely worth checking out, and I would certainly expect to hear more from them in the future.

Next up was the Black Kids. They were the huge buzz band of the year last year, and rode that buzz into a record label bidding frenzy, and ended up with Columbia. They still do not have an official album out, and have been touring for about the last year on their free EP “Wizard of Ahhs”. The songs are really catchy and really great, but I have always heard bad things about their live show, citing usually their stage presence. I have to say I can certainly see where the criticism is coming from, but I think it is really due to being such a young band. They clearly don’t have the seasoned band interplay of more experienced bands, but I think they will work that out in time. There were moments in the show where they really nailed it (”Hurricane Jane”, “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend…”) and some where they kind of fell a little flat. While they didn’t really blow away with their live show, they are just a little green I think and will pick it up in time. The songs are so quality that the rest will come. I think it’s a case of that their buzz and popularity is really based on their songs, and wasn’t the kind of thing where the buzz was solely based on their great live show. I think as they play more and get around more it will be good.

After Black Kids, Cut Copy came out, and the crowd was mega-pumped about the show when these guys jumped on. And pretty much from the word ‘go’ everyone was jumping, the floor was shaking, and it was just dance party all over your face. They tore through a lot of songs off of their new album, with the real highlight being “Lights & Music”, which had the whole room just exploding pretty much. It was a real love fest between the audience and the band the whole show, and they seemed to be eating it up, and the crowd just went crazy with every dance breakdown of every song. They were really in fine form, and were great live. A lot of times with electronic/synth-y kinds of bands you aren’t sure what to expect live, but these guys were fantastic and exceeded my expectations. Their songs really came to life, and the fact that the audience was going ape shit the whole time didn’t hurt either. I highly recommend checking these guys out if you get a chance, but be prepared to dance or get the fuck out of the way. And being able to see up and comers Black Kids is a huge plus as well.

May 8 2008 8:00P MAGIC STICK w/ black kids Detroit, Michigan
May 9 2008 8:00P SOLDOUT ! ! ! THE PHOENIX w/ black kids Toronto, Ontario
May 10 2008 8:00P Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire Montreal, Quebec
May 12 2008 8:00P PARADISE w/ black kids Boston, Massachusetts
May 13 2008 8:00P STUDIO B - w/ black kids Brooklyn, New York
May 14 2008 8:00P SOLD OUT ! Bowery Ballroom w/ Mobius Band / T&T (Tim Goldsworthy & Tim Sweeney) New York City, New York
May 15 2008 8:00P BLACK CAT w/ black kids Washington DC, Washington DC
May 16 2008 8:00P PURE w/ black kids Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 17 2008 8:00P SONAR - w/black kids Baltimore, Maryland
May 19 2008 8:00P SOLDOUT!!! ECHOPLEX Los Angeles, California
Jun 5 2008 8:00P The Forum Melbourne, Victoria
Jun 6 2008 8:00P SOLD OUT!!! The Forum Melbourne, Victoria
Jun 7 2008 8:00P WrestPoint Entertainment Centre Hobart, Tasmania
Jun 8 2008 8:00P The Batman Fawkner Inn Launceston, Tasmania
Jun 12 2008 8:00P HQ Complex Adelaide
Jun 13 2008 8:00P The Capitol Perth, Western Australia
Jun 14 2008 8:00P The Capitol Perth, Western Australia
Jun 18 2008 8:00P The Great Northern Byron Bay, New South Wales
Jun 19 2008 8:00P Coolangatta Hotel Gold Coast, Queensland
Jun 20 2008 8:00P The Tivoli Brisbane, Queensland
Jun 21 2008 8:00P The Enmore Theatre Sydney, New South Wales
Jun 26 2008 6:00P GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL - dance village Glastonbury
Jul 4 2008 8:00P ARVIKA FESTIVAL Stockholm
Jul 5 2008 8:00P WIRELESS FESTIVAL London
Aug 9 2008 8:00P OYA FESTIVAL OSLO
Aug 15 2008 8:00P OLA FESTIVAL El Ejido, Almería

Cut Copy - Far Away - From In Ghost Colours
Black Kids - Hurricane Jane - From Wizard of Ahhhs
Mobius Band - Friends Like These - From Heaven