Chunk of Awesome

Passion Pit EP release party 9.18.08 @ Great Scott, Allston MA


It was a dark and stormy night, actually not really, but Chris, devoted fan X and myself journeyed to Great Scott to see Passion Pit rock some hipsters. Wow, so many skinny jeans and bangs. Hipster Mecca! The show starts with some DJ stuff and another dude, but before Passion Pit come on, we are first introduced to Big Digits, a local electro karaoke outfit. One of the two lead singers/rappers/yellers comes on stage wearing tight white jean cutoff shorts, a white mickey mouse sweatshirt, a handlebar mustache and a crazy weird sequined face covering thing. I wish I had a picture, actually sort of freightening, especially when we jumps into the crowd. But despite our initial skepticism, Big Digits were actually really fun and a great warmup for the big ticket.

So finally its Passion Pit. They walk on stage with a huge group of guys, some of whom look painfully young. But thats neither here nor there. After a few early technical difficulties, they just start to fucking jam. They played all six of their songs off Chunk of Change. While all the songs really got the crowd into it, Sleepyhead was one of the best live songs I have ever heard. Everyone was going wild and just moving. The breakdowns in the song were just these walls of electro. One thing that should be said is that Passion Pit's lead singer's falsetto is accompanied by the most ridiculous facial expressions I have ever seen. The songs had heart, the effort they all put in was endearing adn in short it was a great night. I can't wait to see what they do next and I'm looking forward to seeing them again. Go buy Chunk of Change from their myspace, its perfect for driving fyi. Do it do it do it do it.

a standout:
Passion Pit - Smile Upon Me

One of the after effects of the concert is that we all suffered permanent hearing loss. So usually I think of my hearing as a pizza with pepperonis. Usually after a concert the pepperonis have been eaten off my pizza, but after a little effort they can get put back on. But after this concert, a whole slice has been eaten and that cannot get put back on. At least it was worth it.


PS. I shed a tear for the Pats yesterday. ugly ugly ugly