After a whirlwind couple of days in NYC, I dragged myself (and Taylor) to the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah show last night at DC9. Totally worth it. I have seen Clap Your Hands before, but not in such a small venue. I have a strong attachment to their self-titled first album because I listened to it a lot when I first moved to Washington, so I was glad that they played plenty of those songs mixed in with yet-to-be-released songs. I wish they would have played more from their second album Some Loud Thunder, but the unreleased songs were great and I will definitely be on the lookout for their new album. Plus, it’s always an added bonus when the opening band turns out to be good; in last night’s case the band Wild Light played upbeat, danceable music that reminded me of Arcade Fire.
Between the good company, dive bar, hours of dancing and excellent music, I felt like I was back in Athens for a night. Only without the cheap PBR tallboys. Clap Your Hands is coming back to Washington on October 14th—check them out if you can!
