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Review 1 for The Naked and Famous
TNAF 2011-10-24
Theatre of Living Arts @
- Philadelphia @
, PA @
- Mon, Oct 24, 2011 @
Favorite moment: Whenever Alisa talked. Love her voice & how much fun she seems to have on stage. @
Setlist: Haven't seen the full list yet, but they played every song I hoped they would plus a few older ones. Over a dozen in all. @
Opening act(s): White Arrows & Chain Gang of 1974 @
Posted 11/03/2011
by KZ26
Location:Wilmington, DE
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This is the second time I've seen TNAF (The Naked & Famous) and both times I feel like I got my money's worth. They are a young band, but they play like they've been together longer than the 3+ years they've been together. I admit their sound is a bit of an acquired taste, but I love it even though they don't sound like many of the artists I love. Their ability to do a loud song then follow it with a more quiet one seamlessly is impressive and fun to listen too. I look forward to seeing how these 4 guy and their energetic & talented front-woman develop in the coming years. All-in-all I recommend them to anyone who likes to see a diverse sounding band with a bright future.
Theatre of Living Arts @
- Philadelphia @
, PA @
- Mon, Oct 24, 2011 @
Favorite moment: Whenever Alisa talked. Love her voice & how much fun she seems to have on stage. @
Setlist: Haven't seen the full list yet, but they played every song I hoped they would plus a few older ones. Over a dozen in all. @
Opening act(s): White Arrows & Chain Gang of 1974 @
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Review 2 for The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous....and AMAZING!!
The Wiltern Theater @
- Los Angeles @
, Ca @
- 03/21/2012 @
Favorite moment: Keyboard outro in JILTED LOVERS @
Opening act(s): Now Now, Vacationer, @
Posted 07/24/2012
by BillLuisa
Location:Los Angeles
I heard TNAF and i thought these guys sound high energy. I bought front and center tickets to their WILTERN THEATER show and i was amazed. They opened with "All of this" and played some of their old songs(serenade, bells). "Punching in a dream" was amazing, the crowd joined in on the chorus and it looked like it made Alyssa really happy(i could tell by her facial expression, i was 6ft away). I plan to get tickets to all and any of their upcoming shows. They have a fan in us FOR EVER!!
The Wiltern Theater @
- Los Angeles @
, Ca @
- 03/21/2012 @
Favorite moment: Keyboard outro in JILTED LOVERS @
Opening act(s): Now Now, Vacationer, @
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Review 3 for The Naked and Famous
Not SO great
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Punching in a Dream/ leaving @
Posted 04/23/2012
by niftynickt
Location:Kansas City, MO
Not enough movement on stage, and although I keep trying to give this digi stuff a chance, it just doesn't deliver live, although I knew exactly what I was getting into. They did finally play their huge hit "Punching in a Dream" at the end of the encore, and I'm pretty sure that's what everyone was waiting for. Could have played earlier, and maybe the crowd would have given back more energy, but it was mostly a one way street of sound coming from the stage, and an audience just standing around.
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Punching in a Dream/ leaving @
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Review 4 for The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous was Awesome!!
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Now Now, and Vacation @
Posted 04/19/2012
by MikaRules
These guys are fantastic in concert. They have such great vocals and energy. I love how they really focus on the music and rock out. You can tell they have a good time playing. I can't wait to see them again.
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Now Now, and Vacation @
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Review 5 for The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous!!!!!!!
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Nownow @
Posted 04/19/2012
by Ally15
Location:Pittsburg, KS
The Naked and Famous put on a such sick show. The lights and sound were great. Love the venue. I thought they were fabulous live and they played a long time.
The Midland by AMC @
- Kansas City @
, MO @
- Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Nownow @
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Review 6 for The Naked and Famous
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
Posted 04/11/2012
by Anonymous
Sounded even better live!! They're extremely talented and put on a great show!
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
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Review 7 for The Naked and Famous
Naked and Famous amazing!
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
Opening act(s): The Vacationer's were really good too @
Posted 04/11/2012
by faMousMo
By far one of the best concerts I've ever been to! Great performance and atmosphere!
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
Opening act(s): The Vacationer's were really good too @
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Review 8 for The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous..UNBELIVEABLE
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Now, Now & Vacationer @
Posted 04/11/2012
by branboy1077
That was one of the best shows I have ever seen live. The entire night was successful.
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
Opening act(s): Now, Now & Vacationer @
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Review 9 for The Naked and Famous
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
Posted 04/11/2012
by Anonymous
pretty good live show. it was mixed in music style creating two different ideas on how i would listen to them in the future. some i would listen to on my own, others at a live show only. the lighting is key to a few songs as well.
Vogue Theatre @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- Mon, Apr 9, 2012 @
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Review 10 for The Naked and Famous
TNAF- Indy
The Vouge @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- 04/09/2012 @
Favorite moment: When David, the bass player, ripped his setlist off the ground when the show ended and handed it straight to me. :) @
Setlist: I don't have the setlist with me, ha. They played Punching In A Dream, No Way, Spank, All of This, The Sun, Girls Like You, Dadada, Young Blood.......others @
Opening act(s): Vacation was a really nice surprise, but I could'nt find them on iTunes. :( @
Posted 04/11/2012
by HeatherJIndy
They were stellar! Their vocal performance is really dead on to what they sound like in their songs and that is something that I really want to hear when I see a live show. The energy that the total band gives along with their light show is fantastic, I was right up at the front and they totally rocked it! The selection of songs was exactly what I wanted to hear (except for that they didn't play Serenade, I love that song!) so that was pleasing. I think if the lead singers interacted just a little more with the crowd would be a great added bonus. Just maybe tell the crowd what they think of their city like if they had a great place to eat or a sight they saw while they were in town. People love that shit. Well, I do. :) Great job TNAF, hope you enjoyed all the PBR!! Seeing you was totally worth the wait & Anton & I can't wait to see you in Indy again! Cheers.
The Vouge @
- Indianapolis @
, IN @
- 04/09/2012 @
Favorite moment: When David, the bass player, ripped his setlist off the ground when the show ended and handed it straight to me. :) @
Setlist: I don't have the setlist with me, ha. They played Punching In A Dream, No Way, Spank, All of This, The Sun, Girls Like You, Dadada, Young Blood.......others @
Opening act(s): Vacation was a really nice surprise, but I could'nt find them on iTunes. :( @
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Review 11 for The Naked and Famous
Naked and Famous was a trip!
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Lights @
Opening act(s): opening band was great @
Posted 04/10/2012
by Coelha
They are amazing live! Definitely worth the trip and what a great chill crowd!
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Lights @
Opening act(s): opening band was great @
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Review 12 for The Naked and Famous
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
Posted 04/10/2012
by Anthropeaches
Ah, the Naked and Famous – five kids with cute accents from New Zealand playing 80s influenced, edgy yet danceable synth-pop. The concept alone is enough to grab my attention, but their ace-in-the-hole, ultimately winning me over as an embarrassingly gushing fan, is primary vocalist, lyricist, and one of four keyboard players, Alisa Xayalith. On the last leg of the tour supporting their debut album, I finally caught my favorite brainy Asian chick and her band mates who managed to sell out the spacious Terminal 5 venue in Hell’s Kitchen last Wednesday night. I obviously love the Naked and Famous, and the electrified crowd heightened the chill atmosphere, so I was fully prepared to enjoy the concert – and did immensely. The show basically consisted of the band performing its debut, “Passive Me, Aggressive You,” in its entirety and whatever else it could scrape together to complete a nearly two-hour set. Everybody in the house was familiar with the dance-friendly singles from the release (“Young Blood,” “Punching in a Dream,” “Girls Like You,” and “All of This”), which when played incited a scene akin to an all-night German rave on ecstasy. The moments when the band turned to their less accessible music and relatively unknown cuts to fill out the set, however, raised the overall performance from better than average to pleasantly exceeding my expectations.
In addition to hearing young, radio-friendly pop bands perform their singles live, I enjoy seeing how they manage their lesser known cuts, B-sides, and songs yet to progress through the studio recording process. Having more than ninety minutes to fill up and only a fifty minute album in its holster, Xayalith and her crew had to rely on the less popular tunes from their debut and dip into the cache of relatively and completely unknown material. For me, what tipped the scales in making this a tremendous show was what they accomplished live with the less interesting moments from “Passive Me, Aggressive You.” I like this album a lot, but there are instances where some ostensibly good ideas are left incomplete. The cut “No Way,” for example becomes entangled in an overly repetitive chorus, and the absurdly titled “Wolf in Geek’s Clothing,” although the hardest rocker Naked and Famous has recorded, sounds like an underdeveloped outtake by The Joy Formidable.
These tunes and a couple of other “lesser-knowns” appeared about mid-way into the show when the band risked losing the attention of the audience. It was at this point – while performing the three album cuts “No Way,” “Jilted Lovers,” and “Wolf in Geek’s Clothing” – when the Naked and Famous transformed itself from a distractingly cute 80s flashback to a bona fide rock band. All of these tunes were performed with energy and creativity (the bridge after the repetition in “No Way” reimagined the tune from an intriguing interlude to full blown concept), but the highlight of the show was the performance of “Wolf in Geek’s Clothing.” This interpretation of my least favorite song on the album aired out the number several minutes past its three minute mark to fill the dead spaces of its tired rock riff with a wall of sound that literally blew the roof off the house.
So what if the encore number, the hit “Young Blood,” was reduced to a silly sing-a-long, and the band members’ giddiness at selling out one of the top venues in NYC was bit too sentimental (at one point Xayalith referred to the evening as “surreal,” and guitarist Aaron Short remarked that just two years ago they were writing these songs in their bedrooms in New Zealand). Watching a great young band transform itself from a poppy singles machine to artists crafting interesting ideas into great rock songs for a few moments on stage produced a highly entertaining evening of live music.
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
, NY @
- Wed, Apr 4, 2012 @
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Review 13 for The Naked and Famous
CD101 never fails to deliver!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The Features, Walk the Moon and Naked and Famous @
Posted 04/10/2012
by ChesireKel
Great concerts, bands were awesome, venue was perfect! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The Features, Walk the Moon and Naked and Famous @
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Review 14 for The Naked and Famous
CD 101 Day: Side B
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Walk the Moon's performance @
Opening act(s): The Features
Reptar
Walk The Moon @
Reptar
Walk The Moon @
Posted 04/09/2012
by zirv07
Location:Cincinnati, OH
I missed the first 2 bands.
But Reptar was good.
Walk the Moon was amazing!
The Naked & Famous were disappointing.
Hard to follow all the energy that Walk the Moon brought, which made the Naked & Famous set sound really mellow. And it was really hard to hear the lead singer (Alisa Xayalith) vocals.
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Walk the Moon's performance @
Opening act(s): The Features
Reptar
Walk The Moon @
Reptar
Walk The Moon @
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Review 15 for The Naked and Famous
Reptar and Walk the Moon are amazing live!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Posted 04/09/2012
by csquared17
Great show for only $5. Probably better than some of the shows that cost over $20. All 5 of the bands were energetic and fun. Can't wait until next year! Hopefully the lineup is this good :D
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
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Review 16 for The Naked and Famous
SO freaking good!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Walk The Moon really got everyone pumped @
Posted 04/09/2012
by thatgurl7777
Location:Columbus
All the bands sounded great live and the atmoshphere was perfect!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Walk The Moon really got everyone pumped @
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Review 17 for The Naked and Famous
Awesome show
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Posted 04/09/2012
by ZiggyZoomber
Location:Columbus
It was an awesome show with a great lineup; The Naked & Famous, Walk The Moon, Reptar, The Features, and The Regrettes.
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
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Review 18 for The Naked and Famous
Walk the Moon
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Posted 04/09/2012
by Anonymous
Walk the Moon was awesome! they were very high energy and love what they are doing.
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
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Review 19 for The Naked and Famous
Great music, on the lawn, in the sun!!!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Anytime they played the beat out in multi-colored tambourines! @
Opening act(s): Retar, Naked & Famous, Walk the Moon, etc @
Posted 04/09/2012
by Tam4reel
All the bands exceeded my high expectations. CD101 day is the best event of the year!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Anytime they played the beat out in multi-colored tambourines! @
Opening act(s): Retar, Naked & Famous, Walk the Moon, etc @
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Review 20 for The Naked and Famous
Enjoyed local band The Regrettes
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
Posted 04/09/2012
by msugarhigh
Overall great event, great music and great venue. Can't beat the $5 price for the mix of bands. Really enjoyed local band The Regrettes.
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @
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