kaiser chiefs, baby

Last night was my second trip to the 9:30 Club this week to see the sold-out Kaiser Chiefs show (good thing we bought the tickets on our way into Teenage Fanclub!). I think the only other sold-out show I've ever been to was Ben Folds Five years and years ago at the same damn club. Really. What made the Kaiser Chiefs so fucking trendy? Yeah, so what, I discovered them while watching The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson one night. Anyway...

The Cribs opened, and I quite enjoyed them but Allie didn't. You have to give them credit for putting on a lively show. That's what an opening band is supposed to do! The guitarist was quite chatty. The drummer was impressive as the least stationary drummer I've ever seen--he stood on his stool to pound the drums a few times (and this was one tall man). It was also fun to watch The Cribs watch the Kaiser Chiefs perform from their backstage balcony (we were perched on the opposing balcony).

Ricky, Kaiser Chiefs frontman, was certainly born to be a dancer. At first I thought his boxing shoes with cropped jeans were a bit ridiculous, but then I realized they're kind of aesthetically cool and insanely practical for the movements this guy makes! He was all over the place. He even hopped off stage and stood on the barricade, letting the teeny boppers touch him but also inciting more audience participation by handing off the mike. Such an energetic show from all members of the band! They played for only an hour including the encore. That seemed short after Teenage Fanclub, but then again, this band only had one record to play from!