Bjorn and Peter doing a guitar jam.
Last night I went to see one of my favorite bands – Peter, Bjorn and John – play at Hornstull Strand. When I see a band I really love play live, I worry if they will suck and then I will never quite like them as much anymore. (After seeing Manu Chau live, I didn’t like his albums in the same way as before.) But seeing PB&J was a happy surprise.
In concert, this band is lively and kind of punky, with Peter pogoing around the stage on lead vocals and guitar and Bjorn working the bass and John content to jam in the background on drums. I loved it. After the show, the husband accused me of having a crush on Peter. And he’s kind of right. But only in that “isn’t he a talented singer/songwriter kind of way.”
The show was a sell-out, but the Strand is a small venue so it was easy to make our way toward the front and by the end, we were directly next to the stage. Also toward the end, a mosh pit formed and there was some body passing going on. I felt like I was back in college! And during Young Folks – the band’s huge single from 2006 – Peter came down into the crowd to sing and I got to dance with him. At some point during the song, about 20 concert goers got on stage to dance, even sharing the mike with Bjorn. In a classic Swedish kind of way, security was casual about this and rather gently led the group off the stage at the end of the song.
Peter at Hornstull Strand.
By the way, PB&J’s new album Gimme Some will be officially released Saturday here in Sweden, but I got my copy last night. I’m loving it already. I recently mentioned how much I liked Second Chance. And Dig a Little Deeper is a happy, catchy sing-along song while I Know You Don’t Love Me is a jamming guitar song. The album has more of what the band did so well on Writer’s Block in 2006, mainly to play infectious, catchy tunes with an indie flavor.
The Gimme Some thumb – the album's cover art – as modeled by a fellow concert goer.
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Sounds like a great time Sandra..get down and boogie!
Fun, Sandy! BTW…their two NYC shows, first of May, are sold out.
That’s great Kez. Did you get tickets?
They are playing here in Portland in May at a small club. Might have to check it out.
Mary: They are definitely a fun band to see live!
I had to pass on their show this time around. Saving money for my trip to DR at end of May 🙂
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