Malajube….
2/23/07
Beat Kitchen in Chicago
Nicole wrote up a more extensive review of Malajube for Radio Free Chicago and I agree with what she said. In many ways, their set was a disappointment to me…too much guitar fuzz and it was difficult to hear the lyrics properly from at least where we had been standing up front. Malajube also came at the end of what felt like a show marathon for me. I had just been to the Dr. earlier in the day to finally get some antibiotics (going to my Dr. is always a trip in itself. She’s Russian and all of the nurses translate the Spanish of most of her patients. She shares her office with a Polish podiatrist and an Asian dentist. I am totally serious.) I digress…what I mean to say is that I was relieved to finally be on medicine to cure my sore throat (Azithromycin, your name is fantastic!). At the same time, however, I was exhausted and wasn’t feeling any better yet. After going out wed and thurs and getting up for work, I felt like my body had been put through a grinder. I’m sharing all of this because I figure some of your out there might have had similar experiences and can identify with trying to balance all of these things in our lives. And, if I enjoyed the music any less because of it, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Of course, that isn’t the band’s fault and I can maintain my appreciation for French Canadian music. Still, I would still rather see Le Husky live.
Aleks and the Drummer also played with tight drumming and wafting vocals…kind of made me feel like I was in a haunted Polish castle.
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click more for Malajube’s setlist (with lots of crossouts) and additional tour dates:
More tour dates:
Setlist:
Feb 28 2007 8:00P
Neumo s Seattle, Washington
Mar 1 2007 8:00P
Dante s Portland, Oregon
Mar 2 2007 8:00P
Independent San Francisco, California
Mar 3 2007 8:00P
The Echo Los Angeles, California
Mar 5 2007 8:00P
Casbah San Diego, California
Mar 6 2007 8:00P
Plush Tucson, Arizona
Mar 8 2007 8:00P
Unban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 9 2007 8:00P
Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Mar 10 2007 8:00P
Record Bar Kansas city, Kansas
Mar 12 2007 8:00P
Mink Houston, Texas
Mar 13 2007 8:00P
Ellum: ONSTAGE Dallas, Texas
Mar 20 2007 8:00P
OLYMPIA DE PARIS PARIS
Mar 21 2007 8:00P
Flèche d’or Paris
Mar 22 2007 8:00P
The old blue last London
Mar 23 2007 8:00P
Magnet Berlin
Mar 26 2007 8:00P
Richard s On Richard Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar 28 2007 8:00P
Warehouse Calgary, Alberta
Mar 29 2007 8:00P
Dinwoodie Lounge Edmonton, Alberta
Mar 30 2007 8:00P
Districk Regina, Saskatchewan
Mar 31 2007 8:00P
West End Cultural Center Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 3 2007 8:00P
Call the Office London, Ontario
Apr 4 2007 8:00P
Phoenix Toronto, Ontario
Apr 6 2007 8:00P
Spectrum Montréal, Quebec
Apr 7 2007 8:00P
L Impérial Québec, Quebec
Apr 13 2007 8:00P
Marine Cabaret Sorel
Apr 14 2007 8:00P
L Azile Joliette
March 1st, 2007 at 8:49 am
“Aleks and the Drummer also played with tight drumming and wafting vocals…kind of made me feel like I was in a haunted Polish castle.”
I really like that. Please send them to London! I would like to feel like I’m in a haunted Polish castle!
I hope the meds clear you up!
March 1st, 2007 at 4:23 pm
oh I am doing muuuuuch better now thanks! I will have to tell them to go to London next time I see them!