Regina Spektor w/Jupiter One...

Regina Spektor w/Jupiter One
November 7, 2009
Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO

Setlist:
The Calculation
Eet
Folding Chair
Ode to Divorce
Machine
Laughing With
One More Time With Feeling
Blue Lips
On The Radio
Dance Anthem of the 80's
Bobbin' For Apples
That Time
Silly Eye-Color Generalization
Après Moi
Poor Little Rich Boy
Human of the Year
Man of a Thousand Faces

Encore:
Samson
Us
Fidelity


I had a really fun time. This adorable woman puts on a really, really good show. She jokes a lot with the audience (including saying "I'm meeeelltttiiiing" when someone threw glitter at the stage), swears like a sailor (saying "oh fuck!" whenever she would make a mistake), and will actually start over if she messes up too badly (we pretty much heard Après Moi twice) . I find it very cool that she pauses to thank the audience after every song and looks at everyone while she's doing it. Most bands will just hold up their hand and say "thanks" while the rest of the band is already starting the next song.

She is touring with a band called Jupiter One. I didn't really care for them. I thought all of their songs sounded the same and that they were trying too hard to be "indie." She also has a violinist, cellist, and drummer that played most of the set with her. I think there were only 7 or 8 songs out of 20 that were just her and the piano/guitar.

The funniest moment would be her cussing out a member of the audience. Before every song this guy kept yelling out "COME ON PEOPLE! DANCE DANCE DANCE! DANCE REGINA!" Dead serious. Every single song. Zach and I were fortunate enough to be like 7-8 people away from him. After 2 or 3 songs other members of the audience, including myself, started telling him to shut up. When she started playing Blue Lips he did it in the middle of the song and I decided to release my rage and yell out "shut the fuck up!" Not even two seconds after I yelled it, she paused and yelled "shut the fuck up" into the microphone and then kept playing. That entire place cheered throughout the rest of the song. Needless to say, we didn't hear him yell out again. She also dissed him after the song was over saying something like, "we need to just put him in the direction of a dance class so he can do it there."

I was annoyed with the amount of scenester posers at this show, though. All of the guys in ungodly tight pants and girls in flowered, old lady dresses shouting out the lyrics to songs off Far and then standing there scratching their heads when she would play an older song. It was pathetic and I feel sorry that Regina is gaining those kinds of fans. Price of success and an SNL appearance, though.

However, I really enjoyed myself. I was mega disappointed that she didn't play The Genius Next Door, but that's alright. I'm sure I will see her live again and I might hear it in the future. I would recommend her shows and music to anyone. It is absolutely wonderful.




Oh, and we saw a homeless guy with a shopping cart and a sign saying "savin' up for a hooker." Zach wanted to give him money.