The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
I winced the night away last night with a couple of friends. We went over to the Virgin Records store in Union Square last night to see The Shins give a free midnight performance. Anyone who bought a copy of Wincing The Night Away got in.
I didn't take this photo, but the person who did (Ed Yuen) was right in front of me. I didn't meet him at the show but I found his photos of the event on Flickr.
The Shins played a bunch of songs off the new record and also threw in a few oldies for good measure. The entire show lasted for 45 minutes and there was no encore.
They signed CDs for everyone who wanted that afterwards, but we didn't stay for that.
I've had an advance copy of Wincing The Night Away for a couple months and it's terrific. Since the advance copy came gratis, I bought the actual record last night. If you liked Chutes Too Narrow, you should do the same.
Hi Fred:
The rotating text in the "Ask the VC" widget thing in the feed is really distracting to me.
Your blog, your choices. I'm not going to stop reading or anything but that rotating text makes it harder to focus on your message.
Posted by: Robert Banghart | January 23, 2007 at 09:14 AM
Not sure what the previous comment had to do with the Shins, but I am extremely jealous of your preview copy and your ability to attend that show last night. That looked excellent. I guess you could say I virtually waited for a midnight launch on iTunes, and while I know it isn't the same, I still have been pouring over this album all the same this morning.
*goes off to investigate outside.in*
Posted by: cyanbane | January 23, 2007 at 10:09 AM
I love The Shins; they are one of my favorite bands. I can't wait until they make it back home, so I can see them.
Posted by: Dustin | January 23, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Thank you.
Although as a new start up I come here mainly for the advice and knowledge that you give, but today I got to be introduced to this great group. I love this red rabbit song. I had never heard of the shins until 2 minutes ago, but I will be buying this cd.
Posted by: Jeff | January 23, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Fred,
Just curious how early you got to the show. I'm planning on seeing them Friday at their in-store in L.A., but have no sense of how early one needs to get to something like this. Any suggestions?
Posted by: jim | January 23, 2007 at 03:14 PM
Nice Fred, sounds great - just bought it. You really need to get your iTunes affiliate link going...
Posted by: lawrence | January 23, 2007 at 05:06 PM
What a great surprise... The other night I managed to catch them live at the Ed Sullivan Theater, courtesy Letterman! :)
uh, on the 23rd no less... golly those kids work hard
Posted by: victor Agreda Jr | January 25, 2007 at 10:55 PM