Big Thief - Live at Gateway City Arts (Full Set)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025
  • September 13, 2017 - We traveled a few hours west on the Mass Pike to capture Brooklyn-based Big Thief perform live at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Guitarist Buck Meek was not able to make the show so the band’s set took on a particularly intimate vibe interspersed with moments of full-volume energy. Amongst the backdrop of late summer cicadas by the canals of downtown Holyoke-- Adrianne, Max and James were kind enough to talk with us about becoming a band, touring, and the importance of being present as much as possible.
    Setlist:
    VELVET RING 1:14
    HUMANS 4:20
    MYTHOLOGICAL BEAUTY 7:57
    SHARK SMILE 13:00
    SHOULDERS 16:45
    THOSE GIRLS 20:07
    MAGIC DEALER 23:48
    MASTERPIECE 27:22
    GREAT WHITE SHARK 31:35
    10 MILES AWAY 36:32
    OLDEST 40:17
    PAUL 43:31
    CAPACITY 47:25
    MARY 51:40
    Big Thief’s website: www.bigthief.net
    Adrianne Lenker - guitar, vocals
    Max Oleartchik - bass, backing vocals
    James Krivchenia - drums, backing vocals
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    Video Credits:
    Greg Shea - Producer/Director/Camera/Editor
    Chris Johnson - Recorded & Mixed by
    Stacy Buchanan - Camera
    Mike Kligerman - Camera
    Andrea Wolanin - Camera

Комментарии •

  • @WGBHMusic
    @WGBHMusic  5 лет назад +150

    VELVET RING 1:14
    HUMANS 4:20
    MYTHOLOGICAL BEAUTY 7:57
    SHARK SMILE 13:00
    SHOULDERS 16:45
    THOSE GIRLS 20:07
    MAGIC DEALER 23:48
    MASTERPIECE 27:22
    GREAT WHITE SHARK 31:35
    10 MILES AWAY 36:32
    OLDEST 40:17
    PAUL 43:31
    CAPACITY 47:25
    MARY 51:40

    • @hombrelunar5194
      @hombrelunar5194 4 месяца назад +1

      thank you i love all songs but masterpiece one of my fav

  • @hisssinghaley
    @hisssinghaley 11 месяцев назад +158

    Would love this on spotify as a live album

  • @intjdrew
    @intjdrew Год назад +150

    I just discovered this band tonight. My life, forever changed.

    • @lakelessfish
      @lakelessfish Год назад +13

      i feel you. this band's changed my entire fall and it's only august.

  • @akutazaki
    @akutazaki 10 месяцев назад +44

    i come back to this video often, hope they have a live album version on spotify at some point

    • @hctr9864
      @hctr9864 2 месяца назад

      theres live at bunker studios, its short but so so good

  • @baileycook4136
    @baileycook4136 5 лет назад +135

    This is my favorite way I’ve ever heard Velvet Ring performed

  • @tsopuaifa
    @tsopuaifa 3 года назад +209

    Adrianne is just totally wonderful and amazing but the drummer is really good. He is so into it and finding every little nuance to play. And that bass guy is so unique and 100% focus on Adrianne. This band is really something.

    • @tsopuaifa
      @tsopuaifa 3 года назад +4

      @Ellis Bell James is amazing on the drums I agree and Max is such a big part of their sound as well. They are the band that I know of where everyone is totally engaged in the performance like no-one else and plays exactly what they should play almost all of the time. I do wish to see them live one day.

    • @tsopuaifa
      @tsopuaifa 3 года назад

      @Ellis Bell You too have a great day Ellis. Peace

    • @LesAnderson
      @LesAnderson 3 года назад +1

      Seeing them live was like a 1.5 hour musical trance. I was worried about COVID but have no regrets.

    • @xtubalnet
      @xtubalnet 3 года назад +1

      They meld together nicely. Way too many modern musical groups overplay themselves. I like the open spatials.

    • @ryanpatterson2774
      @ryanpatterson2774 Год назад +6

      They really seem to genuinely have an affection for one another, don't they?

  • @ryanpatterson2774
    @ryanpatterson2774 Год назад +22

    And Buck Meek never again missed a Big Thief gig.

  • @husker22chad63
    @husker22chad63 2 года назад +48

    Incredible. Adrienne puts down the guitar and just nails Mary. So haunting. LOVE LOVE LOVE this version. Her voice is so amazing.

  • @vidyaruchi4810
    @vidyaruchi4810 5 лет назад +124

    I've just discovered Big Thief and I'm totally bowled over by them. Wonderful songwriting.

    • @CC-uv9xd
      @CC-uv9xd 5 лет назад +4

      SAME. Instant obsession! True Beauty

    • @ryanphelan6861
      @ryanphelan6861 5 лет назад +6

      The volume of her writing is incredible . endless creativity just pours out of her. Whether solo or for the band and the quality is unmatched for me. I search hard too :)

    • @jules0016
      @jules0016 4 года назад +3

      She is the shit. Buck meek is bad to the bone too

    • @wallclock4648
      @wallclock4648 Месяц назад

      @@沫佐that’s not what he means lol

  • @ryanpatterson2774
    @ryanpatterson2774 Год назад +22

    what artistry. what honesty, what a talent. how lucky is everyone who ever gets to hear this?

  • @rossstern5513
    @rossstern5513 3 года назад +261

    Good thing that guy that is 9 ft tall got in on the front row

  • @ikasten07
    @ikasten07 2 года назад +11

    What they did with Mary is just so inspired. They become the stage into a playground where to change everything and explore. Amazing

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 6 лет назад +82

    Buck Meek's non appearance gave this audience and alt performance, but one that was just as powerful but in a different way. Such a versatile band.

    • @anetola
      @anetola 6 лет назад

      yes!!

    • @agardenmom
      @agardenmom 3 года назад +3

      didn't even notice. Sorry, Buck, but the band still mesmerizes without you.

    • @superyuyo4060
      @superyuyo4060 3 года назад +10

      @@agardenmom well that's your opinion.

    • @eyeojo
      @eyeojo 2 года назад +2

      @@agardenmom guess you weren’t listening?

    • @ikasten07
      @ikasten07 2 года назад +1

      Why isn't he here? Did he join after this or he just couldnt play that day?

  • @gilpinsteven
    @gilpinsteven 3 года назад +23

    I love Adrianne's guitar and overalls. These songs feel like sunken treasure. Love this band!!

  • @lunamothhh
    @lunamothhh 5 лет назад +27

    Love this version of velvet ring

    • @nielsgerwe
      @nielsgerwe 4 года назад +1

      Like it also! Got a Nirvana vibe to it

  • @fredzep01
    @fredzep01 3 года назад +47

    Adrianne is born in the wrong century, but thank the universe that she is in the here and now and bringing us her talents.

    • @t4exanadu
      @t4exanadu 2 года назад +30

      Right century, but I agree with the rest! Born in another century, she could not have been so open in her songwriting about her relationships with other women, and that's a running theme in a lot of her songs. As a woman who is also queer, she would have struggled for acceptance in the industry no matter her talents.

    • @shaheen9317
      @shaheen9317 Год назад +2

      @@t4exanadu yes!!!

  • @onegok
    @onegok 6 месяцев назад +1

    I’m just so lucky to be alive and be able to listen big thief’s music

  • @shnootch
    @shnootch 3 года назад +13

    her voice singing those melodies completes this particular circle. love her voice

  • @Oboefanclub
    @Oboefanclub 3 года назад +4

    This version of great white shark is just…wowzers. So powerful to watch. James is an incredible percussionist.

  • @RichardWHardwick
    @RichardWHardwick 6 лет назад +17

    Big Thief - I think I love you. Thank you, all the way from Northumbria, the northern border of England and Scotland x

  • @agardenmom
    @agardenmom 3 года назад +6

    and then we started playing adrienne's songs. . . Thank goodness. What an intelligently compelling talent, and the assemblage just explosively GOOD! Wonder-full work!

  • @AndrewVanBeekOttawa
    @AndrewVanBeekOttawa 4 года назад +26

    This is so well filmed and audio is great. It brings out the beauty of the music so well.

  • @clumsy_clam
    @clumsy_clam 7 лет назад +39

    Precious voice. And I like the story how they started the band.

  • @singingwolfdyeworks2391
    @singingwolfdyeworks2391 6 лет назад +19

    I absolutely love this show.

  • @robross7475
    @robross7475 6 лет назад +8

    Thank you... for the synchronicity of audio and video..

  • @MsAmate14
    @MsAmate14 5 лет назад +6

    I've just discovered them. So great! Long time since I felt so much for a new band. The only singer ever that slightly reminds me of Canadian Mary Margaret O'Hara.

  • @erinateleven3477
    @erinateleven3477 3 года назад +9

    'this'...probably the most motivational life advice I've heard this year

  • @msyaaa222
    @msyaaa222 Месяц назад +1

    i wanna see them live so badddddd

  • @alexarpino7311
    @alexarpino7311 3 года назад +2

    i love hearing artists live so much

  • @andymcgowan7384
    @andymcgowan7384 4 года назад +24

    Dafuq is Buck? Not the same without him but still a magical performance as always. Especially this version of Mary, with bass and drums only, definitely a different vibe.

  • @ParhelionMedia
    @ParhelionMedia 7 лет назад +8

    What a great show this was. So happy I was there and to find this video now up!

    • @alessiocand
      @alessiocand 7 лет назад +1

      ParhelionMedia fuckin’ lucky guy u are

  • @19Paolo61
    @19Paolo61 3 года назад +2

    Finalmente possiamo ascoltare con gusto dell'ottima musica, una bellissima voce e grandi musicisti. !!!

  • @UncleWally3
    @UncleWally3 3 года назад +9

    It’s fitting that, with a professional street urchin type of brilliance, Big Thief sneaks away with your heart.

  • @eminemele1531
    @eminemele1531 4 года назад +7

    I fucking LOVE this music holy shit.

  • @VivianSchul
    @VivianSchul 7 месяцев назад +1

    Love you all. Love Max Olí…. Watever. Great musician.

  • @adelaova9868
    @adelaova9868 3 года назад +1

    Listening to this as I am booking a ticket to their concert in London. So excited as I haven't been to a concert in too long of a time!

  • @irenicum
    @irenicum 6 лет назад +11

    The last song in this set has a very Patti Smith feel to it. I can't wait to them live in Boston later this month!

  • @chelseawinkler7502
    @chelseawinkler7502 Год назад

    I love these guys for many reasons but I'm enjoying the perspective they gave on taking care of oneself and Spirit. :)

  • @afretfuldevil5582
    @afretfuldevil5582 6 лет назад +52

    So I've mentioned on one of their other videos that the way she speaks reminds me of Elliott Smith, and now I'm realizing that she actually looks like him too, and it's really trippin me out.

    • @Droobilicious
      @Droobilicious 5 лет назад +2

      Some of the their songs have a definite Smith vibe too.

    • @nicholasniebish2774
      @nicholasniebish2774 5 лет назад +2

      Holy shit bud you ain’t lying hahahahaha excellent observation.. consider this my sending you a thank you note

    • @kvetch23
      @kvetch23 4 года назад

      cannot unsee

    • @davidmiranda7937
      @davidmiranda7937 4 года назад +1

      Her and Elliott share the same sort of energy.

    • @quinndean9832
      @quinndean9832 4 года назад +2

      What if he never died... got a sex change, went on hormone treatment therapy and became Adrianne Lenker. 😳

  • @65sneaky
    @65sneaky 3 года назад +1

    Came here via Sam Fender! Oh wow amazing.

  • @leanderthal2689
    @leanderthal2689 7 лет назад +5

    This is my belated Christmas present.
    Thank You.
    xXx

  • @brandonmacgregormusic
    @brandonmacgregormusic 3 года назад +3

    I miss live music

  • @bernardverbauwen9225
    @bernardverbauwen9225 11 месяцев назад

    What a Big Thief !!!! quel casse !!! i'm in love

  • @GoRunMike
    @GoRunMike 7 лет назад +48

    I want to stay lost in this and never return to soul-suck-land

  • @raulillapel760
    @raulillapel760 4 года назад +1

    Una banda memorable, y vocalista extraordinaria.

  • @ifitistobeitisuptome
    @ifitistobeitisuptome 2 года назад

    Loving the Black & White video! Looks awesome!

  • @msyaaa222
    @msyaaa222 Год назад

    i love their music so much

  • @juanitag19
    @juanitag19 Год назад

    thanks josh klinghoffer for makin a big thief cover, i've just discover the greatest band ever

  • @prdal
    @prdal 6 лет назад +3

    "10 miles away" sounds like heaven

  • @robertcarkeek8391
    @robertcarkeek8391 4 года назад

    awesome performance ! 4 years back

  • @TheGreatBlackBird
    @TheGreatBlackBird 7 лет назад +119

    They met on a street? I can't even....

    • @anonymousraccoonguitar1578
      @anonymousraccoonguitar1578 5 лет назад +5

      meant to be...

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 5 лет назад +6

      When you think about it, most people meet at least somewhere near a street, cuz there are a lot of streets with lots of people near them. People generally don't meet in the middle of a wilderness.

    • @alecjahn
      @alecjahn 5 лет назад +5

      @@patrickhawkinson8399 Semantics are fun... but he probably wouldn't have worded it that way if it wasn't an important note for their story.

    • @jonathanmtroll
      @jonathanmtroll 5 лет назад +6

      Jan Mikicki Yeah, but even stranger because they went to Berkeley College of music at the same time and then met randomly in Brooklyn.

    • @screwtapee
      @screwtapee 2 месяца назад

      If I remember correctly Buck and Adrianne actually met before when Buck opened for Adrianne during the Berkeley days but then they ran into each other on the street in New York

  • @lukehutchy
    @lukehutchy 2 года назад +4

    People often comment about how different they all seem from one another - a perfectly mismatched band. It's great to hear how that's the case, all meeting by chance one by one.

  • @indigo.isaWake
    @indigo.isaWake 2 года назад

    this is just beautiful

  • @toeuwu
    @toeuwu 10 месяцев назад

    Sobbing

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 6 лет назад +3

    §gotta just luv James.

  • @sundog6820
    @sundog6820 3 года назад

    so lovely

  • @jzzzzm
    @jzzzzm 4 года назад +6

    I would love to see them live sometime.

    • @ewlivia
      @ewlivia Год назад

      Did u ever see them?

    • @jzzzzm
      @jzzzzm Год назад

      @@ewlivia nop ‼️😔💔

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 5 лет назад

    Loved James solo on Paul to pull it back together!! He's a sweetie.

  • @adamsdan1
    @adamsdan1 7 лет назад +12

    I can't find my good headphones... :( I'll have to wait until later, I can tell I'm going to need them.

    • @garyives1218
      @garyives1218 5 лет назад

      GRADO SR80 made in NY, just as Big Thief, does this justice :)

  • @arman0612
    @arman0612 5 лет назад +5

    I hope 'Shoulders' makes it into the fourth album, we need a studio version.

    • @eVidentt
      @eVidentt 5 лет назад +1

      shoulders was written around the same time that paul was.. in 2014. i suppose that its a bit late for that song to make a future project. there must be some reason for it.

    • @Dangermoose-rv6bb
      @Dangermoose-rv6bb 5 лет назад +3

      @@eVidentt think Shoulders would have been out of place on UFOF...too 'rocky' for what's ostensibly a 'folky' lp...as would 'Not', another song that's been around a while but not released...they are still including both in their current sets, though, so i suspect they'll see the light of day at some point

    • @eVidentt
      @eVidentt 5 лет назад +1

      @@Dangermoose-rv6bb not deserved so much better

    • @nathanteasdale9935
      @nathanteasdale9935 4 года назад +3

      We got it you muthas!!

  • @beverlyhillzchihuahua
    @beverlyhillzchihuahua Год назад +1

    wow mick fleetwood is looking great!

  • @paulwrigley2864
    @paulwrigley2864 3 года назад +1

    first ever listen to these n im hooked. very fuckin good.

  • @PinkRibbon109
    @PinkRibbon109 10 месяцев назад

    I love listening to this instead of the Spotify one

  • @scotlynsrodes7416
    @scotlynsrodes7416 3 года назад

    good band, good videographer

  • @Urtwigness
    @Urtwigness 4 месяца назад

    Screaming and crying

  • @jixxxxer17
    @jixxxxer17 4 года назад +1

    Anyone know what this guitar is at 14:13 ? It looks amazing with those P90's , almost looks like an Epiphone headstock my connection is blurry , thanks

    • @brycez7352
      @brycez7352 4 года назад +1

      Collings SoCo Custom. Equipboard.com

    • @jixxxxer17
      @jixxxxer17 4 года назад

      @@brycez7352 wow thanks so much I will look those up , Peace !

    • @sadiegirl303
      @sadiegirl303 2 года назад +1

      Collins

    • @jixxxxer17
      @jixxxxer17 2 года назад

      @@sadiegirl303 thanks

  • @sundogsun
    @sundogsun 3 года назад +1

    Adrianne is such a powerhouse. Someone commented on another video that they believe her to be the second coming, and I wholeheartedly agree.

  • @fiveronthedowns1001
    @fiveronthedowns1001 2 года назад

    i am immersed and if i could be any more immersed i would drown and be okay with that.

  • @veralunafritzlevit4462
    @veralunafritzlevit4462 10 месяцев назад

    chicos los amo sigan hablando de yoga

  • @GeorgeOforiAtta
    @GeorgeOforiAtta 4 года назад

    Very good!!! 🌙🌒🌗🌔🌕🎧🎧🎧

  • @mattnumber
    @mattnumber 5 лет назад +4

    What's that last song that Mary turns into? Is that just improvised?

  • @CamWilliamsP
    @CamWilliamsP 2 года назад +1

    The tall guy in the front row looks fuckin pissed that Buck isn't there 😤 🤣

  • @jakebailey4458
    @jakebailey4458 4 года назад

    13:50 🤣 amazing

  • @kbobgaming-j3g
    @kbobgaming-j3g 7 месяцев назад +1

    52:59

  • @max_mittler
    @max_mittler 4 года назад +2

    accidentally listened on 1.5x and I didn't notice until halfway into the second song. honestly not that bad lol

  • @edwardteach6560
    @edwardteach6560 Месяц назад

    So did she speed up the album recording? From all the live vids ive seen, she cant acutally play it.

  • @puppymakessoup
    @puppymakessoup 9 месяцев назад

    where can i listen to oldest? doesn't seem to be on spotify

  • @abigailfarias4429
    @abigailfarias4429 Год назад

    anyone know what tuning adrianne uses?

  • @violetstrawberry748
    @violetstrawberry748 Год назад

    she's like a to kill a mocking bird living her story out in the stage dream

  • @patriciokonor5236
    @patriciokonor5236 4 года назад +1

    Where is the "no-no" guitar player?

  • @agentshroomer
    @agentshroomer 2 месяца назад

    what guitar is she using?

  • @ladioviro
    @ladioviro 5 лет назад +5

    where's buck ?

  • @Gouldius
    @Gouldius 3 года назад +1

    WHERE'S BUCK!?

  • @MilesDixon
    @MilesDixon 2 года назад

    If we actually realized what we lose every day
    And what we really have
    ….

  • @cxmxg
    @cxmxg 6 лет назад

    40:12 cool James Brown in da house

  • @Funkbutterfly
    @Funkbutterfly 4 года назад

    How did they play Holyoke and I fucking missed this lol

  • @CharlesGwinn-ep9pb
    @CharlesGwinn-ep9pb 9 месяцев назад

    Ha ha Hoffner with the tag still.I hear so many styles..Stones,Police,the Band, she plays like a female Kurt

  • @lunamothhh
    @lunamothhh 4 года назад +1

    10:52

  • @DruSkaLive
    @DruSkaLive Год назад

    wait.. where's Buck Meek?

  • @MONOKATESWIFE
    @MONOKATESWIFE 7 месяцев назад

    Where’s buck 😨

  • @Hsound
    @Hsound 4 года назад +1

    Why not 'Not' ?

    • @bj-ul9ch
      @bj-ul9ch 3 года назад +1

      `not´ was written 7 weeks after this show.

    • @BillBaxter
      @BillBaxter 2 года назад +2

      @@bj-ul9ch oh you and your "facts".

  • @wandermit6714
    @wandermit6714 2 года назад +1

    where is the funky guitarist ☹☹

  • @claudeborrelbtwinurbancycl2921
    @claudeborrelbtwinurbancycl2921 2 года назад +1

    Buck Meek is missing so bad at the guitar in this concert

  • @Stillpoint23
    @Stillpoint23 Год назад

    I'm often moved to misty eyes, dew drops...

  • @glenneil3569
    @glenneil3569 5 лет назад

    where is the lead gutarist? Thanks for video, love this band!!!!

  • @gordospeti
    @gordospeti 5 лет назад +3

    Where is Buck Meek?

  • @jakethurman3174
    @jakethurman3174 2 года назад

    45:12 :)

  • @grundlefly
    @grundlefly 3 года назад

    Loosen my hand from the beckoning night...

  • @keithfjord
    @keithfjord 4 года назад

    Drummer brings the rock

  • @vapeissue8682
    @vapeissue8682 2 года назад

    ~~~