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

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • 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

КОМЕНТАРІ • 187

  • @WGBHMusic
    @WGBHMusic  4 роки тому +134

    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 8 днів тому

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

  • @intjdrew
    @intjdrew Рік тому +121

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

    • @lakelessfish
      @lakelessfish Рік тому +9

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

  • @kewlhaleylady
    @kewlhaleylady 7 місяців тому +121

    Would love this on spotify as a live album

  • @baileycook4136
    @baileycook4136 4 роки тому +121

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

  • @tsopuaifa
    @tsopuaifa 3 роки тому +197

    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 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

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

    • @LesAnderson
      @LesAnderson 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @xtubalnet
      @xtubalnet 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @ryanpatterson2774
      @ryanpatterson2774 Рік тому +6

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

  • @akutazaki
    @akutazaki 6 місяців тому +29

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

  • @rossstern5513
    @rossstern5513 3 роки тому +218

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

  • @ryanpatterson2774
    @ryanpatterson2774 Рік тому +14

    And Buck Meek never again missed a Big Thief gig.

  • @husker22chad63
    @husker22chad63 2 роки тому +41

    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 років тому +120

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

    • @CC-uv9xd
      @CC-uv9xd 5 років тому +4

      SAME. Instant obsession! True Beauty

    • @ryanphelan6861
      @ryanphelan6861 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

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

    • @user-gr1jm5rx4s
      @user-gr1jm5rx4s Рік тому

      @@jules0016 ?man what’s wrong with u

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 5 років тому +81

    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 5 років тому

      yes!!

    • @agardenmom
      @agardenmom 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @superyuyo4060
      @superyuyo4060 3 роки тому +9

      @@agardenmom well that's your opinion.

    • @eyeojo
      @eyeojo 2 роки тому +2

      @@agardenmom guess you weren’t listening?

    • @ikasten07
      @ikasten07 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @ryanpatterson2774
    @ryanpatterson2774 Рік тому +19

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

  • @ikasten07
    @ikasten07 2 роки тому +9

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

  • @lunamothhh
    @lunamothhh 4 роки тому +21

    Love this version of velvet ring

    • @nielsgerwe
      @nielsgerwe 3 роки тому +1

      Like it also! Got a Nirvana vibe to it

  • @fredzep01
    @fredzep01 3 роки тому +39

    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 роки тому +29

      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 Рік тому +2

      @@t4exanadu yes!!!

  • @gilpinsteven
    @gilpinsteven 3 роки тому +20

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

  • @shnootch
    @shnootch 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @clumsy_clam
    @clumsy_clam 6 років тому +39

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

  • @AndrewVanBeekOttawa
    @AndrewVanBeekOttawa 3 роки тому +25

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

  • @Oboefanclub
    @Oboefanclub 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @erinateleven3477
    @erinateleven3477 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @RichardWHardwick
    @RichardWHardwick 5 років тому +16

    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 роки тому +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!

  • @andymcgowan7384
    @andymcgowan7384 3 роки тому +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.

  • @singingwolfdyeworks2391
    @singingwolfdyeworks2391 6 років тому +18

    I absolutely love this show.

  • @user-lt2tu9wr7y
    @user-lt2tu9wr7y 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @robross7475
    @robross7475 5 років тому +8

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

  • @MsAmate14
    @MsAmate14 4 роки тому +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.

  • @onegok
    @onegok 2 місяці тому

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

  • @GoRunMike
    @GoRunMike 6 років тому +47

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

  • @UncleWally3
    @UncleWally3 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @irenicum
    @irenicum 6 років тому +10

    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!

  • @alexarpino7311
    @alexarpino7311 3 роки тому +2

    i love hearing artists live so much

  • @eminemele1531
    @eminemele1531 4 роки тому +6

    I fucking LOVE this music holy shit.

  • @ParhelionMedia
    @ParhelionMedia 6 років тому +8

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

    • @alessiocand
      @alessiocand 6 років тому +1

      ParhelionMedia fuckin’ lucky guy u are

  • @19Paolo61
    @19Paolo61 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @afretfuldevil5582
    @afretfuldevil5582 5 років тому +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 років тому +2

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

    • @nicholasniebish2774
      @nicholasniebish2774 5 років тому +2

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

    • @kvetch23
      @kvetch23 4 роки тому

      cannot unsee

    • @davidmiranda7937
      @davidmiranda7937 4 роки тому +1

      Her and Elliott share the same sort of energy.

    • @quinndean9832
      @quinndean9832 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @adelaova9868
    @adelaova9868 2 роки тому +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!

  • @TheGreatBlackBird
    @TheGreatBlackBird 6 років тому +117

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

    • @anonymousraccoonguitar1578
      @anonymousraccoonguitar1578 5 років тому +5

      meant to be...

    • @patrickhawkinson8399
      @patrickhawkinson8399 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +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.

  • @brandonmacgregormusic
    @brandonmacgregormusic 3 роки тому +3

    I miss live music

  • @bernardverbauwen9225
    @bernardverbauwen9225 7 місяців тому

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

  • @lukehutchy
    @lukehutchy 2 роки тому +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.

  • @chelseawinkler7502
    @chelseawinkler7502 Рік тому

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

  • @arrianne6702
    @arrianne6702 10 місяців тому

    i love their music so much

  • @leanderthal2689
    @leanderthal2689 6 років тому +5

    This is my belated Christmas present.
    Thank You.
    xXx

  • @prdal
    @prdal 6 років тому +3

    "10 miles away" sounds like heaven

  • @adamsdan1
    @adamsdan1 6 років тому +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 4 роки тому

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

  • @raulillapel760
    @raulillapel760 3 роки тому +1

    Una banda memorable, y vocalista extraordinaria.

  • @twinity1753
    @twinity1753 7 днів тому

    Screaming and crying

  • @robertcarkeek8391
    @robertcarkeek8391 3 роки тому

    awesome performance ! 4 years back

  • @sundog6820
    @sundog6820 2 роки тому

    so lovely

  • @juanitag19
    @juanitag19 Рік тому

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

  • @indigo.isaWake
    @indigo.isaWake Рік тому

    this is just beautiful

  • @arman0612
    @arman0612 5 років тому +5

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

    • @eVidentt
      @eVidentt 5 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +1

      @@Dangermoose-rv6bb not deserved so much better

    • @nathanteasdale9935
      @nathanteasdale9935 4 роки тому +3

      We got it you muthas!!

  • @beverlyhillzchihuahua
    @beverlyhillzchihuahua 9 місяців тому +1

    wow mick fleetwood is looking great!

  • @65sneaky
    @65sneaky 2 роки тому

    Came here via Sam Fender! Oh wow amazing.

  • @ifitistobeitisuptome
    @ifitistobeitisuptome Рік тому

    Loving the Black & White video! Looks awesome!

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 5 років тому +3

    §gotta just luv James.

  • @andreaneilcmc
    @andreaneilcmc 4 роки тому

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

  • @toeuwu
    @toeuwu 6 місяців тому

    Sobbing

  • @PinkRibbon109
    @PinkRibbon109 6 місяців тому

    I love listening to this instead of the Spotify one

  • @jzzzzm
    @jzzzzm 4 роки тому +6

    I would love to see them live sometime.

    • @ewlivia
      @ewlivia 9 місяців тому

      Did u ever see them?

    • @jzzzzm
      @jzzzzm 9 місяців тому

      @@ewlivia nop ‼️😔💔

  • @paulwrigley2864
    @paulwrigley2864 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @sundogsun
    @sundogsun 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @scotlynsrodes7416
    @scotlynsrodes7416 3 роки тому

    good band, good videographer

  • @fiveronthedowns1001
    @fiveronthedowns1001 2 роки тому

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

  • @GeorgeOforiAtta
    @GeorgeOforiAtta 3 роки тому

    Very good!!! 🌙🌒🌗🌔🌕🎧🎧🎧

  • @mattnumber
    @mattnumber 5 років тому +4

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

  • @max_mittler
    @max_mittler 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @CamWilliamsP
    @CamWilliamsP 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @veralunafritzlevit4462
    @veralunafritzlevit4462 6 місяців тому

    chicos los amo sigan hablando de yoga

  • @ladioviro
    @ladioviro 5 років тому +4

    where's buck ?

  • @patriciokonor5236
    @patriciokonor5236 4 роки тому +1

    Where is the "no-no" guitar player?

  • @Gouldius
    @Gouldius 3 роки тому +1

    WHERE'S BUCK!?

  • @violetstrawberry748
    @violetstrawberry748 Рік тому

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

  • @puppyslop
    @puppyslop 5 місяців тому

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

  • @jixxxxer17
    @jixxxxer17 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +1

      Collings SoCo Custom. Equipboard.com

    • @jixxxxer17
      @jixxxxer17 3 роки тому

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

    • @sadiegirl303
      @sadiegirl303 Рік тому +1

      Collins

    • @jixxxxer17
      @jixxxxer17 Рік тому

      @@sadiegirl303 thanks

  • @MilesDixon
    @MilesDixon 2 роки тому

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

  • @abigailfarias4429
    @abigailfarias4429 Рік тому

    anyone know what tuning adrianne uses?

  • @user-om9yw9tw6t
    @user-om9yw9tw6t 4 місяці тому +1

    52:59

  • @CharlesGwinn-ep9pb
    @CharlesGwinn-ep9pb 5 місяців тому

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

  • @Stillpoint23
    @Stillpoint23 Рік тому

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

  • @RedRyanSox
    @RedRyanSox 4 місяці тому +1

    "She's talking to god"

  • @jakebailey4458
    @jakebailey4458 4 роки тому

    13:50 🤣 amazing

  • @claudeborrelbtwinurbancycl2921
    @claudeborrelbtwinurbancycl2921 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Hsound
    @Hsound 3 роки тому +1

    Why not 'Not' ?

    • @bj-ul9ch
      @bj-ul9ch 3 роки тому +1

      `not´ was written 7 weeks after this show.

    • @BillBaxter
      @BillBaxter 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @Funkbutterfly
    @Funkbutterfly 4 роки тому

    How did they play Holyoke and I fucking missed this lol

  • @DruSkaLive
    @DruSkaLive 8 місяців тому

    wait.. where's Buck Meek?

  • @mattmacneil3424
    @mattmacneil3424 6 років тому +9

    where has buck been? is he still in the band?

    • @ScottTeresi
      @ScottTeresi 6 років тому +18

      During the late Summer/Fall he was recording his own album in Texas. He's still very much in the band!

    • @stephencruze448
      @stephencruze448 6 років тому +3

      so glad to hear that he's still in the band!

    • @elizabethparrish1032
      @elizabethparrish1032 6 років тому +9

      Not the same without him!

    • @Funrecord
      @Funrecord 6 років тому +1

      i agree

    • @edilasyrhc
      @edilasyrhc 6 років тому +1

      Matt M sadly when i saw them he wasnt there :'(

  • @LoreenFanGirl
    @LoreenFanGirl 3 місяці тому

    Where’s buck 😨

  • @gordospeti
    @gordospeti 5 років тому +3

    Where is Buck Meek?

  • @lunamothhh
    @lunamothhh 3 роки тому +1

    10:52

  • @cxmxg
    @cxmxg 6 років тому

    40:12 cool James Brown in da house

  • @shroommcfanta2020
    @shroommcfanta2020 3 місяці тому

    Missing buck though

  • @grundlefly
    @grundlefly 3 роки тому

    Loosen my hand from the beckoning night...

  • @keithfjord
    @keithfjord 3 роки тому

    Drummer brings the rock

  • @sunepedersen8537
    @sunepedersen8537 3 роки тому

    Elliott Smith?

  • @wandermit6714
    @wandermit6714 2 роки тому

    where is the funky guitarist ☹☹

  • @glenneil3569
    @glenneil3569 4 роки тому

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

  • @vapeissue8682
    @vapeissue8682 2 роки тому

    ~~~