The first day of the best month of the year started things off well with a solid concert from Animal Collective. Apparently, Animal Collective doesn't appeal to just the average hippie, indie kid, Brooklyn uber-hipster, or guys in ties who heard this was the best show to see that week - but to sonic legends Bjork and David Byrne as well, who were in the house for the festivities. The former was actually right in front of my friend in the perpetual bathroom line. Animal Collective didn't disappoint the famous or the nonfamous. They do have the advantage of being able to experiment further with their songs on stage without any of us knowing the wiser. There were definitely times when things became redundant or the given musical experimentation wasn't interesting at all, but most of the time they did a great job of adapting their songs onto the stage. And this evening they didn't send fans home complaining about the set list. They played most of their "hits" as well as a good majority from the excellent new album, Strawberry Jam. For yet another show, Deakin was missing. It may have had something to do with their performance the night before, apparently the victim of "bad vibes."
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