{"id":12883,"date":"2012-10-13T06:01:10","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T14:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=12883"},"modified":"2012-10-13T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T20:51:14","slug":"grizzly-bear-at-the-fox-theater-and-on-the-tonight-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-10\/grizzly-bear-at-the-fox-theater-and-on-the-tonight-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzly Bear at the Fox Theater and on the Tonight Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-12888\" title=\"GrizzlyBearFox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox-650x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox-650x432.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrizzlyBearFox.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to drop into the <strong>Fox Theater<\/strong> in Oakland last Tuesday and check out one of our favorite live bands, <strong>Grizzly Bear<\/strong>, out touring behind their phenomenal new album, <strong>Shields<\/strong>.\u00a0 We had caught them early in their <strong>Veckatimest<\/strong> tour at the <strong>Wiltern<\/strong> after the album&#8217;s release and been blown away by their unique sound, instrumental acumen and off-center, but perfect harmonies.\u00a0 We were slightly disappointed by their later, end-of-tour show at the <strong>Palladium<\/strong>, but what do you expect after touring behind an album for a year (and it was after all, in the glossy, soulless Palladium).\u00a0 Following Tuesday&#8217;s Fox show, all we can tell you is we have newfound faith in first impressions.\u00a0 Once again we were wowed by the onslaught and vocal delivery of the band.\u00a0 Their new songs translate particularly well live, and the band packed a ferocious punch (drums and bass dominating where necessary), but also downshifted where appropriate to ethereal vocalese with ease (see their sweet performance below of encore closer <em><strong>All We Ask<\/strong><\/em> below).\u00a0 Highlights of their show included <em><strong>Yet Again<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Gun Shy<\/strong><\/em> off of <strong>Shields<\/strong>, our all-time fave <em><strong>While We Wait For Others<\/strong><\/em> (on which the crowd joined in emphatic unison), and (naturally) <em><strong>Cheerleader<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 They played songs from throughout their catalog, including seven from <strong>Veckatimest<\/strong>.\u00a0 The setlist from the Fox show follows the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grizzly Bear at Fox Oakland\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQ1PtKlFrII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlist<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Speak In Rounds<br \/>\nAdelma<br \/>\nSleeping Ute<br \/>\nCheerleader<br \/>\nLullabye<br \/>\nYet Again<br \/>\nShift<br \/>\nGun-Shy<br \/>\nReady, Able<br \/>\nA Simple Answer<br \/>\nI Live With You<br \/>\nForeground<br \/>\nWhile You Wait For The Others<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s Wrong<br \/>\nTwo Weeks<br \/>\nHalf Gate<br \/>\nSun In Your Eyes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encore<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Knife<br \/>\nOn A Neck, On A Spit<br \/>\nAll We Ask<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo nights later the band appeared on the <strong>Tonight Show<\/strong> to sing <em><strong>Speak in Rounds<\/strong><\/em>. 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