Fri 7 May 2010
Jeff Mangum Performs at Chris Knox Benefit (Updated)
Posted by Jeff Kuykendall under Neutral Milk Hotel
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One of the most anticipated live events of the year happened last night at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC, as Jeff Mangum returned to the stage after a long hiatus (excepting his performance of “Engine” during the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour of 2008, and occasional cameos during sets by Elf Power, The Olivia Tremor Control, and The Instruments). He performed:
“Oh Comely”
“A Baby for Pree”/”Where You’ll Find Me Now”
“Two Headed Boy Pt. 2″
“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
“Engine” (encore)
A very good live review can be found at Radio Exile.
UPDATE: Another review is at One Thirty BPM.
UPDATE: And another exceptionally-written review, from Simon at Entertainment Weekly’s music blog.
Here are some cell phone videos posted to YouTube…I’d expect we’ll see more videos and reviews popping up throughout the day.
Jeff Mangum – Oh Comely
Jeff Mangum – A Baby for Pree/Where You’ll Find Me Now
Jeff Mangum – Two-Headed Boy Part Two
Just wonderful! Jeff is truly an amazing talent who, despite his long absences from performing, has obviously kept his hand in. I dearly long to see him live but I fear the chances of that happening are pretty remote as I live in the U.K. just watching these recordings brought tears to my eyes, Jeff has an incredible ability to invoke real emotion with his music. Neutral Milk Hotel are such an enduring joy in my life so “I love you jesus christ” for giving us Jeff Mangum!