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Christopher Victorio
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Arcade Fire's Win Butler looking stoic during "No Cars Go"
Arcade FireCalexico
October 2, 2010
@ The Greek Theatre, Berkeley
Better than: Living in the suburbs.
Drumstick battles, microphones hurled into the crowd, pianos turned into standing platforms, a rolling tom-tom that looked more like a piece of artillery than a musical instrument, and a box out in front of the stage onto which
Arcade Fire's Win Butler stepped to howl at some of his 8,500 adorers, and even, at the end, have them strum his guitar.
Thus did Arcade Fire prove that serious music must not be boring, that mass catharsis can make for tearjerking thrills, and that this Montreal seven-piece really is about the best young rock band that we have today. Saturday night at the Greek Theatre, Arcade Fire also played some
damn good songs.
