Sondre Lerche Rippin it Up @ The Varisty!!!!
Out of the young stars in Europe, I'd rank Sondre ahead of Paolo Nutini and James Morrison. Better vocals and a much more indie sound. You talk about young, Sondre was signed to virgin/capitol records when he was 15. Clearly his talent has been seen by many, and I can't believe he hasn't blown up to James Blunt territory with youth, looks, and a great personality for all the fans. Lerche was born and raised in Bergen Norway, very surprising that his not from U.K.
After playing at the entry about 6 months ago to a sold out show at the entry. He has been touring all over Europe. But to him one of his biggest accomplishments was getting 4 songs on the Dan in Real Life Soundtrack, and getting to hang out with a bunch of Hollywood stars. Unfortunately he wasn't back with his full band. To me he has enough talent to do whatever he damn pleases, but a band always compliments and artist. I really would like to see Sondre with a full band. He only played one cover by Elvis Costello, a very big influence on him growing up. Mr. Lerche played a ton of tracks, had a blast talking to the audience, and had all the fans singing along. Whoever the die hard fan is above with the green sondre shirt, email me at BritishRockisAlwaysTop@yahoo.com or comment a link to your photos that you took. Thanks. Rock On Minneapolis...
Check out these videos from the show
"Two Way Monologue"
For More Photos visit My Flickr Page / Slideshow
Sondre Lerche Official Page / Myspace
Absolutely nothing for shows coming up. Lets hope some bands come to town.
posted by Brody McCoy at 12:03 AM
5 Comments:
Very nice video shot and pics.
If you think he is better live than Morrison than I missed another great show at the Varsity!
Haven't seen Sondre in a few years, but he's great.
the first time he was through here i saw him 3x in one day actually (all solo). he did an in-store at the fetus, opened for Nada Surf at the Whole, then played a late show headlining the Entry.
my favorite show of his though was actually at the terrible Ascot Room. it was Sondre (solo), Ed Harcourt (solo) and Rachel Yamagata (solo, before she blew up).
haven't been too big into his last few albums enough to go check him out live again unfortunately, but that first one, Faces Down, is amazing.
oh, and that Bird and the Bee show was postponed until January 10th actually
Yea Sondre was amazing, I can't imagine how good he would be with his band though. I'm going to nothing then unless I get free tix to Modest Mouse. Did the Cribs reschedule yet?? Anyone know??
That's right, forgot he opened for Ed Harcourt in the Ascot Room, that was a fantastic show, remember Ed made a few comments about the relatively few people who showed up.
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