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Barlow’s fans continually requested their own pet sounds in an atmosphere reminiscent of a gathering of old friends. Barlow graciously accepted many requests, and mixed enjoyable crowd banter in with his mellifluous singing. Despite a history of rough musical relations (he was booted from Dinosaur Jr. because of his overbearing nature, and was responsible also for the breakups of both Sebadoh and the Folk Implosion), Barlow came off as neither stern nor aloof, and affably shared memories and stories with the audience all night...
...some jokes are just carried a little too far in HPT157— as in one scene during which several characters sorting through a laundry basket speak in puns about the articles found therein. The exchanges work well for about the first four items, but the banter loses its charm by the time the characters come to discuss “tidy-whities,” at which point the humor of the situation has long passed...
...Pedro’s heartfelt, quasi-religious songs poignantly offset the delicate tones of the headliner. Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter David Bazan—the indie-rock manifestation of the Protestant work ethic—mixed his earnest singer-songwriter-esque songs with good-humored crowd banter. Pedro’s fans seemed much more devout than Low’s, as Bazan responded to their loud song requests with wry comments and polite refusals. Perhaps a bit more overtly religious than Low’s, Bazan’s lyrics seemed to take a backseat to the instrumental...
...short-lived interview show, Carson's Cellar, and a flop CBS skein, The Johnny Carson Show; then, in 1957, the gig that earned him fame, an ABC daily quiz program, Who Do You Trust? The Q&A portion of the show was negligible; it was Carson's fast, easy banter with his guests that got the attention of the NBC brass. Jack Paar, whose eventful reign as host of The Tonight Show had also begun in 1957, was itching to do a prime-time chat fest. The network courted Groucho Marx, Bob Newhart and others, but settled on Carson...
...team of two young students, obviously very close friends, was a refreshing taste of freestyle rap in a relaxed environment that often felt more like friendly banter between friends than a recital of memorized lyrical poetry. In terms of this relaxed style of performing, Floyd-Pruitt, a.k.a. MC Mikal, described, “We are laid-back and funny when we perform because we are laid-back and funny in general,” and explained that “Entertaining is not just reciting words, it’s also about holding the audiences’ attention and music...