The day started off gloomy as a few of us were unsure if we wanted to hit the M83 show as it was the last day at the office for...ohhhh about 124 of us had our last day that day. But to be quite honest I've never seen a happier group of peeps leave a place before, myself included.

So with a day like that a few of us were in a chill mood, but I was convinced to check out M83. The first act, School of Seven Bells, came on the stage at roughly 9:30pm and WOW! The group, from Williamsburg Brooklyn (figures), came on and played a seriously solid set. I hadn't heard of them before but I was definitely down with what I was hearing and the next day bought their record, Alpinisms. The band features twin sisters, Alejandra and Claudia Deheza and Benjamin Curtis formerly from Secret Machines. They very much had the crowd warmed up and going crazy. A solid act to look out for down the road most definitely.

After School of Seven Bells 5 â“ 6 song set, the stage crew came on quickly to re-configure the equipment and shortly after M83 came out to a host of screams and cheers. The group played songs off of the Saturdays=Youth album, but at one point a fan requested something older, to which Anthony Gonzalez replied with a "eeeeh, I don't know about that one". The crowd went crazy when "Kim & Jessie" came and M83 could feel the love as they played with a loving smile on their faces. Actually they pretty much had this look on their face the whole night and the chemistry between Anthony and Morgan Kibby (from The Romanovs) was incredible. They had a certain connection and would send playful signals via quick glances.

Morgan Kibby's voice is incredible I have to say. She had 90% of the guys swooning over her and I received a barrage of Blackberry messages from my friend Martinez, who was stuck in the back, to get as many pictures as I could of Morgan. Stunning and talented and held her own on stage with Anthony. One of the songs that would really capture me this evening was "Skin Of The Night", the song is just so ominous with mad '80s flavor and Morgan's voice just melts your face, pretty fuckin' epic. When the fairly upbeat "Graveyard Girl" came the crowd immediately went into another dancing frenzy. Another song I quite enjoyed was "Up!" its definitely reminiscent of something quite familiar, but with an M83 twist all over it.

For the groups encore they played "Couleurs", this tracks is so friggin' next level. The layering on it alone is bananas, seriously! This was definitely a perfect way to end a night of solid performances from both School of Seven Bells and M83.

I want to thank Timbre Productions for allowing us to come in the house and take photos and write this review for you all. They put on a great production and bring in stellar acts. Check out their site www.timbreproductionsconcerts.com for upcoming shows in your city.

DT
www.killahbeez.com

Here are the rest of the tour date stops.





28 Nov 2008
20:00



Fillmore
San Francisco





29 Nov 2008
20:00



Henry Fonda Theater
Los Angeles





1 Dec 2008
20:00



Brighton Centre
Brighton, London and South East





2 Dec 2008
20:00



Trent FM Arena
Nottingham, Midlands





4 Dec 2008
20:00



Metro Arena
Newcastle, Northeast





5 Dec 2008
20:00



Sheffield Arena
Sheffield, Midlands





7 Dec 2008
20:00



SECC
Glasgow, Scotland





8 Dec 2008
20:00



Echo Arena
Liverpool, Northwest





10 Dec 2008
20:00



NIA
Birmingham, Northwest





11 Dec 2008
20:00



The O2 Arena
London, London and South East





12 Dec 2008
20:00



Sonic Cathedral
London





14 Dec 2008
20:00



BIC
Bournemouth, London and South East





16 Dec 2008
20:00



Evenings News Arena
Manchester, Northwest





17 Dec 2008
20:00



International Arena
Cardiff, Wales





19 Dec 2008
20:00



O2
Dublin, Dublin





20 Dec 2008
20:00



Odyssey Arena
Belfast, Northern Ireland





22 Dec 2008
20:00



Wembley Arena
London, London and South East