Sep 20, 2012 — The Brooklyn psych-pop band, on tour for its new album Shields, stopped by the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20. Hear our recording of the show.
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Grizzly Bear began in 2004 as a bedroom recording project for Massachusetts native Ed Droste (DROE-stee). (Christopher Parks)
Grizzly Bear In Concert
Sep 20, 2012 — The Brooklyn psych-pop band, on tour for its new album Shields, stopped by the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20. Hear our recording of the show.
![Grizzly Bear spent much of the first half of the 90-minute show on the group's latest batch of songs. Later in the set, the band dug deeper into its catalog, featuring songs such as "Knife" and "On A Neck, On A Spit" from the 2006 breakout album Yellow House.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/09/21/091-6e46a7ea653791d36fe5a1aa162ab1b5e5416547.jpg&s=51 "Grizzly Bear spent much of the first half of the 90-minute show on the group's latest batch of songs. Later in the set, the band dug deeper into its catalog, featuring songs such as "Knife" and "On A Neck, On A Spit" from the 2006 breakout album Yellow House.")
![Toward the end of the set, Grizzly Bear treated fans to one of the group's most popular songs, "Two Weeks." Signer Droste tells NPR "it's just a simple reference to taking time off from all the stresses of life and trying to save up all those vacation days."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/09/21/111-5c00022bdcb93c6332016f0735ba8fa3fdc80813.jpg&s=51 "Toward the end of the set, Grizzly Bear treated fans to one of the group's most popular songs, "Two Weeks." Signer Droste tells NPR "it's just a simple reference to taking time off from all the stresses of life and trying to save up all those vacation days."")
Grizzly Bear began in 2004 as a bedroom recording project for Massachusetts native Ed Droste. His early songs were mostly trippy, atmospheric and roughly sketched soundscapes, but by 2006, Grizzly Bear had evolved into a full band and released the slightly more polished album Yellow House. The group's 2009 breakthrough, Veckatimist, and the new Shields are both richly layered productions with gorgeous, soaring harmonies and artful melodies and rhythms.
Set List
- "Speak In Rounds"
- "Adelma"
- "Sleeping Ute"
- "Cheerleader"
- "Lullaby"
- "Yet Again"
- "Little Brother"
- "Shift"
- "Gun Shy"
- "Ready, Able"
- "A Simple Answer"
- "Foreground"
- "While You Wait For The Others"
- "Two Weeks"
- "Half Gate"
- "Sun In Your Eyes"
- "Knife"
- "On A Neck, On A Spit"
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