Fountains of Wayne Tickets

They have the greatest lyrics, and just play on and on with virtually no talking.

Good show, I attended mostly for FOW and Evan Dando, although Soul Asylum put on an entertaining hour of some of their hits and more recent songs. Dave Pirner, at 49, still bangs his head like someone half his age. Dando sounded good and clear but played for barely 25 minutes, mostly from "It's a Shame About Ray" and "Come on Feel the Lemonheads" - songs that are now over 20(!) years old but sound timeless on his acoustic guitar. He still looks remarkably like he did 20 years ago, despite all of the drugs he's done. He seemed to want to speed through his set and barely spoke except to say "Thanks." FOW were so much fun, playing songs from their nearly 2 decade catalogue, but mostly from their debut album and "Welcome Interstate Managers." "Hey, Julie" was a highlight as they asked audience members to join them onstage and play various percussive hand held instruments. A gaggle of 20 and 30 something women gleefully sang along while onstage. For the encore, they played the obligatory "Stacy's Mom" but I enjoyed singing along to "Radiation Vibe", their very first single and final song of the night. Worth it for the 90s nostagia, but also some great musicianship from the three acts. The only downside was the terribly muddy sound at Webster Hall, with the exception of Dando's acoustic set. Could barely hear the vocals at times due to being drowned out by the instruments.

Soul Asylum opening act was why I really went . i didn't care too much for the other band. The sound was off IMO.

Fountains of Wayne are always comfortable to go see. Felt last Saturday's show lacked any joy, though. It seemed like they did not really want to be there. What was up with Jody Porter (thought he was going to fall asleep right on stage!). All that aside, I will probably go see them again.

I was dissappointed with the opening bands. The volume of all bands was too loud. Half of Fountains Of Wayne's songs were ones I enjoyed.

I went to this concert to see FoW, but Soul Asylum blew me away. Great music, energy and chemistry among band members was great. I've seen FoW a dozen times, and I love their music, but at this show I would have made two recommendations: (1) less electric guitar, especially on more mellow songs in which acoustics would be much better, and (2) Adam needs to relax! It's distracting when he's constantly complaining to the Tech Crew about sound-related issues. Just go with it and have fun. We know "live" means glitches, so just chill and play. This is 2 shows in a row during which he's been obsessed with electronics and, as I said, it takes away from the experience. That said, I continue to think FoW is one of the most under-appreciated bands of all time: catchy tunes, great harmonies, clever lyrics and consistent quality. They're big, but they should have been bigger!

FoW puts on a great show. Nothing crazy. Nothing big or over the top. Just a super solid show. They played songs from basically all of their albums. It was a good mix of new tracks and old favorites. I would definitely go see them again if they came back to my neck of the woods.

I bought these tickets on the assumption that the much more worthy band, soul asylum, was headlining. I couldn't care less about fountains of lame. Stacy's mom may have it going on, but this band sure as bleep do not.

Fountains of Wayne are great, and I've seen them 9 or 10 times. Soul Asylum and Evan Dando played really well. However, the Paradise Club needs to fire its sound tech. That show had the worst sound I've ever heard there. Front of house - pure mud. Songs: Unintelligible. Not just loud - mud. Terrible sound for a great show. Bummer.

Third time I've seen Fountains of Wayne at the Paradise. A good show, generally - but the last two times I've seen them there, the sound man had some troubles (this show was not as bad as the last one). Still a good performance by Fountains of Wayne. DEFINITELY could have skipped the first act (don't even remember his name) and Soul Asylum.