Matt Pond PA "Measure 3" from The Green Fury Live at Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI Feb 22, 2006

It was delayed for four months, but the New Pornographers' Madison appearance ultimately turned out to be a terrific show. To replace their originally scheduled openers they absorbed a Matt Pond PA/Dios (Malos) show that had been planned for the same night at the Annex -- quite a boon for those two bands, as they put on impressive sets in front of a much bigger Barrymore audience.

Unfortunately for me, the show had an enormous security presence -- probably as many guys in "Event Staff" shirts as there were at the Rave for Motion City Soundtrack, and that place is at least twice the size of the Barrymore. I didn't know how they might react to the camera, so I played it coy at first, which meant skipping the Dios (Malos) set and blowing the video on my first Matt Pond PA clip because I was shooting blind with the camera on my knee (the audio's available, though -- click here for "Kc"). I got things figured out for the second try, however, and everything came out pretty well. Things are a little dark due to our distance from the stage, but Pond's pleasant stage approach and light, thoughtful pop come through loud and clear.