Vincent Moon, much like Godard, Truffaut and les hommes of the New Wave of the 60s, is a French dude that loves endless tracking shots of young artists emoting their way through the streets of Paris. His much-hyped blog, quaintly titled La Blogothèque, features a growing series of impromptu music performances filmed in public places throughout the city, and has become the hottest thing in the indie stratosphere. It all began when Moon followed The Arcade Fire with his video camera as they played their way from a club stage out into the Paris night to close a show. He decided there was something immediate and accessible about this style of band documentary, something that people could connect with better than, say, a million dollar P. Diddy video. And thus, the Take Away Shows were born.
Originally based entirely in Paris, Take Away Shows now happen anywhere, as evidenced by the above clip of the Seattle band Throw Me The Statue performing on a Puget Sound ferry. For Vincent Moon, all that’s necessary is a band, a public place and a single tracking shot. Just like the old days.
LVHRD’s second live photography competition is happeneing next Tuesday, March 25th in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Three artists will be creating pieces of mosaic art using Polaroid pictures in a celebration of the art of storytelling. Attendees are asked to dress like grandmas. Weird? Yes. Fun? Absolutely. Will Fred be there? He wouldn’t miss it for the world.
