The Cribs @ Troubadour, 7/24/07

The talented Brothers Jarman who call themselves The Cribs returned to Los Angeles to play the Troubadour. While the trio did not exude their normal confidence playing new material as at this year’s Coachella, tonight’s performance was spot on. Throughout the show songs from their latest album Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever seamlessly complimented numbers from their previous two albums. In between rocking out, Ryan and Gary met center stage and whispered in the language of twins in each other’s ear. This is all now standard Cribs’ fare, but like everything else the band does it was done with a lack of self consciousness. The crowd stuck around and urged the band to return for an encore. This was after the cymbal stands had been kicked down and amps already turned off. As they came back on stage, the band even admitted they hate playing encores. Fellow Brit rockers Editors watched from the balcony as did LA resident Meg White. Courtney Love arrived solo to hang out with the band. Sean Na Na fronted by Har Mar Superstar’s non-alter-ego, Sean Tillmann, and promising young band The Hugs opened the evening. If you’re kicking yourself for missing The Cribs, they will perform 07/27 on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson.