Capitol Hill Block Party: Vampire Weekend

 

As crazily hyped as their debut album is, as half-baked as they seemed on SNL, as much as they seem like they were created for the express purpose of appearing in a Wes Anderson flick, and as dismal as the reports of their SXSW performances were, Vampire Weekend has this exceedingly large crowd here eating out of the palms of their hands. I don't blame you if you're sick of hearing about them, but their record is extremely solid and it appears they've ironed out the kinks in their live show. They may have some staying power after all.

-- Jeff Reguilon