Best of the Marah Videos Blog

Marah was one of my favorite bands and this site is dedicated to David and Serge Bielanko and the small army that joined them on their amazing records and all those great shows over the years. Thank you guys.

Here are some of the best videos on this blog. There are many more so if you like what you see here, feel free to investigate further.

"Formula, Cola, Dollar Draft" From the first album Let's Cut the Crap and Hook up Later on Tonight. Video made by Serge's wife, Monica Bielanko.



"It's Only Money, Tyrone" from the 2nd album Kids in Philly. Video from a televised gig at the Rockpalast Festival in Bonn, Germany, October 18, 2006



"The Dishwasher's Dream" from the last album If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry. From the same gig at Rockpalast on 10/18/06.



"Firecracker" from July 28, 2006 at Schuba's in Chicago.

Marah: "Firecracker"

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"Catfisherman" and "Walt Whitman Bridge" from the same show on 7/28/06.



A stripped down version of "Roundeye Blues" and then "Barstool Boys," which is dedicated to Bruce Langfeld, a musician who played on Marah's first few records and who had recently passed away. From Glen Ridge, NJ on April 28, 2007.



Dave, Serge, & Kirk playing "Faraway You" to close the show at the Barfly in London on September 28, 2005.



"Pigeon Heart" from 2004's 20,000 Streets Under the Sky at a Christmas show from Irving Plaza in NYC on December 9, 2005.



"The Hustle" from "A Night of Phidelity" in Brooklyn, NY in September of 2006.



"Body" from 20,000 Streets. In Philadelphia on February 21, 2007.



"Pizzeria" from Barcelona, Spain on March 11, 2007.



"Reservation Girl," an unreleased gem from the official dvd Sooner or Later in Spain.



"This Time" the bonus track from the last album If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry at the Abbey Pub in Chicago on February 17, 2006.



Covering the Replacements' classic "Can't Hardly Wait" at the same Chicago show.



"Float Away" A much slower version from the official dvd Sooner or Later in Spain



"Sooner or Later" from the official dvd.



A nicely filmed clip of "Angels on a Passing Train" during the November 2007 tour of the UK.



"City of Dreams" also from IYDLYC. Another excellent video by Serge's better half, Monica Bielanko.

Birmingham, Alabama - 7/28/07

Dave, Serge, Christine, and Kirk played a stripped down set at the Bottletree Cafe in Birmingham, AL on 7/28/07. A good soul going by the name of Birmingham Steve on YouTube filmed many of the songs that night and was nice enough to post them recently. Thanks a million Steve. I really enjoyed these. Here are 12 songs from that night in the order that they were played.

"Faraway You"



"East"



"Baby Love" & "The Closer"



"Point Breeze"



"For the Price of a Song"



"City of Dreams"



"Roundeye Blues"



"So What If We're Outta Tune"



"Pigeon Heart"



"Sooner or Later"



"Walt Whitman Bridge"

"Body" in Balenya, Spain - 4/05/08

A great performance of "Body," one of the best tracks from 2004's cinematic classic 20,000 Streets Under the Sky in Balenya, Spain on April 5, 2008.


Marah 2008 @ Balenya – Body from Paul Murff on Vimeo.

3-15-08 - Weert, Netherlands - Full Show

Here is a clip of the full show of Marah from Bosuil in Weert, Netherlands on March 15, 2008. Thanks to PaulMurff again for the great stuff that he shot here. Check out the rest of his stuff on www.vimeo.com


Marah 2008 @ Weert from Paul Murff on Vimeo.

5/15/08 - Dave & Christine in London

Dave Bielanko & Christine Smith wrap up their European tour in support of Jesse Malin in London on May 15, 2008. Here's four videos from their set.

"Formula Cola, Dollar Draft"



"Roundeye Blues"



"Can't Take It With You"



"Where the Dark Horses Go" & "Lullaby of London"



You can download the audio of the full set here:

http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=0ADD6YF5

4/05/08 - Els Hostalets de Balenya, Spain

The final night of the Angels of Destruction! European Tour at Rockodrom in Els Hostalets de Balenya, Spain on April 5, 2008. Some nice footage from Paul Murphy here on a tripod from the back of the venue. Thanks for the great stuff here and all around Europe on this tour, Paul.

"Coughing Up Blood"



"East"



"Catfisherman"



"City of Dreams"



"Angels on a Passing Train"



"The Dishwasher's Dream"



"Body"


Marah 2008 @ Balenya – Body from Paul Murff on Vimeo.

3/27/08 - Zagreb, Croatia

Some very cool black & white footage of Marah performing ""Walt Whitman Bridge" and "Santos De Madeira" at Galerija in Zagreb, Croatia on March 27, 2008

"Walt Whitman Bridge"



After the end of "Round Eye Blues" and some talk... "Santos De Madeira"

TV Appearance in Spain - March 2008

Marah performed a five song set on Spanish tv. The program is "LoS CoNCieRToS De RaDio 3"... one of my old favorites.

"Coughing Up Blood"



"City of Dreams"



"Angels on a Passing Train"



"Can't Take It With You"



"Wilderness"

3/01/08 - Barcelona, Spain - Full Show

Here's one long clip of the first set, followed by three songs in the encore by Marah in Barcelona, Spain on March 1, 2008


Marah 2008 @ Barcelona from Paul Murff on Vimeo.

Encore:

"Sooner or Later"



"The Closer"



"New York, New York"

3/31/08 - Camden, England

Some cool footage from WeirdCritter of Marah performing at Dingwall's in Camden on March 31, 2008.

"East"



"Roundeye Blues"



"Wilderness"

2/27/08 - Madrid, Spain

Some nice footage that PaulMurff filmed from the balcony in Madrid on February 27, 2008. I love the shot of Serge in the crowd during "Dishwasher's Dream."

"The Dishwasher's Dream" and "Roundeye Blues"



"City of Dreams" and "Santos De Madeira"



"Point Breeze," "Angels of Destruction," and "Wilderness"



Encore: "Sooner or Later," "Closer," and "NY, NY"

2/22/08 - A Wilderness in Valencia

Some very cool cell phone camera footage of Marah playing "Wilderness" in Valencia, Spain on the second night of the European tour.



Thanks to Youtube user Madliv for her awe inspiring camera work here.

"Angels on a Passing Train" in Scotland

A nicely filmed clip of Marah performing "Angels on a Passing Train" during their November 2007 tour of the UK.



Thanks to Chris for filming this and SDonkey for uploading it.

"Round Eye Blues" in NYC - 9/14/07

Performing "Round Eye Blues" at Joe's Pub in New York City on September 14, 2007.

1/09/08 - "Angels of Destruction" on Conan

Marah performed the title song of their new album "Angels of Destruction" at the end of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 9, 2008.

MARAH @ Conan O Brien - Angels of Destruction

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Bristol, UK - 11/19/07

Here are several songs from Bristol on November 19, 2007. We join the show already in progess with a triple shot of the Serge.

"Dishwasher's Dream" & "Sooner or Later"



"Songbirdz"



"Point Breeze" & "Walt Whitman Bridge"



"City of Dreams"



"Angels on a Passing Train"



"Pigeon Heart" & "The Closer"



"The Hustle"




Thanks to Marah superfan Paul Murphy for the footage here.

Best of the Blog

Here are some of the best Marah videos out there on the internet:

"Formula, Cola, Dollar Draft" From the first album Let's Cut the Crap and Hook up Later on Tonight. Video made by Serge's wife, Monica Bielanko.



"It's Only Money, Tyrone" from the 2nd album Kids in Philly. Video from a televised gig at the Rockpalast Festival in Bonn, Germany, October 18, 2006



"The Dishwasher's Dream" from the last album If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry. From the same gig at Rockpalast on 10/18/06.



"Firecracker" from July 28, 2006 at Schuba's in Chicago.

Marah: "Firecracker"

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"Catfisherman" and "Walt Whitman Bridge" from the same show on 7/28/06.



A stripped down version of "Roundeye Blues" and then "Barstool Boys," which is dedicated to Bruce Langfeld, a musician who played on Marah's first few records and who had recently passed away. From Glen Ridge, NJ on April 28, 2007.



Dave, Serge, & Kirk playing "Faraway You" to close the show at the Barfly in London on September 28, 2005.



"Pigeon Heart" from 2004's 20,000 Streets Under the Sky at a Christmas show from Irving Plaza in NYC on December 9, 2005.



"The Hustle" from "A Night of Phidelity" in Brooklyn, NY in September of 2006.



"Body" from 20,000 Streets. In Philadelphia on February 21, 2007.



"Pizzeria" from Barcelona, Spain on March 11, 2007.



"Reservation Girl," an unreleased gem from the official dvd Sooner or Later in Spain.



"This Time" the bonus track from the last album If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry at the Abbey Pub in Chicago on February 17, 2006.



Covering the Replacements' classic "Can't Hardly Wait" at the same Chicago show.



"Float Away" A much slower version from the official dvd Sooner or Later in Spain



"Sooner or Later" from the official dvd.



A nicely filmed clip of "Angels on a Passing Train" during the November 2007 tour of the UK.



Performing the title song of their new album "Angels of Destruction" at the end of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 9, 2008.

MARAH @ Conan O Brien - Angels of Destruction

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"City of Dreams" also from IYDLYC. Another excellent video by Serge's better half, Monica Bielanko.

Merry Christmas from Christine and the Boys

Marah played three fantastic Christmas this shows this weekend. First, on Friday, December 7th, they played a packed TLA on South St. in Philly, opening with "Limb," debuting "Wilderness," and putting on an amazing show from start to finish, with excellent support from the Shalitas on backing vocals, the Matt Cappy Quartet on horns, and Jeff "Coolerman" Clark on bagpipes. This was followed by another triumphant show in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday. But perhaps most special at all was the show at Drew's in Ringwood, NJ on Sunday. After some technical problems and a terrible weather forecast, the band played on with a special show for fans, friends, and family. The result was a loose atmosphere and a really fun setlist and from that we got one of the very best videos on this blog, Ms. Christine Smith singing "Santa Baby." Enjoy and merry Christmas everyone.

"Walt Whitman Bridge" in London - 11/28/07

The band wraps up the show at London's Islington Academy and their nine city tour of England with the closing moments of the last song of the night, "Walt Whitman Bridge."

Marah - Walt Whitman Bridge (excerpt)
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Thanks to WeirdCritter for this great video. You can check out his very cool blog right here: http://getonthebeam.blogspot.com/

"Angels of Destruction" in Oxford, England - 11/26/07

Here's the band performing the title track of their new album out in January, Angels of Destruction!, in Oxford, England on November 26, 2008.



Thanks to Paul Murphy for the footage.