Arctic Monkeys (Henry Fonda, March 15) Grade: B
I had been pre-warned that the Monkeys had very little stage presence but curiosity got the better of me, and I forked over my money anyway. Being in the dance/mosh pit was fun—I always enjoy a raucous crowd—but it became apparent pretty quickly that my friends were right. If I didn’t have the distraction of sweaty kids pushing and shoving, I might actually have been pretty bored. But then again, the appeal of these Sheffielders is their music and not much else. So I suppose it worked out that I didn’t actually watch the band, preoccupied as I was in the pit. At the end, the members threw towels, a guitar pick and other scraps of stage items to the ravished audience, looking quite sheepish doing so yet still enjoying the thrill. Why not enjoy it while you have it?