Photos: The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour @ Le Poisson Rouge

The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour hit the Knitting Factory on 3/21 & 3/22 and then Le Poisson Rouge on 3/23. The seminal indie-rock collective played close to a four hour set on their final New York City stop of the tour, shuffling through a vast catalogue of favorites from Elf Power, the Gerbils, Music Tapes and of course, Olivia Tremor Control. I didn't notice any Neutral Milk Hotel songs, and if Jeff Mangum was in attendance (as was reported during the Knitting Factory shows), he didn't make an appearance onstage. Upon the band's return from intermission, four audience members were given the chance to throw a styrofoam snowball through a paper moon. The fourth contestant finally got it, and he was given the chance to request the band play any song outside of the E6 family of bands. He chose a Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf". Full set of photos below!