pre-opener: Be Careful Little Hands – sounds like a softer Interpol, obviously not as good, not bad though.
opener: [tag]Feathers[/tag] – vermont folk waste of time. 7 member band with 20+ instruments providing sitar squeals and drum banging. Really, really not good.
Songs about killing white horses, and a mythical Canadian buffalo. Avoid if possible.
[tag](SMOG)[/tag]
Opened with 4 new songs off of A River Ain’t Too Much To Love and followed suit with acoustified (i mean relatively) versions of some popular tracks. [tag]Bill Callahan[/tag] looked his stoic self with some stepping out dance moves, waddles, squats, and over strained Elvis facial impersentations. All in all a good time. I will say that it was a bit disappointing hearing some songs simplified. I actually wished they played two more songs off ARATM, namely “The Well” & “Running The Loping”. I don’t know who the drummer is but he was tight as hell. Bill Gates played guitar as well.
- Approximate Setlist:
Say Valley Maker
I Feel Like The Mother of The World
Rock Bottom Riser
Let Me See The Colts
In The Pines
Cold Discovery
Dress Sexy At My Funeral
Justice Aversion
Vessel In Vain
Let’s Move To The Country
Cold Blooded Old Times (ending with Feathers joining on stage for a cacophonic nightmare)