Rae's live music appreciation thread

[Rae]

Ohh, Jens. This show had such high expectations after the last time that he came through and it satisfied so completely. It wasn't quite the same all-Swedish all-girl backing band, but he did have horns (and strings!) and the set list was just about perfect. "A Postcard to Nina", "Maple Leaves", and "A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill" were pure giddiness, and the night ended with a cover of Paul Simon's "Call Me Al" (sans chorus- Jens explained "this is a silly song but the chorus is just too silly and I hate it") and a hypnotic, crowd-supported version of "Pocketful of Money" with a hundred or so people channelling Calvin Johnson over and over for what felt like ten minutes. So good!

~Rae

[jonnyhambone]

^ Glad it was a good show! I was about to go see Jens but got sidetracked by wine, movies, and hangin' mellow...plus I knew I was going to see Richard Buckner at the Turf Club this Tues. I'll try to remember to post feedback on him...