Feist played Town Hall - review + photos
After all the exposure to magazine spreads featuring Feist’s pretty face, it was much relief to see one my favorite badasses in person. Her live version of songs have always been more gutsy (and often more blues-y), but the material from her latest, The Reminder, does especially well. “My Moon My Man,” for example, sounded almost legendary. “Sea Lion Woman,” which has been a live favorite ever since she started playing it, was an absolute blast and a great choice for the encore. Feist’s boyfriend (and Broken Social Scene frontman) Kevin Drew made an announced entrance for a solo piano accompaniment to a slow version of “Lover’s Spit.” But he also casually came back with a tambourine for “Sea Lion Woman,” dancing away silly with Bryden Baird, Feist’s trumpet player. It was a great sight.
More after the jump.
Feist was at her best, grinding guitar licks and singing flawlessly. With the lights off and the band already into “Honey Honey”, she sneaked on to the stage with a sparkling arm band she put on the microphone stand for some “razzle dazzle.” Someone immediately yelled, “hot dress!” Later on, before beginning “The Park,” they collectively whistled bird chirps, signalling the audience to do the same. While Feist tuned her acoustic guitar, Bryden picked out a guy named Jeff for his unique whistle. Feist asked him to come to the stage for the second time to record an intro loop for “The Park.” There were some nice sing-along moments, one of which was to make up for the missing “Conan Choir” for “1234″ (which will be performed tonight at Conan O’Brien’s). From what I hear, this choir will include Ladybug Transistor’s Gary Olson.
A flyer in distribution outside announced an August 29th date at a ticketed McCarren Pool show. According to it, members of Broken Social Scene will be Feist’s special guest, and they will play from Kevin Drew’s new album, Spirit If. Tickets will go on sale at noon on Friday.
The show was opened by Grizzly Bear.
Town Hall
June 11, 2007
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June 14th, 2007 at 9:31 am
saw her last night at the 930 club in d.c. She was incredible, 1234, My Moon My Man and I Feel It All were great, and she even closed with Major Label Debut. insane
June 15th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
man I so want to see her here @ pantages minneapolis….but the tickets got sold out so early!!!!! now am debating if its worth it for $50 a piece ……and I’ll have to get one for the lady too… so $100 for a show…….!!!!! otherwise they were like $24 per tic
Digg her music though….saw her on Conan the other night….loved it!!!
June 20th, 2007 at 12:46 am
no mention of opening act. they were killer!
June 20th, 2007 at 8:46 am
opening act was grizzly bear (review + photos)