Okkervil River‘s Saturday afternoon set at Mohawk was a decidedly different affair than their headlining show the day before at Flamingo Cantina. That day’s set was apparently rushed along by all manner of technical and administrative difficulties, and it showed; the band railroaded through a breakneck, nearly non-stop 30 minutes of hits and audience captivation.
At the MOG/Lexus showcase on Saturday, however, they seemed a different band as they took the stage. As if their sets earlier in the week had worked the kinks out of their SXSW routine, they came across at ease and confident and ready to take their part of the afternoon’s confluence of perfect weather and enormous line-up.
The set rollicked and rolled the whole way through, with Sheff leading the audience clapping along time after time, riffing and dipping deep into his vocal bag of tricks on favorites like “Unless It’s Kicks,” and “For Real”. Perhaps the clearest indicator of their tightness during this current tour is the thoroughly worked out button that closed the jams at both shows - a series of cascading and compound hits ending the show on a perfectly clean cutoff - no small feat for a six-piece after sweating it out at full steam for 45 minutes for the fifth time in four days.
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thanks so much nadine! probably the best compliment a photog can get!
and thanks for reminding me to embed the video in the post too!
by Steve Benoit on Sun May 20, 2012 at 09.33 am from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
I can’t get over how these photos captured my up close memory of the night.
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 11.08 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
Or should it be whoever? F my grammar.
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 10.30 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
Whomever took these photos certainly captured the night!
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 10.26 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
“Mindkilla” is awesome. I’ve got this music video last week and really impressed through watching every performance particularly “Glass Jar”. Thanks dude. :)
dance contest
by Mark Waugh on Thu May 17, 2012 at 05.54 am from the entry: Gang Gang Dance's Illuminating "Mindkilla"
Also, I have yet to pay this venue a visit, is it good spot? good people, good vibe, good atmosphere?
... man, i hope i win some tickets…
by Jaz Bonnin-Aldatz on Thu May 17, 2012 at 12.27 am from the entry: It's all good, see Fishbone for free at Fête
Looking forward to the show. Would love to win some tix for my pals.
by MC Breath on Wed May 16, 2012 at 07.40 pm from the entry: It's all good, see Fishbone for free at Fête
obligatory fans-reflected-in-sunglasses shot! love love love!!!