Jane Remover at the Local 506
-she had the dissonance and the beauty of Census Designated calibrated to perfection. Ended with an extended acoustic version of Goldfish, an emotional one for me. Someone asked her to play Homeswitcher “no, no hyperpop shit” lmao Also shoutout to those early avetts shows. Second concert I ever attended was early avetts. My parents put me on young. They also still talk about falling in love with that punk intensity and the broken banjo strings
janelle monae in 2013(?) and she was electric (pun intended) remi wolf (supported by dora jar) was a great show, very fun, smiled the whole time caroline polachek, was the last gig the day before the first lockdowns in 2020 and then i caught covid (so did caroline so my headcancon was that i caught it from her) and saw Sophie in the flesh in the crowd and the best as of recent was tune-yards, one of the most vibrant, high energy shows with one of the most excited and in-the-moment crowds of any gig i've been too - waited 10 years to see them and they did not disappoint
had a beautiful spot, saw her play the first song of hers i fell in love with, in my hometown at a new to me venue, voice as haunting as ever. fantastic. semi-weak setlist but she played some good unreleased stuff. stood next to a kind older romanian man who was taking pretty neat film/polaroid photos. cool dude, cool evening
Ok stay with me here. Too much public filming. This is going to discourage good weird public activity. We need people being weird in public. Odd dancing, carrying around insane items, freaked out fits, etc. Instead of a quick vid to show your friends, or, god forbid, *get internet clout*, people should be sketching the scene and describing it in colorful language. Now you have to take accountability for your opinion on the matter, your draftsmanship and writing gets better, and the public freaks have plausible deniability in the job interview. This goes for drunk man on the street tik tok videos as well. Put on a newsboy cap and start jotting. There should be exceptions like intentional performances or heinous crimes of course. I’m open to other exceptions I just can’t think of any rn. This will never be a reality but i can try