As soon as they were there, they were gone, and the night had come to a close, but the air continued to hang heavy with intensity and catharsis– just like the end to any good Kathleen Edwards show should be.
Amy Ray may have been in this business for thirty years, but there’s no sign of her slowing down. If anything, she’s continuing to turn the volume up.
She may not be reinventing the wheel, but the wheel she’s working with is pretty damn impressive.
Mitchell brings an attentive and critical focus, measured with a slight whimsy and caprice that rounds the oftentimes harsh edge of folk music, and delivers a brilliant, entirely cohesive and utterly striking work of art in Young Man In America.
This week, celebrated cellist Zoë Keating will make her San Francisco dance debut, performing live with the Magik*Magik Orchestra in Breathing Underwater, a world premiere work by ODC Artistic Director & Founder Brenda Way.
And for a band so young, they’ve already established themselves as a compelling studio group, but as they demonstrated at their show last night, they’re a much more engaging live act, and one absolutely worth seeing before they explode into a wildly popular group– which is only inevitable at this point.
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Perhaps it’s because Geographer is a hometown band that made the room seem even more alive, but last night’s crowd was downright ecstatic for their performance.
It’s surprising, and quite rare indeed, when a performer is younger than the average age of the audience in attendance; however, 22 year-old Niki Roza Danilova, better known as Zola Jesus, drew such a crowd to her performance at the historic Great American Music Hall in San Francisco last night.
If there’s one thing that continues to drive Amy Ray as an artist it’s a strong Protestant work ethic, mixed with a healthy dose of indie/punk DIY principles and a keen interest in constantly exploring new territory.
