It’s not that Fiona Apple and Blake Mills can’t make this lo-fi ish meeting of minds work, they can and do. It’s that they can’t do it often enough.
August 6th should have been his 44th anniversary but it was not the occasion for tears and sadness, on the contrary it was a fun fun night, with the right amount of laugh, smile, and moving moments.
The mood of the show was totally informal and relaxed, and he was alternating between standards, instrumentals, covers of famous songs and his own compositions like ‘Ruin My Day’, ‘Same Mistakes’, ‘Knock Yourself Out’, while sipping his coca-cola in a large glass
, the Shins did a set of 7 brand new songs at Largo! Yes, the Shins, or rather the new Shins, as apparently James Mercer is the only one left from the original line-up. It was a by-invite-only show unfortunately
she is funny and witty, jovial and at ease
