The emotive Carry Nation opened in a fashion of quiet nicety. She gave us music of intricacy and loneliness giving off emotion which doesn’t normally seem normal for an opening act. Three songs in, the little quartet were evidently overwhelmed by the sight of a packed venue on this night which made it more special for even the support bands.
Love Migrate carried the nice guitar tunes along and made up for some technical difficulties first off with impressive performances of tunes that rose with some nice crescendo. They had been sparse, intimate and melancholy strains of melody here and there, but also had bursts of energy as well. Building dynamics of various kinds with certain sounds that I couldn’t figure out. In addition I couldn’t figure out where they came from (maybe it was my wavering, old ears) with the crowd enthralled by the whole band as the sound swelled to epic proportions.
Depending what music fan you talk to, grandiosity can be viewed with distain, but it’s not always aligned with exaggerated sentimentality or grandeur. At best, it’s a pure and uplifting exertion of our strongest sentiments and a shameless expression of our humanistic vulnerabilities. For most punters, it was all about
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