Incredible to watch how meticulously detailed she is on servicing every note of vocal and instrumentation but then when she slips up she just laughs it off. The Q&A kinda got at that too, like 80-90% of her answers were "I don't know" lol, but then the performance level is so otherworldly high. I don't know it's hard to process and contributes to an overwhelming mysterious experience.
all i remember is a harp weighs 110lbs ("about one joanna newsom"), she prefers dogs to cats, doesn't miss new york, hasn't read a book in a year, and jokingly asked for another question when asked about next album
I went to the first NY date and she did mention she thought her harp was going out of tune, but after a few songs on the piano she went back to the harp and was like umm...yeah, fuck it, as we all exhaled. So no q&a at all, no stoppages. Just regular ole banter.
i was in row 6 out of 7 up there and everything was just fine and dandy.
oh also someone asked how she found the venue and she said she didnt - her booking agent pitched it to her and when she saw the art and decor it felt like it was her exploded onto the walls or something like that
i got the sense that people were looking for deep stories and stuff, but "my booking agent pitched it to me" was indicative of the dynamic. i think that's really funny
Yeah same. It's funny how similar it sounds like the questions were on my night and yours. I hope at least you didn't have a guy in the audience trying to mansplain what was wrong with her piano's dampers.
Sprout & the bean In California Waltz of the 101st lightborne Monkey and bear Book of right on Have 1 on me Easy Pin light bent Sapokonikan Sawdust & diamonds Time/anecdotes Cosmia Baby birch Peach plum pear
got there 30 minutes early and a line was half around the block. Still got great seats. I'd suggest showing up 45-1hr early.
I couldn't have asked for more on this set list. really glad we went
Tonight's set list was (order is roughly correct but not 100%): Bridges and balloons Only skin Easy In California Book of right on Emily Waltz '81 A pin light bent Time as a symptom Anecdotes Sadie Sapokanikan Cosmia Have one on me Peach plum pear
this live version of only skin is the best thing i've seen in months, just moved to a new state where i don't know anybody and joanna newsom is providing such immense comfort to me right now
ric_joe wrote:this live version of only skin is the best thing i've seen in months, just moved to a new state where i don't know anybody and joanna newsom is providing such immense comfort to me right now
Thanks for sharing.
Everybody's got a ticket to ride 'cept for me and my lightning.
Been thinking a lot lately about the performance I went to in September and how it was one of the best things I've experienced in the past couple of years. I feel very lucky and something about having been in a room full of other strangers crying at Joanna Newsom feels even more poignant right now barely 6 months later.
Thanks for the Only Skin vid, ric_joe. She's the best
The transition from Time, As A Symptom into Anecdotes is sublime. The transition from piano to harp in Anecdotes was perfect when I saw her and it's perfect here
Thinking about how she played Esme at the show I went to in September and I sat there thinking about my best friend's daughter (who was born 2 weeks earlier) and sobbing lol