Birth Order Be Damned, Middle Kids Delight at the Ready Room
They saved the hit single, “Mistake,” off of Lost Friends for mid-set, but that seemed to be more of a structural choice than a “Hey, we’ll save our single for…
Spoon: Far From the Underdog
Pleasant surprises included rarely played tunes like “Knock, Knock, Knock” (They Want My Soul) and “Trouble Comes Running” (Transference), which filled out the required throwback segment of the set. “Do…
Hamilton Leithauser at Delmar Hall
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, Leithauser played with a passionate fervor and his echoing howl made me reminisce about his Walkmen days and songs like “The Rat,”…
Ian Moore, You Should Know His Name
The evening continued as Ian weaved his way through a musical time warp: “Nothing” and “How Does It Feel” from his self-titled debut album Ian Moore, and “Muddy Jesus” and…