Feist - live

I just got home from seeing Feist play in Northampton, MA on her first US date and felt the need to write about it immediately.

Yes, it was that good.

She opened up with Honey Honey and continued to play almost all of the songs off the new album, The Reminder, as well as some crowd favorites such as Mushaboom, Gatekeeper, When I Was A Young Girl, and my absolute favorite Secret Heart. Highlights of the night? Hmmm...almost all the songs of the new album (I Feel It All comes to mind particularly). Highlight of the highlights? Without a doubt it would have to be Leslie's version of Nina Simone's See Line Woman. Without a doubt. It was freakin' incredible. I'm not sure how I can express how flippin' rocking it was without using expletives.

I've figured out something about Feist and why her music is so entrancing. It's its simplicity. She uses just a few notes, just a few chords, but they're all the right notes, all the right chords. And that voice on top of the music.


Feist - I Feel It All : The Reminder

Feist - Sealion : The Reminder

Nina Simone - See Line Woman : Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz

Visit Feist's website, her label Interscope Records, and become her friend on MySpace.

And if she is coming ANYWHERE near you, make sure to get tickets to see her live at one of these dates (if it's not already sold out!):

Jun 9 2007 8:00P	Berkelee Performance Center	Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 11 2007 8:00P	Town Hall	New York, New York
Jun 12 2007 8:00P	Town Hall	New York, New York
Jun 13 2007 8:00P	9:30 Club	Washington D.C., Washington DC
Jun 14 2007 8:00P	Carolina Theatre	Greensboro, North Carolina
Jun 15 2007 8:00P	Variety Playhouse	Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 17 2007 8:00P	Bonnaroo	Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 19 2007 8:00P	The Vic	Chicago, Illinois
Jun 20 2007 8:00P	Pantages Theatre	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 22 2007 8:00P	Boulder Theatre	Boulder, Colorado
Jun 24 2007 8:00P	Moore Theatre	Seattle, Washington
Jun 25 2007 8:00P	The Crystal Ballroom	Portland, Oregon
Jun 26 2007 8:00P	The Fillmore	San Francisco, California
Jun 27 2007 8:00P	The FIllmore	San Francisco, California
Jun 29 2007 8:00P	The Wiltern	Los Angeles, California
Jul 28 2007 8:00P	Fuji Rocks Festival	Yuzawa