I saw a version of Waxahatchee where Katie Crutchfield played with Bonny Doon as her backing band. The songs sounded different from the recordings - not better or worse, just naturally different. Songs from "Out in the Storm" were a little more mellow than they were when I saw her in 2017. Overall, it was nice to have a live experience be different from hearing album tracks - sometimes it seems like bands almost become cover versions of themselves when they try to re-create recordings on stage rather than let playing live naturally change the songs. But what I love about Waxahatchee are Katie's voice and her lyrics, and seeing her live was special. This was the first time I'd seen her since really getting into her music, and her voice is just wonderful and powerful. Like with most indie acts, I wish she'd played longer (I think she just made it to 60 minutes). I'd love for her to copy the Mountain Goats' set structure where she plays maybe 30 minutes with a band, then plays a few songs solo, and plays another 30 minutes with the band. And then at least 3 songs in an encore! And then maybe one more song, if we've earned it...
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