Only Son kicked things off with a couple of “solo” songs just him and his guitar. After which he introduces his “backing band” an iPod. Only Son’s set wasn’t all that amazing. I mean he loses a lot of depth of his performance when his backing band is an iPod. I can only assume that his set would have been a completely different experience with a real backing band.
He was quite good with the crowd, quite self-deprecating which most Australian’s appreciate. He did win some fan with a little story about his new found love for koala bears. Which personal annoyed me, because they aren’t koala BEARS, they are koalas they are NOT BEARS.
Anyway, technically everything was fairly sound for the Tivoli however some direct control over the sound was lost due to his backing band being an iPod.
Performance 6.5
Technical 8
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor slowly made her way out onto the stage with the assistance of a cane. Regina limped across the stage and sat herself down in front of mic, and opened the set with an a cappella version of Ain’t No Cover. Regina then made her way slowly to the piano and said that she may be loopier than normal tonight due to the drugs for her leg. The audience sings along to the chorus of TV on the Radio, and Fidelity. Toward the end of the set Only Son accompanied Regina on Hotel Song featuring some deft beatboxing which drew a huge applause. Regina’s peculiarly quirky personality shines though her songs both with the lyrics and her unique vocal styling. Regina seemed to be still amazed, slightly uncomfortable and very modest with the appreciation we show her after each song, thanking the crowd after every song.
Performance 8
Technical 9.5
