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photo: The Cedar
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Tour Dates
05-18 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop*
05-19 Columbus, OH - The Basement* 05-20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's* 05-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg * 05-22 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall* * w/ Loamlands, Led To Sea Read More
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Mirah was sick at her show at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Friday, May 16.... but as they say in 'showbiz', the show must go on.
Dolly mentioned that Mirah was coming down with something at Mirah's appearance at Evanston Space in Chicago on Wednesday, but she was still in fairly good spirit as she got off the stage and danced with the audience. I've seen Mirah before, and at her finest, she is an amazing performer, but unfortunately, the cold affected Mirah's show at the Cedar in Minneapolis. Mirah still gave it her best, despite her affected vocals.
Opening for Mirah was Led To Sea, aka L. Alex Guy (who would later appear as Mirah's backing band). Although Guy is performing by herself with just her violin, she create this bigger sound using live loop recording. Near the end of her set, she noted how cold Minneapolis was... adding that she wonders how Minnesotans survives the cold here. "I picture penguins huddling in a circle to keep warm," Guy said.
Loamlands took the stage next, playing more traditional 'rock' songs, starting with "Keep on Walking."
Many of their songs are about ex's, and I can tell that singer Kym Register survived some bad relationships.
I can also tell that Loamlands weren't used to the quiet sit-down audience, with Register commented, "I can feel tonight is the night for a good old fashion crowd surfing," right before launching into "Something New."
Mirah is currently touring in support of her latest album Changing Light, out now. Although Mirah was sick, she was surprisingly quite talkative and engaging with her fans. After someone in the audience responded a suggestion about drinking some tea with lemon, Mirah instantly responded, "Believe me, I've had lots of tea with lots of lemon."
When the band started playing "Little Cup" (after "Oxen Hope"), after singing the first few lines, Mirah stopped the music with "Sorry, this is not going to happen. Forgive me, please, I just can't finish this song."
Shortly afterward, someone in the audience brought Mirah a mug of tea, hoping it would help her vocals. Maybe the tea helped, as Mirah would later play "Little Cup" as a bonus song on the encore.
Mirah also understandably also skipped "I Am The Garden" and struggled with the sound feedback, so she moved her equipment about one foot to her left, away from the center drums.
While this was not one of Mirah's best shows, you still have to admire her for giving her best, where most artist (like Morrissey) would have canceled their appearance. Hopefully Mirah recovered from her cold and the rest of her tour goes well.
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Mirah at Evanston Space, Chicago (05/14)
photo: Dolly
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Led To Sea
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Loamlands
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I can also tell that Loamlands weren't used to the quiet sit-down audience, with Register commented, "I can feel tonight is the night for a good old fashion crowd surfing," right before launching into "Something New."
Mirah is currently touring in support of her latest album Changing Light, out now. Although Mirah was sick, she was surprisingly quite talkative and engaging with her fans. After someone in the audience responded a suggestion about drinking some tea with lemon, Mirah instantly responded, "Believe me, I've had lots of tea with lots of lemon."
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Setlist
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Mirah also understandably also skipped "I Am The Garden" and struggled with the sound feedback, so she moved her equipment about one foot to her left, away from the center drums.
While this was not one of Mirah's best shows, you still have to admire her for giving her best, where most artist (like Morrissey) would have canceled their appearance. Hopefully Mirah recovered from her cold and the rest of her tour goes well.
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Mirah at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (16 May 2014) |
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