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Devendra Banhart Setlist
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The recent Walker Art and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music sold out show, featuring Venezuelan American singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart, last Saturday was simply a blast. The reports from fans who attended Banhart’s first night, they said that Friday’s show was a little ‘avant-garde’ and ‘experimental’ than Saturday’s show - which featured Banhart’s full live band.
Banhart was given complete control over his two-night music festival, and for the first night, his choices were Lucky Dragons, Jessica Pratt, Helado Negro, and William Basinski. Banhart would open up the show, solo with some sort of “Father Dom” Sylvester Houédard’s 1974 poem “Wind Grove Mind Alone” theme.
The Saturday night would also have a similar setup, Devendra Banhart, this time with a full electric band, would open up the show. As described by Banhart, there were no established setlist for his band and some sets were entirely improvised and some old songs are completely redone in a different direction. Whatever they decided to play, it was clear that Banhart was absolutely giggly about the whole thing. You can hear it in his voice and his mannerism, he was extremely excited to perform these songs for us.
The band kicked off their set with ‘Golden Girls’, and shortly after was hit with technical difficulties. Since no photos were allowed, here is a doodle of the funny event. Quote Banhart, “Everything’s dead!”
The band would continue with new/unheard materials on their brief 40-min set... ending with of a song that Devendra “Fancyman” Banhart said was a ‘Celebration.’
Brazil’s Rodrigo Amarante (who also played in Banhart’s band and also is in Los Hermanos) was up next, and his barefoot exaggerated back and forth on stage and off stage were too comical. The self-confessed ‘big man with tiny guitar’ started his set with ‘Nada Em Vão’, followed by ‘Hourglass’, and ending with ‘The Ribbon’.
Amarante said that he will be back in the city, at the Cedar Cultural Center this June 16, as soon as his 20-min set was over. By this time (9pm), Banhart came back on stage to tell the audience that they were going to take a 10 minute break (which was actually more like 15 minutes).
Los Angeles’ Hecuba was my favorite of the night. I actually reviewed their debut SIR EP in 2008 and wrote that they were “lo-fi electronica” and that the duo, Isabelle Albuquerque and Jon Beasley, met working on film & theater, so they do have a little theatric side to their performance: Beasley dancing uncontrollably in one place while Albuquerque passionately singing into the mic... sometime on the floor.
I couldn’t quite figure out their set, but the majority of their song had the lyrics of “Brother, sister, two people, one swimmer.”
The show ended with a bizarre performance of Harold Budd, Bradford Ellis and Veda Hille. The one-piece performance wasn’t a song, but rather was something read from perhaps a diary or chapter of a book. The background music was provided by Budd and Ellis, while Hille read.
Once again, Walker Art/Liquid Music made this very unique show possible. We’re so lucky to have this great music program. For forthcoming shows and additional details, head over to liquidmusicseries.org.
Banhart was given complete control over his two-night music festival, and for the first night, his choices were Lucky Dragons, Jessica Pratt, Helado Negro, and William Basinski. Banhart would open up the show, solo with some sort of “Father Dom” Sylvester Houédard’s 1974 poem “Wind Grove Mind Alone” theme.
The Saturday night would also have a similar setup, Devendra Banhart, this time with a full electric band, would open up the show. As described by Banhart, there were no established setlist for his band and some sets were entirely improvised and some old songs are completely redone in a different direction. Whatever they decided to play, it was clear that Banhart was absolutely giggly about the whole thing. You can hear it in his voice and his mannerism, he was extremely excited to perform these songs for us.
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Devendra Banhart: Everything’s dead! vuart |
The band would continue with new/unheard materials on their brief 40-min set... ending with of a song that Devendra “Fancyman” Banhart said was a ‘Celebration.’
Brazil’s Rodrigo Amarante (who also played in Banhart’s band and also is in Los Hermanos) was up next, and his barefoot exaggerated back and forth on stage and off stage were too comical. The self-confessed ‘big man with tiny guitar’ started his set with ‘Nada Em Vão’, followed by ‘Hourglass’, and ending with ‘The Ribbon’.
Amarante said that he will be back in the city, at the Cedar Cultural Center this June 16, as soon as his 20-min set was over. By this time (9pm), Banhart came back on stage to tell the audience that they were going to take a 10 minute break (which was actually more like 15 minutes).
Los Angeles’ Hecuba was my favorite of the night. I actually reviewed their debut SIR EP in 2008 and wrote that they were “lo-fi electronica” and that the duo, Isabelle Albuquerque and Jon Beasley, met working on film & theater, so they do have a little theatric side to their performance: Beasley dancing uncontrollably in one place while Albuquerque passionately singing into the mic... sometime on the floor.
I couldn’t quite figure out their set, but the majority of their song had the lyrics of “Brother, sister, two people, one swimmer.”
The show ended with a bizarre performance of Harold Budd, Bradford Ellis and Veda Hille. The one-piece performance wasn’t a song, but rather was something read from perhaps a diary or chapter of a book. The background music was provided by Budd and Ellis, while Hille read.
Once again, Walker Art/Liquid Music made this very unique show possible. We’re so lucky to have this great music program. For forthcoming shows and additional details, head over to liquidmusicseries.org.
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Devendra Banhart at the McGuire Theater, Minneapolis (14 May 2016) |
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