Horsefeathers and Small Sails

We're just about to finish the first downstairs block. Horsefeatheathers did an amazing thing for a quiet acoustic bands: just totally commanded a big crowd (we're up to maybe 150, pushing 200) in a cavernous room with their alt-country take on Jose Gonzalez or Nick Drake-style folk. Plus one of their members played violin and drums at the same time, which is impressive!

Oh boy, Small Sails just launched into their song from this year's comp. They're way more physical live than on record, closer to Sigur Ros (but upbeat and with dancing) than something more traditionally "electro". Lots of neat "vocals" coming from laptop-y sounds being modified with a talk box (or some other high tech gadget).

In other news, it's stayed surprisingly cool in here, which is delightful and puts everybody into a much better mood. Time to run upstairs for the next set. . . back in a jiff.