{"id":403,"date":"2018-08-05T01:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T01:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"2018-08-05T01:29:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T01:29:26","slug":"speedy-ortiz-at-the-starline-social-club-june-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Speedy Ortiz at the Starline Social Club &#8211; June 9, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-403-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz.mp4\">https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Here is my review of a show I saw back in June. First band is Winter, led by bubbly Brazilian American Samira Winter. She is wearing a sparkly clingy top, a tie dye skirt and is playing a paisley strat. I really liked this band &#8211; they had a great psychedelic, shoegaze kind of sound. The songs were good, and had some landscape to them, as our old friend Michael Leary used to say. They are having a good time, and I would be happy to see this band again anytime. I sprang for their cassette <em>Ethereality<\/em> which I have been enjoying.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube in its wisdom has decided I should be interested in Anna Burch, who is second on the bill. Her new video keeps popping up in my suggestions. I did watch the video for Tea Soaked Letter, which I thought was nicely produced, but kind of basic really. On stage Anna and band are all kind of awkward in a sweet way. My favorite song is Asking 4 a Friend, which she said was a song about &#8220;dating your drug dealer.\u201d It\u2019s a little grittier and more \u201cDetroit&#8221; than some of the prettier stuff. They are having a good time. The bass player is a doll and has a big smile on her face for the entire show.<\/p>\n<p>The club, which is not very big is not sold out for Speedy Ortiz, but it\u2019s pretty darned full. They are playing Stereolab in between sets, which makes me happy. This was my fifth Speedy Ortiz show, which is a lot for me.<\/p>\n<p>When people ask me about Speedy Ortiz &#8211; in my imaginary life where people talk to me about bands I like &#8211; I hear myself telling people that Speedy Ortiz are really really good, but I tend to prefer bands that are more emotionally raw. And I guess in a way it&#8217;s true my jam is bands that are a little more \u201cunhinged\u201d like Skating Polly or Joanna Gruesome. But having said that about Speedy\u2019s comparative restraint, I have come to appreciate that the feelings informing Sadie\u2019s compositions are quite powerful indeed. I think it may have taken me all these years of listening to their music to fully appreciate that. Anyway, I just want to say that there are strong emotions in Speedy Ortiz\u2019 music, even if there are no visible scars.<\/p>\n<p>Of the five Speedy Ortiz performances I have seen so far this was the overall best and most rocking one I\u2019ve attended. Sadie\u2019s clear voice had a little edge of hoarseness, which lent some additional grit. Backing vocals by bassist Audrey Zee Whitesides and drummer Mike Falcone were also excellent. I am a huge fan of Falcone\u2019s drumming and the distracted professorial energy he brings. The band is really in sync and playing well together. Many of the songs are full-on raging, from opener Buck Me Off, Plough off of <em>Major Arcana<\/em>, and Ginger from <em>Foil Deer<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The set ended with crowd-pleasers Tiger Tank and No Below. Apparently No Below was featured in a video game. Sadie was sure half the audience was here for that song, but we were all clueless. She said \u201cwe\u2019re not going to come back for an encore, so this is it\u201d and launched into one I didn\u2019t recognize, but it was great and had something to do with \u2018too many boyfriends.\u2019 Later I searched the lyrics and realized it was Taylor Swift from way back in 2012 (see video above!). Here\u2019s the whole set list, as best as I could make it out:<\/p>\n<p>1. Buck Me Off<br \/>\n2. Lean In When I Suffer<br \/>\n3. Lucky 88<br \/>\n4. Raising the Skate<br \/>\n5. Can I kiss You<br \/>\n6. Plough<br \/>\n7. Villain<br \/>\n8. The Graduates<br \/>\n9. Ginger<br \/>\n10. Drk Wrld<br \/>\n11. I\u2019m Blessed<br \/>\n12. Moving In<br \/>\n13. Tiger Tank<br \/>\n14. No Below<br \/>\n15. Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-403 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?attachment_id=400'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz060918-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Winter at Starline Social Club\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-400\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-400'>\n\t\t\t\tWinter at Starline Social Club\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?attachment_id=401'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz060918-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Anna Burch at Starline Social Club\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-401'>\n\t\t\t\tAnna Burch at Starline Social Club\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?attachment_id=402'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz060918-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Speedy Ortiz at Starline Social Club\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-402\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-402'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeedy Ortiz at Starline Social Club\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/?attachment_id=399'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/girlbandgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SpeedyOrtiz060918-4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Speedy Ortiz at Starline Social Club\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-399\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-399'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeedy Ortiz at Starline Social Club\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is my review of a show I saw back in June. First band is Winter, led by bubbly Brazilian American Samira Winter. 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