Oberst in October-st: A Hardly Strictly Photo Essay Circe Ament October 12, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews I arrived to the Rooster Stage roughly thirty minutes before Conor Oberst was scheduled to start. The band who played right before him were real gems, First Aid Kit, a Swedish folk duo composed to two sisters. Once they were done, there was a huge applause and a substantial thinning of the crowd. Conor came on at promptly 6:00 and began his set with “Landers in the Temple,” from his album Conor Oberst (2008). He then went on to play some of his older tunes, such as “At the Bottom of Everything,” “Make War,” and “An Attempt to Tip the Scales,” all of which were written and released when he was still with Bright Eyes. Conor alternated between guitar, piano and the harmonica throughout the show, at one point playing both his harmonica and guitar at the same time and looking rather Bob Dylan-esk. Conor’s main pianist and accordion player for his set was one of The Felice Brothers, James Felice, one of four in an American folk rock country band from New York. He nearly stole the show on account of his impressive enthusiasm and intense facial expressions while performing onstage. Toward the end of the show, Conor brought First Aid Kit back on stage and together they played “Lua” and “Southern State,” both Bright Eyes originals, which were arguably enhanced by First Aid Kit’s presence. Of the whole show, Conor only played one song from his new album Salutations (2017), “Salutations.” He then wrapped up the musical performance with a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover of “Walls” as an ode to the recently deceased icon, which he played alongside all four of The Felice Brothers who had performed on the Rooster stage earlier that day. All in all it was a really wholesome setlist. Articles and Photos by Circe Ament-Coshnear Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Δ