Sebadoh
Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
August 10, 2004

V and i met up with new SF residents Naomi and Geoff on Tuesday night for dinner at Chai Yo, followed by Sebadoh at Bottom of the Hill with old friend and wedding attendee Lance. I was worked by 11:15pm on Tuesday when Lou and Jason came on (no drummer, just a taped drum backup courtesy of a CD player named Phil ... Lance tells me this is how Sebadoh was originally conceived), but managed to stick it out until they finished their encore at 12:30am. The pair started out with four or five Lou numbers, which to be honest began to drag after a while. Things picked up when Jason's songs came out. In the end a very entertaining show, with the highlights coming from 1994's Bakesale: "License to Confuse" and "Rebound". I must say i agree with Veronica's assessment, Lou Barlow can be a tad pretentious and annoying but when he and Jason get together they do make some fantastic music.

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