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St. Vincent
Scout Niblett
Kid Theodore
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In The Venue
Salt Lake City, UT
7/28/2007
By: Caz* Bevan
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I vaguely remember Kid Theodore although, seeing them for a
second time here in the Salt Lake valley made me wonder to
myself why I wasn't a bigger fan and just exactly where they've
been all this time - getting more and more popular and
somehow, right underneath my nose.
These boys quite obviously love what they do and put their love
for music into their band. The sound is energetic and their
random rock-out fits are right on cue as far as the crowd is
concerned. Every fan, new and old, was compelled to dance
along and at the very least, held in silence as they were
mesmerized by Kid Theodore's unique performance.
Scout Niblett didn't hold the crowd's attention quite as well, but
received several personal compliments from adoring fans after
the show as she humbly packed her simple set - one guitar and
a basic drum kit - and exited stage left.
Scout is rare and beautiful person you simply want to get to
know - no matter how different you may feel you are, you know
that you must share some traits with her as she stands at the
side of the stage putting your very frustrations into a dynamic
range of not only words, but emotional outcries.
St. Vincent had more fans here in Salt Lake than I would have
imagined. The crowd applauded and vigorously begged for more
after each song as the absolutely beautiful Annie Clark sang
behind layers of crazy-curls with a sort of honeysuckle
sweetness...before breaking into dance and shaking her guitar
into a violent shock of noise and mayhem that somehow fit into
the greater purpose of all things.
I stood at the back, trying to compare as I thought to myself,
"Maybe... The Cranberries?" but couldn't quite come up with any
reasonable explanation other than she has the innocence of
Susanna Kassen (Girl Interrupted).
The girl knows how to make noise. She knows how to make a
mess of things seem absolutely beautiful and the most simple
notes and words quite complicated as you wonder just exactly
what's behind her lyrics, "Marry me John, I'll be so good to
you/You won't realize I'm gone."
I left the show feeling slightly confused and not exactly
liberated. I left satisfied, but yearning for some sort of
explanation. All things considered, the show seemed absolute,
humble and genuine.
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