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By Michael Corcoran
| Sunday, March 16, 2008, 10:05 AM
I’m a huge fan of Okkervil River and yet I’d never seen a full set by the band until Saturday night and they were pretty terrific. Singer-songwriter Will Sheff had worried about his voice holding up after a frantic schedule this week, but he must’ve found the right throat spray because he sounded in top form.
They opened with “The President’s Dead” and moved through such “Stage Names” material as “Unless It’s Kicks,” “A Girl In Port” and “Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe.” A great moment of the set was “For Real,” which pulsed with purpose.
This is not just a band that makes great records.
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By Angelina
March 31, 2008 8:07 PM | Link to this
Okkervil River’s incredible. Coming on after Duffy, they made her seem like a lounge singer.