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The indie pop stalwarts nearly filled the venue to the brim with their earlier, easygoing surf-rock vibes and with deeper cuts from their more recent albums.
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The Head and the Heart and opener Hippo Campus captivated the crowd with their vibrant yet tender performances at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
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Many audience members had not yet heard of Jacklin, making her performance a pleasant surprise and an atmospheric night as the sun set while she sang.
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“I can’t believe it sold out,” Yuna said after her initial thanks and welcomes, wiping briefly at her shining eyes. “I can!” someone shouted from below.
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“Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.” is fundamentally a killer breakup album — maybe more if you’re the one doing the heart-breaking.
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Violent Femmes are unfortunately part of a larger pattern of formerly alternative (mostly all-male) groups trying to recultivate their cachet as innovative indie edgelords.
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The work takes a more classic rock approach and includes almost no notes of folk; it is quite unlike the group’s most popular album.
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The energetic singer closely resembled Gollum as he pulled a skintight, skin-colored hood over his head and crouched down like a wild animal.
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It was difficult to tell at times whether the semi-long gaps between songs were for tuning, for adjustments or because no one really knew what was going on.
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Katzman divided the Greek into thirds, assigning each section the same lyric in a different key. The crowd enthusiastically sang along at his cue.
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