Seattle Subsonic

Sarah Jaffe Tractor Show… Glorious

June 22nd, 2010

Sarah Jaffe man, what a show. I kid you not, I was so impressed with this singer/songwriter that I absolutely had to just tell her how stellar her set was. It was perfect, touché Tractor Tavern for complimenting her sound so perfectly, it was like the perfect setting, and man was it quiet!! Not many people showed up for it, which was a bummer, and those who did show up must have been so blown away that they didn’t even breath. It was like- I was listening to Sarah Jaffe in the library with my headphones on- so quiet. I dug it.

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Luckily Sarah Jaffe’s live performance capabilities rival her songwriting capabilities. She was chatty with the crowd, she played perfectly and crisply, and she sang with her eyes closed, a lot- that shows passion. And when you play with passion- psh- everyone can dig it. Big ups to her backing violinist and cellist. I, of course, didn’t get their names but they were perfect. I was stoked when the three songs from her web-site, that I recognized, were played. And if I wasn’t such a GD cheapskate I would have definitely bought her album for ten bucks. But hey- the recession hit us all hard.
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So after Sarah Jaffe bounced off stage the Tractor filled up and Lou Barlow took the stage… and I don’t want to talk about it. Lets just say this; those individuals who showed up for Sarah Jaffe’s set got what they paid for, those who didn’t… tough break man.

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So anyways, like I said, I chatted at Jaffe for a minute after her set and found out she is very happily placed at Kirtland Records, she says she likes what they stand for. I have never heard of this label before and so I gave it a glance over. It is based in LA and Dallas (Dallas has a music scene?). I didn’t recognize any of the artists on the label, but it was relatively small, and what was cool was that they just started to distribute their music globally digitally through this company called INgrooves. So I checked that business out and found out this was a global independent music community. Holy shit my head just exploded. Think of the possibilities of being able to expand and share music so easily- globally! So naturally I nerded out in the library for a bit then had to go take a nap to calm down.
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PS: Go to Sarah Jaffe’s site- check out those three songs she has up. They are really good.
PSS: Sorry about the picture- the camera is shit- I can’t see what its taking, so it’s the best shot I got.