After reading Bethany's post, you may have thought, "Wow, that was one awful band. How could anyone willingly go to see their show?" Well, let me elaborate on the circumstances behind this particular show. The Alternate Routes were the opening act and had 9 (that's right) fans for the show. When Yarn came on stage, 6 of those fans left, leaving 2 fans, 1 merch girl, and the Alternate Routes duo. With only 5 people in the audience they started by playing some new songs. What do you do when you are playing new songs for the first time to people who aren't there to see you. Well, jam sessions are part of how you arrange music for new listeners. Many performers have used low capacity crowds to fine tune arrangements; its the nature of the business.
Yarn is a Bluegrass band with heavy instrumentation. If you do not like bluegrass, do not go see them. If you do, they have a mandolin player who will blow your socks off. He takes solos on both the mando and the electric mandolin, that will make you rethink any other mando performance you have ever seen. While Bethany was correct in her observations about the amount of improvisation, the quality was unparalleled. The lyrics were the troublesome aspect of their show. All of the songs dealt with sex, random hookups, or relationships in general. The depth in the lyrics was not there. Better songwriting would go a long way in their upcoming albums and shows.
Scale of 1-10: 4
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