Eydís Evensen at Swedish American Hall, October 17, 2023

Noise Pop Industries presents Eydís Evensen with opener Sylvie Simmons
Swedish American Hall
2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-1319 USA
8:00 PM, Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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[7:58 PM] {lights down; SS out without introduction}

1. [7:58 PM] Moon over Chinatown
   [8:01 PM] {SS introduces the next tune}
2. [8:02 PM] Sweet California
   [8:04 PM] {SS story about the nearby Safeway sign; referencing Chuck & Stefanie}
3. [8:05 PM] You Are in My Arms
   [8:09 PM] {add Joe Gore on Gryphon 12-string acoustic guitar}
4. [8:10 PM] Keep Dancing
   [8:13 PM] {SS introduces the next tune}
5. [8:14 PM] Midnight Cowboy
   [8:17 PM] {SS story about Brian Eno}
6. [8:18 PM] My Lips Still Taste of Yours
   [8:21 PM] {SS story about Leonard Cohen}
7. [8:23 PM] Sisters of Mercy
   [8:27 PM] {drop Joe; long story from SS about how to write a hit single}
8. [8:31 PM] The Rain Has Got to Find Somewhere Else to Fall
   [8:34 PM] {merch pitch}
9. [8:35 PM] Town Called Regret
   [8:38 PM] {set ends}

• Joe Gore: Gryphon 12-string acoustic guitar;
• Sylvie Simmons: ukulele, vox.

[9:08 PM] {lights down}

1. [9:09 PM] The Light II (playback via PA) »
   [9:12 PM] {EE arrives onstage, sits quietly at the piano as playback continues, then starts as the first piece ends} »
2. [9:13 PM] the Light I
   [9:18 PM] {greetings from EE}
3. [9:20 PM] Deep Under »
4. [9:25 PM] Anna's Theme
5. [9:27 PM] 17.03.22
6. [9:31 PM] Tranquillant
7. [9:36 PM] Dawn Is Near
8. [9:41 PM] Vetur Genginn í Garð (Winter has arrived)
   [9:43 PM] {EE back & fore-announcements; other banter}
9. [9:49 PM] Fyrir Mikael
10. [9:51 PM] Transcending
11. [9:55 PM] Tephra Horizon
12. [9:58 PM] Fragility
13. [10:01 PM] Svartnætti
14. [10:05 PM] Wandering II
15. [10:09 PM] Brotin (Broken)
    [10:12 PM] {EE back & fore-announcements; banter: No merch, but come say hello or take a selfie with me!}
    
    Finale
16. [10:14 PM] Bylur
    [10:18 PM] {applause; EE bow; all done!}

• Eydís Evensen: piano.

Tonight was a strange one. Sylvie is an author who has taken up performing, and she sounded up her act with stories of hanging out with Chuck Prophet, Brian Eno, and Leonard Cohen. Not bad company, eh? Her set ran a little longer than my interest, but not much, and the addition of JG for a bunch of tunes mid set made for an interesting diversion. I don't recall seeing anyone play a Griffin before, it hearing one, for that matter. It was very tinkly, and lacked sustain. Good to have something to contrast with the samey samey of the ukulele!

Eydís Evensen's set was about what I imagined it would be: an hour or so of dreamy piano. Lots of sustain and arpeggio, not much in the way of minor key darkness. Tonight was her SF debut and “first headline North American tour”, and she drew about 100 curious listeners, including a solid 20 or so who clustered around the exit to the hall wanting to shake hands out take selfies. I wasn't feeling so socially, so I skedaddled east on Market to the Church muni station. A few minutes waiting here and a few minutes waiting there and now I'm nearly all the way to West Oakland where I'll hop in my car and drive home. Yay! Mission accomplished!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!