[ATTENDED: October 18, 2021] Sarah Jaffe
I had convinced myself that the opening act for this tour was Sarah Jarosz. Probably because I would like to see Jarosz and I knew that she was touring at the same time. Although sonically it didn’t really make any sense (and I assume that Jarosz is probably bigger than Torres.
But anyhow, a few days before the show I confirmed that the opening act was Sarah Jaffe, whom I had never heard of.
Jaffe came out of stage and proved to be a versatile musician. She sang, she played guitar, she rapped, she played synth pop. All within a brief opening set.
“Blame It” here more or less singing over a drum beat (having a live drummer made so much of a difference!) When she played guitar for “Even Born Again,” the tone of the song was so different–much more folky.
I appreciated the variety, but there were definitely some songs I liked more than others.
She also brought out Torres’ slide guitarist for “All My Friends Are Pretty,” which was pretty cool.
When Torres came out, Mackenzie said that she’s loved Sarah’s music for a long time and was thrilled to have her on the tour. So I guess she’s been making music for a while.
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