[DID NOT ATTEND: April 2 & April 9. 2022] Milk Carton Kids / Michaela Anne
I know The Milk Carton Kids from a Tiny Desk Concert. They are an indie folk duo consisting of singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. About heir Tiny Desk Concert I wrote
Joey Ryan sings lead and plays rhythm acoustic guitar. Kenneth Pattengale plays lead guitar and sings beautiful harmonies. It’s his guitar work that is so disarming because he plays leads throughout the songs, so rather than having the two guitars doing the same thing, his guitar is all over the place–playing beautiful trills and lines while Ryan is singing.
I concluded
I don’t love their slower songs. Although as far as slow songs go, their setup is great–the harmonies, the interesting guitar. But I really like the two of them. They are great performers and excellent storytellers.
So I was sort of vaguely interested in seeing them, but it wasn’t a must-see. Plus I had tickets to DakhaBrakha the first night, which WAS a must see. The second night I had a ticket to see Otoboke Beaver–sadly that show was cancelled. But I didn’t bother looking into the SOPAC show.
Michaela Anne is a classic country, pop, indie rock, and honky-tonk singer. How she fell into this trap after being born in Brooklyn I cannot imagine.
