Feist live
My summer officially ended on August 29 this year when Feist came to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to perform at McCarren Pool. It was a perfect evening — the weather was fine, the sky was clear, everyone was in good spirits, and the music was easy. There were no pretenses about the show; no spectacular lights or pyrotechnics; no outward professions of love from Feist to the crowd. It was more conversational, more intimate, as if each of us (I think there were just under 6000 audience members) individually met up with her at some coffee shop to hang out. [read more about Feist and watch a clip of her performing at McCarren Pool]
Listen to the Van She remix of 1, 2, 3, 4.
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