The Civil Wars at the State Theatre: “Poison and Wine” served with a little cheese
From the first moment the unceremoniously took the stage at the State Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 9, The Civil Wars immediately stepped into character. The two-person band (vocalist and sometimes keyboardist Joy Williams and vocalist and guitarist John Paul White) stood side by side, with Williams smiling sheepishly, like, “Tee hee, what am I doing on this big ol’ stage?” This sort of preciousness would come to be demonstrated both in the lyrics and musical composition of their sound and interaction.
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The Civil Wars were charmingly cute and I liked their music better live than I did the one time I listened to their most recent cd, which was several hours before the show. This semi-redeems them from the fact that not only was their show a soundboard shoot (ie. from the very back of the theater, although the ushers did let us stand on the side instead), but they pretty much wore the darkest clothes possible. I forgive them, because they were cute.
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were charmingly cute...most recent cd, which...several hours...
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