Date of concert: Friday June 11, 2010
As you get on in years and begin to discuss your concert experiences with people, the question will eventually come up, "What was your first concert?" And I will answer "Megafaun". I expect to get some strange looks in the years to come, but Megafaun's actually a pretty great group.
The opener was Sam Quinn, formerly of the everybodyfields. I couldn't really get into his material. It seemed rather depressing and I felt like I needed something to lighten my mood after his opening set.
Megafaun, usually three guys with beards, except Phil Cook shaved before this show, was a nice pick-me-up. You wouldn't know it from most of their performances you can view online, but they deliver quite the upbeat and exciting show. They have a sound that's basically folk, but they bring a lot of other elements into it. Their long extended psychedelic freak-outs are mesmerizing to the audience.
The members of Megafaun, Phil and Brad Cook, and Joe Westerlund, all formerly in DeYarmond Edison with Justin Vernon, are funny, friendly people. They put on a great show, and it was a great first time concert, places like the Iron Horse are great. Enough great in that sentence for ya?
And who writes a cool song about Gram Parsons' death and his manager? These guys.
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