Review: Patrick Wolf at (le) poisson rouge

To get Patrick Wolf alone in a room for a private concert would be not only an awesome feat, but also a delight. His show at (le) poisson rouge last night was intimate and charming—and it’s probably as close as most of us will get to having him serenade us personally.

But it was more than just a concert; it was a conversation. It was a night of storytelling and music, with Patrick Wolf. Wolf shared family stories, inspirations for certain songs, funny anecdotes, and more. The crowd interacted with him enthusiastically, applauding and cheering at every opportunity, and there seemed to be an equal exchange between Patrick and his audience. (He even got two—count ‘em—two standing ovations!)

This was Wolf’s first live acoustic performance in New York in years. He played without a set list, which he said he missed being able to do. He opened his set to requests, which incurred a barrage of Patrick Wolf song titles. He played the ones he could do with his acoustic set (and even pulled out his dulcimer for one song).

Read the rest of my story for the New York Press here.

So fabulous.

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