I had intended to go to the free Cloud Cult show in Herndon Saturday, but when a fellow boardie offered me a free ticket to Mitski/Alvvays Saturday, I opted for that one.
I stopped at my favorite MD brewery nearby before the show. An obese middle aged couple was asking the obese middle aged bartendress if she was going to any of the Mitski shows, and the bartendress asked "Who's Mitski? The couple proceeded to explain, but made it clear that they weren't going. But they boasted that they did see Jack White at the Atlantis. That sounds about right.
Alvvays are a current favorite, and they didn't disappoint.
Mitski early on thanked all the parents who brought their kids to the show and warned them the show was going to be R rated. It wasn't. Her show was kind of "Meh." Nice to see Fats Kaplin picking up a nice paycheck. Almost as random as Donnie Herron getting picked up by Bob Dylan.