{"id":1275,"date":"2021-10-25T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/10\/25\/spoon-mini-tour-to-prepare-for-live-stream-show\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:30:00","slug":"spoon-mini-tour-to-prepare-for-live-stream-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/10\/25\/spoon-mini-tour-to-prepare-for-live-stream-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Spoon Stirs it up at The Capitol Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spoon<\/a> orchestrated a six show, eight-day \u201cmin tour\u201d to prepare for their \u201cBack to Life\u201d live stream from Los Angles at the end of October. The tour, isolated to the Northeast, included a stop at The Capitol Theatre<\/a> in Port Chester, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoon\u2019s set began with the somewhat dark \u201cThe Beast and Dragon, Adored.\u201d  The song afforded the band the opportunity to pull the audience in close before engaging them in a full on rock offensive.  Lead singer and founding member Britt Daniel took his position guiding the charge.  But at times during the set, Daniel could be seen dropping to his knees or catapulting into full flight as if the songs were giving the commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stage right Alex Fischel was no shy puppy.  Oscillating between guitar and keyboards (and occasional percussion), Fischel would at times be hidden away in the crux of his set up and then erupting into full on guitar assaults with a maladroit style all his own.  Jim Eno, the other founding member of Spoon, set the pulse for the band with his drumming, enabling the band to take music in the direction it wanted to go in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since starting in 1993, Spoon has amassed a trove of songs in their gig bag.  The set was comprised of fifteen songs including: \u201cDon\u2019t You Evah,\u201d \u201cDo You,\u201d and \u201cI Turn My Camera On.\u201d  The encore found Daniel and Fischel alone on stage isolated in spotlights as they harmonized on John Lennon\u2019s \u201cIsolation.\u201d  The band joined mid way and performed three additional songs, closing with \u201cRent I Pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spoon at The Capitol Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Supporting Spoon on this whiplash of a tour is Nicole Atkins<\/a>.  Her brassy rock and roll swagger makes her a perfect opening act.  Sporting a blond wig, Nicole strapped on a guitar for most of her time on stage. Rocking through her catalog she was backed by an ad hock band created for this tour.  Currently living in Nashville, Atkins is Jersey born and bred.  She cut her teeth in the Asbury music scene and her take no prisoner demeanor confirmed that. Giving acknowledgement to her rock and roll mentors, Nicole and band finished out with Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201cWhat is and What Should Never Be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Atkins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Being such a short tour, those that had the opportunity to catch this combination of acts are much the richer.  Better yet, being a precursor to the live stream from L.A., Spoon fans have much to look forward to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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