Performing live looks so hard to me. I see a lot of musicians give so much and the crowd can be so tough, especially me. I’d be worse than 99% of them. I may just be projecting, but rarely do I see someone as present on stage and in the crowd as Josh Lane, lead singer of Thee Sacred Souls. I don’t think I’ve seen someone work a camera so well since Rema at Lost in Riddim.
I first saw Thee Sacred Souls at SXSW and then Hardly Strictly Bluegress in 2023 and now Mill Valley Music Festival in 2024. Josh has only gotten better at making his performance interactive, tangible, and not the standard call & feedback. See a perfect example below with his performance of “Running Away” while running around the crowd.
Pearl Jam and Kali Uchis are on the same lineup this year at BottleRock Napa Valley 2024. Wow. Pearl Jam and Kali Uchis are also at the same time. Ouch.
I’ve wanted to see Pearl Jam since I was a kid. They were probably my second most played rock band of that time, next to Smashing Pumpkins. I’ve seen Kali five times and I still want to go with her. I’m actively playlisting her catalog (see below) and I’m not sure Pearl Jam can top it for me.
I still have a week to decide and so do you. Help me figure it out.