
Whether you call it growing up, maturing or simply learning the act of good showmanship, I have to say that the Bradford Cox that was on stage at Lee's Palace on Wednesday night was significantly different than the one that I read about from the last time Deerhunter was in town. Gone were the dresses and general audience alienation and, in its place was a charismatic and appreciative frontman who blasted through a fabulous set of shoegazey ambient punk rock. As Springsteen's Born To Run blasted through the speakers, it quickly became apparent that [...]