Blog: Consequence Of Sound

“Who’s Bon Iver?” someone shouted during Two Gallants’ set. It was the beginning of vague references throughout the night to Justin Vernon’s sold-out show at the Orpheum Theater, which may have contributed to the surprisingly sparse attendance at First Avenue’s stellar lineup: Fruit Bats , Vetiver , and Two Gallants . Oakland quartet The Mumlers opened, warming up the audience with old-school Motown, jazz standards (“Don’t Throw Me Away” sounded suspiciously like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”), and almost jungle rhythmic arrangements. “Thank you for being at this [...]