{"id":81188,"date":"2024-09-19T18:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T23:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=81188"},"modified":"2024-09-19T18:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T23:03:35","slug":"mitski-in-texas-the-perfect-folk-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2024\/09\/19\/mitski-in-texas-the-perfect-folk-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitski in Texas: The Perfect Folk Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY BEA NORTON<\/p>\n

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After hours of waiting, standing in merch lines and shaking with excitement, fans watched as Mitski first appeared onstage at the Texas Trust CU Theatre on Sept. 14, 2024–prompting screams and cheers across the theater.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitski performed a variety of songs, largely focusing on her latest album \u201cThe Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.\u201d She sang hits \u201cMy Love Mine All Mine,\u201d \u201cFirst Love\/Late Spring\u201d and \u201cWashing Machine Heart\u201d throughout the night, and fans sang along softly and proudly.\u00a0<\/span>Still, the set list consisted of very few of Mitski\u2019s most popular songs, and it was clear that her performance followed her own desires and her own story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Set List<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u201d (Folk)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBuffalo Replaced\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorking for the Knife\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Frost\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Deal\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cValentine, Texas\u201d (Folk)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI Bet on Losing Dogs\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThursday Girl\u201d (Intro)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGeyser\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Love\/Late Spring\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStar\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHeaven\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI Don\u2019t Like My Mind\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOld Friend\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI Love Me After You\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHappy\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy Love Mine All Mine\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLast Words of a Shooting Star\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPink in the Night\u201d (Folk)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI Don\u2019t Smoke\u201d (Folk)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLonesome Love\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Your Man\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFireworks\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNobody\u201d (Encore)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWashing Machine Heart\u201d (Encore)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unlike \u201cLaurel Hell,\u201d Mitski\u2019s previous release, \u201cThe Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We\u201d is largely a folk-rock album. Her setlist beautifully reflected the folk-atmosphere, and she featured various folk arrangements of older songs to complement the show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the best parts of Mitski\u2019s performances is her bold stage presence. The artist often incorporates complex, symbolic choreography into each song, emphasizing their meanings and allowing fans to resonate with them even further. She typically grounds her dancing in <\/span>Butoh, a Japanese dance theater technique,<\/span><\/a> while adding her own spin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitski\u2019s shows are more than concerts, as they often feel like more of a story. She performs choreography and moves around the stage rhythmically, following marks. She used multiple chairs throughout the show to represent different moments and sequences, telling a story with her body, voice and staging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shockingly, fans across the theater remained seated during the performance, but it ended up emphasizing Mitski\u2019s storytelling and ability to perform a narrative rather than sing some songs. This also helped produce a positive atmosphere in the audience, as pictures were much easier, and everyone had a great view of the stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some fans, however, became disruptive throughout the show by constantly screaming and squealing in between songs. They shouted various things at the artist, which she ended up acknowledging and poking a bit of fun at, telling fans they needed to be sure to \u201cscream from their diaphragm\u201d to not damage their vocal chords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this minor disturbance, Mitski\u2019s performance was powerful and enjoyable throughout the entire night. Her concert was beautiful and delightful for any fan or casual listener.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY BEA NORTON   After hours of waiting, standing in merch lines and shaking with excitement, fans watched as Mitski first appeared onstage at the Texas Trust CU Theatre on Sept. 14, 2024–prompting screams and cheers across the theater.\u00a0 Mitski performed a variety of songs, largely focusing on her latest album \u201cThe Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.\u201d She sang hits \u201cMy Love Mine All Mine,\u201d \u201cFirst Love\/Late Spring\u201d and \u201cWashing Machine Heart\u201d throughout the night, and fans sang […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":81192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8774,8747,15,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concert-coverage","category-concert-reviews","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/C9234227-B32D-41E1-B04F-A1884914E66B.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81188"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81191,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81188\/revisions\/81191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}