Went to see the lovely Feist, at Oran Mor, with Big Scott. Last time I was there, it was for Sufjan, again with Big Scott.

The venue was busy. Very busy. A sell out, or almost. Didn’t quite get bob wiseman, the support, although playing along to silent black and white films on an accordion could have its fan base I guess!

Feist was great. She has such a huge stage presence, for a wee lassie. The Glasgow crowd warmed to her and took her into their hearts as she blended some friendly banter, some raw openness and a great deal of musical talent.

She has such a voice. It truly is an instrument. She uses it so well, and with great variety. She even did the record loops type thingy that other folk do with geeetars. Even a couple of technical hitches – such as not being able to hear herself in her monitors – didn’t stop the fun, a willing audience member jumping up stage to somewhat ably sing along to mushaboom.

We still suffered at the hands of the let’s talk through all the songs since we love this band so much and are great fans but we’ll show no respect crowd. Why not go to a pub and put money in the jukebox?

I feel it all – and she truly does. Every note, chord, beat was echoed by Feist, deep within. I hope success with commercials brings commercial success (see what I did, clever), and that her music reaches a greater audience. She played a little Broken Social Scene and informed me (well not just me, but I didn’t know so…) that they were coming to town soon… Hurrah!