Martha Wainwright kicked things off tonight and played a rather long set of her emotionally charged songs. The Beacon Theatre was sold out for The Swell Season which consists of The Frames Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. There was a palpable energy in the air and it began when Glen sang sans-microphone on the edge of the stage. They played songs from the Once soundtrack which is filled with songs of troubled romance and desperate love. Their 2 voices harmonize beautifully, whether Glen or Markéta is in the lead. The music was pure poetry and the Beacon was a great setting for it making it somehow feel very intimate. I had the same goose-bumps during the performance as I did during the movie and it was one the best performances I’ve experienced in quite a while.
Pictures and Audio from the show.