Not even sure where to start. We hit the 10pm show in the MFA auditorium, and it was… ridiculous. Cat Power, much like the homeschooled Spelling Bee winner, Rebecca Sealfon, gave one of the most socially awkward performances ever. Crack Power started off by playing half a song before stopping and apologizing and requesting more reverb. Then less reverb. Then more. And so on. She kept the crazy going by going a few bars into “House of the Rising Sun” before quitting again. Afterwards, another half of a song. Then she told the sound guy to stop staring at her.
After a few starts, stops, pee breaks, and apologies for being angry, out of tune, equalized, etc… she pretty much played every song again. We left after about two hours. She claimed to mess up five out of seven songs. It was amusing, annoying, sad, silly, serious, and one hell of a trainwreck. She may be a drama queen, or just plain crazy, but either way, truly memorable.
