Sasha Weiss

I did feel like I was being schooled in a really good way. I mean, there's a quality of attention that you have to bring to her new register. And there's such a depth and a richness. I mean, I kept thinking of wood grain, like it just felt so rich and, you know, so much to hear and think about and movement. But I mean, maybe it's also about the reverence. Like, you could hear the crickets.

I did feel like I was being schooled in a really good way. I mean, there's a quality of attention that you have to bring to her new register. And there's such a depth and a richness. I mean, I kept thinking of wood grain, like it just felt so rich and, you know, so much to hear and think about and movement. But I mean, maybe it's also about the reverence. Like, you could hear the crickets.

Maybe you always can in the Hollywood Bowl. But I felt it was about a sense, again, it's this kind of energetic gravitas. And I did feel she was demanding a kind of listening, partly in the choice of song. She wanted a hush. And choosing those later songs, like, it didn't create the excitation, right? Like, it created something else that was unusual, right?

Maybe you always can in the Hollywood Bowl. But I felt it was about a sense, again, it's this kind of energetic gravitas. And I did feel she was demanding a kind of listening, partly in the choice of song. She wanted a hush. And choosing those later songs, like, it didn't create the excitation, right? Like, it created something else that was unusual, right?

I also think... there is a really special kind of listening going on on the stage.

I also think... there is a really special kind of listening going on on the stage.

Well, I think this gets back to the way that these concerts came about. I mean, you know, this is what I understand from reading and listening around, you know, that she had these regular gatherings.

Well, I think this gets back to the way that these concerts came about. I mean, you know, this is what I understand from reading and listening around, you know, that she had these regular gatherings.

And at first she wasn't singing much because she couldn't and she was still recovering. And I think over time she started to chime in, you know, and sometimes it was just with a line or two. Sometimes, you know, I think as her voice strengthened, it was more and more. And eventually she started to pick up the guitar. Mm-hmm.

And at first she wasn't singing much because she couldn't and she was still recovering. And I think over time she started to chime in, you know, and sometimes it was just with a line or two. Sometimes, you know, I think as her voice strengthened, it was more and more. And eventually she started to pick up the guitar. Mm-hmm.

I felt very much the attunement of the other musicians to her, which I guess with any great band, you feel that. But it felt really potent because I felt like they really understood when she was taking over the song.

I felt very much the attunement of the other musicians to her, which I guess with any great band, you feel that. But it felt really potent because I felt like they really understood when she was taking over the song.

To me, it was like really utopian. It modeled something really beautiful. Like, they were partners and they could recede. And I really liked watching them do that. So I think... You know, they're doing really intense listening and you kind of feel that atmosphere and it kind of invites you to listen in a different way.

To me, it was like really utopian. It modeled something really beautiful. Like, they were partners and they could recede. And I really liked watching them do that. So I think... You know, they're doing really intense listening and you kind of feel that atmosphere and it kind of invites you to listen in a different way.

I mean, there's some kind of intimate, communal, collaborative act of attunement that was going on in this concert. But whatever's happening and however they're following along, there is a shagginess and an imperfection, you know? And I mean, on the one hand, Joni is such a virtuosic, like she does have a kind of like... consummate Apollonian artistry to her.

I mean, there's some kind of intimate, communal, collaborative act of attunement that was going on in this concert. But whatever's happening and however they're following along, there is a shagginess and an imperfection, you know? And I mean, on the one hand, Joni is such a virtuosic, like she does have a kind of like... consummate Apollonian artistry to her.

Like, everything she does is excellent. But I did feel that there was a... You know, sometimes, like, the starts of songs were a little... a little off. And I loved that. And I love that she let us hear that and see that.

Like, everything she does is excellent. But I did feel that there was a... You know, sometimes, like, the starts of songs were a little... a little off. And I loved that. And I love that she let us hear that and see that.

I'm really taking all I have to not burst into song. You can do it!

I'm really taking all I have to not burst into song. You can do it!