Mr. E’s Beautiful Show

Saw the Eels last night on the first few dates of their U.S. tour (at The National)— wow does he have a blues-rock band behind him this tour*. Impressive show, and of all things he did a blistering cover of “Summer In The City” (kinda cool given our recent conversation about the singles of 1966). Also a standout was the Encore’s “Baby Loves Me” and the earlier-set’s “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” retooled to fit “Louie Louie.”
- Dean (@dbrowell)

* Last time I saw him it was 2002 and he largely played a toy piano beside P.J. Harvey’s Joe Gore on bass while a Mime opened the show.

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