Informed by the concert data aggregator Songkick, these tabs have been desolate since the global pandemic ravaged the concert industry back in March. Previously, users were able to go to an artist’s page, click the “Concerts” tab, and see where the artist would be playing over the next several months. Today, Spotify joins those ranks as the streaming service has announced that virtual events will now be included on artist profiles. Whether that be artists making home recordings, venues pivoting to socially distanced concerts, or the ubiquitous prevalence of livestreams, everyone has had to change things up a bit. It was an experience as beautiful as it was exciting and anyone with a passing interest in this life affirming lunacy we call Rock and Roll should seek it out as soon as possible.As the landscape of live music remains a shell of its former self, everyone has to get with the times. The crowd lost themselves in the music in a way that didn’t lead to mindless moshing and crowd-surfing, the 1400 people were enraptured, moved by the music, not to the music. Make no mistake, Adam Granduciel and co played up a storm, their psychedelia inflected country-rock filling every inch of this beautiful venue but the atmosphere was unlike any gig I’ve been to in a very long time. They didn’t “smash it”, they didn’t “blow the roof off”, they didn’t “destroy the place”, they were far better than that. Not one band that I’ve seen sums this sight up as well as Philadelphia indie rockers The War on Drugs, and when it comes to their sold out show at the Koko, Camden’s most ornate venue, most traditional phrases describing a well played gig seem too violent to sum it up. When compared to other, more universal assets like rawness, volume and ability it might seem a little forgettable, but a band playing to the absolute best of their ability and making it look as natural as breathing can be the genesis of some truly unforgettable moments of live music. Grace is a highly underrated quality for a rock band to possess.
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