Tune Yards/Inlets/Beirut @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2/4/09

Irony at the outset last night. In the middle of her outstanding opening set (more on that later), Tune Yards' Merrill Garbus said, "I play a tenor ukulele. Zach plays a concert ukulele. I guarantee Zach's will sound better because he is a professional." She was right, of course -- Condon's grown into a fearless performer with enough money to afford real instruments. But I couldn't help but think back to his first show, when he probably was not playing a concert ukulele, and spent the night a...

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