Low played Brighton Music Hall – 9/23

Let it be known that Low are one of the great enduring American rock bands. “Rock” is of course a term applied very loosely in this case, but the point stands. The Duluth, Minnesota based trio – centered on founding husband-and-wife duo Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker – have been subtly shaping and refining their slow, sad and majestic take on the traditional power trio since 1993, and they’ve never lost a step. September’s Ones and Sixes is right up there with their best work, and they showcased that uncanny consistency at a Brighton Music Hall show on the 26th. It was powerful, arresting stuff, drawing heavily on the new LP but cherry-picking from their extensive back catalog all the way back to their 1994 debut I Could Live in Hope. As a front row audience member I may have been the most audible part of the chorus convincing the band to play “Words” at the encore’s conclusion. I regret nothing. Photos from the show, including opener Andy Shauf, are below.