Today’s SubPop Podcast features four live videos of Sam Beam performing solo to a rapt audience. Although the recordings appear to pre-date The Shepherd’s Dog, Iron & Wine’s most recent release, fans who attended Beam’s recent tour with The Swell Season will be reminded of its sparse goodness.
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After a hassle with misappropriated tickets and a trip back to the car to return what is apparently my “professional rig” camera, we got into 4th and B, got drinks, and found seats. A friend’s description of the venue pretty much proved true: outside, it looks like a skyscraper; when you first walk inside, it looks like someone’s dilapidated barn; when you get into the actual venue, it looks like a pretty decent place.