Watch Okkervil River Conquer Conan Last Night
Regrets. Encore. Nous regrettons tout. We opted out of Okkervil River’s concert this past Sunday at the Wiltern Theater in LA. What were we thinking?
Had we seen last night’s broadcast of the band on Conan last week, in advance of the Wiltern show (poster for the show above), we would have crawled through cut glass to attend on Sunday. Instead we have but more regrets. Such is life at times. We won’t make that mistake next time, and are crossing-fingers for a return visit next year. To see the cause of our angst, watch Okkervil River conquer Conan’s stage last night in their performance of Down Down The Deep River, one of the many song highlights on their outstanding new album, The Silver Gymnasium. If you don’t own this album, you are completely missing the boat (down down that deep Okkervil River). Watch below as leader Will Sheff and the band play with verve and panache throughout. Tour de force.