https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/iron-and-wine/2026/union-transfer-philadelphia-pa-34c551b.html

Just got back from an absolutely outstanding Iron and Wine concert.  I knew I love Iron and Wine, but I think I actually kind of underrated how they would be live.  The show absolutely exceeded my expectations, and they weren't even focusing on the part of their catalogue that I've listened to the most.  Everything they played just sounded so ornate, and they were able to bring the entire place to quiet so you could hear the quietest details.  Not to mention, Sam Beam really sings beautifully and better than I would have expected him to sing live.

I really do think music has healing powers, because I somehow really felt no pain as I drove home from this one.  I can't begin to explain how hard some days are, and this was one of them.  I was very close to not going.  

                                                             

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Improvement Movement

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Dry Cleaning

I've been listening to Dry Cleaning for a few years now, and I was thrilled to finally have the opportunity to see them live.  They're not really about spectacle, but more about hypnotic mood building.  They're also an albums band, so the songs a lot of times only makes sense in the context of a full album.  At some moments, the place went completely dark except what was going on onstage.  

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dry-cleaning/2026/union-transfer-philadelphia-pa-b4ef116.html