A little bit of rain — OK it was more like a torrential downpour — couldn't keep away Portastatic fans Sunday evening.The band played to a crowd of about 150 under a pergola at the picturesque Duke Gardens in Durham.
"I felt kind of bad because the preview in the paper or somewhere said 'the nice quiet version of Superchunk,'" Mac McCaughan said. "We're really not that quiet, I apologize."
The band played a handful of songs before the skies opened up and concertgoers, about half of whom had been lounging lazily on the lawn, dashed under the tent for cover.
"That was a nice transition," McCaughan said before inviting people to join the band on percussion for "Sweetness and Light."
Oddly enough, no one seemed to mind the deluge with Portastatic's lush music as a backdrop.
The band played material spanning several Portastatic albums, including "Drill Me," "White Wave," "Noisy Night," San Andreas," "I Wanna Know Girls" and a cover of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," which appeared on Portastatic's EP, Looking for a Power Supply.
The Durham gig was one of only two shows on Portastatic's calendar, the other being at a festival in Alberta, Canada, later this week, but if the showing at Sunday's concert is any gauge, I don't think anyone would complain if they played around here a little more frequently.
[all photos by Kevin Norris]
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