Feist "Gatekeeper" from Let It Die Live at High Noon Saloon Madison, WI Jan 28, 2006 PODCAST EXCLUSIVE!

I honestly expected Feist to be laid-back, even retiring, onstage. I was familiar only with her TV appearances, which were not the kind of energetic, involved affair put on at the High Noon. I also wasn't expecting such a full-on sell-out crowd. Of all the shows I've been to at the High Noon, including a few sell-outs, I've never seen a line out the door just to get your ticket torn and your hand stamped until this show.

During the early part of Feist's set, my view was partially obscured by a really tall guy who kept moving with me, but about five feet in front of me. I had a pretty good spot to record from otherwise, but that got really annoying. I was somewhat distracted at the beginning of the set anyway, though, because I was so anxious to hear a bunch of songs that didn't come until near the end, that I didn't even really notice what I could and couldn't see.