Saturday September 13

Saw Whet, Ah Holly Fam'ly, Grey Anne

[TRICKY FOLK-POP] Grey Anne, formerly Per Se (still getting used to that whole thing) is one of Portland's finest wordsmiths. She takes the same kind of joy in wordplay that a young Elvis Costello once took, though Anne Adams' delivery is achingly sincere in a way that Costello, a character actor, never was. Adams applies that same cleverness to her song structures and her playful use of a loop pedal in live settings. It's a fantastic show that it's really hard not to get wrapped up in. And the layered acoustic pop of Ah Holly Fam'ly, fantastic on record, is rumored to be twice as flooring in person. My lame ass still hasn't seen 'em! CASEY JARMAN. The Waypost 9 pm. Free. All ages.