Angel Olsen shut down all side conversations in the room as she offered up songs from her album "Half Way Home," showing that a thoughtful and restrained delivery can still command a crowd's attention. Water Liars went in the opposite direction, with guitarist Justin Kinkel-Schuster and drummer Andrew Bryant launching into a louder rock 'n' roll set and even luring out a few dancers to the venue floor.
All photos by Louis Kwok.





