{"id":6144,"date":"2014-11-03T21:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T03:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2014-11-03T21:07:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T03:07:43","slug":"stoughton-berlin-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=6144","title":{"rendered":"Stoughton, Berlin & Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Norwegian shares the same dialect as Danish”. “I will speak Norwegian with someone if you like.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Building a name, a brand, a product, particularly one that resonates and has legs for the long haul, is work, a great deal of work. It includes playing on a pleasant Sunday evening in Stoughton, for perhaps 200 people. <\/p>\n

The venue was built for Agnes Obel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“Stoughton. I read in Wikipedia<\/a> that it was settled by Norwegians.”
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I listen to Los Angeles’s KCRW occasionally. Some years ago – ah, it was June, 2011, Agnes Obel appeared on their signature show<\/a>: “Morning Becomes Eclectic”. I found her music interesting and bought a few tracks. <\/p>\n

“This is our first time in Wisconsin.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Glancing through Madison’s “alternative weekly” Isthmus last week, Obel’s name appeared on the upcoming events list. Sunday night. Stoughton. Opera House<\/a>. Sure. <\/p>\n

Obel’s music is not for everyone. <\/p>\n

Yet, finding Stoughton, WI listed on her current tour<\/a> along with Toronto, Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, Cambridge, Montreal, Quebec City, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne tells us ….. something.<\/p>\n

I suspect she will be back, playing a larger venue. Oh, Lyle Lovett played at Madison’s Overture Center Sunday evening. $35.50 to $56.00. Obel’s $11 to $22 in Stoughton was the better value. I say that as a fan of both. <\/p>\n

Godspeed to Obel’s entourage.<\/p>\n

A panorama and a few photos follow:<\/p>\n

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