![]() ![]() ![]() At others, they burst forth with quick bursts of melodic energy. At times they patiently expanded songs with 16-bar excursions and offered evocative, perfectly phrased lines that captured big ideas and critiques within singalong stanzas. ![]() On Saturday night, the five-piece band (David Lowery, Victor Krummenacher, Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher, Frank Funaro) imagined a gig hovering over Pasadena with Talking Heads in “The Long Plastic Highway,” saluted Patty Hearst in “Tania” and thematically zigged and zagged between good and bad. One by one, with intuitive precision, the band born in Santa Cruz carved out its songs on guitar, bass, drum, violin and the occasional keyboard, proving that with patience, care, a devoted fan base and decades’ worth of effort, a band can convincingly, lovingly deliver songs they’ve played hundreds of times before. Camper Van Beethoven celebrates 30 years of music-making.Īt the Troubadour, Camper Van Beethoven makes a case for the livelihood of expert musicians dedicated to making art for the long haul and for proper compensation.Ĭamper Van Beethoven celebrated the 30th anniversary of its first gig at the Troubadour by playing old and new music and did so with the pride and confidence of master artisans surveying their life’s work. ![]()
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