Live Shows: David Wax Museum, The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth, NH 8/31/25
I've seen David Wax Museum a fairly decent number of times. It's enough that I can't remember how many, but not enough to elicit a "wow" from other fans. However, it's been a while since I've been able to see them perform live. Luckily, they made a quick Northeast swing over the long weekend, and Sunday night at The Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth, NH worked out, so I made the trek up to the seacoast to check them out. One interesting thing about seeing a band multiple times over the span of a decade or more is how songs can evolve over time. Some of that is because David Wax Museum can sometimes be a duo of David Wax and Suz Slezak and other times they include other members, including a horn section. Sunday night was a duo show, which saw different versions of classic songs like "Harder Before it Gets Easier," which was slowed down significantly from the album version. For long term fans it can be a treat to hear new and different arrangements....