Waxahatchee sells out The Salt Shed on 4/20

Evolving from her previous album, ‘Saint Cloud’ Katie Crutchfield keeps the heart as she continues with ‘Tiger’s Blood’. Continuously using first person “I” turns into expressive notes that helps self express emotions and makes this album so much more intimate, as she tells the story of her journey to sobriety.

Though this is for her persona as Waxahatchee, sounds from her band P.S. Eliot with her twin sister, Allison, still linger in this album. It could be the careful attention to detail in the lyrics, and the releasing of repressed emotions from a relationship that ended. 

3,600 people packed into The Salt Shed to watch her as she returned to Chicago for the first time since ‘Tiger’s Blood’ was released and it was no short of stellar, but the crowd was not as engaged as it could’ve been, with a lot of side conversations and lack of room to sway, it felt like everyone was a sardine stuck in a can.
Though the crowd was lackluster, her stage presence made up for it. She was calm but loud as she mostly stood at center stage with a guitar, but it the set was nothing short of magnificent. 

“I think I’ve been looking forward to this one the most,” Crutchfield said during one of the only breaks she took in between songs. 

Crutchfield played all 12 songs from ‘Tiger’s Blood’ as well as some of the songs from ‘Saint Cloud’ and a cover of ‘Southern Girls’ by Cheap Trick. She also dedicated her song ‘Lilacs’ to the crowd. 

As an encore, she returned to the stage with ‘Oxbow,’ ‘365’ and ‘Fire,’ which was a great finale to her amazing set at the Salt Shed. Crutchfield will be touring around North America and Europe and tickets are available on her website.