Marissa's guitar playing reminds me of Dinosaur Jr.'s stuff. Her playing is so melodic, clever and technical. I like that her live show guitar playing doesn't sound muddied or sloppy at all. You can tell she practices a lot. I just absolutely love all the creativity she brings to her guitar solos. I really don't know how she comes up with all of it. For the record I think whole band is great and brings a lot of energy to the stage.
I always thought their first couple albums were “unrefined” (and I do not mean that as a negative at all) to an extent, and understandably so considering the DIY nature and age of the band at the time. And of course, I loved the albums for that. This performance is outstanding. And I love the quality of the video/recording is top notch. The cell phone amateur recordings give SF a certain charm but I hope there are more top quality recordings. This band needs to be documented properly while they are in their “prime”.
