Patti Smith @ Hollywood Bowl

 

Patti Smith raising up her hands and improvising some moving words of welcome to the rain is not what I was expecting at the Bowl last Sunday. And I confess the damp chased me away after her set and so I missed Bon Iver, who I really wanted to see, too. I was curious to see how he would perform the sound collages from 22, a Million. I’m told he was superb. Oh well, at least I saw Patti greeting the rain.