Voodoo ‘07

After this week’s on-again, off-again, on-again Andre Williams saga, news of Spoon’s “unannounced” Saturday night show at One Eyed Jacks might best be taken with a few grains of salt. (Or, depending on your ability to handle disappointment, a whole spoonful.) Regardless, if the Best Rock Band At Voodoo Fest does indeed feel like stopping by Toulouse Street tomorrow for an impromptu 1 a.m. follow-up to their 6:30 p.m. City Park appearance, it’s doubtless there will be plenty of ears in attendance eager to hear the reprisal.

The Austin, Texas, band released Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge), its finest offering to date and one of 2007’s top rock records, in July. Spoon hasn’t played in New Orleans since, meaning that Voodoo will be the first chance for area concertgoers to hear this dark, fantastically dour set in a live setting. Given the album’s pervasive brooding vibe, however, the smoky and dimly lit confines of OEJ seem infinitely more appropriate than the clean air and clear skies expected for this weekend’s festivities.

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