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In all fairness, the detail's a bit sketchy, but news is news, no?

An extroardinarily intimate 50 people were present at the show in California where Newsom played under the moniker "The Beatles's". An attendee described the two hours and thirty minute set as having a "strong melodic presence" yet also continuing the development and "maturation" evidenced on Ys, and whilst "It was unclear how many of the songs covered in the course of the two and a half hour set would ever be recorded.... there was never a sour note or 'should be cut' moment to be heard. If anything...