Hester VaneUpstairs Room, Amsterdam
The quietest set of the night was the one that left the room shaking
Hester Vane played to a half-full upstairs room. By the last song, nobody was standing at the bar.
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A short set, a bad mix, a crowd that talked through the ballads: say so, but say whether it mattered.