Father John Misty: Moody Amphitheater: September 16, 2025

Man, FJM has continued to be an enigma for me.  I should love him, I think.  Clever lyrics, slightly jammy rock and roll, lovely voice, seems cool as shit - what is not to love?!  And then he puts out a new album and I am kind of underwhelmed each time.  I don't dislike any of it, and generally enjoy as it is flowing by me, but it definitely is not something that pops up in my head as the next thing I need to definitely hear again.  But, these tickets were cheap, like one of those $80 gets you four tickets on the lawn with no extra fees, and so I invited another couple to come along and check it out.

And that part?  Impeccable.  I will gripe about the prices at the Moody Amphitheater until I die, but listening to someone like this from a nice little patch of grass is just a wonderful thing.  We went and got full of good German food from Scholtz's, as well as a few tasty German brews, and then wandered over to the hillside to semi-sorta pay attention to my man Josh as he stalked around the stage and sang some pretty stuff.

I know that stance is not what a true music writer nerd should be going with.  I ought to be describing the setlist and the cut of his suit and how his band backed him up.  But I honestly didn't pay attention to any of that and I just basked in the pleasure of a steamy Austin evening and some nice tunes.