A joke, Ford says. But he'll make it up to us, he says. Tonight's show at Graffiti in Oakland will be full of new tunes.
Unfamiliar songs send some crowds running for refills.
They'll have the lyrics on the Internet by morning. They know all the stuff, but they want to hear the most obscure songs. And they really listen. No drum loops or Middle Eastern things. They still trade instruments on stage, and they still lean hard on their four-part harmonies.