A Paradox of Performance

FINNEAS stuns the crowd. Photograph courtesy of Muriel Margare

A mug of hot tea makes its way on stage with tonight’s performer, a quiet detail so unassuming it nearly vanishes.

Yet, it does not—tonight it is noticed, even studied, by thousands—the indoor venue of The Salt Shed roars. This is the perfect paradox at the heart of FINNEAS: whispered confessions of bedroom pop amplified for a crowd of thousands.

The 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Los Angeles native brings palpable anticipation to the 3,300-person crowd in The Salt Shed. When Finneas Baird O’Connell, or FINNEAS, steps to the mic, his presence is unassuming yet poised. He does not present the charisma of excess or spectacle. Instead, he embodies a melancholic observer of love and fame…

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