I was also impressed with Grand Archives performance at Cedar St. I had to watch Devotchka from inside a doorway, but after the crowd cleared I was able to get to the front of the stage for Grand Archives and Sea Wolf. The sound was great for both and the next to last song by Grand Archives (Sleepdriving) might have been my favorite new find of the week.
James That's pretty much exactly what happened to us. We got to the venue a few minutes after Devotchka set started and they were only doing 1-in-1-out by then. We caught most of the set at the back of the shade tent. We were worried that everyone there was waiting for Kate Nash and that it was not going to clear out, but as soon as Devotchka was done we got to the front without a problem.