Of the various ways to describe Joanna Newsom, “polarizing” comes up quite a bit. But even that’s an inadequate term to express the gulf between those who think the hipster darling sounds like Olive Oyl and those who think she sounds like a brilliant, earth-shatteringly talented Olive Oyl who will revolutionize music. For this reason, reviewing a live show is an exercise in preaching to the choir: Chances are, if you’ve gotten this far, you were at her show at the Fox Theater on Monday, sitting in rapt, reverent attention as Newsom delivered a show surprising and strong enough to satisfy even the hungriest fans.
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