words by Michael Todd | photos by Chevy Anderson
"So Long Teen Angel" used to live only within the blues scale.
The one, the four and the five chords were the foundation and the framing Brendan Hagberg built to support the Outlaw Con Bandana song released in 2009. But rather than constructing a prefabricated home to match the original, Cursive's Ted Stevens gave "So Long Teen Angel" an even bluer hue.
On ukulele, Stevens made some minor adjustments to the tune he played at the Omaha version of Take Cover on Jan. 18. Listen to Outlaw's first imagining and then watch Stevens' reinterpretation of the Nebraskan song, performed at The Sydney.
Stay tuned later this week for the final HN Live video from Take Cover in Omaha with The Mynabirds' Laura Burhenn:
"So Long Teen Angel" was written by Outlaw Con Bandana
edited by Michael Todd
audio engineered by Mark Wylie Goodwin
audio mixed by Django G-S
cameras:
Bridget McQuillan
Chevy Anderson
Michael Todd
Michael Todd is Hear Nebraska's managing editor. He said so long to his teen angel when she played Elektra. Reach Michael at michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org.