As Fountains of Wayne founder, bassist and songwriter Adam Schlesinger tells it, his band once played a full-on rock show at the Birchmere in Alexandria after having performed an acoustic night at the same venue on a previous date. Following that second show, Schlesinger says he received a couple of complaints that their plugged-in set was too loud in comparison to the acoustic night.

Next week, Fountains of Wayne performs at the Birchmere, electric on Sunday and acoustic on Monday.

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