Chris Brown and Kate Fenner didn’t play this song at their show last night in Vancouver; indeed, they didn’t play a single song off of O Witness. People more familiar with the duo’s first two albums probably got more out of the show than I did.

Brown and Fenner have a long and storied history together, starting way back with the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, which I’m pretty sure wasn’t anything like the name would suggest. From there the two struck out on their own, eventually leaving Toronto for New York and helping out a bunch of their old friends, including the Barenaked Ladies.

Probably one of their best-known efforts to date, though, is the song “Resist War,” penned just before the latest war in Iraq. You probably don’t know it from them, though; it’s since been covered by tons of artists, including Sarah Harmer.

Fenner’s voice is the obvious hook; she’s got range to spare, and a wonderful smoky quality. But certainly the two are a duo, and it shows in everything they do; they share vocal duties often, and Fenner plays guitar about as often as not. And to watch them on stage is to glimpse the bond the two have, whether they’re joking around between songs or watching each other during one. So, not a bad show last night for me; an amazing show if you knew the material. Start here.