Friday, July 31, 2009
PORTERDAVIS and BETTYSOO at Saxon Pub 7-25-09
Been a while since I'd seen the porterdavis band. They are 3 white guys who do blues very well. You have Mike, the percussionist who is much fun to watch. Sits on a cajon drum and plays a bunch of different percussion instruments and rhythm machines. Dan is the guitarist and main singer. Really has a great voice for the bluesy rock they play. Lastly is Simon on the blues harp and he is terrific. They all 3 sing, too. Really nice harmonies. They can be very melodic and then jam away like there is no tomorrow. It was great hearing them once again. They have a new record coming out very soon. From what they played on this night, it's bound to be worth picking up.
http://www.myspace.com/porterdavismusic
After porterdavis came BettySoo with her band. She had a fill in lead guitarist and he managed to do all right. She did debut a new song that was co-written with a friend out of Nashville. Also did a killer "Do Right Woman." I tell ya, there aren't many who can go from Hank Williams to Aretha Franklin and pull it off...but BettySoo can. Charlie Faye joined in once again to do the Gurf background vocal part of "Never Knew No Love."
So, got to hear 2 great acts for $10. Another bargain in Austin.
http://www.myspace.com/porterdavismusic
After porterdavis came BettySoo with her band. She had a fill in lead guitarist and he managed to do all right. She did debut a new song that was co-written with a friend out of Nashville. Also did a killer "Do Right Woman." I tell ya, there aren't many who can go from Hank Williams to Aretha Franklin and pull it off...but BettySoo can. Charlie Faye joined in once again to do the Gurf background vocal part of "Never Knew No Love."
So, got to hear 2 great acts for $10. Another bargain in Austin.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
WILL TAYLOR & STRINGS ATTACHED at Scholz Beer Garten 7-22-09
Stating the obvious first. You can't have a bad night with The Beatles.
On this evening the band consisted of 9 musicians including a cello, 2 violin/viola players, mandolin, bass, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass and drums along with 3 main vocalists: Karen Mal, Tameca Jones and Darin Murphy.
They played Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the first set and Abbey Road the second.
Even with a steady rain most of the night this was tremendous fun. Great musicians covering the greatest band.
I spent half the night looking around at all the people, various age groups from little kids to folks older than me, really! No other music elicits the reactions The Beatles do. Joyous grins, singing every word...The Beatles music is everybody's music.
I'd rather hear a band like Will's, with the strings and at times, different arrangements, than The Beatles sound and look alike bands. They really give the songs a fresh dressing. The lead guitarist, Glenn Rexach, was fantastic. Just killer solos!
The songs were presented with such soul by this band. The Abbey Road set, especially, was fired up. When they broke into "Here Comes The Sun" followed by "The Medley" there weren't many people still sitting.
A great, great night with the perfect ending to it: "And, in the end, the love you take/Is equal to the love you make."
On this evening the band consisted of 9 musicians including a cello, 2 violin/viola players, mandolin, bass, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass and drums along with 3 main vocalists: Karen Mal, Tameca Jones and Darin Murphy.
They played Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the first set and Abbey Road the second.
Even with a steady rain most of the night this was tremendous fun. Great musicians covering the greatest band.
I spent half the night looking around at all the people, various age groups from little kids to folks older than me, really! No other music elicits the reactions The Beatles do. Joyous grins, singing every word...The Beatles music is everybody's music.
I'd rather hear a band like Will's, with the strings and at times, different arrangements, than The Beatles sound and look alike bands. They really give the songs a fresh dressing. The lead guitarist, Glenn Rexach, was fantastic. Just killer solos!
The songs were presented with such soul by this band. The Abbey Road set, especially, was fired up. When they broke into "Here Comes The Sun" followed by "The Medley" there weren't many people still sitting.
A great, great night with the perfect ending to it: "And, in the end, the love you take/Is equal to the love you make."
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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