3 posts tagged “singer”
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06.26.09 Nutty’s – Sioux Falls, SD
Discography
06.27.09 O’Leaver’s Pub – Omaha, NE 06.28.09 Jerry’s Bait Shop – Lenexa, KS 06.30.09 Whitewater Tavern Little Rock, AR 07.01.09 Two Stick Sushi – Oxford, MS 07.02.09 The Saint – New Orleans, LA 07.03.09 Govn't St Grocery Ocean Spr, MS 07.06.09 Jackrabbits – Jacksonville, FL 07.07.09 Back Booth – Orlando, FL 07.08.09 New World Brewery – Tampa, FL 07.09.09 SoHo – Columbus, GA 07.11.09 Tin Roof w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Charleston, SC 07.12.09 Slims w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Raleigh, NC 07.13.09 The Rock Shop w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Fayetteville, NC 07.14.09 The Cave w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Chapel Hill, NC 07.15.09 The Garage w/ Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets – Winston Salem, NC 07.17.09 V-Club – Huntington, WV 07.18.09 Dantes – Frostburg, MD 07.19.09 Fennario’s w/ Riverwinds – West Chester, PA 07.22.09 The Dover Brick House w/Riverwinds – Dover, NH 07.24.09 Pianos – New York, NY 07.27.09 The Bug Jar – Rochester, NY 07.28.09 The Strutt – Kalamazoo, MI 07.30.09 Martyr’s w/ Steepwater – Chicago, IL 07.31.09 Up and Under w/ Steepwater – Milwaukee, WI 08.01.09 Ballyhoos w/ Steepwater – Merrill, WI 08.05.09 Cicero’s – University City, MO 08.07.09 The Basement – Nashville, TN 08.12.09 Stafford Main Street – Bryan, TX 08.13.09 Trophy’s – Austin, TX 08.14.09 Rudyards – Houston, TX 08.15.09 Bill’s Records (Instore) – Dallas, TX 08.15.09 The Chat Room – Fort Worth, TX 08.18.09 Casbah – San Diego, CA 08.19.09 The Hemlock w/ Stone Foxes – San Francisco, CA 08.20.09 Old Ironsides – Sacramento, CA 08.21.09 Cattleman’s – Rogue River, OR 08.27.09 Concert on the Dock – Port Townsend, WA 09.04.09 The Tractor – Seattle, WA 09.18.09 Ash Street Saloon (MusicFEST NW) – Portland, OR
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I've never been to this venue before, it's basically a bar with a half-wall that divides the stage and drink area. It's deceivingly longer than it is wide, and looks pretty spacious. Also, the atmosphere was pretty relaxed, and the turnout of local patrons and friends and music supporters were surprisingly busy for a work-day Thursday.
I haven't seen Gabe from Four on the Floor (possibly do not have a myspace) since SXSW, and I did not recognize him as he's now 90% beard. It's like an enchanted forest! Haha.
The highlight of the show was their cover of "Beat It". It would turn out to be sort of a Michael Jackson tribute night as each of the three band pay tribute to him. A Night in the Box (myspace) even did a pretty great rendition of "The Way You Make Me Feel" (followed by another cover, Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour").
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What I wasn't expecting was how absolutely tall singer Mark Fredson is. He towers over the other band members, Fredson looks kind of awkward leaning down when he plays his Yama"ha".
The band are all in cowboy wear (embroidered button shirts, leather boots, jeans), plus they all have really long hair, making them look like they're in a hard-rock or hard metal band. I also quite like the idea that they have this giant "H" that lights up with them on all their shows. Unfortunately the lights did an epic fail half way into their opening song, "Going out West".
They didn't play some of my favorite songs from the new album, "Girl from Jersey", "Take Care" and "Singer". I suppose it's understandable those songs are pretty mellow (compared to the rest of the album), but they made it up with rock-out version of "Diggin' a Hole" and "Cold Blues". The highlight of the show is probably their cover of Tom Petty's "Anything That's Rock N' Roll".
The Lonely H is playing a ton of dates for 2009, so they'll probably most likely be playing in your town. If not, their music is quite cheap (all albums are priced at $10, some with bonus DVDs).
06/26/2009 02:09:28 ♥ vu (
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This is one of the most interesting album that I've received to review: Reach Out (2007) by Gershon Veroba.
I'm writing this from memory, but I think I thought I read that Veroba used to be a wedding singer/entertainer (mostly for Jewish weddings?). He got fed up with the limitation of playing and singing traditional songs that he decided to start his own band.
The songs are pretty easy-listening, but I did enjoyed all the Jewish songs. This is probably because there's a strange sense of mystery of not knowing what the songs are about. Plus these songs sounds traditional, but it's backed by electric guitars and rock and roll type sound!
The opening song, "Bamarom", is excellent, followed by another excellent song called "V'ata Kisvu", which starts off with a violin piece. You finally get to hear an English song on the third track, "Reach Out". You can hear this track on myspace.
The rest of the album is a mish-mash of Jewish and English songs.
The surprisingly dancy "Mi She'oso" is also worth checking out. Easily one of my favorite song on the album.
I would have to admit that I wasn't too crazy about religious overtone of "Man to Man", but if you like inspirational music, it's definitely worth checking out.
As the world keeps turning 'round,
We do the best we can.
But as we pray to God for help,
We still live man to man.
After listening Reach Out, I can see why Veroba has been a favorite among the Jewish community for years and years. He's actually been making music since the early 90s and have released over six albums!
Reach Out is available in both US and Israeli version and is available now.
You can keep up with his blog.
03/12/2008 00:52:46
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So I should probably explain that the model used for the banner is Marijne van der Vlugt, model/singer of Salad.
Nobody took Salad seriously because the singer was a super model and she did not write any of the songs.
I have no idea where Salad is nowadays (they broke up and I know Marijne joined another band but I can't be bothered to do the research right now).
The thing to note about "Party" is that lovely growl she does....
