On recommendation of a fellow music buff, Jen and I went to this club in Soho called Source Below to see a night of acoustic music. It was a tiny room in the basement that was completely packed. The first act (left to right above) was Cecelia de Lisle, who sang in the style of Jewel with nice finger picking accompanyment. http://www.myspace.com/ceceliadelisle
The second was The Boy Who Trapped the Sun, from Scotland, who was a bit shy at first but did a good job overall. A distinctive voice was in his favor. http://www.myspace.com/theboywhotrappedthesun
Finally, the featured performer of the night, AA Bondy from Alabama, was a fantastic guitar and harmonica player with dark eerie songs and a rugged voice, clearly influenced by Bob Dylan, but with gothic Southern, Faulkner-esque colors. http://www.myspace.com/aabondy
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5 comments:
Hey Hutch,
AA Bondy used to be the singer/guitarist in Verbena!
See you guys next month!
James
No way!! I talked with him after the show and didn't recognize him at all. I thought that guy was a blonde dude with a Cobain-esque singing style. Wow, what a transformation.
He is Damn good !
That club sounds like my type of place. Did they play any Belle & Sebastian during set breaks?
I should have mentioned in the blog that the entire evening was dedicated to Michael Brecker, and each folk artist did an interpretation of a Michael Brecker composition. In between sets they played music spaning the Brecker Brothers entire career, and after the last band they gave a little seminar on British bankrupcy law with an emphasis on Chapter 11 reorganisation strategies (12 CLE credits). The drink special was high protien, low carb tuna-vodka cocktail that was served by bantam-weight finalists from Ye Olde British Big Boob Pole Climbers competition.
It really was your type of place.
Dammit! I miss all the good stuff.
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