Winging It

Hey there! Well, another Acoustic Showcase has come and gone, and we had a good time, even though there was a certain amount of getting by with what we had available. One scheduled musician cancelled, various possible replacements were unavailable, another musician agreed to play then cancelled at the last minute because he had to go to a wedding (assumedly not his own). No problem! We wung it.


We began the evening with Laughing Boy.

The house band was in fine form, enjoying performing after a two month hiatus, and appreciating the inclusion of Griffin Keevil on the djembe. They trotted out a new song or two, ending the set with a rousing version of "Lola," by the Kinks. It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, for sure.

It's true: playing music is fun!

And then it was time for our next performer. But he was away, witnessing the apotheosis of true love...  

Nothing daunted, Griffin and David reformed as a duo, and serenaded the assembled multitude with a brief set. Disaster was averted! The show went on!


The Keevils left the stage, and we welcomed another duo: Andrew Southworth and Steve Southard.  

Southworth & Southard; what a great name for a band. They played a set of appealing cover songs, energized by Steve's radio-ready tenor voice and Andrew's full-bodied guitar work. Some nice harmonies rounded out the auditory experience.

Finally it was time for Nadia. She played the Showcase once before -- both times we've enjoyed her heart-felt lyrics and warm, fluid vocal style. She was accompanied by guitarist Kris Gosselin -- he had a beautiful pop/jazz thing going on his nylon string acoustic/electric.  

I love this photo -- like a record cover from the early 60's. (That being said, sorry for the photo quality on some of these -- I should have used my flash!)




And that concludes our last Summer 2011 Acoustic Showcase. We'll return to our twice monthly schedule in September. See you then! In the mean time, keep making music!