I believe that
the original plan was to have two opening acts, but it ended
up just being Amy LaVere and her band. Fortunately,
she was more than enough to get the crowd and myself excited
for Langhorne Slim.
Her setup was similar to Langhorne's in that there was a
standup bass, a guitar and drums, but the sound that emitted
from all of that was quite different. Some of the time
it was kind of dark and adventurous and then there were a
lot of moments where it just sort of seemed to be there.
Though, I might be feeling that way because of the fact that
it was hard not to only watch and listen to Amy.
She has a tendency to tell entire stories through her facial
expressions as she sings, so it was certainly very easy to
just look on and ignore the world. Nothing wrong with
that, right?
I believe I heard them say that their part of the tour with
Langhorne Slim was over, so I can't necessarily tell you to
run out and catch them. However, if you ever see them
somewhere on a concert calendar near you then you should try
and make it out. Amy and the guys won't disappoint.
This past
Saturday night was the best Langhorne Slim performance that
I've ever been to. It was overwhelmingly hot inside
the Mohawk, the crowd was into it and the guys went all out
with a set that left them and those of us watching worn out
and drenched in sweat. It was literally all I could of
asked for.
The trio played for about an hour and a half and, with the
exception of She's Gone, played every song that I was
looking forward to hearing. So what was the highlight
of the night? I thought it was easily Langhorne on
stage alone doing a soulful, stripped-down version of
Rebel Side Of Heaven. If I had only caught that
part I probably would have left happy.
Speaking of Langhorne going solo, I think those few moments
made for all of the best parts of the show. Sure, the
tunes that get your blood pumping were as great live as you
would expect, but I think it's easy to forget that the guy
writes some great lyrics when all your concerned with is
bouncing around and singing-a-long at the top of your lungs.
Plus, those few minutes are necessary if you ever want to
catch your breath.
Even after a bad show I would probably still recommend
seeing Langhorne Slim And The War Eagles, so I think it goes
without saying that you're missing out on a lot if you don't
catch them on this tour. Go now!
:Langhorne
Slim - Rebel Side Of Heaven:
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