February 7, 2011 at 2:18pm
NEAR PERFECTION >>>
Let me list for you the things that were wrong with last Saturday night's Warehouse show at the Peabody Waldorf:
1) The pedal steel guitar for Goldfinch was a little loud to begin with
2) The changeovers between bands felt extraordinarily long, pushing the show late and appearing to cut short the final set
And... that was it. Seriously. It's been quite some time since I've been fortunate enough to see a show as consistently enjoyable, especially over the course of four bands.
After dinner and dorkiness at, well, Dorky's, we arrived part way through Kimo Muraki's opening set. Which was quite unfortunate, because dang the guy-and his band-was good. There has been a wave of popular folk bands doing their best to simultaneously rock out and sweeten the banjo from its bluegrass roots-Mumford & Sons and The Avett Bros. spring immediately to mind-and Muraki succeeds as well as any of them.
It feels odd to call Birds & Batteries the "lowlight" of the evening, because, frankly, they were pretty damn good. All I can really say ill of the band is they didn't really dig their fingers into my musical soul quite the way the other three bands managed to. That and they took forever setting up their array of keyboards. But they were worth the cost of admission just for their highly customized rendition of The Who's "Squeeze Box."
Grand Hallway, featuring two members I had seen before-leader Tomo Nakayama and pianist Shenandoah Davis shared the stage with Goldfinch at the Bumbershoot Seattle Round-possess a degree of energy and spirited rockin'-ness that is belied by the mellow sound you'll find on the band's MySpace recordings.
And then, of course, Goldfinch. For as much time as I spend listening to and talking about this band, I've seen remarkably little of them live. They do not disappoint. The harmonies and interplay between guitar and keyboard that forms their core, while occasionally (as mentioned) overpowered by the pedal steel, pierces the room as well as on any recording.
Aaron Stevens and Grace Sullivan have crafted a thing of beauty with this band, and gathered the musicians around them to carry out its promise. At the risk of sounding pretentiously complex in my choice of words... they're pretty effin' awesome.
Now... can we have a few more shows like that one, please, Tacoma? Thanks.
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Comments for "LAST SATURDAY NIGHT: Goldfinch at the Peabody Waldorf" (4)
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The Warehouse said on Feb. 07, 2011 at 5:53pm
Thanks Volcano for the review! We were very pleased with the show and the turnout! We'll do our damndest to keep producing shows like that one! Keep coming out!
Andrew Davis said on Feb. 09, 2011 at 6:34am
Wish I could have been at this show, Sounds like it would have been an all around amazing evening. I have had the privilege of playing with Kimo Muraki in a couple of projects and I am one of his biggest fans. I'm supper excited that he's finally getting out there and doing some stuff on his own. He is an incredibly talented Musician and absolutely one of the nicest and humblest guys I've known.
Steve Norman said on Feb. 09, 2011 at 9:17am
pedal steel player here, sorry bout that we never quite got the sound dialed in on that stage. Feel free at shows to say something if anyone is to loud! the steel parts are supposed to sit under the vox unless its an instrumental break. with any new sound system (they got their house speakers and mixer the day of show) there will be a break in period before the monitors are viable.
Anyways, hope I didnt ruin it for you and thank you for your honesty!
Steve
Heidi said on Feb. 21, 2011 at 11:15am
I was also at this show, and I'm so glad that I stayed through all of the sets (and painfully slow set changes) to see Goldfinch again. As a singer/songwriter myself, I have a huge amount of respect for the work it takes to make those harmonies work. And they DO work...beautifully so. The sound was a little off all night, and fitting 4 bands onto one bill may have been a little too ambitious, but overall this was a great show. Can't wait for Loch Lomond on the 25th (and many more great shows to come)!
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