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Olson and Louris (Jayhawks)

March 20, 2009

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Drive by Truckers and the Alabama Shakes?

At first I thought this was a strange pairing - DBT opening for Alabama Shakes? Is there much cross over? Will the rabid DBT fan eat the Alabama Shake fans? I've been to some DBT shows that started two hours late and the crowd was so drunk half of us couldn't hardly stand up. It was at a DBT show where I was asked by a total stranger to punch him in the face - like I was doing him a favor. But those days seem to be past - the audience was well controlled by the great people at Merriweather (and the 930 Club) and I don't even think I saw a bottle of jack onstage during the DBT set. The DBT opened the show strong and play a nice mix - some classics some new. Great energy for being on so early. I think it was mainly an Alabama Shakes audience but DBT held their own and entertained. Their show works well in such a large venue. Then Brittany and the Alabama Shakes hit the stage and the crowd lost their mind. Her voice is so unique - my wife says it's a cross of Billy

Mayer Hawthorne & the County

Mayer Hawthorne's & the County laid down the blues at the Rock and Roll Hotel! This show restored my faith in being able to see a good sold out show at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Even though the show was just as packed as the We Were Promised Jetpacks show the sound was so much better. I had a big guy in front of me (nice guy) so I couldn't see all that well, but the sound, the sound!, the sound was awesome! I had never seen a Mayer Hawthorne show before, so I was pleasantly surprised with his musical range and the band's on stage presence and banter. The sound, the music, the audience - all great. All in all it was just a great show and a wonderful evening. I say run out and get his album, A Strange Arrangement , now!

The Magnetic Fields at Lisner Auditorium on 2/04/2010

The Magnetic Fields kicked off their tour for their new album Realism last night right here in DC! If you haven't bought the album yet, you can hear a few of the songs on their myspace page . The opening act was not my cup of tea, but the audience was incredibly respectful. I do not believe they ever said the name of the group, but it was a very nice lady playing a thumb piano (a kalimba ? ) with a gentleman playing the glockenspiel and banjo . If they had been playing at the 9:30 Club or the Black Cat I doubt anyone would have been able to hear them after about a minute of their first song (which in this case may not have been the worse thing in the world :-) sorry, just kidding maybe some people enjoyed what sounded like the same song being played over and over for 30 minutes). They seemed like very nice people and they told us how they had tickets to the show, but then ended up selling them after they found out they were going to be the opening act. That was kind of coo

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