JD McPherson at Roseland Theater (Allen Stone and Blind Pilot not reviewed) Overall Sunday night. RE
JD McPherson at Roseland Theater (Allen Stone and Blind Pilot not reviewed) Overall Sunday night. REALLY windy night. Taking the Fremont bridge to get downtown was not the best idea. Sold out! Fundraiser for Portland’s Sunshine Division. Silent auction downstairs. That sort of sums up the crowd. We arrived right at 7pm when the show started and people must have gotten there early, because people were already very drunk. This quote I overheard sums it up: “What goes on here tonight stays here.” First time in a long while I have been to a 21+ Roseland show. Balcony was reserved seating only but there was a bar on the main level and all the way downstairs too. JD McPherson Rockabilly hoedown commence! Slicked back hair on stage required. As soon as they started playing, the people in the reserved balcony seating immediately regretted their decision to sit down. Their music transports you to another time and place. In a good way. Is it possible to be nostalgic for a time before you were born? Upright bass player, Jimmy Sutton, is the bees knees. There was some serious bass slapping going on. His charisma carried the band through their set. North Side Gal was a crowd pleaser and the band really responded to the crowd’s energy, but I was worried they weren’t going to be able to top it… Then they played “Wolf Teeth” and people started throwing stuff. It was awesome. At the end of the set, they received a standing ovation from the balcony. In Conclusion I give this show 12 stars. Ten stars for the coolest bass player of the year. One star for Roseland having a bar on every floor. One star for “Wolf Teeth” and all it’s awesomeness. Can’t wait to see these guys again. xoxo A -- source link
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