March 27 show: BARRICADES and Olivia Brownlee

 

What a night!  A crowd of nearly 70 people rushed New North Music Hall to witness a fantastic show featuring songbird and Spokane, WA native Olivia Brownlee cooo and awwww the crowd with her smirky/quirky/kitschy storytelling and hush-i'm-trying-to-hear-her! vocals. Songs ranged from a lovely rendition of "Charlie" from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (yes, it was amazing) and other magical originals like Cookin' Tune and one about a famous "shoe fence" in Australia?  What the? Her big 'a-HA!' moment came in the form of the delightful "Ice Machine Breakdown" cover by The Kindess Kind songstress Alessandra Rose .



Barricades took the stage en masse, featuring their new lineup w/Justin Lutz on bass (pronounced "Lootz" not "Luhtz" you Klutz!) and our guy friday, Mattie DeVito on keyboards. The boyz from Quincy did not disappoint, and jangled and crooned their way through most, if not all of their songlist off their debut CD Strong Foundations. Crowd favorites like "Our Home," "Apology" and "Drive Me" carried the night. Barricades were a bit on the loud side for the modest listening room venue--at times vocals and guitars fighting for equal rights--but what do you expect when guitarist Chris Norton takes the stage replete with a Marshall stack?!!  What the--?  

All in all, great night, good turn-out and the boys promised to behave next time they come back, leaving the BIG amps at home, in leiu of acoustic guitars and quieter set for both the band and drummer Dan "I-will-not-go-quietly-into-that-dark-night" Norton. Can't forget lead singer/guitarist Jared Walsh, who will always keep you wanting to hear what's on his mind next--and sorry, ladies, he's devoted his life to his music and his God (in that order) and therefore, untouchable.  =:o)

 

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