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Create a free website or blog at WordPress. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! We were two people deep from the stage, pretty much under the speakers, which helped keep our ears away from the speaker blast zone.

Langhorne Slim took the stage just minutes after we arrived. Slim has a high, soulful voice, which at times reaches a throat-tightening scream. His charismatic performance was fun to watch; he reminded me of the quirky Ryan Adams. He bounced around the stage and lost his hat, fell to his knees seemingly begging the audience to hear his words, and at one point lay on his back with his legs straight up and kicked the air. Their tight, percussive sound was so much bigger than their compact appearance on the large stage.

And David Moore temporarily left the planet every time he picked up his banjo. He shredded that banjo and pounded out percussion sounds in a trance-like state. Moore could give Scott Avett a run for his money. In fact, Langhorne and the band will be opening for the Avett Brothers this spring, throughout Florida, Georgia and Texas.

The screaming increased in decibels with each step! Throughout the set, they mixed in several new songs, and the faithful fans gave them enthusiastic props. Within the first few beats of the older songs, the audience myself included jumped up and down, hollered and sang along unabashedly.

Champaign, Illinois G. Funky psychedelic middle part, like a Beach Boys Pet Sounds song, muted guitar. Sign me up! Aplscruf's Music, Art, and Literature Blog. Home About. Langhorne Slim.

Slim and Moore. Slim and Moore Jamming. Rhett Solo. Ken and Rhett. Ken Solo. Share this: Print Email Facebook Twitter. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. He seemed so relaxed as he bent over and just let the music flow out.

Sometimes he would slam it in a half-Who-windmill style, or make stacatto sounds, or big power chords. The drummer, Philip Peeples, was hard to see way in the back of the stage. I could see his sticks flying on the drums, though.

He kept the rockabilly beat going at lightning speed. The audience did give him a nice cheer and applause during a big solo. He must average 3 times as many hits than an average rock drummer.

Good stuff. They took a brief intermission after thanking the sweaty crowd. He played a couple nice acoustic songs, then re-introduced the band for a rollicking version of Time Bomb, my favorite song. It really got the audience boucing along in a frenzied state. The crowd varied in age, but I would say they were mostly 30 and up. They played Bumbershoot last year, and we saw them with Willie in I loved how hot it got, the sweat, the bodies, the screaming and applauding.

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