Alexander, aka David Shapiro, was positively reviewed in the last blog post. Local musician showed different talents on this evening. Simple acoustic guitar instrumentals morphed into psych-tinged folk. Alexander played some banjo too. One tune was about a friend who moved to California, while another he had the audience envision Kath Bloom (legendary local fractured folkie with whom Alexander plays with) accompanying on recorder. Chatting with him between sets, I was struck by how positive and humble he is.
Meg Baird, from Philly, also played solo acoustic. Her vocal style reminded me of female Brit-folk like Sandy Denny or Linda Thompson. She had this great habit of sliding into notes for added vocal effect. Awesome cover of Neil Young by way of Emmylou Harris "Wrecking Ball". Meg played in the band Espers and Heron Oblivion as well as duetting with harpist Mary Lattimore that exhibits a more experimental and rocking vibe. Meg stayed on stage to play keys and sing backup for Steve.
I love Steve Gunn. He played instrumental music with his pal drummer John Trucsinski when opening for Kim Gordon last year. On this outing, Steve on guitars, James Elkington on guitar and pedal steel, Meg, drums and bass. Steve sang some fractured melodies mostly off his excellent new release, The Unseen In Between. Vagabond, New Moon, New Familiar were all great. Luciano, the song about a neighbor's cat was a favorite.
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