Monday, July 15, 2019

Ali McGuirk w/ Dharmasoul 7/11/19 Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Countless summer walks had me go by this venue located in the town center of our favorite Cape Cod destination. So nice serendipity to see some live music in its basement concert space. Dharmasoul is a duo of guitar/ vocals and drums. Caught the last few tunes of their set, bluesy and soulful, not what you might expect from these decidedly nerdy white guys. The singing was capable but the guitar licks were large.
Ali McGuirk is a young singer songwriter who played electric guitar. Her choppy playing style was excellently off set by her monstrous vocal delivery. Many songs from the 2017 offering Slow Burn. The mournful heft off her singing style belied her age. Wonderfully screwed down deconstruction of the Dionne Warwick/ Burt Bacharach concoction I Say A Little Prayer. AM pulled the Dharmasoul crew on stage for her second set. At first, her solo-oriented guitar style clashed with the DS axe man. After a tune or two, she deferred the guitar shading and focused on her strong suit, singing. Closed with an obscure Bill Withers tune that I could not place.

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