Happily caught the last few tunes from NYC-based opener GFO. A sprawling 9 piece, two guitars, bass drums, sax, trumpet, trombone, and two female vocalists had trouble fitting on stage. They reminded me of the heady nadir of local funkateers Deep Banana Blackout. Blistering trombone solo and sassy vocals could turn any gathering into a party. Seems like I review Marco on an annual basis, I’ve likened him to a keyboard playing Cheshire Cat, a benevolent drug thief, the list goes on. On this viewing, he seems like the kid who mastered 3 tier chess playing while you were struggling with beginners play. He plays multiple keys simultaneously, Korg, Moog, sometimes even banging on a Playskool model. He has dispensed with the tophat, the glow-rimmed spectacles, and other outfits in favor of his true self. Lightly bearded, long hair, he looked like Leon Russell up there. He is joined by the amazing Karina Rykman on bass and vocals and Chris Corsico on drums. Karina looks like Jan Brady as a whirling dervish on frenetic bass and vocals. Their recent release BarnBurner was recorded at Levon Helms barn in Woodstock and shows the live layout. Original compositions Greenpoint, Solid Gold, Let it Slide, At the Show, were sprinkled in with some stellar covers. In reverence to Levon, they played This Wheel’s On Fire, Pink Floyd’s Fearless with a bluesy Bennie and The Jets section. Marco spends most of his time in the preeminent Grateful Dead vehicle Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) and Karina has her solo gigs opening for any and all jamband. I even spied Karina’s long blond hair flailing on the set of Late Night with Seth Myers. Closed with a first run of Rock and Roll by the Velvet Underground with Karina doing her best Peppermint Patty vocals. Ended the night with Nilsson’s Jump Into The Fire. I was a pretty avid viewer of The Brady Bunch back in the day, I must have missed the episode where Leon Russell comes to the door and tells Mike and Carol that he is taking the middle lovely lady on the road.
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