The crowd at Radio Radio for Greg Laswell's show was definitely a younger one. Most people there were probably familiar with Laswell's song "Take Everything
" from his newest album "Take a Bow
" on 92.3 WTTS in Indy. That was as familiar as we were with his music when we walked in on Wednesday night, and we hadn't heard anything about the other artists. The crowd wasn't huge by any means, but there was a fairly good turnout for the show.
First up was un-billed artist Isaac Russel - in true singer/songwriter style - just a man and his guitar. He did a short 4 song set, including a song written after his girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend, and a very touching song about losing his mom to breast cancer. He's a great artist who seems like he's just getting started, and I hope we get to see him again in the future.Harper Blynn, a four-piece band from New York took the stage next, and proceeded to blow us away with their catchy riffs and intelligent lyrics. Possibly the most impressive point of their performance was a cover of Beyonce's "Halo", which was 100x better than the original version. Their sound was similar to Death Cab, and they had lots of energy onstage. Even a broken guitar halfway through their set couldn't stop their freight train of intensity. Some other highlights of their set were:
- Can't Do It For You
- 25 Years
- Lonliest Generation
- This Is It
- The Glass Parade
- Under Control
- Ghost Town
- Ride
- A Cover of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Anyway, Laswell also thanked 92.3 for playing "Take Everything", played a stripped-down, joyless cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", and a little of The Crash Test Dummies "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". It was a great show - great music from some great artists and some hilarious commentary thrown in as icing on the cake. Check out all of these artists - you won't regret it.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
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