Thoughts, Raves & Outright Beatings

Hubster and I took in music night at Walden’s Coffeehouse this evening (I used to do the open mics there before my temp job from hell took over my life last year; I swear I’ll be heading back there again, but I digress). We caught two bands; the Paula Kelley Band and the Lonesome Heroes. I thought both were good for different reasons; Paula and her fellow performer were both extremely talented, and composed some pretty catchy material, for the most part (tho’ I found Paula’s voice a little offputting at times - funny, she seemed a lot dowdier in person than she does on her myspace page.). The hubster liked the Lonesome Heroes better, tho’, and I had to agree; they seemed genuinely happy to be there and their performance felt a little more genuine, rather than the previous act running through songs they hope to use when showcasing their big debut hit CD in front of fussy record execs.

I thought “Skylark” was a more than able slide user and dobro facilitator. And Rich Russell was quite the engaging showman.

Check their myspace, peeps!