Justin and I may agree to disagree regarding the dubstep jams that he likes or the guitar-driven Steve Kimock funkiness that I like, but we definitely see eye-to-eye on the Barr Brothers. And our buddy Phortin can’t say enough, actually….
It’s fair to say that we here at LMB are big fans with each of us recently catching their live show and coming away totally digging their sound. And during their live performance of “Deacon’s Son,” I compared the song’s sound to Tinariwen, saying, “At Rockwood for Barr Brothers. Brad just laid down an incendiary guitar solo. Instrumentals sound a bit like Tinariwen. Desert blues-ish.” I still think that comparison is pretty accurate, but I’ll ask you to decide for yourself by checking out this killer video that The Wild Honey Pie just posted: WATCH VIDEO
Shine A Light Productions captured it all on film and just recently completed a DVD of the events entitled “Marco Benevento (& Friends): Live In NYC: The Sullivan Hall Residency.” Here’s a little video teaser they put together for the new release:
I got a chance to see this lineup perform in Oakland during February and it was easily one of the top three concerts I’ve seen during 2009 thus far. Go see this genius if you have the chance; you won’t be disappointed.
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