w/ Tara Simmons
Two talented singer songwriters, one keyboard, a couple of Hungry Kids, and a stupidly small audience all graced the Troubadour with their presence this night, the eve of the most devastating news. T'was Andy Bull with Tara Simmons that brought these surprisingly few people to the Troubadour. And I can not for the life of me work out why there would not be more people. Ok, given it was a Wednesday night, but really, the music was all wrapped up by 10.30. Also Andy Bull was phenomenal! So I really can't fathom why they both played to a stupidly small gathering of people. *sigh*
Tara Simmons opened the night playing a solo set of songs both new and old. Dropping her usual entourage, it was lovely to see her in a solo capacity. She did mention that her set this night consisted of mainly reworked or new songs, and she was a little worried about the set. She shoulnd't have been. I am very excited to hear what she is going to do with her new songs, as obviously they won't stay arranged as solo keys and voice, but as to how they will turn out in the future, t'will be exciting to find out. Amongst all her songs, 'Rosemary' was the one that stood out for me tonight. It works so beautifully as a solo number, not needing anything else to augment it in any way. Her final number for the night was 'All You Can' and this one she insisted on audience participation to which usually she condones. So for a whole song we were slapping and clapping, and clapping and slapping. It was fun, yet utterly draining. Kinda worked well though, despite an obvious drop in audience participation as the song continued.
Andy Bull was next on and I will admit, I had heard the name dropped around the place, but never heard of any of his music. As soon as he opened his mouth, I was blown away. I didn't think that a sound that pure (and high and light) could come out of that body! He had a completely different act going on than Tara Simmons despite the fact that he also was going with the solo act. He had such a diverse array of sounds programmed onto his keyboard, but it was not only that, it was the fact that his songs were so diverse that the different sounds lended themselves perfectly to what he was creating. He talked and told stories a great deal while he was on stage, and they were quite captivating, but a little too frequent if you ask me. I did giggle a little from the story accompanied by the song 'Small Town Asshole'. Nutshell: Radio interview, gig the same night, guy with barbed wire tattoo confronts Andy telling him he's a fag, he doesn't give him anything. The tough guy tries again, telling him he's a little girl. Still gets nothing. Walks away pissed. Ends up dancing away in Andy's set. Haha! Classic. Dean and Kane from the Hungry Kids also took to the stage along with Tara Simmons to perform a live rendition of 'Last Waltz' which was quite stunning. I am very excited to hear more from Master Bull, and hear what else he has to offer.
See, Wednesdays nights can be good fun. They don't have to be spent cooped up at home with no fun to be had. I do believe that more people should make the effort to come out for some good music on Wednesday nights. And you know what, if there's a mid-week cider thrown in as well, That's totally ok by me.
And that devastating news? On the 21st of November, The Troubadour will be calling last drinks :(
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