Soul and gospel legend Al Green performed with mastery of message, song, and sound. As the Reverend arrived on stage, the band began singing and harmonizing as though they were answering the call. His tight set contained a run through of many of his ever-fresh standards, as well as a medley of songs paying tribute to greats like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. His commentary: “THIS was where we came from.” In these frenetic moments, the crowd rose to their feet, dancing and singing along, shifting from side to side, or simply nodding their heads.
Setting the mood for the evening was the effervescent Liv Warfield, who specialized in belting out a fast-paced song before then slowing it down to a soft, mellow, reflective mood. Her command of the stage complemented her band’s cocktail of energy: R&B and jazz with a twist of congo sound. To close, she gave us a message describing help for the worried today: If only we could rest in the peace of Al Green, our worries would drift far, far away.
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he is amazing bro his style can not be touched....some people dont know what he is talking about caz u dont do what he does he is sickkk bra
by dylyn on Thu Mar 18, 2010 at 11.59 am from the entry: Wiz Khalifa: Burn After Rolling (Mixtape)
Wow,Great post.Thanks for sharing with us. land wi
by wisconsin land on Thu Mar 18, 2010 at 09.53 am from the entry: of Montreal + Gang Gang Dance - Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA; Oct. 30, 2008)
Ugh. Paste’s profile of Free Energy made me kind of hate them. So does your review. It’s this unctuous defense of good-time rock-and-roll ("we’re just here to party, and we’re awesome!") that seems more self-serving than fun-loving.
by beth on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 09.41 pm from the entry: Foreign Born + Free Energy - The Knitting Factory (Brooklyn, NY; Mar. 12, 2010)
that inescapable feeling you are referring to, is that like when you hear something and you could have sworn you heard it before because of the nostalgic catchy quality? or is is like when you’ve heard a band exactly like said band?
great post by the way!
by paul on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 03.15 pm from the entry: The Novel Ideas - "The Sky Is A Field" - Borrow It
Whoa! I had no idea she was enegaged. You would never know with the way she behaves! Wow!
by art on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 09.48 am from the entry: Nikki Darlin and John McCauley: 1+1=1
This comment stream is so meta. Great review Kelly.
by chris on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 07.50 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
no prob. The whole album is excellent, combining some of the harder sonics of Los Angeles with the meat of his debut and obviously difficult to summarize in only 50 words… 
I’d say it’s on par with the debut, but better than Los Angeles.
by kelly on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 06.23 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
Hi, i shot Liv Warfield (with lots of cameras, i mean!) at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom. Take a look, they turned out pretty good, and Liv is at her best, as usual!
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