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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love the review...makes me wish even more that I’d been there!! & the photos are killer, colin!
by nicci on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 09.40 pm from the entry: Friendly Fires + The xx + Holly Miranda - Doug Fir (Portland, OR; Nov. 25, 2009)
I thought you’d like this josh.
by colin on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 06.10 pm from the entry: Full Brother Ali concert from the Fresh Air Tour (download)
thanks austin!
by colin on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 06.06 pm from the entry: Essential Listening: Priors "What You Need (Hey Champ Remix)"
hell yeah! judging by “us,” brother ali is at the top of his (the) game right now. can’t wait to hear some of his new stuff live.
by josh on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 05.54 pm from the entry: Full Brother Ali concert from the Fresh Air Tour (download)
Hey Champ really hit it outta the park with this one. Check out the full remix tape at their website, www.heychamp.com
You can download it for free too! Awesome!
by austin on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 05.54 pm from the entry: Essential Listening: Priors "What You Need (Hey Champ Remix)"
Agreed. I saw him open for them as well and was happily surprised by his talent.
by Siri on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 03.26 pm from the entry: Full Brother Ali concert from the Fresh Air Tour (download)
openers don’t tend to blow me away and when I saw him open for Atmosphere, that’s exactly what I was.
by colin on Fri Dec 4, 2009 at 03.22 pm from the entry: Full Brother Ali concert from the Fresh Air Tour (download)
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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