Meg and I went to see River City Extension and Kevin Devine at the Red
Palace last night, and I thought it was fantastic! Turns out it was the last
stop on their tour and they all seemed to be exuberent, in high, sometimes
goofy, spirits.
Red Palace has a capacity of 225 people and this was a
sold out show. For comparison, Rock and Roll hotel holds 400, 9:30 club holds
1200, Black Cat mainstage holds 700 (backstage 200), Merriweather holds
19,000 (including lawn - I'm guessing this is festival capacity), and the
Filmore will hold 2,000 when complete.
River City Extention was
amazing. They fit all 8 members of their band on the tiny stage and had
tremendous energy. Some of the members were clearly
excellent multi-instrumental musicians. The end of the set was the best -
they all came into the crowd and sang accapella while milling about. LOVED
IT! I so recommend this band. They are my current obsession and I can't wait
until they come back. They seem like a bunch of gypsy pirates with a ton of
energy. I really hope this band makes it big.
Kevine Devine was MUCH
better than I expected. Based on MySpace, I thought it was just a guy with a
guitar and witty lyrics. Instead it was a guy with a rockin band with witty
banter and intelligent lyrics that you could actually understand most of the
time. Smart guy, and apparently he's been around for a while. I had no clue,
but I'd happily see him again at a festival, though I wouldn't search him
out.
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