Hey Marseilles at Ram's Head On Stage 6-23-13



Cole Cash at Ram's Head on Stage 6-23-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Sunday, June 23, 2013, Geri and I both took our 8-year-old daughters to see Hey Marseilles at an all-ages matinee at Ram's Head On Stage in Annapolis, which is a seated dinner-concert venue. It was a great time! I was sorry to see such a bad turn out, though. Not even ¼ of the seats were filled.  The last time I went to a matinee, it was nearly full. The music was beautiful. The artists authentic and engaged. They looked joyful playing on stage. I thought the lead singer sounded more like Colin Meloy in person than recorded. The band is chamber-pop from Seattle and includes a cello (played standing) and viola. Most memorable was when the lead singer talked about the girl’s milkshakes.  He called them temptresses for drinking them in front of him (he has a serious milk shake addiction.)

The opener was Cole Cash, a duo from Annapolis, MD. They were folksy/country sounding and did several covers.  (Maybe all covers. I couldn’t tell.) The woman has a beautiful voice. The man, not as good, but sounded great with her in duets. They played guitar and slide guitar.