Jezebel HomepageJezebelMusic.com's Blog2008-07-04T21:07:01-07:00jezebelhttp://www.jezebelmusic.com/weblog/blogfrontpage.phpinfo@jezebelmusic.comtag:jezeblog,2008:JezebelHomepagePivotCopyright (c) 2008, Authors of Jezebel HomepageResonance Journal | July 22008-07-03T10:32:00-07:002008-07-05T00:01:00-07:00tag:jezeblog,2008:JezebelHomepage.586Come to our open mic on Monday at Sound Fix!
2008 Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition is Open!Saturday’s Tip: Music theory is evil.(Resonance review by Jeff Goncalves)
This past week’s Resonance gave us a little of everything. All four acts brought something different to the table, and for the first time I can remember, all four (coincidentally) played covers. Kicking off the night was a little taste of alt rock from Mandi LeBlanc. The Austin TX native played an upbeat set of angst-filled songs, and showed respect for a self-evident Weezer influence by performing an excellent version of “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here.” Ukulele in hand, the charismatic Craig Chesler was up next.Come to our open mic on Monday at Sound Fix! 2008 Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition is Open!Saturday’s Tip: Music theory is evil.(Resonancereview by Jeff Goncalves)
This past week’s Resonance gave us a little of everything. All four acts brought something different to the table, and for the first time I can remember, all four (coincidentally) played covers. Kicking off the night was a little taste of alt rock from Mandi LeBlanc. The Austin TX native played an upbeat set of angst-filled songs, and showed respect for a self-evident Weezer influence by performing an excellent version of “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here.” Ukulele in hand, the charismatic Craig Chesler was up next.Craig has a very classic feeling to his music, which is not a knock on him in any way. In a brief but refreshing change from contemporary styles, Chesler’s tunes are all bright and cheerful, and take you to another place (perhaps Hawaii, with a couple traditional Hawaiian instrumentals mixed in the set). In addition to his well-crafted originals and the aforementioned instrumentals, Chesler opened the set with a personal favorite, “Gotta Get Drunk,” a Willie Nelson gem. Adam Tao was next to perform, prefacing his set remarking he’d be playing “songs about girls.” True to his word, Tao performed songs with a style that blended pop with folk, with lyrics about relationships and classic singer-songwriter motifs. While “Change” had a Radiohead influence, his chosen cover was another Weezer classic, “The Good Life.” Cuomo (pictured), the closing act of the night, is a duo that blends folk with punk and, like they say, punk with folk. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Cuomo won the award for best stage banter of the night and put great emotion and energy into his songs. Claiming influence to their work in restaurants, a lot of songs were about drinking and everything that was performed had an element that was unlike any other performer of the night. Was it the accordion? The punk influence (including a cover of Social Distortion’s “Ball and Chain”)? The banter? I’m not sure, but either way it closed out a great night of music at Pianos.
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