Girlyman!

[saxikath]

I'm going to quote myself, from a comment I just made in colorwheel's journal:

"Y'know, I never thought of myself as the fangirl type. But I'm definitely a fangirlyman. :)"

I'm so grateful to the Freaks and tahnan and leighjen for introducing me to Girlyman. They get more harmony and texture out of three voices and mostly acoustic instruments than I've ever heard. They played a lot of my favorites, including "The Shape I Found You In," "Viola," and of course "Postcards from Mexico," and their awesome versions of "Way Down Yonder in the Minor Key" and "Son of a Preacher Man." And they had some new stuff, too. There was one that Ty said Nate had done musical stuff to that made her head explode, that had some phenomenal harmonies. But I think the one that got me the most was "Reva Thereafter" (not sure on the spelling of "Reva"), a song Nate wrote about his grandmother.

I was late getting to the club, after a long hair appointment and the usual vagaries of the T, so I missed the opening act, but I got there about two bars into Girlyman's first number. Whew!

October apple-picking/Girlyman trip to Groton, anyone? :)

Comments

thanks!

[roguepuppet.livejournal.com]

This is an amazing tip.. hope you do not mind if I pass it along. I licked the link and was hooked on one listen. Even better.. both of their albums are on eMusic, and I had not used up my monthly quote yet!!
This is a group I will share..

Re: thanks!

[saxikath]

I don't mind at all! The more the merrier. Glad you liked them.

[temvald.livejournal.com]

I think that the head-exploding musical stuff song was "Invite Me In". And the bootleg that I have of "Reva Thereafter" spelled it "Reva", so I assume you're right there.

[saxikath]

Apropos of nothing, is that Crowley as a kitten in your userpic? How incredibly cute.

[temvald.livejournal.com]

Yes. I really should fill out my userpics--currently Crowley is the only cat represented.

(Oh, and by the way, the mention of the Reva Thereafter bootleg was supposed to include a "in case you want a copy" line.)

[in-parentheses.livejournal.com]

Yes, please! :) (She says, butting in.)

[temvald.livejournal.com]

reva_thereafter.mp3

[lunacow]

Temvald, thanks for that MP3. Sax, glad you had a great time at the show.

[saxikath]

Awesome, thanks!

[saxikath]

Hell yes I'd like a copy please!

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

cool, thank you and now i definitely WON'T be late for their KC gig!