She loves it when my guitar rings…
As posted on Galleywinter this morning
Acoustic shows…
What is it about an acoustic show that just drives emotion straight into your heart? Maybe it’s the intimate setting… maybe the lack of “production”… maybe it’s how clear you can hear the words… maybe it’s the songs/covers and the stories that go along with them… heck, probably it’s all of the above. In fact I know it’s all of the above. It’s just a shame that these shows are few and far between and often not attended. Most of the time you might get a Stoney LaRue acoustic show.. or a Wade Bowen show.. or even a Stoney and Bleu show if you’re really lucky. Then there’s Steamboat. A time when all the greats in this scene, sit down and play and sing together. That right there, is worth the price of the trip.
Last night I got the opportunity to see Matt Powell, Wade Bowen and Bleu Edmondson sit on stage at a party I somehow found my way into and it was better than any show I’ve seen in quite a while. Don’t get me wrong… I love a full band set that leaves you drained for the next few days, but there is something about seeing those 3 guys joking around and swapping Bruce Springsteen songs back and forth and staying on stage till the door is locked and they quit selling beer. It gives you an insight to how close this Music Scene is and reminds you the reasons for wanting to drop the day job and follow bands around Texas for the rest of your life living off of corner store hotdogs and cheap bottled water. So… thanks guys! Thanks for taking the time during the week to come play shows like last night. Thanks to guys like Matt Powell that wasn’t even supposed to be there, but came and got on stage. You see stuff like that all the time at these types of shows. You just never know who will come out and play.
Don’t let the acoustic shows die. If you see one, take the time to go take part in it. Go to the Clubhouse Concerts.. go to the acoustic tours of guys like Cody Canada/Stoney LaRue and Wade Bowen/Randy Rogers… go to that show with Walt Wilkins and experience his songwriting and voice… go to the acoustic concert series on Monday nights in the random towns outside of Austin… just go…
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