Live Music at the True Vine, Baltimore
Last Friday, with friends and neighbors, I attended a wonderful gathering at the True Vine record shop in Baltimore. In the back room, there was space enough to pack all of three bands and us for an evening of good music, good company, and laughter.
First on the line-up was Gemmel, a performance I was unfortunately unable to photograph, but a masterful show nonetheless. The guitar work was inflected, emotional, and very nimbly played.
Next, came Santadads: two guys, neighbors of mine, dressed as a bear and a tiger. The name of their mike-check tune seemed to be “We’re going to kill you!“, which was what they chanted. They ended their set with a very operatic rendition of the YMCA song. There wasn’t a dry eye or an un-split belly in the place.
Last, but not least came the new kid on the block, Lizz King. She’s a native of my hometown, Shepherdstown West Virginia, and played the show to announce the release of her first recording, entitled “All Songs Go To Heaven”.
For your listening pleasure, you loyal readers of No Categories, I have procured copies of the three songs on that recording. Please enjoy the songs: “Bigger, Better, Stronger, Faster” a song about a ridiculous work ethic. Next up, we have “Proletariat Delinquent” (whose title is difficult to spell), a delightful and somewhat eerie song. Lastly, there’s a song called “When the Curtain Rises“, which is a sultry song about disappointing things.
A good time was had by all, of course.
The rest of the pictures I took are posted in the photo album.