Thursday, February 25, 2010

Butch Walker Week over at antiMusic ('Sycamore Meadows' Chicago January tth 2010)

Schubas Tavern-Chicago, IL - January 7th, 2010
Night #3 of 4,
the ‘Sycamore Meadows' show
Photos by: Billie Jo Sheehan


The evening's high spot was "Ships in a Bottle", done on electric guitar with barely a hint of echoy reverb, adding to the sensation of the lingering vocal. His delivery was wrenching as if he was wrestling with a demon right on the stage in front of us as he painted broad and vivid pictures. This was without question, his greatest vocal performance of the entire four night stand. Whether the delivery of the material was straightforward or not, it didn't matter. The songs leapt out at you waving you down to take notice. Of the three complete albums Walker performed, this was his most recent and as a result, it houses emotions and stories that are still raw. These songs aren't distant memories, but feelings he can still reach out and touch with little issue.

Read the rest of the review here.

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