Tuesday night's Daytrotter Presents show at RIBCO featured the perfect lineup for a weeknight.
Hallelujah the Hills, The Wooden Birds and The Uglysuit all played sets that were chill enough for a weeknight, with just the right amount of intensity to keep the crowd's focus on the music instead of the burger baskets.
Hallelujah the Hills incorporated the trumpet and cello into its set, adding depth to their set up of standard electric instruments. The set ended with a lively rendition of "Fight of the Paper Pilots, " off the band's second album, "Colonial Drones."
The highlight of The Wooden Birds performance was the warm, captivating vocal harmonies of singer/songwriter Andrew Kenny and Leslie Sisson, who is joining Kenny for the current tour. Their voices sounded as if they were made to accompany each other, each compl e menting and fitting in perfectly with the other.
The Wooden Birds performed a faster, electric version of its debut album, "Magnolia," but the live show still had the mellow feel of the record . The drummer, Sean Haskins, used brushes instead of sticks, allowing the delicate vocals to come through clearly.
The Uglysuit , a six-man band, turned the energy up. Originally playing quieter than I expected from such a large ensemble, the band quickly increased the volume with flowing keyboards and beautiful vocals from Israel Hindman. The band is best known for its song, "Chicago," which was featured in the final scenes of the TV series "ER," performed some new material including "1902 Deep Ocean."
While I have yet to be disappointed by a show put together by Daytrotter and RIBCO, Tuesday's show was definitely one of the duo's better offerings. Keep the indie rock coming.
Posted in Stephanie-depasquale on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:05 pm Updated: 3:27 pm. | Tags: Daytrotter Presents, Ribco, Hallelujah The Hills, The Wooden Birds, The Uglysuit
