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JD McPherson at Roseland Theater (Allen Stone and Blind Pilot not reviewed)
Overall
- Sunday night. REALLY windy night. Taking the Fremont bridge to get downtown was not the best idea.
- Sold out!
- Fundraiser for Portland’s Sunshine Division. Silent auction downstairs. That sort of sums up the crowd.
- We arrived right at 7pm when the show started and people must have gotten there early, because people were already very drunk.
- This quote I overheard sums it up: “What goes on here tonight stays here.”
- First time in a long while I have been to a 21+ Roseland show. Balcony was reserved seating only but there was a bar on the main level and all the way downstairs too.
- Rockabilly hoedown commence!
- Slicked back hair on stage required.
- As soon as they started playing, the people in the reserved balcony seating immediately regretted their decision to sit down.
- Their music transports you to another time and place. In a good way. Is it possible to be nostalgic for a time before you were born?
- Upright bass player, Jimmy Sutton, is the bees knees. There was some serious bass slapping going on. His charisma carried the band through their set.
- North Side Gal was a crowd pleaser and the band really responded to the crowd’s energy, but I was worried they weren’t going to be able to top it…
- Then they played “Wolf Teeth” and people started throwing stuff. It was awesome.
- At the end of the set, they received a standing ovation from the balcony.
In Conclusion
I give this show 12 stars. Ten stars for the coolest bass player of the year. One star for Roseland having a bar on every floor. One star for “Wolf Teeth” and all it’s awesomeness. Can’t wait to see these guys again.
xoxo A
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PREVIEW: J.D. McPherson at Roseland Theater, Sunday December 16th, 2012.
As we head into the last few weeks of the year, it’s hard not to reflect on all the fantastic albums released over the past 12 months. I’ll admit, I’ve been working my list (and been having lots of debates with myself) but J.D. McPherson’s April 2012 release “Signs and Signifiers” is definitely a contender. Ask any of my friends, it’s been on every playlist at work and home since early this summer and continues to be on repeat.
So in the spirit of making everything into a list at this time of year, here is a list of five simple reasons for why you should go see J.D. McPherson play on Sunday night at the KINK FM Jingle Bell Jam:
1. You have a cute dress that is borderline rockabilly and you need an event to wear it to.
2. You love to dance.
3. McPherson’s influences include a range from Delta blues to Led Zeppelin to Buddy Holly to Little Richard, all things you love and you are curious what it sounds like when these are all mixed together.
4. It’s a fundraiser for Portland’s Sunshine Division. They offer free emergency food and clothing assistance to families in need.
5. He is opening for Allen Stone and Blind Pilot.
And just in case you need one more reason, I’m going be there…
J.D. McPherson is opening for Allen Stone and Blind Pilot at Roseland Theater Dec 16th. Doors at 5:30pm, show at 7pm. $25-$45. Photo credit Jim Herrington.
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definitely recommend all of these artists especially *** The Lemon Twigs, The Buttertones, Benjamin Booker and Marlon Williams ***
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