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May 19, 2006
Tim Easton and Garrison Starr @ the Hotel Cafe: May 18, 2006
A little math, to start:
Tim Easton + Garrison Starr + Dead Rock West = One HOT show.
With a lineup like that, how could the Hotel Cafe NOT be packed for Tim Easton's CD Release Party? I was shocked to find there was actually a LINE at the tiny Hotel Cafe for folks waiting to get in, but fortunately, opener Garrison Starr didn't take the stage until ten minutes after her scheduled 9pm start time. Garrison is funny as hell, making self-deprecating remarks about sweating, lack of proper rehearsal, and acid reflux, which only added to her sparkling performance. If you haven't already picked up her latest CD The Sound of You and Me, do so, and you'll hear that she sounds exactly like she does on the album live. Tim Easton's latest CD Ammunition was released in stores earlier this week, and armed only with his guitar (no backing band at all), Tim did himself justice playing all the songs from the album in order. An audience favorite was the satirical "Jesus, Protect Me From Your Followers," which earned him the loudest applause of the evening. It was obvious that most of the crowd had showed for Tim, but those who left early did themselves a great injustice by not sticking around for the Gram Parsons-inspired Dead Rock West.
Posted by darlin at May 19, 2006 1:42 PM
