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by Heather Lanier
The Triple Door is one of my favorite bars (it’s actually more of an upscale supper club than an ordinary bar) . The club is beautiful, the staff is unfailingly helpful and charming, and the acoustics are great.
The show opened with Charlie Mars, who was by far my favorite of the three acts. He came out and played a full set by himself, singing and playing guitar. He (this is very impressive) had a full size Seattle crowd singing with him every time he asked. Seattle crowds are usually way too cool to do this; I've seen a lot of people try, and it only ever happens a little bit and only when the crowd already knows the songs. Gomez can do it, but his audience already knows those songs. Charlie Mars' vocals reminded me a little of Ian Ball's vocals, and there is little higher praise coming from me. My two favorite songs were Listen To The Darkside and Meet Me By The Backdoor. They were terrifically catchy and cute and pretty.
The second act was Jason Shannon and his band. Wendy Tangen-Foster on violin was great fun. I'm not just saying that because of her beautiful smile--she is talented and interesting to watch. Eli Amerson on sax was amazing once he got to cut loose (which should have been allowed on the first couple of songs, they would have benefited from it) and those two were great enough to make the set. Jason Shannon's voice is very strong and has an excellent range.
Bob Schneider, the headliner, has put together a really good band. Harmoni Kelley, on bass guitar, is pure joy to watch. My friend developed a huge crush on Harmoni from watching this set. And I was absolutely amazed by Oliver Steck on trumpet. I would go see any show that Oliver Stack was going to be a part of--he was truly outstanding.
I'm from Austin, and used to go see Joe Rockhead, Bob's old funk band, in the ‘90s. They were good enough to go see more than once. I have always liked Bob’s songwriting--he's smart and witty and writes good lyrics. I liked the slow ballads the best out of this set, but if you like Bob's ballads and you haven't heard Eels' frontman Mark Oliver Everett's ballads, you should stop reading immediately and go get Souljacker and listen to that for a while.
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