Saturday, February 21, 2009

Largo Coronet Room

Friday Show 9:00pm (w/ Gillian Welch, Benmont Trench, and others)

Diamond Joe
The Way it will be (duet)
Stagger Lee
Novacaine (?) (Tri)
Two banjo songs
Incredible version of "Long may you run" I think. (full band)
Cortez
The Weight

Reviews:
From: http://www.mudcrutch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5989

Seldom have we experienced such an amazing evening as we did last night when David Rawlings and Gillian Welch came together as the 'David Rawlings Machine' at Largo at the Coronet Theater.

They were joined by many other great artists (including Benmont Tench), but I am COMPLETELY ASHAMED to say that I cannot name the others. Something I hope to remedy ASAP.

The musical experience last night left me both stupified and awestruck.

That amazement appeared to be a shared experience, and you could have heard a pin drop during the encore as David and Gillian came together, sans amplifiers, in a final song so pure and heartfelt that besides their guitars and voices, the only sound audible was the muted squeaking of springs as audience members gravitated to the edges of their seats in rapt attention.

I awoke to the chords of Neil Young's 'Cortez the Killer' rolling like thunder in my foggy brain - with my hair still a rats nest I had to look up the guitar tab and make a valiant but futile attempt to replicate what I heard last night.

The audience at Largo is a savy one, comprised of music lovers and included more than a few musicians and actors. It should come as no surprise that great performances like this are more apt to occur in venues that cater to celebration of the arts. At this Largo excells.

If you are ever afforded a chance, you really owe it to yourself to make the trek to Largo at the Coronet and catch a David Rawlings Machine performance. The experience will leave you truly enchanted, and maybe even reaching for your guitar

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