Davina and The Vagabonds I love you Nashville.. I love you Music City Roots! ....And that was to the aforementioned Davina and her band The Vagabonds. This all-male four-piece looked the farthest thing from homeless wanderers with black suits and slim ties, while Davina was radiant in red with a whimsical tiny matching hat pinned atop her retro ‘do. Seated at the piano, you could tell something was afoot from her animated eyes and vigorous jabs at her keyboard. And then came the voice, a fantastically bold, expressive and varied instrument equal parts smoke and sugar, with touches of Bessie Smith, Bette Midler and Betty Boop. Before opener “St. Michael and the Devil” was two minutes in, she was vocalizing amazing throaty effects that mimicked her trombone and trumpet player as if in other-worldly conversation with those instruments. The set of all-original songs that sounded old and new at the same time featured a rolling boogie, finger-snapping pop, barrelhouse jazz, molten soul and a closer that channeled Louis Prima. The band smoked. She played banging, difficult and dazzling piano solos. It was roots music with historic grounding and innovative flair, and D and the Vs were rewarded with I think four standing ovations and heaps of zany love from the crowd. musiccityroots.tumblr/post/64412934386/twin-turbo-mcr-10-16-13
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:01:47 +0000
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