Me and My Shadow

On Thursday, I was at The Piston because I always try to see Emilie Mover given her rare appearances. First up was Simeon Ross. He was a cross between Brendan Fraser, for his clean-cut look and warm humour, and Bruce Springteen, given his heavy strumming and earnest lyrics. He was joined by keyboardist Heather Graham tonight though they haven't played together in 2 years. Her career as a lawyer reminded of the current trajectory of the duo Chris & Nicole.

Sigrún Stella brought her full band, it might have grown by 1 more player. They offered some americana, some country, and even a little bit of folk (though that was mostly Stella on a couple of solo numbers).

When Mover took to the stage, she admitted that she should consider planning for more live performances (ie, with a band). That would certainly be wonderful; the last such show of her own material was several years ago. Tonight was the first concert with a new guitar and quitting smoking after 23 years. She picked up the habit after a trip to Italy with her father. The pleasure of a Mover show is the wonderful balance between her guitar playing and lyrical verses. Both seemed at first simple yet concealed much depth. Her playing often shift unexpectedly from simple pop chords into a set of melancholic jazz transitions and her words are packed with layers of meaning. Tonight there were some new or unrecorded songs including New York and Forest Hill.

I had to skip out of newish band Blue Copper because it was getting late in the night.