Last night, was indeed a good night. Marcus, Militza, Robert and I all met up at Hailey’s in Denton to see Ian Moore play a duo show with Kullen Fuchs. I’m not exactly sure how many times I have seen him play live, but I have yet to not be amazed by his performance.
The night started off well. The doors at Haley’s opened at 9:00 and the opening act started probably around 9:30 or so. The last two times that Ian played there, the opening act was absolute torture. I won’t post his name on here, but he was in serious need of some Prozac. This guy played the must dull and depressing folk music you have ever heard, and must have played for at least an hour. We were happy to find that there was a new opener Ben Fleming. Ben was entertaining and played about a 30 min. set. I’m not an expert by any means, but his voice reminded me a little bit of Neil Young, and many of his songs had a very Bob Dylan fell. He has a few songs you can listen to on his MySpace site (link above).
The club never got very full; I think there were no more than 30 people or so at the most busy part of the night. I guess that’s expected for a Monday night show. Ian and Kullen went on around 10 and as always they didn’t disappoint. The smaller shows have a great feel, and are much more intimate. The music is always fantastic with Ian taking care of the acoustic guitar, a foot drum and vocals. Meanwhile Kullen backs him up on vocals and with a myriad of instruments including: trumpet, xylophone, keyboard, and a few others that I have no clue as to what they are (one was a little keyboard with a hose he blew into?? And the other looked like a baby trombone or a cross between a trombone and a trumpet). How he plays so many instruments at the same time is beyond me, but it made for amazing music coming from just two men. Between songs Ian took more time to talk about the music and converse with the crowd. It was very laid back and relaxed. While the full band shows are a lot of fun, the warm small atmosphere at the smaller shows make for an unbeatable vibe.
The first time I saw Ian play a solo show at Haley’s I was impressed by his encore as he unplugged his guitar, stepped away from his microphone and walked out into the small audience to perform in the raw. Keeping with tradition last night he and Kullen did just that and played several songs without electronics surrounded by the crowd of 30 or so people. He took a few requests and played his music right there, the same way you might experience his music if you were a guest in his home. Pretty cool! Ben Fleming got to play rhythm guitar for a few of songs on the floor with Ian. I’m not a musician, but it was really cool to see how they could play together even though Ben didn’t know any of the songs. A few quick instructions from Ian, and Ben was able to play along and really add to the music.
If you have not listened to Ian Moore before, I recommend giving him a shot. You can find demo’s of some of his music on his webpage (www.ianmoore.com) and you can buy his work on iTunes. If he comes to your town, his live shows are amazing and inexpensive. I don’t think you will be disappointed.
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