Patrice Pike and Gordy Quist at Bend Studio- A review.

After a lovely day of cleaning out my closet and discovering that I have at least ten thousand coat hangers, I headed up to Bend Studio to enjoy another of their Intimate Evening shows and take a few pictures. Ally set me up with a great seat to snap some pictures from, and I was looking forward to some mellow live music to help me through the weekend. I hate to admit to my naivety, but I really had no idea that I was in for a truly amazing show. I had listened to some of Patrice’s music on her myspace but didn’t realize she was the same Patrice Pike of Sister Seven fame. Who know that such a huge voice could hide inside such a little person?

The show was just as you would expect from a Bend Studio show. Thirty or so audiophiles filled the studio to hear the music. Simple yet refined music with just Patrice and her acoustic guitar for the majority of the show. As the show progressed she became more conversational and relaxed. Half way into the show, you really start to get the feeling that you were invited to a private show for her friends to enjoy, and forget that you are at a public music venue. The audience also relaxed as the show went on; the girls on the front row and the rest of the room loosened up tremendously after a few glasses of wine (amazing how that works!). Patrice’s voice, and her music was top notch. If you enjoy scat, you would have loved this show. She went wild on a few of her songs with the best live scat I’ve ever heard. Her play list was a great mix of old and new, fast and slow. A few songs were fantastic adaptations of songs usually hammered out with an electric guitar and a full band. Her show was fantastic, and I would defiantly recommend that you go to see her play if given the chance. If I had to sum up her show in once sustenance it would be this: Patrice is a little lady with an enormous voice, an acoustic guitar and an electric smile.

More pics from the show can be found in my gallery here.

Gordy Quist was the opener for Patrice. Gordy’s sound is hard for me to describe. If I had to take a stab at it, I’d say that it is a little bit of Nashville, a little bit of folk, and a whole lot of mellow. He has several of his songs on his MySpace that you should check out. He reminds me of someone else, but I can’t put my finger on it. Either way, he sounded great and I would recommend his show to anyone looking for some clean mellow live music. If you have ever had one of those long weeks at work, and you want to just sit down with a cold beer and listen to some mellow music that helps the stress and BS slide off of your shoulders with every sip, Gordy Quist’s music would aid you in your quest.

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