{"id":12013,"date":"2012-03-25T12:50:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T16:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opticality.com\/blog\/?p=12013"},"modified":"2012-03-25T12:53:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T16:53:42","slug":"stone-lonesome-at-rockwood-music-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticality.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/25\/stone-lonesome-at-rockwood-music-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Lonesome at Rockwood Music Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stone Lonesome<\/a> headlined a set at Rockwood Music Hall<\/a> last night. We saw them one month ago, also on a Saturday night at 9pm at Rockwood 1. I wrote a detailed post about that show, which described not just that set, but their music in general. I\u2019m not being lazy, but rather than repeat that, I encourage you to read it<\/a> if you\u2019re not familiar with The Stone Lonesome and are interested in learning about them.<\/p>\n

The show last night was reasonably faithful to the previous one, so I could (almost) just stop now (other than updating the photos), but there was one change in the band and I always have something to say (even if no one wants to hear it), just to remind myself in the future of what differentiated this show from others.<\/p>\n

I ended that last post with:<\/p>\n

Thanks Zach, Emily (and Greg, Tony and Ryan) for making it a very special set!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is obviously a subjective remark, but I think that they are continuing to gel. It\u2019s clear from the above that they didn\u2019t need to improve<\/em> to make me very happy, but the more often a group performs, the more comfort<\/em> they have with each other, the audience, and the general flow (both during and between songs).<\/p>\n

Zach mentioned that he and Emily were dressed nearly identically (as if The Stone Lonesome had some kind of official outfit). That seemed to be correct, until Emily pirouetted to show off the see-through lacy back of her black shirt. Zach gave in immediately. Since he didn\u2019t spin around, I can\u2019t be sure whether he did or did not have a lacy back. \"Winking Emily immediately covered it up, so we might never know\u2026<\/p>\n

\"TheStoneLonesomeOutfits\"<\/a>\"EmilyLong\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Emily wielded a tambourine. I can\u2019t remember whether she did that last month (which is why I\u2019m writing it down now, so I\u2019ll remember!).<\/p>\n

\"ZachJonesEmilyLongTambourine\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For those that chose not to click through, The Stone Lonesome is made up of two people, Zach Jones<\/a> and Emily Long<\/a>. They could show up just the two of them and it would be a fine, albeit pretty mellow set. Instead, they surround themselves with top musicians who create a mix of modern and traditional alt-country sounds.<\/p>\n

Last nights band, left-to-right on stage:<\/p>\n

Greg Mayo<\/a> on electric guitar and vocals. This was the first of three consecutive sets where we saw both Greg and Zach perform. The next two posts will detail the sets where Greg\u2019s name was on the marquee, with Zach supporting him. Greg is always great on the guitar.<\/p>\n

\"GregMayo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to taking on the country genre in his play (wonderfully), on one song that Emily was singing lead, I thought I heard some lovely harmony, but I noticed Zach\u2019s lips weren\u2019t moving, so I looked around and noticed Greg was creating a sound similar to a pedal steel guitar, which sounded just like a beautiful vocal harmony.<\/p>\n

Zach mentioned that Greg had a new toy<\/em>. Specifically, he pointed to the Whammy Bar on Greg\u2019s guitar, which Greg employed a number of times (more often in the sound check, once Zach highlighted it). But, perhaps the entire guitar was new, and it just happened to have a Whammy Bar on it.<\/p>\n

Does it look like Greg and Zach and having a good time yet?<\/p>\n

\"GregMayoZachJones\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Killeen<\/a> on electric bass. Brian was the one change from last month\u2019s set. Tony Maceli<\/a> did a great job in February, but March was Brian\u2019s month to shine on bass for The Stone Lonesome. Unlike Greg and Zach, Brian didn\u2019t play on the middle set, but he was back for the final set with an even more front-and-center role, so look for that post later if you want to read a lot more about Brian!<\/p>\n

\"BrianKilleen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ryan Vaughn<\/a> on drums, cajon, percussion, washboard, whatever you can bang on or shake. Seriously, if you can make noise on it, Ryan can make that noise sound good! More on him two posts from now too.<\/p>\n

\"RyanVaughnWashboard\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t have the clearest view of Ryan, so I have to thank Sam Teichman for pointing out that Ryan was using two sticks in his right hand to get extra oomph out of the floor tom (including the rim) while beating the cajon with his left.<\/p>\n

\"RyanVaughnDoubleSticks\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It turns out, that Ryan is not<\/strong> Samson. This is the first time we saw Ryan clean shaven in forever. He was still just as good on everything, so he hasn\u2019t been drawing his special percussion powers from the beard. Good to know! \"Winking<\/p>\n

As with the prior month, Zach and Emily closed out the show by giving the band a break and hushing the crowd with a duet. Like I said above, they could easily do an entire set without the band, so getting a taste of the more mellow stuff was welcome. Another great set. Another great beginning to an amazing night of music.<\/p>\n

\"TheStoneLonesomeDuet\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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