Morglbl and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

ok so.... in the last few weekends I've gone out of the acoustic folk genre and gone to some concerts with my son Andrew and have seen one Progressive Metal and one Rock/country act as we went to see Morglbl in Kendall Park, NJ and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers at World Cafe Live in Philly. This was my first time at World Cafe Live and it certainly won't be my last a very nice venue!

First up was Morglbl on a Friday night at a little Bistro in a strip shopping center in Kendell Park, NJ. Morglbl is a trio of French musicians - including Christophe Godin (a fantastic guitarist) on guitar obviously, Ivan Rougny on bass and Aurélien Ouzoulias on drums. Andrew had seen them at Nearfest last year and said they were great and received a standing ovation and double encore at 11:00 in the morning on Sunday! Knowing that I like guitar, he knew I'd like them and he was right. I listened to their CD before we went so I was familiar with what the music sounded like but to see it live was totally different. Their music is jazz, funk, rock and just plain good! They played two sets that lasted slightly over two hours and included many tracks from their new CD Jazz for the Deaf, which andrew bought but i haven't listened to yet! So it was a great night with good music and ended with me shaking Christophe's hand and asking what jazz musicians he listened to. When we came home, Andrew told his mom I knew he was going to talk to him!

Next up was Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, again Andrew said that because their music was Americana he thought I would like them and once again he was right. Again, I listened to several of the CDs prior to going to the show so I was familiar with some of the songs, unlike everyone else who was there who knew every word to every song and often took over singing! What a great show and half the fun was the audience response and participation which ended with many women and a few men on the stage during the encore! The youtube video below captures some of the energy that was there!

so I listened to the CD again today and I'll practice

Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
So meet me at the mission at midnight
Well divvy up there
Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
So I got the pistol
So I get the pesos

That seems fair

and maybe next time I'll be singing along who knows!

Opening for Roger Clyne was another Americana band from San Diego California, Dead Rock West lead by the vocals of Frank Lee Dressen and Cindy Wasserman they put on a high energy show again with many people singing along. After the show I went out in the hallway and Cindy was at the mech. table. When I came back I said to Andrew " I didn't say anything to her!" maybe next time.... so for now great show Cindy!