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...bringing instruments on stage. They weren’t quite through until just before 9 p.m. Last Tuesday, in Avalon’s smoky, dimly lit Ballroom, 1,300 fans waited and watched good-naturedly as several guitars, African talking drums, maracas, a penny whistle, Tibetan finger cymbals, a mandolin, a Cajun washboard, a djembe and a myriad of other instruments appeared onstage. Mellow Beatles covers provided background noise as excited groupies mulled about, unruffled by the delay and fraught with anticipation. When the band finally made their way onstage, the audience was assaulted by a frenzy of percussion...
...John Buynak switched from mandolin to penny whistle to tom-toms, Liz Berlin alternated from cowbells to electric guitar to a tin washboard and the textures of the night’s sounds became increasingly richer. The only constant in the show, besides Glabicki’s unique vocals, was bassist Patrick Norman. His dynamic playing was interrupted only briefly when he switched to drums for one piece, but his euphoric grin was an enjoyable thread running through a shape-shifting performance...
That is not to say that they are not talented or musically innovative. In fact, their use of traditional Irish instruments (bagpipes, mandolin, tin whistle, and dulcimer) alongside the common guitar, bass and drums gives them a refreshingly unique flavor. The sound integrates well with the Irish-American themes in their songs. These range from serious commentaries about the ravages of war to light-hearted larks, such as “The Spicy McHaggis Jig”, which is about the band’s bagpipe player’s love for “chicks over four-hundred pounds...
...Phish-meets-Blind Melon-meets-the Pogues sound of opening band Carbon Leaf. Carbon Leaf are the only unsigned band ever to perform at the American Music Awards, where they won an award for Best New Music, beating out some 1,000 other bands. Featuring among other things a mandolin and several tin whistles, the group is obviously influenced by Great Big Sea and they were a fitting and exhilerating opening band, whetting the crowd’s appetite. By the time lead singer Barry Privett broke out the bagpipes towards the end of their gig, the sold-out Avalon...
...Here,” also integrates the balladic, acoustic verse and the washing guitar-driven chorus successfully. But there are also some strange consequences of this diversification. The last song on the record, “Aqueous Transmission,” is an eight-minute head trip accompanied by mandolin and fading strings, and sits uncomfortably among the more honest rock songs that comprise much of the album. On View, lead singer Brandon Boyd is at his most introspective. He expresses love, loss, contemplation and joy in a more visceral way than most new metal bands. The album...