> > >------------------------------ > >Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:29:45 -0400 >From: "brynneandscott" >To: >Subject: Sondre Lerche/Liz Phair/Jason Mraz >Message-ID: <03df01c35c1e$cd53c7a0$81280944@cl.ri.cox.net> > >I have to photograph the Liz Phair concert tonight and wondered if >Sondre Lerche or Jason Mraz were worth catching. > >Anyone seen or heard these guys? > >Scott S > saw Sondre open for Elvis Costello here in vancouver.... just him and his guitar... kind of boring and samey.. he has a charming between song fractured English patter... he's no Rufus Wainwright.... no Dave Rave, either.... totally did NOT see any Donovan connection WHATSOEVER.... and I've seen Donovan in concert.... maybe his records are wonderful and stuff... but maybe his label should spring for another guy to tag along on keys or something... the audience seemed to dig him... maybe I expect more, maybe he should write more interesting songs or learn more guitar... i don't know.... didn't really connect with me... the cover tune he did seemed to be the highlight... .... Elvis Costello was an odd one, too... just him & steve nieve in basically a 2 hour love letter to Diana Krall (she was probably in the wings & everyone was half expecting she'd come out) & canada (he played stuff from his new cd)... I hadn't seen him live since the 80s and haven't paid much attention to his Kurt Weill aspirations but I was pleasantly surprised - he took a lot of chances, singing acapella and without a mike (his voice is STRONG)... and trying to make the evening as intimate as he could.... the odd heckle ("we're falling asleep up here") got Elvis up and at it and it certainly made me want to check out where some of the more obscure songs came from.... very interesting evening.... Dig that crazy Bongo Beat! Visit my web site Http://www.bongobeat.com