Sunday, May 1, 2016

Winter House Band, Live at Miscreation Brewing Company, Hanover, PA April 30th, 2016

     Good day folks. A real short one today. The Winter House played a show last night at Miscreation Brewing Company last night and crushed it. They only play a few shows a year so you can't sleep on these events.

Set 1
Bertha, Harder They Come, BIODTL, Ramble On, Loose Lucy, Brown Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Greatest Story Ever Told, Row Jimmy>Franklin's Tower

Set 2
Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain, Half Step, Eyes of the World, The Wheel, Deal, Sugaree, Tom Thumb Blues

     The whole show was great. All high energy. I've said it before, but I love their arrangement for Jack Straw. The Eyes had everything an Eyes should have. The '73 '74 era jams after the lyrics and the King Solomon's Marbles ending, which they nailed. And a Dylan tune for an encore? Hell yes. WHB reminds myself of Joe Russo's Almost Dead. They treat the Dead's tunes as a jazz band treats jazz standards. A common language which all can understand. I got that idea from the blog The Barn.
     And a final thought. If the band is tearing it up, you only have to tell me once. Telling me five or more times how good they are playing is unnecessary. Thanks.

Dave Kemp
BA American Studies

PhD Rock and Roll