LOCATION: Downtown Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Will Sayles
REVIEW BY: Bruce Lachey, Dan Temmesfeld
hey, y'all. quick note re: the show otr played in nashville this afternoon. very packed for a show with as much notice as there seemed to be. it was held at the downtown presbyterian church which was built around 1850 in an egyptian-revival style. yep, you read that right. egyptian. after the show we wandered around the sanctuary and it's bizarre. all the stained glass, detail, even the winged sun disk and egyptian columns at the entrance - - crazy. very rare for the US, and it's on the nat'l register of historic places. will sayles, the percussionist from the christmas 2002 shows, played with them - he's a nashville local. his kit was really interesting, a huge handmade native bass and "snare" and a strange tom, with a paiste ride and a small hi hat with another percussion box he used once. nearest i remember, it was: new song - (jesus and mary) pretty good stuff.. (linford on grand piano, karin singing only) bothered (same, but with will on percussion) seahorse (k+l on acoustic guitar) jesus is new orleans faithfully dangerous fever my love is a fever (different again, it's like they spin a wheel for musical styles for this song. i hope i haven't missed the foxtrot or rhumba stylings of this one) remind us (karin solo on piano and vocals) all i need is everything (k+l on acoustic guitar) when i go (linford on piano) not surprising, karin was in fine voice, and the boys played great. it was so quiet you could hear a bible page turn in the chapel during the performance, and everyone was very receptive to the show. remind us was very moving live - i'd seen this a few months before but as that k-razy war seems closer it holds more impact i guess. they played maybe an hour and tons of the folks there for the show and exhibit stayed and mingled afterwards in the very laid back atmosphere. fitting for such a fine city. mark, dan and i met zayne and her friend after the show. always great to meet fellow listees! nashville is really close to cincinnati - easy for a weekend road trip. especially when someone else is driving.Dan Temmesfeld:
good experience, and i'm glad that we (bruce and i) made the trek. good fun... they played a great set, short and sweet. cute stage set-up. nice drummer (Will). some new tunes, some old tunes. "Fever" was my highlight. met up with Mark. fun guy to hang with. saw David Perkins (the wrong George) at the show and chatted with him. very nice and humble guy. i also saw Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken in the crowd. didn't chat with them, though. 'twas also great to meet Zayne and her friend. they're lucky, living 13 minutes from downtown Nashville. 4+ hours kinda wears on ya... saw some local color the night prior. too many cover bands to name. one great non-cover rockabilly band named Joshua Black Wilkins and the Party Crashers. great stuff!! singer with a stance like Elvis meets young-cripple Forrest Gump. upright bassist was darn cool, too... again with the crappy cover bands, though. what does the term "honky tonk" mean? i makes no sense. i think it's just randomly added into country songs when they don't know what to say (quite often). also, walking out of one bar with "sweet home alabama" being played into another bar with it being played as well was... shall i say... hilarious. The correct setlist: Forgiveness Bothered Tuning Song #1 The Seahorse Jesus *IN* New Orleans Tuning Song #2 She Tuning Song #3 All I Need Is Everything Fever My Love Is a Fever Remind Us When I Go