LOCATION: The Bottom Line, New York, NY
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Will Sayler, Paul Moak, Rick Plant
REVIEW BY: Keith Bergendorff
7:30 Spinning Bothered Show Me She Nobody Number One Suitcase Long Lost Brother Professional Daydreamer (YES!) All I Need Is Everything The World Can Wait (encore) Cruel and Pretty When I Go 10:30 Spinning Bothered Long Lost Brother Show Me She Nobody Number One Lifelong Fling / Ain't No Sunshine Ohio Suitcase All I Need Is Everything The World Can Wait (encore) Changes Come I thought both sets were really outstanding (although "Smokey" Moak DID occasionally get a little carried away with his gear), even though the late show was very sparsely attended and K&L seemed a little disappointed when they first walked out. It was nice to drive 90 minutes instead of 12 hours to see them play. Susan Enam and Steve Denopoulos opened. I brought my 19-year old son to the shows (his first OtR concert) and introduced him to Linford, and the evening was a true bonding experience. He was very impressed with the band, and is going to try to bring a couple of his college buddies to the show in Cambridge tomorrow night after returning to school in Boston. Unfortunately I left my camera at a family party in my haste to get into the city in time for the early show. Karin looked very fetching in a navy blue t-shirt, bright red bell-bottomed hiphuggers with a wide black belt, black shoes with low heels and the usual amulet. She seemed relaxed and in very good spirits and sang her heart out the entire evening. The band gleefully revealed during the somewhat giddy late show that she was once a prom queen. Linford did an amazing turn on organ for When I Go, sounding remarkably like Garth Hudson of The Band. Rick Plant explained to us between sets that the arrangement was necessitated by the fact the piano used for the version I heard in Lexington and Cincinnati wouldn't fit on the small stage. Also missing were Paul's vibes, instead he did a cool echo-ey thing on pedal steel for the duet with Linford at the end of Lifelong Fling, which segued into a very rhythmic Ain't No Sunshine. I was surprised and thrilled to hear Professional Daydreamer (which starts with Karin accompanying herself on piano and builds wonderfully from there), one of my favorites on Ohio. All I Need Is Everything totally rocked in both sets. I wish I were in Northampton... Keith from NY