November 21, 2004

The freak was unglued to any seat at the (unfortunanetly still sit down. hint hint) cozy crisp sounding Cedar Cultural Center for the David Lindley solo show, which was nicely opened by the talented Adrian Legg. Adrian’s set was genuinely good while packed with his good natured ramblings. Please don’t take this the wrong way: Lindley is a show that should demand that people dance so let’s make that a priority in the future. Let’s collectively do away with the sit down zombie crowds that poison our town’s truly great dancing (yes) live music shows. Freaks shall take back these venues. Do you think anyone was sitting when Jefferson Airplane played the Fillmore Auditorium or the Avalon Ballroom? Back off my stoned horse: David Lindley shined in this solo show (more rare than super duo Twango Bango withWally Ingram) choosing material from a number of sources & songbooks such as Pat McDonald’s “national holiday”, Warren Zevon’s “(beneath the vast) Indifference of Heaven”, JJ Cale’s “Tijuana”, some Danny O’Keefe as well as some of his own stuff like “Catfood Sandwiches” & the infamed “When a guy gets boobs” not to mention “Head Cheese”. Also thrown in for good measure was a twisted up Asian meets Appallachian murder ballad “Little Sadie”, which made a killing with the audience. David is by & far one of the most interesting & knowledgeable charmed wonders of our music scene & his warm personality always encourages positivity & goes fittingly with his sense of humor. He is easily one of the most multitalented (certainly multi instrumentalist) humans going about this planet spreading music & good times everywhere & back. A hero to many, very few revere him as highly as yours truly. Catch my interest if you can. Also visit davidlindley.com for great DL content & even some very entertaining quirky games. Really, I’m serious.

David Lindley & Timmy