Mostly Autumn & Lesoir June 28, 2013, DRU Cultuurfabriek, Ulft (NL)
Recently Mostly Autumn's (MA) leading man and guitarist
Bryan Josh married singer Olivia
Sparnenn after
a six year relationship. However, they didn't have much time to spend their
honeymoon together, because a week later two Dutch concerts were already on the
agenda. So, as a manner of speaking, they had a kind of Dutch Honeymoon Tour.
The first of these two gigs was held at the DRU Cultuurfabriek in Ulft and the
other one the next day at Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer. To me it was
obvious that I would attend the first gig because this venue is closest to my
home town. Going to Ulft also meant that a second band could be enjoyed, because
the venue booked the Dutch support act Lesoir as well.
Lesoir Lesoir hail from the city of Maastricht in the very southern part of the Netherlands. They already released two albums and did two tours in China (!). A UK tour is in the pipeline for 2013 as well.
Her boyfriend and guitarist Ingo Dassen was, together with Dachuan Lu (bass) and Ruben Israel (drums), responsible for the hypnotic rhythms that dominated most of the songs that unfortunately didn't
Mostly Autumn Apart from the fact that Bryan Josh and Olivia Sparnenn are nowadays Mr and Mrs Josh, more things happened to the band lately. They not only released the amazing live DVD Live At The Boerderij (see review), but also some band members quit the band, namely drummer Gavin John Griffiths and multi-instrumentalist
Of course the audience was mostly focussed on the just married couple during this great show. One could many times enjoy their strong vocal performances and of course the fine guitar playing of Josh. The interaction between the two was in a way you may expect from people who are in love with each other. This time the set list deviated a bit from the last gig I saw at the W2 venue in Den Bosch during last year's Christmas show (see review). They added for instance Appian Way and Slow Down, two tracks from Bryan Josh's first solo album Through These Eyes (2008, see review). I don't expect these songs during a MA concert, because they differ from the rest of the band's material. Both songs have more blues influences instead of a progressive rock kind of style. Another
Bryan Josh already announced the next Dutch shows, which are of course the famous annual Christmas shows in December. Well, I guess you've already read some reviews of these shows on this website, because for me there's no Christmas without a gig by MA. It's always lots of fun and good music just like I heard during this excellent concert! Henri Strik (edited by Peter Willemsen) |
Setlist Lesoir: Big TalkFeet On The Ground She's Lost Walk You Out What I Long For Dominion Thick Skin Tables Turned Transcience True Story |
Pictures Lesoir by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Lesoir: (left to right)Eleën Bartholomeus: backing vocals, electric percussion, keyboard, electric & acoustic guitar Dachuan Lu: bass Maartje Meessen: lead vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar & flute Ingo Dassen: electric guitar Ruben Israel: drums |
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