Louis live!

Searching for a good scene to listen to some local music, I headed to Tonic on the lower east side to check out the band Louis. Headed by Louis Schefano, his trio is filled out by two lovely ladies, Laura Baran and Casey Cook, on the bass and drums respectively. Their songs were sweet and melodic, tales of emotions from the decision-making moments in the song, “Run or Fight”, to the longing of seeing a loved one in, “After All.” At times, the drummer and the bassist took a rest while Louis played solo. The crowd was into it, calling out their favorites while being entertained by a film projected behind the band. If you enjoy solid songwriting, I suggest checking out Louis in the future. I caught the openers, The Great Lakes and found that the band, seven of them, outnumber the actual lakes, (the lakes definitely win in the mass department). They boasted a piano, a cello, and a saxophone, to accompany the two guitars and bass section. The saxophonist brought me back to my partying days in the late eighties and the band reminded me of Luna, with a country twist. After experiencing bands easy on the ears and eyes, I took my musically fulfilled body back to Brooklyn where it belongs.

Tags:   louis, the great lakes, tonic

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Posted on 8/1/2005 ( Permanent Link )
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