Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Sallie Field & The Sound Outside at Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta


It may take me a day or two to find my breath again and restore my memory after last night's performance, but for the time being, here are my pictures from last night and just a couple of thoughts.

SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE




Sallie Ford ventured away form her well-known rockabilly sound into more rockish territory, dancing when she wasn't playing her guitar.  She played new songs from her new album Untamed Beast, as well as some older material like Dirty Radio.



Awkward moment of the evening: Sallie reminisced about the last time she played Atlanta, when she encouraged all the patrons of The Earl to light up cigarettes.  "We never played Atlanta before," her guitarist reminded her.


THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN


Possibly one of the most fun shows of the year, Thao played songs from her new album We The Common, as well as Get Down Stay Down favorites like When We Swam.



Thao played a number of stringed instruments, from acoustic and electric guitar to slide guitar to banjo to mandolin.  She even rapped a few lines from Atlanta's own Ludacris during one song.






ENCORE


For her encore, Thao performed her song Body before inviting Sallie Ford and the entire Sound Outside back onstage for a nostalgic conclusion.




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