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Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Anders Osborne
Double Door Inn
June 17, 2010
The Deal: New Orleans guitarist saunters into the Double Door Inn and proceeds to blow the doors off the place.
The Good: Around 9:30 p.m., singer/guitarist Anders Osborne and the rest of his trio walked up on to the stage and from the moment the first notes rang out, the nearly sold-out crowd was mesmerized. Osborne kicked off his set with "On the Road to Charlie Parker," stretching the four-minute song out to roughly 15. His next song was another of roughly 10 minutes and found Osborne facing his speaker — one hand on the body of his guitar, the other on the neck — searching for a range of feedback and losing himself in the moment.
The show went that way for the next two hours and Osborne, sweat dripping from his arms, found time to slow things down, but it was the upbeat, down and dirty blues growls that seemed to get the most attention. He played with ease all night, floating from one song to the next and stirring up emotions while at the same time, losing himself and the audience in a sea of jams that went on for minutes. Song names — I couldn't tell you. Like the rest of the crowd, I found myself staring in awe as Osborne shook his head, effortlessly strummed, plucked and flicked notes out of his Fender... his soulful vocals piercing the humid air.
The Bad: That he's flown under the radar for so long...
The Verdict: You should have been there. If you weren't, keep an eye out for the next time he's in town — and buy your tickets early.
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