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December 10, 2004
Kaki King
Kaki King, Tin Angel, Philadelphia, December 9, 2004
Kyle and I were talking today about great opening bands we've missed (I missed Nirvana, Kyle somehow missed most of DJ Shadow because he was his own opening band (it was complicated)) and so tonight I... got to the show late and missed Devon Sproule. Oops.
I walked into the Tin Angel to find a silent room of people enraptured by Kaki King. She plays guitar. And that's it. (She was talking about getting popular in between some songs tonight and said, "You don't need to worry about singing or dancing, because I can't do those things.") Some of her stuff was quiet and slow and some was fast and sometimes she slaps her guitar and does all crazy things with plucking strings and scratching the pickups and sometimes she just played. It was a great show.
Posted by Fuzzy at December 10, 2004 2:51 AM
Comments
There has been a significant lack of good overhand "slap" players since Micahel Hedges died and Billy McLaughlin went on semi Hiatus. I think she is filling the role well.
Hers is definitely a "Hedges" style, but it has a unique sound and it's great to listen to. Thanks for posting this, Fuzzy, I finallly have new music to enjoy.
C-.
Posted by: ChucK Charbeneau at December 20, 2004 9:42 AM