Dom The Barber And The Nancy Druids At The Monkey House Monday March 20. 2016
Words by Tim Lewis.
I had a great time seeing music last Monday at the Monkey House. It was an early work day so I had plenty of time to get ready for the show. Christopher Larrowwanted to go so we headed out just before 8 and headed to Winooski.
We waited for a bit then Dom The Barber took the stage. He played some fun songs on the odd instrument that he created. He did some looping with that and his bass. He used a magic drum and keyboards and a theremin to bring his music to life. He has such an affable demeanor and some of his between song banter was genuinely hilarious. One song was dedicated to his father who’s birthday was coming up, and since Easter is coming up to, Dom dedicated the song to his father and Jesus. I think the one he played was the opening section from Jesus Christ Superstar, and if it was not the opener, it was one of the songs. He played a song about alien abduction and put on a really fun show. He’s the type of guy who can play some killer slide bass. Really. His set was not long but highly entertaining.
The set switch over was pretty quick and soon after his set The Nancy Druids hit the stage. I’ve been loving their songs and enjoyed the intimate show at the WRUV studio the Wednesday before. On the Monkey House stage with a pretty full audience and pretty great sound mixed through the system, they put on a fantastic show. The songs all have a bit of a quirky flow, but have great melodies and will leave you humming them for weeks. Sean played some blistering leads and used the amps to focus the reverberating feedback into devastating notes. The rhythm section of John and Ann Mindell were nicely locked in, and those beautiful songs appeared, were loved and slipped away. They played a good solid set and closed the night with I Am The Walrus. I feel luck to have seen them so many times and can’t wait until I get to see them again.
At some point Chis had wandered off. The walk home was lovely and lovely songs filled my head the whole way.
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This post was originally published by Tim Lewis at his personal blog, https://timstriangletribune.wordpress.com.