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Live Review: Laura Shay at Tin Angel (4/21)

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It seems that lately I’ve been hanging out at the Tin Angel and that’s ok with me because it’s a decent music venue.  Someone once asked me what my favorite Philly venue was to which I had no reply.  Their favorite venue happened to be the Tin Angel (admittedly a possibly biased opinion because they used to work there).  Well, these days I think the Tin Angel might be my favorite venue too.

So, why was I at the Tin Angel this Saturday? To see LAURA SHAY – of course!  Man, there was a time when I could see a Laura Shay (or any of my favorite Philly artists) show a few times a month but times have changed so whenever I get to see my favorite artists it’s like a major event.

For this particular performance it was Laura Shay (keyboard, vocals, and acoustic guitar), Dominic Cole (electric guitar and acoustic guitar), Michael Litt (drums), Andy McGowan (bass and backing vocals) and Karen Shay (percussion).  Laura usually starts her sets solo but this time it was full band.  At about mid-set we were told that the set was being recorded and a recording could be purchased at the end of the show.  That’s a nice feature that the Tin Angel offers.  Towards the end of the set is when Laura played a few tunes solo.  Then the band came back one final time to play a few more tunes.  At the end, the crowed enthusiastically cheered Laura on to play an encore – so, Laura and band played one final tune.

There were many highlights and interesting moments during this show.  The talk about clipping coupons, Laura explaining how her music affects her now, her very emotional playing of “Learning”, a haunting cover of “Mad World” by Gary Jules, and a great cover of Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight” were some of the few wonderful moments I remember from this show.  Well, not that I ever for a second doubted it but this show has reminded just how talented a singer-songwriter Laura Shay is and I hope that I can attend another performance some time soon.

 

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Shows Today : A Special Valentine’s Day Edition

If you thought about spending your Valentine’s Day enjoying some live music here are a few shows you might like to consider.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Laura Shay at Seven Stones Cafe (Media, PA)
If you want dinner for two and a performance by Laura Shay, one of our favorite singer-songwriters, then you’ll want to be at Seven Stones Café.

Laura Shay

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Laura Shay
Special Valentine’s Event

Dinner for Two & Performance
Seven Stones Café
(22 S. Plum Street, Media, PA 19063)
An intimate evening with a candle lit dinner and dessert to share. BYOB

7:00-9:30PM | $15 tickets | Tickets may be purchased through Seven Stone’s website or at the cafe.


 
A Night of Duets! at The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)
The 2012 Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival begins tonight with A Night of Duets! The Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival runs from Tuesday, February 14th through Sunday, February 19th at The Fire.

Northern Liberties Music Festival

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A Night of Duets!
Featuring: Adrien Reju & Chris Kasper | Kristen Sylvester & Todd Henkin | Liz Fullerton & Johnny Miles | Emily Zeitlyn & Cowmuddy | and more!

The Fire
(412 West Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123)
8pm | $8 | 21+


 
Paper Thick Walls at The Grape Room (Philadelphia, PA)
Paper Thick Walls is a Chicago band that has a great sound which immediately caught our attention.  We watched the video that Paper Thick Walls filmed for audiotreemusic.com and knew musically that there was something special there.  If you enjoy this video as much as we do you might want to see Paper Thick Walls at The Grape Room tonight (Tuesday, February 14, 2012).

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Paper Thick Walls
The Grape Room
(105 Grape Street, Philadelphia, PA)
21+ | Doors at 7:00pm | Show starts at 8:00pm | $5 cover

Happy Valentine’s Day!

VIDEO: Laura Shay @ Milkboy Coffee (3/6/10)

We have some video of Laura Shay‘s (with: Dominic Cole and Mike McCarthy) wonderful performance at Milkboy Coffee – Saturday, March 6, 2010…

Laura Shay – First To Fall @ Milkboy Coffee (3/6/10)

Laura Shay – I Have My Hands @ Milkboy Coffee (3/6/10)

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