First up was Eric Hutchinson (Eric's website) at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia (WCLive).
I saw Eric for free about 6 years ago in the upstairs restaurant portion of World Cafe Live. It's a very cool venue, having a couple of areas for concerts. The stage downstairs is where we saw Eric this time and even for being the larger room to see someone in, it was still intimate and fun! After grabbing some pre-show beers and watching 2/3 periods of Flyers playoff hockey at a bar around the corner we headed to the show and Eric took the stage 5 minutes after our arrival (perfect timing).
Eric doing his thang!
At one point, the band left the stage and Eric played an acoustic cover of Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears". It was an excellent rendition. He also played a mid-song tribute to MCA by playing a piece of "Sabotage".
We had a great time and for a Sunday night, it couldn't get any better!
The 2nd show I saw this week was at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, in Philly. I went with my brother, Pete again and we saw Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros!
12 people up on that stage including TWO drummers!
Hard to pin down their style of music. It's fun to dance to and at times can bring out your inner hippie! Pete and I agreed they can certainly play and with so many people on the stage it was amazing how they all coexisted and the harmonies that they were able to create. Their song "Home" was very popular thanks to a You Tube video of a girl and her father singing it (see that here) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are a band worth giving a listen. (to get started: "Home" // "Janglin" // "Man on Fire")
I love living so close to a major city-- it allows me to see such great artists when they come to town!
Sup, Philly? <3
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