It's A Beautiful Day (Concert)

It's A Beautiful Day played at the Rhythm Room Saturday night, and it was a great show. They started promptly at 6:00, and played two solid hours (minus some witty repartee). David LaFlamme is stunning on the electric violin (or, as he pointed out - a miniature viola, since it has five strings, not four). It was a family affair, with wife Linda handling the female vocals, and daughter (Alicia?) joining Mom and Dad on stage to sing harmony on a couple numbers. . They did most of the eponymous debut album, plus a couple cuts from the almost-as-good Marrying Maiden and Choice Quality Stuff ones. There were about 4 songs I didn't know, one of which was off the It's A Beautiful Day...Today LP, which I have but never play. .

The place was packed. Doors opened at 5:00, but we got there about 10 minutes before the gig started, so we had to stand throughout the show. But I'm used to that from attending various Metal concerts. And unlike those Metal concerts, where I turn out to be 20 years older than everybody else, the entire audience here was gray-haired, ponytailed SIT60's, except for Jason and Jasel.

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This was a low-tech show - just the band doing their thing. The trade-off was that you were within 20 feet of the stage, and picture-taking was allowed. A month from now Melanie will be there, and then in February it's Goose Creek Symphony. All-in-all, three groups that I never thought I'd see in concert. Sweet.